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Senator, is the Czech man a relative of yours? And konstantin, have you tested out this chip yourself?
from realbeer.com:
DID MAN REALLY PISS HIS WAY TO FREEDOM?
News sources around the world last month reported a story about a Slovak man who was trapped in his car under an avalanche and freed himself by drinking about eight gallons of beer and urinating on the snow to melt it. Rescue teams reportedly found Richard Kral drunk and staggering along a mountain path four days after his Audi car was buried in the Slovak Tatra mountains. "I was scooping the snow from above me and packing it down below the window, and then I peed on it to melt it," he was quoted in stories. "It was hard and now my kidneys and liver hurt. But I'm glad the beer I took on holiday turned out to be useful and I managed to get out of there." Too good a story to be true? Snopes.com, a web site that tracks urban legends, isn't sure. It points out that a correspondent who works for a Slovak news agency said that us that not only has the avalanche story (or any news story about an avalanche) not appeared in the news media there, but the very same tale (of Czech origin, told about an unnamed man caught in the Austrian Alps) was circulating in that country as an e-mail joke even before the heavy snows described in the article occurred.
http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002448.php
HAVE A BEER BEFORE YOU FORGET
Women who drink a little wine, beer or spirits every day are less likely than non-drinkers to have their memories and other thinking powers fade as they age, according to the largest study to assess alcohol's impact on the brain. The study of more than 12,000 elderly women found that those who consumed light to moderate amounts of alcohol daily had about a 20% lower risk of experiencing problems with their mental abilities later in life. "Low levels of alcohol appear to have cognitive benefits," said Francine Grodstein of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, senior author on the study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002439.php
DUFF BEER SCAM ON EBAY
An Australian woman has pleaded guilty to selling three nonexistent cases of Duff brand beer on eBay, the Internet auction site. Tara Edith Woodford, 28, pleaded guilty to three charges of dishonestly gaining money by false pretenses. Prosecutor Gavin Burnett told the court Woodford was paid a total of $1,511 (U.S.) by three separate buyers after advertising the bogus beer on eBay. Duff is the beer brand of choice for Homer Simpson and his friends in the animated television series "The Simpsons."
http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002455.php
CZECH MAN HOOKS HIMSELF DIRECTLY TO KEG
A Czech man who literally tried to suck down a keg of beer might end up
paying a big price. The man who got himself locked inside of a Prague pizzeria to drink beer ended up drunk and asleep when police arrested him. When the restaurant's staff left, the 32-year-old broke into a cooling box containing a keg, disconnected the pipes leading to the tap, put them in his mouth and drank as much as he could. Cleaners found the man, drunk and fast asleep, in the early hours of next morning. http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002440.php
DRINKERS PAY USING CHIP IMPLANTED IN ARM
Not everybody may know your name at Bar Soba in Glasgow, Scotland, but the cash register will. The nightclub is the first in Britain to offer customers cash-free drinking by having a microchip implanted in their arm. The tiny digital wallet would allow entry to the club and allow customers to buy drinks on account. The VeriChip is inserted by a medical expert and then scanned for its unique ID number as the bearer enters the bar. Bar Soba owner Brad Stevens said, "By the time you walk through the door, your favorite drink is waiting for you."
http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002438.php
OLD TOM BRITAIN'S WINTER CHAMPION
Old Tom from Robinson's in Stockport was chosen the Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain 2005 by a panel of judges at CAMRA's national winter celebration of beer in Manchester. It was the second time the barley wine has won. Old Tom is 8.5% abv and is described in the 2005 edition of the Good Beer Guide as a, "A full-bodied, dark beer, it has malt, fruit and chocolate in the aroma. A delightfully complex range of flavors including dark chocolate, full maltiness, port and fruits lead to a long, bitter-sweet
aftertaste." The silver prize went to Somerset-based Bath Brewery for an ale called Festivity, and the Bronze award went to Woodforde's brewery from Norfolk for Headcracker.
http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002446.php
LOWER DRINKING AGE PROPOSED
A Vermont state legislator wants to lower the state's drinking age, reasoning that if 18-year-olds can vote and fight in the army, then they should be able to buy a beer. Richard Marron is seeking the support of fellow Vermont Republicans to lower the drinking age in the state. Federal law mandates the 21-year-old drinking age, if a state is to receive federal highway funds. Vermont could loose nearly $10 million in funds. Other members of the legislature have asked Marron how the shortfall would be covered.
http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002446.php
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