Glasses raised as beer event opens [Oktoberfest]

Channel4 ^ | 19 September 2009 | staff reporter

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The Mayor of Munich has opened the 176th Oktoberfest beer festival with the traditional cry of "It's tapped!"

It took the mayor, Christian Ude, just two swift strokes to pound a spigot into the first massive keg of beer.

Following festival protocol, he handed the first litre mug, called a "Mass", to Bavarian Governor Horst Seehofer.

[SunkenCiv]

Oh yeah... this topic is about beer... was scanning through it and kinda forgot...

[Daniel II]

Ah! Spaten!

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Cheers SC!

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This year's Oktoberfest has courted controversy with Bavaria's governor backing off an assertion that some people can drive safely after downing two litres (4.2 pints) of beer, a comment that drew anger and derision

[Arrowhead1952]

This year's Oktoberfest has courted controversy with Bavaria's governor backing off an assertion that some people can drive safely after downing two litres (4.2 pints) of beer, a comment that drew anger and derision

Well, they can probably drive, but I think he should have left safely off that statement.

[WhirlwindAttack]

Every time I see that picture It reminds me of my wife and her sister. They both resemble the blond in the foreground.
Their hair is darker but both have blue eyes.

I’ve joked with the Mrs. (who was raised LDS) that I’d convert as long as I could drink my homebrew and coffee. She countered with the thought that her sister was getting to be an old maid and would make a good sister wife if I converted. She then told me some of the family history. Whole lot of Big Love in the past. LOL

In Chinese the symbol for trouble is 2 women under 1 roof.

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