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Re: Groan of the week #17 (apologies to Schlitz)
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Tue, 30 Jul 2002 15:31:39 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.pun, Ross Crawford writes:

His teammate replied, "Didn't you know? That's the beer that made Milt Famey
walk us!

I still remember an advertising campaign put on by Schlitz: "Look out for the
Bull!"  A couple of guys would crack open a Schlitz malt liquor, and suddenly a
bucking bull would come crashing into the room, destroying everything-- good
times for the guys, I guess.  The whole thing was so silly...

The cast of Saturday Night Live riffed on it a few years later with their
"commercial" for Cold Cock malt liquor-- good stuff:-)

Which reminds *me* (and bringing this full circle back to Ross) of Eric Idle's
review of Australian wines-- I should go dig that up....

-John



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  Re: Groan of the week #17 (apologies to Schlitz)
 
(...) Dig no futher. (Note: I didn't transcribe this myself, but found it online.) The Australian Table Wines sketch - Monty Python ---- A lot of people in this country pooh-pooh Australian table wines. This is a pity, as many fine Australian wines (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)

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  Groan of the week #17 (apologies to Schlitz)
 
Many years ago there was a famous baseball pitcher named Milt Famey. His career was brilliant, but in his last years his abilities decreased. Becoming depressed, he started drinking a lot of beer, both on and off the field. In his last year in the (...) (22 years ago, 29-Jul-02, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)

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