Just met up with Orcs for a (half) pint and a gossip.
Great laugh.
Good to meet you mate.
Yep it was a nice beer. Good to meet you for a chat and put a face to a name
Thanks again for the figures. They will be on the rebasing table next week, when I am on nights
Cheers again
Orcs
P.S. I have your address ;D
Dialog somewhere in Cornwall in the 1990's
My wife, "I'll have a pint"
Proprietress (helpfully), "ladies here order a half pint"
My wife (not batting an eye), "I'll have two half pints"
Similar dialogue from my time at Uni
Her: Pint of Guiness, please
Him: Here ladies drink half pints and they don't drink Guinness they drink Cinzano or Vodka
Her (not missing a beat): Excellent ... half pint of vodka then, please
Yeah ... we were thrown out of the pub but it was sooo worth it :D :D :D
We had a girl from Darlington on our course at Uni, which was in Kingston-upon-Thames in the early '80's. Girls from 'down sarf' didn't drink pints at that time, so she used to get quite a few strange looks being the only girl with a pint of beer. She also found it strange that there were heads on the beer.
Must have been the late 70's when I first saw a girl order a pint. I was a young, impressionable barman at a typical pub on the Welsh border - the bar was English, the lounge was Welsh.
One night a girl who ws probably just a few years older than I came into the bar. Obviously, we waited for her gentleman escort to follow her in, but unbelievably she was on her own. She wore a tight white polo neck, leather trousers and a leather jacket, and yet looked incredibly feminine. She flicked her long blonde hair as she approached the bar. Barmaids scattered. The landlady laid a restraining hand on the landlord's arm. I was left alone.
"A pint of guince." She ordered. She had an accent. It was one of those gentle, melodic Dutch accents that melt my heart.
"A pint of what?" I said stupidly. What was the guince of which she spoke? Was it some exotic drink from some exotic corner of the Dutch East Indies? She laughed. It was natural and low toned. Her teeth were white, but one was a little askew. That imperfection made her somehow perfect.
"Guince!" She exclaimed. She stepped away from the bar. "Black bottom ..." she indicated her tight leather trousers "white top..." she opened her jacket to display the tighter white top. "Like me!" She laughed again.
"Ah!" I said. "Guinness!"
"Yes, yes!" She smiled broadly. "Guince."
"Gin-ess." I said. Everyone knows it takes a while to pour a pint of Guiness properly, and this was going to be the best damned pint of Guiness I'd ever poured.
"Gin-ess." She said, trying the word. "Gin-ess." She took the pint and paid. I watched her as she sipped the black brew. She leant on the bar and I caught the gentlest of perfumes. In what seemed just a few moments, she had downed the glass.
"Gin-ess. Thank you." She waved a hand and was gone. The pub let out its collective breath.
Moment later, I heard a large motor bike start up in the car park.
The landlord laid a hand on my shoulder.
"Today" he said "you have taken another step to full manhood. Now go and serve in the lounge."
Quote from: fsn on 05 October 2017, 07:00:40 AM
"Today" he said "you have taken another step to full manhood.
SO.... When will you be taking the next step?
There's no need to rush.
=O
Quote from: d_Guy on 04 October 2017, 11:11:58 PM
My wife (not batting an eye), "I'll have two half pints"
I am afraid I am of the opinion that ladies should only drink beer in halves. I have no issue with buying two of them, but I consider a half pint glass so much more feminine.
Quote from: mad lemmey on 04 October 2017, 08:48:12 PM
Just met up with Orcs for a (half) pint and a gossip.
Great laugh.
Good to meet you mate.
Had to be a half pint as we had both driven a little way.
Quote from: Orcs on 05 October 2017, 08:20:53 AM
I am afraid I am of the opinion that ladies should only drink beer in halves. I have no issue with buying two of them, but I consider a half pint glass so much more feminine.
Try telling that to Broni and you'll be wearing the glass! ;D
=O =O =O =D>
Quote from: sunjester on 05 October 2017, 10:38:07 AM
Try telling that to Broni and you'll be wearing the glass! ;D
I will make an exception with Broni - she drinks it too fast
The only time Ma Subs drinks a half is close to the end of the night and there's not enough time for a whole pint. Otherwise its's pints all the way.
MickS
Quote from: Orcs on 05 October 2017, 08:20:53 AM
I am afraid I am of the opinion that ladies should only drink beer in halves. I have no issue with buying two of them, but I consider a half pint glass so much more feminine.
I think they should be wearing garter belts for the same reason, but those days are long gone (mostly) :)
Quote from: Orcs on 05 October 2017, 08:20:53 AM
I am afraid I am of the opinion that ladies should only drink beer in halves. I have no issue with buying two of them, but I consider a half pint glass so much more feminine.
I have no opinion on the matter either way, other than to note that it's still a rare enough occurrence that people comment on it.
My wife is frankly horrified by the idea of a woman drinking a pint.
Cheers, M.
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Hard to believe this has ever been an issue.
QuoteI am afraid I am of the opinion that ladies should only drink beer in halves.
What about cider?
Quote from: FierceKitty on 06 October 2017, 12:24:22 AM
Hard to believe this has ever been an issue.
.... and that for some, it still is. :o
p.s. Did no-one like the video? Should I have put it in the Top Totty thread instead?
Quote from: Westmarcher on 06 October 2017, 08:56:07 AM
.... and that for some, it still is. :o
p.s. Did no-one like the video? Should I have put it in the Top Totty thread instead?
That was a BIG glass of beer!
I have to admit...
I was dragged off to see a Queen tribute band (Mercury ?.....they were absolutely superb), about 15 years ago, in a 'working mans'' club, Not far from Newark, where we lived at the time.
The 'girlies' were all drinking out of pint glasses....Which was a bit of a culture shock, at the time.
Wonderful evening, music wise !
Cheers - Phil
I've never not seen women drinking pints - halves have had a funny look since the mid eighties in my experience!