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Re: Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
« Reply #15 on: November 24, 2011, 10:32:37 pm »
You never miss an oportunity do you Wasp?

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Re: Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
« Reply #16 on: November 24, 2011, 11:03:25 pm »
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Toohey's is still Aussie, at least I think so, I'm not really a beer drinker.
Sorry Steve, Toohey's hasn't been Australian owned in years. It's owned by Lion Nathan (NZ) which is a subsidiary of Kirin (Japan) which is owned by the Mitsubishi Group (Japan). Before that takeover I think it was owned by Seagrams (Canada).

A couple of years ago I decided to give the foreign breweries as big a miss as I could and now drink Australian owned boutique beers. Take the time to study the Aussie boutique brewery market and you'll find that the little Aussie owned beers are in most cases head and shoulders better than the multi national owned brews in taste and quality yet don't cost all that much more. It's another example of to what Freaky's post preaches...... When you're buying your Christmas wine and beer this year, support the independent Aussie breweries and wineries and you're supporting Australian business and jobs.

It's only a little thing in the whole scheme of things but its a start. ;)
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Re: Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
« Reply #17 on: November 24, 2011, 11:18:12 pm »
Cascade?
Tassie's still part of OZ isn't it, the Dane's haven't taken it over yet.

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Re: Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
« Reply #18 on: November 25, 2011, 01:30:51 am »
Good one Freaky.....you spread your xmas cheer and the aussie dollar takes a dive....we'll call you Paul Keating.
We'll see if the local prices go up in time for xmas shopping. ;D

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Re: Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
« Reply #19 on: November 25, 2011, 07:39:12 am »
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Cascade?
Tassie's still part of OZ isn't it, the Dane's haven't taken it over yet
Err..no. Cascade's owned by Fosters which is Saffie owned. Tassie's other brewer, Boags is owned by Lion Nathan (NZ/Japan).
Take a journey down the beer isle at Dan Murphy's and you'll see a shitload of small Aussie owned brewers, including Coopers. Buy from them.
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Re: Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
« Reply #20 on: November 25, 2011, 08:01:13 am »
Good on ya,freaky;I'm to moved to write.p
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« Reply #21 on: November 25, 2011, 08:02:50 am »
White Rabbit is brewed in Healesville Victoria, and new brewery starting up in Geelong next year. Great Beer

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Re: Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
« Reply #22 on: November 25, 2011, 08:03:33 am »
Err..no. Cascade's owned by Fosters which is Saffie owned. Tassie's other brewer, Boags is owned by Lion Nathan (NZ/Japan).
Take a journey down the beer isle at Dan Murphy's and you'll see a shitload of small Aussie owned brewers, including Coopers. Buy from them.

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But I do love the image of FIRKO and BOUTIQUE being used in the same sentence.  ;D
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Re: Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
« Reply #23 on: November 25, 2011, 08:20:35 am »
What a good idea , people will now rush to  buy local GMC 

Yep and it should be ready by next Xmas  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
« Reply #24 on: November 25, 2011, 08:51:52 am »
Quality takes time maRc.....Picaso didnt paint the sealing in a month.
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Re: Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
« Reply #25 on: November 25, 2011, 09:03:10 am »
Exellent thread freaky  :)

Joan that would be Michael Angello and ceiling  :-*
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Re: Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
« Reply #26 on: November 25, 2011, 09:10:52 am »
Quality takes time maRc.....Picaso didnt paint the sealing in a month.

Im not sure Picaso would be the one he had in mind.... wasnt he the painter that created deformed abstract images - although some of them pipes i seen form geoff... maybe you are onto somthing.

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Re: Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
« Reply #27 on: November 25, 2011, 09:25:42 am »
Picaso painting the ceiling??? I gotta see that one!!! :D :D :D. He was a roof painter Boofhead-not ceilings.
And he painted vagis' and stuff.

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Re: Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
« Reply #28 on: November 25, 2011, 09:27:30 am »
I was only thinking again this morning how cool local vouchers could be.  How many of us rush around and pick the first piece of shit off the shelf cause it fits in a price and hope the reciever can use it ( or is it just me)  its usually some kind of electrical good - be it kitchen, household or tool.  

Half the time its not well ( how you say)..... the best quality or its too hard to use on a daily basis and gets parked in a cupboard somewhere only to see the light of day infrequently, becoming that odd reminder to both parties every time it comes out.....  you know the awkward feeling.

Any how, i just love the idea of being able to have somethig done thats labouor intensive.  Every one is so time poor these days we just never get around to it, every one has that 'thing' they never get around too.  So this xmas fuc it why not just pay someone to do it and youll never look back !.

If you have been a good boy or girl this xmas - What about getting your misses to get you a voucher from a bike store to rebuild that motor you are 'gunna' get around to, even if you supply the parts, its the labout that you never get too.....

Car wash's... how many local kids could we find to do a monthly car wash for $5-10 a throw ? even if its just for 6 months.  Even get the kid to make up his own little voucher book thingy.  Mick you can get one for your misses for 20 bales of hay ? sure she would use them sometime.  
Just tell them why your going down that path and not perfume.

I just can think of so many cool ideas that are labour intensive or have taken labour to make and every one wins, unfortunalty i sit on my fat arse and sell jap stuff so it wont help me.  But maybe it will just save some of those local guys who stock that obscure bloody thing your always looking for and need to buy once every 2 years.  I really really hate going to them guys and finding there no longer there - do you realise how hard it is to find that 'whatsee dooflicky' when you cant get it from where its always been ?

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Re: Christmas 2011 -- Birth of a New Tradition
« Reply #29 on: November 25, 2011, 09:33:49 am »
Joan that would be Michael Angello and ceiling  :-*

Ha, that’ll teach you for trying to be a smart arse Joany boy.

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