BS: Corporation Pop

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: Larkin
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 12:13 PM

Whenever I asked my gran for a drink when I was a kid she'd always say " you can have some Corporation Pop' - meaning water. When I lived in Holland they called it Gemeente Bier ( council beer) Adams ale is another euphemism. Anybody got any more?
Martin

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: Michael
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 01:43 PM

As a kid in Chesterfield we knew it as 'Council Pop'

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: Susan of DT
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 08:44 PM

(dick greenhaus) In New York it was called Municipal Champagne

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: banjomad (inactive)
Date: 17 Jan 03 - 09:38 PM

in Yorkshire we call it water

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: Larkin
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 06:28 AM

Aye lad Call a spade a spade!

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: Rapparee
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 08:37 AM

Hyar in Kaintuck we'uns call it "water" but we'uns also know that it'll rust out yer pipes, so we'uns drink only Kaintuck's own bourbon whiskey.   Single barrel small batch bourbon on yer morning cereal -- hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: Larkin
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 09:36 AM

Any nice euphemisms for single barrel small batch bourbon?

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: Pied Piper
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 10:04 AM

Adams Ale round here.
PP

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: Sonnet
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 12:49 PM

A variation on corporation pop is corporation wine, which was what a friend in Rotherham (S. Yorks) called water.

Jay

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 12:50 PM

Well, I think "Chateau Thames Embankment" is what Rumpole drinks.

Rick

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: banjomad (inactive)
Date: 18 Jan 03 - 01:11 PM

The water of life is my favourite,

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 07:10 AM

I've heard it called 'Thames times ten' from the (alleged) fact that the water in London has been filtered at least 10 times, through other Londoners!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: Cluin
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 11:40 AM

Hydrogen Oxide.

Or would that be Hydrogen Dioxide? Too many years since Chem 101...

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: GUEST,Peter from Essex
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 11:44 AM

Chateau Thames Embankment is Pommory's Wine Bar house red. Rumpole NEVER drank water.

Cluin, try hydrogen hydroxide.

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: JennyO
Date: 19 Jan 03 - 12:09 PM

H2O, aqua.

In Sydney, as in most parts of Australia, there are water restrictions, because of the long drought.

There is an advertising slogan: "Go slow on the H2O".

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 20 Jan 03 - 08:20 AM

Water? Never touch the stuff. Fish fornicate in it...

(WC Fields I believe)

DtG

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: sian, west wales
Date: 20 Jan 03 - 08:27 AM

We used to have meetings sponsored by the Welsh Water Authority but its sponsorship only covered food and bottled water - the latter referred to as Gwin Dwr Cymru (Welsh Water Wine).

sian

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: Strupag
Date: 20 Jan 03 - 09:33 AM

I,ve heard it referred to as Skye sunshine - not that it ever rains here!

Subject: RE: BS: Corporation Pop
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Jan 03 - 09:37 AM

Chateau Pockwock