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See for example this thread first. Gather round, my friends, and you will hear Of a man shot to death for warm beer! He brought a warm Stag so she did more than nag to make her displeasure quite clear!

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state senator wants to force Missouri stores to sell warm beer. Under a bill by Sen. Bill Alter, grocery and convenience stores would risk losing their liquor licenses if they sold beer colder than 60 degrees. The intent is to cut down on drunken driving by making it less tempting to pop open a beer after leaving the store. "The only reason why beer would need to be cold is so that it can be consumed right away," Alter, who has been a police offer for more than 20 years, said Thursday.

Gory ads aim to wean young Britons off junk food Mon Nov 7, 1:46 PM ET LONDON (AFP) - A hamburger bun filled with bones, gristle and gory connective tissue is the latest tool aimed at weaning youngsters in Britain of fast food. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) launched a poster campaign Monday depicting common ingredients in hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken nuggets in an effort to get children thinking about what they are eating. Though the images are partially covered by a censored stamp, leaving some of the details to one's imagination, the ingredients can be seen in their...

LONDON — A plan to let pubs stay open all night is stirring opposition in Britain — where the beer is still best served warm and before 11 p.m. Opposition lawmakers and the police want the new law to be delayed until Britain brings violent and disruptive binge drinking under control.

LONDON (AFP) - Watch out Starbucks. British beermakers are wooing the caffeine-crazed with a new beer made from fair-trade coffee beans, to be launched on Friday. Coffee beans from the central African country of Rwanda are mixed with barley grown in Britain, creating a beer with the same amount of caffeine in one bottle as in a cup of coffee. Drinkers can get an added buzz from the political correctness of their coffee, labelled fair trade -- meaning it has been grown in conditions which ensure the fair treatment of and living wages for workers in developing countries. British supermarket...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. LONDON (AP)- Only one British pub in 50 is expected to take full advantage of legislation which will allow them to stay open around the clock, a government minister said Friday. ``The number of licensees that will open 24 hours will be very small, about 2 percent,'' Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell said, as the government gave Parliament its promised bill allowing landlords and local residents the flexibility to decide pub hours. The government hopes the proposed change - part of its crackdown on petty crime and anti-social behavior - will lead...