There is always enough drunken action going on in Bond movies. An English study concluded that Agent 007 must be a ‘functioning alcoholic’. But apparently there is plenty of action going on behind the scenes too. The 18th of March all hell broke loose when members of the film crew for the new Bond movie got…
It seems pretty clear that pigs don’t handle their alcohol too well. After an intoxicated wild hog in Australia attacked a cow, we now found an example from England. In a pub in South London a micro-pig was given a lifelong alcohol ban after it started head-butting customers in an attempt to get their drinks.…
,,Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors are only a challenge to tell lies successfully.” English novelist and agent for the Secret Intelligence Service Graham Greene See more Drinking Quotes
For decades Queen Mother Elizabeth (1900-2002) was without a doubt the most loved part of the British Royal Family. The mother of the United Kingdom’s current queen Elizabeth II became a national icon. She gained sympathy as she ‘made’ her insecure husband George VI a good king, gave people hope in World War II and…
Quite a while back we made a post about the top-11 football players who were heavy drinkers in their glory days, all world class players without a doubt. But the best ones are not always the most well loved by the fans. Every football club has it’s classic cult heroes. Usually these are not the…
William the Conqueror was an impressive performance in every way. Not only by his military success, bringing England under Norman reign in the 11th century, but also because of his gigantic appearance. In order to lose some pounds of his massive body weight, the king came up with an ingenious idea: an all alcohol diet. Although…
The English writer Charles Dickens (1812-1870) lived in a time that was probably one of the toughest in history for the poor and uneducated people. As the industrial revolution made many fine crafts otiose. The working class had to settle for long and underpaid days in the factories, as the only little bit of joy came from…
Many times before we have read filthy lies about the negative effects of alcohol on the human health. But not often has the propaganda been as bad as the fixed results of a research by Public Health England (PHE). This organisation found out that the number of deaths by liver disease in the United Kingdom in…
In the Western World he is mainly considered a hero. Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) was in fact the war politician that gave the United Kingdom it’s leading role opposing Nazi Germany in World War II. Together with the American president Franklin Roosevelt and the leader of the Soviet-Union Jozef Stalin he sat on the winners…
Remember the Lords of the Drinks U1600 Tour? That’s right, we searched for the oldest 23 bars in Europe. All of them were founded before the year 1600 (Under 1600). They may have switched names or owners in this time but they never stopped serving beers. This amazing journey takes you through 11 different countries.…
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