Very brief election update

[blamebrampton]

Crabbe on the final stretch of the hustings, ordering a drink: 'I'd like a shandy* of light**, with about 60 per cent lemonade.'

I know that Abbott treats his body as a temple, but that's ridiculous. Just order a bloody lemonade!

As quatrefoil  notes, Hermione, in similar conditions, ordered a schooner of dark beer***. Bless.



* A shandy is a beverage part-beer, part-lemonade or other fizz. Wikipedia assures me that in Germany it's known as a Radler, and in France as a panache. In Australia, it's known as a genteel drink for genteel ladies of a certain age  ETA: and, complications_g  assures me, medium-sized children..

** Light beer is an abomination and utterly unAustralian. I'm not even a real Australian and I'm offended by it!

*** It was only a matter of time until she turned to drink.

Comments

[emerald-dragon8.livejournal.com]

I saw that footage tonight and I can't even... a shandy? Honestly.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I KNOW! And I'm a woman who has drunk blackberry nip, so I know whereof I speak on the topic of nanna plonk!

[emerald-dragon8.livejournal.com]

Ha, blackberry nip! Never tried that one. I'm such a typical Australian youngster in my alcohol choices - vodka and beer, mostly because vodka raspberries are cheap. :)

I do love a good wine, though. I could use one now...