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Remembering the Deadly London Beer Flood of 1814
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| October 17, 2014
| Nick Greene
Posted on 10/19/2014 4:14:23 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
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To: lee martell
I’ll leave that one to someone else.
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posted on
10/19/2014 4:48:05 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Clappin' the Blues (remix)" [slightly NSFW] - http://youtu.be/p9d2iHSfRmE)
To: Slings and Arrows
“Others who were gathered in a cellar for a wake were caught by surprise by the flood and drowned in beer. “
There’s a joke about the Irish in there somewhere.
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posted on
10/19/2014 4:48:22 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: Fungi
I’m not sure how one judges the strangeness of these things. I don’t think that either one is on anyone’s list of ways that they expect to check out.
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posted on
10/19/2014 4:50:01 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Clappin' the Blues (remix)" [slightly NSFW] - http://youtu.be/p9d2iHSfRmE)
To: mikrofon
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posted on
10/19/2014 4:51:18 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Clappin' the Blues (remix)" [slightly NSFW] - http://youtu.be/p9d2iHSfRmE)
To: Lurker
“Faith and begorra! We’re ALL going to heaven!”
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posted on
10/19/2014 4:52:35 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Clappin' the Blues (remix)" [slightly NSFW] - http://youtu.be/p9d2iHSfRmE)
To: COBOL2Java
That’s exactly how it happened.
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posted on
10/19/2014 4:54:01 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Clappin' the Blues (remix)" [slightly NSFW] - http://youtu.be/p9d2iHSfRmE)
To: Slings and Arrows
The victims got out to pee three times.
27
posted on
10/19/2014 4:55:53 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
To: Slings and Arrows
But Boston lucked out on that one.
The anniversary is Jan 15.
Jan 15, 1919....
28
posted on
10/19/2014 4:57:04 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(People who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: dfwgator
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posted on
10/19/2014 4:57:33 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Clappin' the Blues (remix)" [slightly NSFW] - http://youtu.be/p9d2iHSfRmE)
To: Darksheare
Conspiracy theory in 3…2…
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posted on
10/19/2014 4:58:45 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Clappin' the Blues (remix)" [slightly NSFW] - http://youtu.be/p9d2iHSfRmE)
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
10/19/2014 5:00:27 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: Slings and Arrows
You mean a wall of beer going down a street, drowning people, and destroying property is not strange? Mere technicalities I guess. s/
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posted on
10/19/2014 5:03:39 PM PDT
by
Fungi
(The bigger the government, the smaller the individual.)
To: Slings and Arrows
I should like a great lake of beer for the King of Kings.
I should like the angels of Heaven to be drinking it through time eternal.
I should like excellent meats of belief and pure piety.
I should like the men of Heaven at my house.
I should like barrels of peace at their disposal.
I should like for them cellars of mercy.
I should like cheerfulness to be their drinking.
I should like Jesus to be there among them.
I should like the three Marys of illustrious renown to be with us.
I should like the people of Heaven, the poor, to be gathered around from all parts.
—St. Brigid of Kildare
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posted on
10/19/2014 5:06:23 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(...Phi Kappa Sigma, Beta Rho '87..."Grab a beer. Don't cost nothin'.")
To: Slings and Arrows
Well, that molasses was being stockpiled to make ethanol for munitions.
So, rum was out.
And somehow Kennedys don’t factor in!
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posted on
10/19/2014 5:34:49 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(People who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Darksheare
The Boston molasses flood?
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posted on
10/19/2014 6:44:40 PM PDT
by
ExCTCitizen
(I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
To: ExCTCitizen
Yup.
January.
In 2019 it’ll be the centenary.
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posted on
10/19/2014 6:47:57 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(People who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Fungi
It’s weird, but is it weirder than a wall of molasses doing the same?
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posted on
10/19/2014 7:43:12 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Clappin' the Blues (remix)" [slightly NSFW] - http://youtu.be/p9d2iHSfRmE)
To: Darksheare
And somehow Kennedys don’t factor in!That's what THEY want you to think!
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posted on
10/19/2014 7:44:15 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Clappin' the Blues (remix)" [slightly NSFW] - http://youtu.be/p9d2iHSfRmE)
To: Slings and Arrows
Lol
Maybe old Joe engineered it so that his bootlegging could takeoff!
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posted on
10/19/2014 8:16:29 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(People who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
To: Darksheare
See? The pieces are starting to come together...
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posted on
10/19/2014 8:21:18 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Clappin' the Blues (remix)" [slightly NSFW] - http://youtu.be/p9d2iHSfRmE)
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