Quote of the Day

[oldboots]

I expect some of you have heard this before but it was a new one on me.

A guy was offered Carling but said he wasn't a girly, the barman nodded saying "well you know what they say;

"Carling for darlings, Stella for fellas"

I sniggered into my porter (4.8%).

[trainman]

"Carling for darlings, Stella for fellas"


New one to me.
I'm just at the point where Pete Brown mentions Carling in 'Man walks into a Pub'; why did I sort of think it was, say, Scandinavian? - it's from Canada! Built up by Edward Plunket Taylor who, under Brading Breweries, bought up other breweries during prohibition (at a time when, bizarrely, they could produce, but not consume in Ontario- exporting to Quebec) and cleaned up when drinking laws were relaxed. Apparently he also invented the double-sided electric toaster when he was 18...

[aleandhearty]

"Carling for darlings, Stella for fellas"

I could write something choice for Fosters and Carlsberg drinkers, however it wouldn't rhyme. I'm sure you can guess the sentiment though...

[hondo]

I could write something choice for Fosters and Carlsberg drinkers, however it wouldn't rhyme. I'm sure you can guess the sentiment though...

http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/news.ma/article/90242?PagingData=Po_0~Ps_10~Psd_Asc

[aleandhearty]

http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/news.ma/article/90242?PagingData=Po_0~Ps_10~Psd_Asc

Typical corporate advertising b0110ck$. Where's the sick bucket?

[Farway]

Typical corporate advertising b0110ck$. Where's the sick bucket?

Me to

[hondo]

http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/1064356/Stella-Artois-creates-chalice/

[ETA]

At risk of topic-creep, I remember the campaign Courage ran a few years back emphasising the North-South divide with lines (probably not accurately recalled) such as:

"Eeh Ecky Thump. Eh oop chuck. Eeh bah gum. Well, you'd talk gibberish if you had a mouth full of foam"

and

"In the South we put cream on our strawberries, not in our beer".

I think there was another one, but my old-timers is affecting my memory today.

[aleandhearty]

http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/1064356/Stella-Artois-creates-chalice/

OK. I'll say what many are probably thinking...Drinking from the poisoned chalice.

[hondo]

http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/news.ma/article/90349

[aleandhearty]

http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/news.ma/article/90349

Blimey, Molson Coors have stumped up £6m for an oxymoron.