For the First Time Since the Norman Conquest of 1066

[lukethedrifter]

... More than half of British villages are "dry" according to an AP article I read this morning. More than 1400 pubs made their final "last call" last year. This is not a rave.

[ghostrunner]

What the hell?

[StatmanCrothers]

if we cannot keep the British besotted in their local pubs, they will inevitably rebuild their vast colonial empire.

get ready to hail the queen. we are ripe for conquest. our vast east coast defense will be useless as they blitzkrieg through Canada and take us by surprise from the North.

[TabascoElvis]

Didn't they impose a smoking ban in public houses? For some reason I recall hearing that would wreak havoc.

[GatewaySnayke]

Statman is right. GRB should form a militia that Michael Mod Smith Washington III will lead. We need someone on the cannon and anyone with a musket.

Do we need the French?

[AdmiralKird]

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"Sober isn't Natural" -Gary Busey, 4:00min mark

[ghostrunner]

They seem very all or nothing over there. Why would smoking have such an effect? We've had bans going across the US or the last ten years, and bars haven't had to close en masse. And hard cider is hurting beer sales in the UK? That's insane.