tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post113083753911357149..comments2024-03-07T11:39:09.758+11:00Comments on Will Type For Food: The DrinklingsTimThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1131257214192907882005-11-06T17:06:00.000+11:002005-11-06T17:06:00.000+11:00I don't think I have an alcohol poem, but I do hav...I don't think I have an alcohol poem, but I do have one about fartingRachel Croucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902423191347502818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1131030306538930842005-11-04T02:05:00.000+11:002005-11-04T02:05:00.000+11:00"Remember, you must die whether you sit around mop..."Remember, you must die whether you sit around moping all day long, or whether on feast days you stretch out in a green field, happy with a bottle of Falernian [wine] fetched from your innermost cellar."<BR/><BR/> -- Odes 11 3, Horace (deceased)Salhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04241907951700887861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1131017256780151292005-11-03T22:27:00.000+11:002005-11-03T22:27:00.000+11:00Heeeeeeeeeeres to Jesus, he's true blue ....Yeah, ...<I>Heeeeeeeeeeres to Jesus, he's true blue ....</I><BR/><BR/>Yeah, I think one of the <A HREF="http://www.shipoffools.com/" REL="nofollow">Ship of Fools</A> editors made a similar point.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1131013120445343662005-11-03T21:18:00.000+11:002005-11-03T21:18:00.000+11:00As a soon to be Australian Kiwi I am familiar with...As a soon to be Australian Kiwi I am familiar with the drinking culture of both nations...<BR/><BR/>And because I knew that culture very well in my early twenties (much better than I do in my thirties actually) I thought Jesus must be a top bloke due to that business of supplying the grog for a wedding...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1130966567346906432005-11-03T08:22:00.000+11:002005-11-03T08:22:00.000+11:00Porter is now Parker. Thanks for the heads up, Mic...Porter is now Parker. Thanks for the heads up, Michael. <BR/><BR/>Coffee&Cigarettes, you have a rather fine poem on matters alcoholic as well, I recall. Good comments about German culture/Aussie culture - there are plenty other observations like that on Loewenstein's blog. One of the funniest things about Loewenstein's website these days is the moment he posts, it's the sensible people that are likely to respond by way of criticism. His cheerleaders barely have a chance to make their voice heard. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for that feedback, Caz. Obviously I should have used something other than 'silly' ...TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1130945339299088402005-11-03T02:28:00.000+11:002005-11-03T02:28:00.000+11:00I've lived in various parts of Australia, and I ha...I've lived in various parts of Australia, and I have lived in various parts of Europe (both East and West), and I find it totally patronising to say that Australian drink more... yeah we might enjoy our alcohol outwardly, but I've seen Germans and Dutch and French and Austrians et al drinking beer at breakfast time around 10 a.m. as well as myriad eastern Europeans chugging on vodka around about the same time and earlier... so just because fancy people in European cafes might lament alcohol consumption doesn't mean that all Australians are alcoholicsRachel Croucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902423191347502818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1130938966854215332005-11-03T00:42:00.000+11:002005-11-03T00:42:00.000+11:00It's 'Dorothy Parker' not 'Porter', Tim.I think it...It's 'Dorothy Parker' not 'Porter', Tim.<BR/><BR/>I think it's funny Lowenstein bags Australians out for drinking too much at the expense of culture. I would say the Germans drink more than us, and that their use of alcohol in culture is similar to us.<BR/><BR/>I'll never forget a joke that I heard a German busker crack in Berlin: Q: "What do you call fucking British bitch"? A: "Brit Pop". He'd obviously been drinking. But the crowd, which included a large number of women, children and families, went hysterical. I was shocked that a busker would crack a joke like this to the public, but everyone else loved it. I realised then that the German sense of humour was close to ours, as was their use of alcohol.<BR/><BR/>Lowenstein is just one of those self appointed elites who thinks he is naturally better than everyone else and, therefore, has some natural entitlement to pass judgement on everyone else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1130933389333523392005-11-02T23:09:00.000+11:002005-11-02T23:09:00.000+11:00I prefer door A thanks Tim, except that you've alr...I prefer door A thanks Tim, except that you've already used the accurate descriptor "silly" in a previous line, but that was in reference to the blog, while the second "silly" refers to the person, so maybe it would be okay to use both sillies.Cazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387674413840435759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1130884159276433912005-11-02T09:29:00.000+11:002005-11-02T09:29:00.000+11:00Good questions, Caz, but you'll probably never get...Good questions, Caz, but you'll probably never get a response out of Ant. <BR/><BR/>Everyone, thanks for the poems. It's good that the Romans got a look in. I'm sure that Aristophanes must have written on the matter extensively, but can't think of anything off hand. <BR/><BR/>But who on earth were the brothers Schlegel?TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1130867815820232452005-11-02T04:56:00.000+11:002005-11-02T04:56:00.000+11:00Come, my boy, bring me the bestof good old Falerni...Come, my boy, bring me the best<BR/>of good old Falernian:<BR/>we must drink down stronger wine<BR/>to drink with this mad lady.<BR/>Postumia's our host tonight;<BR/>drunker than the grape is,<BR/>is she-<BR/>and no more water;<BR/>water is the death of wine.<BR/>Serve the stuff to solemn fools<BR/>who enjoy their sorrow,<BR/>respectable, no doubt -<BR/>but wine!<BR/>Here's wine!<BR/>The very blood of Bacchus.<BR/><BR/>--CatullusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1130853996080261642005-11-02T01:06:00.000+11:002005-11-02T01:06:00.000+11:00I am in love with German Romanticism, the best lit...I am in love with German Romanticism, the best literature I have ever studied came from that era... you've inspired me to start reading more of it again, thanks :-)Rachel Croucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06902423191347502818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1130850325601354242005-11-02T00:05:00.000+11:002005-11-02T00:05:00.000+11:00Immanuel Kant was a real pissant Who was very rare...Immanuel Kant was a real pissant <BR/>Who was very rarely stable <BR/>Heidegger, Heidegger was a boozy beggar <BR/>Who could think you under the table <BR/>David Hume could out-consume <BR/>Schopenhauer and Hegel <BR/>And Wittgenstein was a beery swine <BR/>Who was just as sloshed as Schlegel <BR/>There's nothing Nietszche couldn't teach ya <BR/>'Bout the raising of the wrist <BR/>Socrates himself was permanently pissed<BR/><BR/>Will the above limerick do? Admittedly, it's not by any of the great masters of world poetry. But they wield a lot in cultural influence. The writers of the "poesy", I mean, not just the mighty thinkers mentioned in the poem. (As a matter of fact, the brothers Schlegel aren't even that important--unless you're into German Romanticism)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7529903.post-1130842456500418492005-11-01T21:54:00.000+11:002005-11-01T21:54:00.000+11:00Refer my comments on James.W's site, and subsequen...Refer my comments on James.W's site, and subsequently posted on the Low site.Cazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387674413840435759noreply@blogger.com