Andreas Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 John just can't hold his Shandy. All the best Andreas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John D Salt Posted February 9, 2006 Share Posted February 9, 2006 Originally posted by Andreas: John just can't hold his Shandy. When have you ever seen me holding shandy? All the best, John. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 For those of us in the US, i assume Shandy is not the name of some beer serving wench at the local pub, but the strange habit of mixing beer with lemonade or a 7up type soda? Rune 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Originally posted by John D Salt: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Andreas: John just can't hold his Shandy. When have you ever seen me holding shandy? All the best, John. </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I thought Rune was joking. Queer lot, the British. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted February 10, 2006 Author Share Posted February 10, 2006 Dandelion, Nope, I first heard of the practice from some relatives still living in Germany. I never tried it.. but have heard of it. Obviously a different term, so wanted to make sure whoch Andreas has done. Rune 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Rune and troops, By pure happenstance, today I got a remarkable piece of ground truth presented to me which relates directly to this scenario. What was it? A mature olive tree! After seeing it, I now understand the value of retreating into an olive grove. The trunk's ~1.5 ft. in diameter and is bare of branches until well over the height of an M3 Lee, whereupon the branches begin, and the crown (correct term?) is much like that of a mushroom, except it's made of densely packed green leaves some 15ft. thick. You could literally park a tank under one of these trees, so great is the lateral spread, and be invisible from directly overhead. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Originally posted by Dandelion: I thought Rune was joking. Queer lot, the British. In German it is called 'Radler'(if you are living south of the Weisswurstäquator) or 'Alsterwasser', if you are living north of it. But if you live in the Rhineland, they will serve you beer mixed with Fanta (I kid you not) if you ask for Radler. We should have left that part of the country to the French, if you ask me. All the best Andreas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Andreas, Fanta orange or some other type? Many possibilities for violating perfectly good beer! Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonS Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Shandy (with Lemonade, not [shudder]Fanta[/shudder]) is quite nice in the right circumstances - hot day, etc. It's refreshing, without the heavyness that beer can have. It's also quite good for kids, although Sascha seems to have progressed straight to beer. My beer :mad: 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick15 Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Sorry JonS There is no excuse for shandy! On a hot day find a tree (or someone with big hair) and quaff your ale in the shade:cool: . Order a shandy here and your card is marked -'poor bugger's from down south' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Originally posted by Dandelion: I thought Rune was joking. Queer lot, the British. The Belgians make beer with all sorts of fruit juices right in the bottle. But then, what can you expect from Belgians, right? Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rune Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 Does putting a slice of lime in Corona count then? Rune 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 rune, No, it doesn't. The basis of this practice had nothing to do with flavor enhancement, you see. The original purpose was to keep flies out of the beer. A buddy of mine learned this to his embarrassment while having a Corona here in the States with a Mexican national when the Mexican asked him why he put a lime wedge in the bottle's neck. When he said that's the way he'd seen the locals do it in Mexico he was told, "they do it because they have to; we're here here in this beautiful air conditioned restaurant and we don't have to." Hope this clears things up. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisbech_lad Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 And - just to confuse Americans further - a hand shandy has quite a different meaning... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Wisbech_lad, Apparently, like the difference between a woman's fanny in England vs. here in the States. A friend of mine from Blighty found a well intended American's poolside compliment highly mortifying and it's offeror cheeky. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisbech_lad Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 True, and I still have difficulty keeping a straight face when introduced to Americans who tell me up front that they are randy... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdenka Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 lol @ fen boy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Wisbech_lad, There was a fairly successful song here on that topic, "Me so horny." Presume you're talking about the difference between being randy and having the name Randy, right? Or is there another level of meaning I'm missing? Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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