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

[ladyjaneva.livejournal.com]

We distinguish between Radler (beer with Fanta) and Alsterwasser (beer with Sprite).

In Germany, Alsterwasser is totally accepted for everybody OVER THE AGE OF 16! NOT for children. It does contain real beer, after all. Now I don't know about the Australian beer, but the German one is the real stuff. Hehe.

I love Alsterwasser, it's the best after a hot day, and I just had one tonight :-)