And, quite civilized it is, Sir! Thanks for the slice of pub life...on the banks of the ______.
keith whaley Bob Walkden wrote: > > Hi, > > Wednesday, July 9, 2003, 1:04:26 PM, you wrote: > > > Ya know, Cotty, in all the times I've visited the UK, I've never had a Pimms! > > I guess it's because I thought it was a "soft drink," and for me soft > > drinks are last choice for social drinking. > > Does it have an alcohol content? > > by a (perhaps not so) strange coincidence I happen to be drinking a > Pimms right now. It's an extremely civilised way to while away an > English summer's evening down by the river. You can feel your wits > slowly sinking into torpor, while your consciousness stands on the > upturned deck of reason, and salutes a fond farewell. > > To give those who may not be familiar with the glories of > civilisation, here is an illustration of the part Pimms plays in > English life: A couple of weeks ago I spent an evening watching the > sun go down behind Richmond Bridge. The pub had the normal run of > optics behind the bar, with 1 litre bottles of all the usual stuff. > But they had 2 bottles of Pimms on the optics, each of which contained > 10 litres of Pimms. > > I raise my glass to the gathered PUGil*ists! > > -- > Cheers, > Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
