Tell us something really trivial about your life (vol 24)
Discussion
k for that!!
Mr Roper said:
Adenauer said:
Morning, Humans.
And Ropey.
Had a few sherberts last night, by few I mean loads.
Where does 'Sherberts' come from when referring to booze? I've often wondered. (Not really often, more once or twice in over 30 years)And Ropey.
Had a few sherberts last night, by few I mean loads.
In the olden days the indigenous Indian tribes that lived there used to brew their alcohol from the natural springs that flowed down from the Rockys, hence it was referred to as Mountain Water. In the 1920's I think it was, Herbert Basset the third invented the Sherbert Fountain in Virginia (I think they are still made even today), and it quickly became a favorite sweet of the local Indians. Trouble was that most of them were pissed when they went into the shops to buy one and one day a local shopkeeper said 'here's an Indian from the mountain after a fountain, must be drunk again.' And his assistant said 'sherbert fountain?' And term 'sherbert' has been associated with getting drunk ever since.
Pixel Pusher said:
Bought my AC/DC ticket for Wembley.
All I have to do now is hope they live that long / remember the words / don't wee themselves on stage etc.
Biggest question is, will Phil Rudd be on drums, or in the clink?
In other news I think my hearing has recovered from Machine Head last Tuesday....
TheDoggingFather said:
Biggest question is, will Phil Rudd be on drums, or in the clink?
In other news I think my hearing has recovered from Machine Head last Tuesday....
Glad to read you can hear again, great 'gig selfie' BTW. Never seen one of the band, the entire crowd and the venue before.
Adenauer said:
Mr Roper said:
Adenauer said:
Morning, Humans.
And Ropey.
Had a few sherberts last night, by few I mean loads.
Where does 'Sherberts' come from when referring to booze? I've often wondered. (Not really often, more once or twice in over 30 years)And Ropey.
Had a few sherberts last night, by few I mean loads.
In the olden days the indigenous Indian tribes that lived there used to brew their alcohol from the natural springs that flowed down from the Rockys, hence it was referred to as Mountain Water. In the 1920's I think it was, Herbert Basset the third invented the Sherbert Fountain in Virginia (I think they are still made even today), and it quickly became a favorite sweet of the local Indians. Trouble was that most of them were pissed when they went into the shops to buy one and one day a local shopkeeper said 'here's an Indian from the mountain after a fountain, must be drunk again.' And his assistant said 'sherbert fountain?' And term 'sherbert' has been associated with getting drunk ever since.
Nip..
Mr Roper said:
Adenauer said:
Mr Roper said:
Adenauer said:
Morning, Humans.
And Ropey.
Had a few sherberts last night, by few I mean loads.
Where does 'Sherberts' come from when referring to booze? I've often wondered. (Not really often, more once or twice in over 30 years)And Ropey.
Had a few sherberts last night, by few I mean loads.
In the olden days the indigenous Indian tribes that lived there used to brew their alcohol from the natural springs that flowed down from the Rockys, hence it was referred to as Mountain Water. In the 1920's I think it was, Herbert Basset the third invented the Sherbert Fountain in Virginia (I think they are still made even today), and it quickly became a favorite sweet of the local Indians. Trouble was that most of them were pissed when they went into the shops to buy one and one day a local shopkeeper said 'here's an Indian from the mountain after a fountain, must be drunk again.' And his assistant said 'sherbert fountain?' And term 'sherbert' has been associated with getting drunk ever since.
Nip..
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