CP day 7 Beer and influence
moomoohead
Todays get to know you subject is favorite beer. Maybe a tough topic to talk about because beer is so local and everyone playing is international. But here goes. I have bad taste in beer, let me get that out there first. I do not like all the micro fancy breweries. I buy tastings and get recommendations from friends and never find anything I really like. I also do not like expensive beers from the same part of my brain that I do not like Golp because I came from a working-class root and think the beer I drink should reflect that. I drink Coors light when in America, anyone from Europe that has ever tried it thinks it tastes like water or piss. When I was in Ireland, I drank Harp at the very very few pubs that sold it but mostly Carlsberg. I prefer draft then bottle. Sorry to all the RL Irish on here but I do not like the dark stuff, must have to be raised on that as a baby to like it, not in my blood, even in winter. Name your favorite local beer in comments please, if not a beer drinker then beverage.
I said I was going to talk about eIrish history, so here goes. Most influential eIrish player of the last decade. I came up with my list of 5 people. If I missed anyone, please put them in comments. I hate writing this list because I am not sure I am able to describe them as good as I should. Sorry if I did not capture anyone accurately. In no order my top 5.
Digits- Digits was the most active player I remember in this game, that says a lot. Besides knowing everything about everyone in Ireland when there were 100’s of us he also had very active charters in other countries. Think he was a teacher in RL Ireland no idea how he had so much time. Digits ran the country in his time even though he might of never of been CP. When he was in congress everyone just waited to see how he voted and voted the way he did. He was very persuasive and frustrated a few CP that did not work with him. His influence came from activity, knowledge and persuasive
Don- is the only player on my list still actively playing and I do not need to describe him much. One time I realized how influential he was: Story Time[i/] I was in a PM between Argentina and Ireland governments. They wiped us and we were trying to begish to get free. One of the minister’s notice DC was copied on PM and he writes this long post about how it was an honor to be included in a PM with such a great player and how he admired him. And this was a thread we were begging for our freedom from a much larger company and DC had not said anything. His influence comes from energy, relationships, and knowledge.
Iboy- was one of the most popular players in the game. Lots of people followed him because they looked up to him. He was smart, leader, committed, and easy to talk to. He was capable of a lot and sometimes held up to a higher standard because of it. He popped in to say hi last week. He also was the first that moved our small country to more international. His influence came from relationships he builds with people.
Sweet-still is alive and pops around occasionally, I will drop him a PM. Sweet was greatest all time MoF for years. He was one of the first to take advantage of tax glitch and brought millions and millions of CC to Ireland from it. He created wealth for our country thorough lots of ways and used it to advance our county. His influence came form his unmatched ability to create wealth and his analytical ability. Smart guy.
Bhane-was an active player who had the money, time and planning ability to mobilize our country. He was first CP to wipe UK. That alone he should be on this list. He also had high integrity and was not an ePolitician. His influence to me came from his integrity, no one questioned his motives. Always wonder why he left game; was afraid it was to RL heath reasons. Anyone knows please let me know. I had a lot of respect for him.
That’s my list of most influential players in this country. Probably should of include Biedy and Shula, but was thinking of people who persuaded others and not for overall contribution. Let me know your thoughts in comments and sorry if my description did not do them justice.
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bhane had a problem with polyps or something in his posterior. i assume it was irritated a lot. due to this he was on a strict diet someone called him a wirehanger as he was very tall and very thin cant remember who . assume one of the irish lasses. well in the end i think his sickness just got to be too much for him. (he did not kill himself) i think he had some operations planned. as far as i can remember he got angry at seanan when they betrayed him. as i can remember ireland would buy weapons from him and somehow wiggled their way out of the deal. i think seanan still play as t1nker.
as to beers i prefer Grolch which is supposed to be a poor man's beer but which they outpriced. craft beers aint all that bad here or expensive but i prefer black label as in carling black label. i though mostly buy the cheapest stuff which is Lion Lager at about R10 without bottle deposit for a 750 ml bottle. of course south africa had at one time the largest beer company in the world but they sold it to budweiser. largest as in volume being the chinese beer snow.
as to irish beer i have drank a guinness stout and castle stout as well. too bitter for me but i can remember the can had some kind of marble in it or something. as to drinking beer always gave me a big headache and flat battery the next day drank therefore brandy and coke. our favorite is richelieu brandy. but this can be very regional in the eastern cape i think they drink something like commando after a person dies or when his son is born etc etc. there is a eastern cape player here so perhaps he can enlighten you more about that tradition.
here we have what we call sorghum beers or unqombothi(means beer in zulu) but this is an acquired taste. i once went to such a factory and although we are very regional there was 1 tap filling all the different brands of beer. so lol people are just full of nonsense when it comes to brands. for all you know your coors is another brand with water added 🙂
Absolutely honoured to be on your list moo, especially alongside the names you listed in here. Hopefully there'll be more active people in this list in the future.
I have had the pleasure to meet 2/5 of the top and all of them well deserved. Glad to read about the other 3!
Nice one o7
Don croata ftw!
The only time I ever drank beer it was Michelob Lite. I liked it so much I got falling down drunk, did some stupid things in public and have never drank beer again.
Several years ago I prefer lagers, but now my taste shifted to wheat beer. Kronenbourg Blanc is one of those that I like the most.
Andes Schwarzbier, Stella Artois Noire, Andes Ginger Ale, Patagonia Bohemian Pilsener, Patagonia Amber Lager.
St. Pauli Girl and Guinness tied for first place.
Coordinate Light IS water and piss. I enjoy Guinness, Heineken and Corona. I tend to navigate towards IPAD as well.
Wachusett Blueberry from Wachusett Brewing is an Fruit Beer style beer, light in color, is slightly hoppy and has an ABV of 4.3% is a pretty good drink.
Sad I didn't get a honorable mention. I'd put Seanan in my list. Sweet is up there too. Irasian was a class lad.
IPAs* feckin' autocorrect.
tengo seed
All fun and games but did Ronnie James Dio pose with your favourite beer?
https://i.imgur.com/Bt5nwwS.jpg