Re: Fire, Food and Fish - Homo erectus didn't need fire to cook

From: richard01 (richardparker01_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/27/04 

Date: 27 Sep 2004 04:33:41 -0700

johnSPAM@wilkins.id.au (John Wilkins) wrote in message news:<1gkrka5.1vt7o781itlhqxN%johnSPAM@wilkins.id.au>...
> Marc Verhaegen <fa204466@skynet.be> wrote:
>
> > "Rick Wagler" <taxidea3@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> > news:TSA5d.536406$gE.1488@pd7tw3no...
> >
> > > > What are fosters? Not in my dictionary. --Marc
>
> > > A brand of Australian chemical beer that is supposed to represent
> > Australia to the world. Labatt's and Molson's are the Canadian equivalent.
> > Budweiser and Miller are the US equivalent. Doubtless there is a heavily
> > promoted Belgian brand that serves the same dubious function. All real beer
> > aficianados stick to microbrewerey stuff. The really good beer that nobody
> > who doesn't live in the immediate area has ever heard of. I understand that
> > Belgium has lots of these. Rick Wagler
> >
> > Thanks, Rick. Yes, one of my brothers is a local brewer. Excellent beer
> > "Malheur".
> >
> > --Marc
>
> There are a number of Australian beers with actual flavour that aren't
> even microbrewery brands. Coopers is good.

Anyone who has to drink his local brew chilled to within an inch of
freezing obviously has no idea of what it is like to drink the real
stuff.

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