Missed a bit
"I didn't say he was a grumpy old sod,"
Didn't think you did Steve, - it was an opportunity to reiterate a point which comes up far too often.
"And that offer of a pint (or ten) is very enticing."
And still stands, though I very much doubt if a Sassenach could survive more than three decently pulled pints, after the mixture of milk and piss that is passed off as Guinness in the U.K. - makes me gag to recall that I once drank the stuff shudderrrrrr!!!
A story
An Irishman walks into an English bar and asks for a pint of Guinness - he takes a mouthful, leans over the bar, pours the pint down the sink and says "piss", and walks out.
The following night he does the same - and the following night.
On the fourth night, before he can order the landlord say, "Piss off".
"O.k.", says your man, "pull me a pint of lager instead".
Jim Carroll