Lindsey 0 #26 April 8, 2008 So it would be okay for Absolut to market some product to Islamic nations by showing a map of the Middle East with Israel merged with Syria? I think we might be just a TAD friendlier with the Messicans than the Arabs are with the Jews. I'd think we could probably have a good laugh periodically with our friends who bring us good tequila and a daily mid-afternoon nap. :) linz-- A conservative is just a liberal who's been mugged. A liberal is just a conservative who's been to jail Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyPiggie 0 #27 April 8, 2008 QuoteWell Molson Canadian Beer ads have been making fun of Americans for years. Maybe that's why Molson is still an unknown beer here in America. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,463 #28 April 8, 2008 >Maybe that's why Molson is still an unknown beer here in America. Molson-Coors sells 70 million barrels of beer a year here in the US. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #29 April 8, 2008 I think that's fucking hilarious (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyPiggie 0 #30 April 9, 2008 Quote>Maybe that's why Molson is still an unknown beer here in America. Molson-Coors sells 70 million barrels of beer a year here in the US. Now I see why you didn't post your source for that number - it includes sales of Coors & Coors Light, which is the large majority of that number. Source: http://www.wikinvest.com/stock/Molson_Coors_Brewing_Company_(TAP) Now try again for a number representing only Molson, which was the subject. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #31 April 9, 2008 I keep hearing about this, but I just can't seem to get offended by it. In fact, it's sort of making me want some Absolut, even though I don't usually drink vodka. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,463 #32 April 9, 2008 > it includes sales of Coors & Coors Light, which is the large majority > of that number. Right, because they are now the same company. Every time you buy a Coors in the US, you are supporting both Molson and Coors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydyvr 0 #33 April 9, 2008 Quote> Every time you buy a Coors in the US, you are supporting both Molson and Coors. Little known secret -- Coors is made from the urine of Coloradans. Enjoy! . . =(_8^(1) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyPiggie 0 #34 April 9, 2008 Quote> it includes sales of Coors & Coors Light, which is the large > majority of that number. Right, because they are now the same company. Every time you buy a Coors in the US, you are supporting both Molson and Coors. The original topic was the number of Americans drinking Molson beer. You are now trying to say that drinking Coors beer is the equivalent of drinking Molson. It's not. Just because the same company now markets both, does not mean that they are the same beers. You shouldn't be trying to pull the wool over people's eyes to fool them like that. You've been caught in a misrepresentation, and you ought to just admit it, rather than try to cover it up or explain it away. You been takin' lessons from Hillary and Obama? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
algboy 0 #35 April 9, 2008 Quote News: Mexico reconquers California? Absolut drinks to that! The latest advertising campaign in Mexico from Swedish vodka maker Absolut promises to push all the right buttons south of the U.S. border, but it could ruffle a few feathers in El Norte. The billboard and press campaign, now running in Mexico, is a colorful map depicting what the Americas might look like in an "Absolut" -- i.e., perfect -- world. The U.S.-Mexico border lies where it was before the Mexican-American war of 1848 when California, as we now know it, was Mexican territory and known as Alta California... Full story, with picture of map: L.A. Times I will not be purchasing any Absolut vodka in the future. Maybe Sweden should disband and return their land to Prussia. Latest victim of "Thin Skin Syndrome"? I bet the Mexican/La Raza types would be offended if some Native American group published a picture of the Americas BEFORE the Spanish invasions. "Talking of patriotism, what humbug it is; it is a word which always commemorates a robbery. There isn't a foot of land in the world which doesn't represent the ousting and re-ousting of a long line of successive owners." - Mark Twain This reminds me of the whole "right to exist" conundrum. Since when did a country have any "rights"? A country exists for the same reason my dog licks his nuts--because he can. Period. But I could be wrong. “Keep your elbow up!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyPiggie 0 #36 April 9, 2008 QuoteI bet the Mexican/La Raza types would be offended if some Native American group published a picture of the Americas BEFORE the Spanish invasions. Yep. The reason that Mexico's Santa Anna started giving away land in America to those new European immigrants was to let them foreigners figure out how to quell the Indians and make the land safe. Prior to that, very few Mexicans dared to enter the territory, because it was just too dangerous. Then once the white men had accomplished that task, he decided to take it all back for his own people. But the Texans weren't having none of that stuff, and the rest is history... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #37 April 9, 2008 QuoteQuoteWell Molson Canadian Beer ads have been making fun of Americans for years. Maybe that's why Molson is still an unknown beer here in America. If the Molson ads were a big deal to Americans, then it probably wouldn't be an "unknown" beer here, because we would all know about it from the media attention it would receive. Much in the same way that I've now heard about Absolut vodka more in the past week than I ever have before. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
algboy 0 #38 April 9, 2008 QuoteQuoteQuoteWell Molson Canadian Beer ads have been making fun of Americans for years. Maybe that's why Molson is still an unknown beer here in America. If the Molson ads were a big deal to Americans, then it probably wouldn't be an "unknown" beer here, because we would all know about it from the media attention it would receive. Much in the same way that I've now heard about Absolut vodka more in the past week than I ever have before. In keeping with the OT sidebar: SKYY vodka (buy American) is as good or better than Absolut. In fact, a liquor rep once told me that in a blind taste test Smirnoff does better than most of the expensive imported stuff. You're paying for ego and ad dollars. And as for Molson . . . YUUUCCCH!“Keep your elbow up!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #39 April 9, 2008 Quote In fact, a liquor rep once told me that in a blind taste test Smirnoff does better than most of the expensive imported stuff. When I used to drink vodka more often, I preferred Smirnoff over Absolut (or any other brand). I always thought Absolut had a funny taste to it. Quote And as for Molson . . . YUUUCCCH! And I'll agree with that. I've never actually tasted it, but it's beer, so there's a 99% chance that it tastes nasty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #40 April 9, 2008 Quote When I used to drink vodka more often, I preferred Smirnoff over Absolut (or any other brand). I always thought Absolut had a funny taste to it. Quote Smirnoff and Absolut are gonna' start making vodka!?! "T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #41 April 9, 2008 Quote Smirnoff and Absolut are gonna' start making vodka!?! Well, I'm certainly no vodka connoisseur. I probably prefer Smirnoff because it seems to have NO taste to it, which makes it go well in a Sloe Comfortable Screw, because it doesn't interfere with the other flavors. (That's about the only vodka drink that I like.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kschilk 0 #42 April 10, 2008 Well, I'm certainly no vodka connoisseur. I probably prefer Smirnoff because it seems to have NO taste to it, which makes it go well in a Sloe Comfortable Screw, because it doesn't interfere with the other flavors. (That's about the only vodka drink that I like.) ) but I can't get 'em, here. "T'was ever thus." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #43 April 10, 2008 I was in a Russian restaurant in Vancouver a few years ago where we ordered something like "Agricultural district No 32." (holds 1L carafe over his head) "Oh waiter, could I get another jar of vodka, this one doesn't work any more." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zarkon 0 #44 April 10, 2008 Quote Quote Well Molson Canadian Beer ads have been making fun of Americans for years. The Molson-Coors merger has not lead to an abatement of the ridicule, so add Coors to your boycott list; unpatriotic bastards! Let's watch one, shall we? Damn Canadians! I say we start bombing em, take out a couple brewerys and arenas and they will fold! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #45 April 11, 2008 Quote Damn Canadians! I say we start bombing em, take out a couple brewerys and arenas and they will fold! FOOLS! You guys don't even know where we get our power and pride. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/080410/sports/curl_world_men Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
