Tuesday, March 17, 2009

St Patrick’s Day

All the more significant as this evening was spent with a direct blood descendent of Arthur Guinness, the originator of the now famously named drink.

But just so you know, Guinness is filthy black vile slop straight from the blocked u-bend of Satan's own kitchen sink. I just don't understand why people willingly swallow the stuff. This raises a whole set of doubts in me about humans made in the image of God, epistemological realism etc. Pass an empty pint around a pub and ask people to spit in it, add black ink and crumble dandruff on the top = Guinness.

Right, I feel better now that I got that off my chest.

Happy St Patrick's Day!

11 comments:

Will said...

Agreed. Guiness comes from Satan's sink.

James F. McGrath said...

Perhaps it is just us avid coffee drinkers who love it - beer that tastes like cold coffee, what could possibly be better?

The Belgians make a great dark beer too, called "Leffe". And so unless you are going to get entangled in a complex theological scenario in which Satan has multiple sinks, you may need to rethink your position on this...

X-Cathedra said...

BLASPHEMER!!!!

JohnO said...

1) I don't like the taste of coffee
2) Guinness is definitely one of the finest brews around.

Jason said...

Um...so what beers do you recommend, CT?

Remember that you are part of a very special percentage of the world's population: those who have access to Fuller's London Pride.

steph said...

Does that other great ming, Wright, like it?
;-)

I think it's vile and it stinks.

Esteban Vázquez said...

Re: Guiness, "let Earth repeat the loud AMEN!"

steph said...

Apparently my great great great grandfather owned a brewery - but it was a lighter ale. Great great granddaddy drank it dry. That's Irish Catholics for you... ;-)

I'm just addicted to espressos (nothing like Guiness!!).

(and champagne)

dan said...

Yes, Guiness mixed with Champagne (or cider) is quite good.

However, James McGrath is correct to point us to the Belgians, if we want to drink good beer. I suggest most anything brewed by the Trappists.

Chris Tilling said...

James, you have a good point about the multiple sinks. I will have to return to my sources and rethink certain exegetical decisions.

Wonderful Story said...

i like Guiness.
signed.... A grand slam champion