Friday, August 20, 2004
Rainier trumps Budweiser
Everytime I think the tone on this blog is getting too serious, I come across a story that effectively lightens the mood. And kudos to the BBC for bringing much-needed comic relief into our lives. Apparently, its not just me who thinks Budweiser is a shyte beer.
A black bear went on a binge at a campsite in the US state of Washington - guzzling down some 36 cans of beer. Campground workers were stunned to come across the bear sleeping off the effects in their grounds, surrounded by dozens of empty beer cans. But this was no ordinary case of a bear with a sore head at Baker Lake resort, 80 miles (129km) northeast of Seattle. He had apparently tried out and rejected the mass-market Busch beer in favour of local brand Rainier.
The bear appeared to have got into campers' cool boxes and used his teeth and claws to puncture the cans. Fish and wildlife enforcement Sgt Bill Heinck said the bear tried one can of Busch and ignored the rest - then got stuck into three dozen cans of Rainier. "This is a new one on me," Sgt Heinck said in an Associated Press report. "I've known them to get into cans, but nothing like this. And it definitely had a preference."
Now, you know that TV tax in the U.K. (which funds Auntie) is being put to good use.
PS: Can someone who lives in Washington confirm that the bear was indeed displaying sophistication and good taste while rejecting Rainier for Budwesier? [Ed: mistake noted]
Update: Anand corrected me by pointing out that the bear rejected Busch beer, not Budweiser (I admit I was just taking a gratuitous swipe at Bud). Secondly, the bear did not reject Rainier. Apologies all around, including to the Anheuser-Busch company, black bears, readers who are fans of Budwesier and to the under-utilised editorial scythe.
PPS: Busch is every bit as bad a beer as Budweiser. Will someone in Washington now confirm whether the bear was indeed displaying sophistication and good taste while rejecting Busch beer for Rainier beer?
A black bear went on a binge at a campsite in the US state of Washington - guzzling down some 36 cans of beer. Campground workers were stunned to come across the bear sleeping off the effects in their grounds, surrounded by dozens of empty beer cans. But this was no ordinary case of a bear with a sore head at Baker Lake resort, 80 miles (129km) northeast of Seattle. He had apparently tried out and rejected the mass-market Busch beer in favour of local brand Rainier.
The bear appeared to have got into campers' cool boxes and used his teeth and claws to puncture the cans. Fish and wildlife enforcement Sgt Bill Heinck said the bear tried one can of Busch and ignored the rest - then got stuck into three dozen cans of Rainier. "This is a new one on me," Sgt Heinck said in an Associated Press report. "I've known them to get into cans, but nothing like this. And it definitely had a preference."
Now, you know that TV tax in the U.K. (which funds Auntie) is being put to good use.
PS: Can someone who lives in Washington confirm that the bear was indeed displaying sophistication and good taste while rejecting Rainier for Budwesier? [Ed: mistake noted]
Update: Anand corrected me by pointing out that the bear rejected Busch beer, not Budweiser (I admit I was just taking a gratuitous swipe at Bud). Secondly, the bear did not reject Rainier. Apologies all around, including to the Anheuser-Busch company, black bears, readers who are fans of Budwesier and to the under-utilised editorial scythe.
PPS: Busch is every bit as bad a beer as Budweiser. Will someone in Washington now confirm whether the bear was indeed displaying sophistication and good taste while rejecting Busch beer for Rainier beer?
