Only 8750 years left

[Liar]

Yesterday was the 250 anniversary of the Guinnes brewery. And at 5:59 PM Greenwich Mean Time, lovers of beer-you-can-chew worldwide raised their pints of opaque beverage in a toast.

So did I, at my local "irish" joint. And I learned this little tidbit, as here quoted form CNN for your convenience:

In 1759, Arthur Guinness signed a 9,000-year lease on a brewery.

Yep. That's nine thousand years. Way to plan ahead.

Cheers.

 

[trysail]

It's the 250th birthday of Guinness!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/Guinness-original-logo.png

Damn, I'm thirsty— of a sudden!!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Guinness.jpg

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Only 725 years? Pikers! Try this one out and consider the party that will be thrown in another 31 years.

 

[Tx Tall Tales]

My favorite beer, and one of my favorite commercials:

Banned Guinness Commercial

 

[Handley_Page]

My favorite beer, and one of my favorite commercials:

Banned Guinness Commercial

Damned good, that !"

 

[NoJo]

In Britain, West Indian people drink it -- presumably because it's black like them.

Beer makes me feel sluggish -- I prefer a pint of Kingston Black cider drawn from the barrel for a rusticly horny high