Continuing to read about the absurd carnival of speech-quelling and embassy-burning in Iran and elsewhere, I began to wonder how I might unite my increased agitation and my renowned penchant for alcohol consumption. And then it came to me: I should begin drinking Carlsberg beer! After all, the Islamists have been boycotting all Danish products -- not to mention killing innocents and issuing fatwas -- since Jyllands-Posten dared to publish a drawing of some dead highway bandit. Our bold leaders in the press and the White House have done nothing to rally round our ally. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Well, I am going to do something. I am going to drink. Which, it might be noted, is something the Wahhabists wouldn't let me do even if the product were Belarussian, or Columbian. So bottoms up, and -- at the risk of sounding unneccesarily hostile -- up theirs.
N.B.: If you're not much for imbibing, here's a list of other fine Danish exports. They have some lovely cheeses.
Posted by mesh at February 24, 2006 06:13 PM | TrackBackI've always been a fan of Carlsberg. The beer I bought the day I turned 21.
Posted by: rob at February 24, 2006 07:43 PM"renowed penchant"?
alright my friend, I can help you get there. It'll take time, but with a little dedication, we can do it.
Brilliant.
Posted by: ryan at February 24, 2006 10:50 PMHow dark is Carlsberg? The only beer I've ever been able to finish is Guinness...
Posted by: No Man Is an Island at February 25, 2006 09:01 AMSam's Club sells Carlsberg - 24 bottles for $21 (at least that's the price here in Coral Springs). You may balk at buying beer from Sam's Club, but I figure an undertaking of this magnitude might warrant buying in bulk.
Posted by: Jason Luther at March 27, 2006 08:53 PMAren't Muslims suppose to practice abstinence from beer anyway? So I suppose Carlsberg is safe for the moment.
Although personally I wouldn't drink Carlsberg because I once heard there was "Something rotten in the state of Denmark."