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Study: Canadian Beer Drinkers Threaten Planet

XeVfTEUtaAqJHTqq

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Alright GroomerGuy! Go unplug the beer fridge!:beer:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,313844,00.html

Study: Canadian Beer Drinkers Threaten Planet


Scientists have found a new threat to the planet: Canadian beer drinkers.
The government-commissioned study says the old, inefficient "beer fridges" that one in three Canadian households use to store their Molson and Labatt's contribute significantly to global warming by guzzling gas- and coal-fired electricity.
"People need to understand the impact of their lifestyles," British environmental consultant Joanna Yarrow tells New Scientist magazine. "Clearly the environmental implications of having a frivolous luxury like a beer fridge are not hitting home. This research helps inform people — let's hope it has an effect."
The problem is that the beer fridges are mostly decades-old machines that began their second careers as beverage dispensers when Canadians upgraded to more energy-efficient models to store whatever Canadians eat besides doughnuts and poutine.
University of Alberta researcher Denise Young, who led the study, suggests that provincial authorities hold beer-fridge buy-backs or round-ups to eliminate the threat — methods that Americans use to get guns off the streets.
 

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That's a joke, right?

I just came up with a brilliant idea!!! Let's send Canada all the guns that we have from the government buy-back schemes and they can send us all their beer fridges in return. Everyone could/should end up happy with that one (except whomever the tree-hugger is that wrote this article).
 

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BC,

You know those beer fridges would be empty don't you? Us Canucks aren't THAT stupid! :1062:

PB
 

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BC,

You know those beer fridges would be empty don't you? Us Canucks aren't THAT stupid! :1062:

PB
I didn't elaborate on my plan but it would require that it be appropriately stocked based on the what's being traded.

E.g. A .38 special would require it have a 6-pack included. A trade for an Colt HBAR would require that it's completely loaded with Molson XXX.
 

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This bandit must be getting ready for all those Canadians to buy new kegerators .... :yum:

Dublin Beer Bandit Raids Guinness

DUBLIN, Ireland —
Irish police were hunting for a beer bandit who stole 450 full kegs from the Guinness brewery _ the largest heist ever at Ireland's largest brewer.

National police said a lone man drove into the brewery _ a Dublin landmark and top tourist attraction _ on Wednesday and hitched his truck to a fully loaded trailer awaiting delivery to city pubs.

Diageo PLC, the beverage company that owns Guinness, said the brewery had never suffered such a large-scale theft before in its 248-year history.

Police said the raider took 180 kegs of Guinness stout, 180 kegs of U.S. lager Budweiser and 90 kegs of Danish beer Carlsberg. Guinness brews both of those foreign brands under license for sale in Ireland.

Police declined to say whether the theft had been captured by closed-circuit surveillance cameras. No description of the suspect was issued, suggesting that nobody got a good look at him.

Each keg holds about 88 British-sized pints, the most common serving size in Ireland, equivalent to 20 ounces each. The total theft involves 39,600 pints with a retail value exceeding $235,000.

Police said it would be difficult for the thief to sell the stolen beer without attracting attention, unless he has criminal associates who own a network of pubs.

But customs agents say it is common for pubs to sell stolen or smuggled cigarettes and alcohol, particularly counterfeit-labeled supplies of vodka, to avoid paying hefty taxes.

In the past, the outlawed Irish Republican Army and other gangs have hijacked truck shipments of alcoholic beverages and cigarettes for resale in pubs run by sympathizers or friends. Those raids typically happen in rural areas, never in the center of Dublin.

The Republic of Ireland, a country of 4.2 million, has more than 10,000 pubs and bars. The Guinness brewery in Dublin is the biggest supplier, producing more than 5 million kegs annually.
 

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Guinness isn't real Canadian beer. Only UK ex-pats, and trendy young'uns drink that warm brown shit water.

Real Canadians drink cold yellow beer! IT should be the same colour going in as when it comes out!

:pee_smilie:

This bandit must be getting ready for all those Canadians to buy new kegerators .... :yum:

Dublin Beer Bandit Raids Guinness

DUBLIN, Ireland —
Irish police were hunting for a beer bandit who stole 450 full kegs from the Guinness brewery _ the largest heist ever at Ireland's largest brewer.

National police said a lone man drove into the brewery _ a Dublin landmark and top tourist attraction _ on Wednesday and hitched his truck to a fully loaded trailer awaiting delivery to city pubs.

Diageo PLC, the beverage company that owns Guinness, said the brewery had never suffered such a large-scale theft before in its 248-year history.

Police said the raider took 180 kegs of Guinness stout, 180 kegs of U.S. lager Budweiser and 90 kegs of Danish beer Carlsberg. Guinness brews both of those foreign brands under license for sale in Ireland.

Police declined to say whether the theft had been captured by closed-circuit surveillance cameras. No description of the suspect was issued, suggesting that nobody got a good look at him.

Each keg holds about 88 British-sized pints, the most common serving size in Ireland, equivalent to 20 ounces each. The total theft involves 39,600 pints with a retail value exceeding $235,000.

Police said it would be difficult for the thief to sell the stolen beer without attracting attention, unless he has criminal associates who own a network of pubs.

But customs agents say it is common for pubs to sell stolen or smuggled cigarettes and alcohol, particularly counterfeit-labeled supplies of vodka, to avoid paying hefty taxes.

In the past, the outlawed Irish Republican Army and other gangs have hijacked truck shipments of alcoholic beverages and cigarettes for resale in pubs run by sympathizers or friends. Those raids typically happen in rural areas, never in the center of Dublin.

The Republic of Ireland, a country of 4.2 million, has more than 10,000 pubs and bars. The Guinness brewery in Dublin is the biggest supplier, producing more than 5 million kegs annually.
 

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The Republic of Ireland, a country of 4.2 million, has more than 10,000 pubs and bars. The Guinness brewery in Dublin is the biggest supplier, producing more than 5 million kegs
5 million kegs per year for 4.2 million people (from this single supplier). :thumb:
 
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