Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer

Chris says:

01:35pm | 06/08/12

The nanny state is alive and well, unfortunately….

Arnold Layne says:

02:03pm | 06/08/12

Have either of you read what was posted?  How do you know?  Objecting to profane, sexist or racist posts is hardly nanny state behaviour.

M says:

02:57pm | 06/08/12

Meh, that kind of behaviour is rampant on the internet to the point where it doesn’t even raise an eyebrow for most people these days besides the perpetually offended and morally outraged. Honestly, It’s kinda funny seeing all these articles in somewhat mainstream publications decrying sexism, rascism and biggotry on the internet. Most of them don’t get it.

nihonin says:

04:26pm | 06/08/12

I did read it Arnold, but I didn’t read between the lines obviously.

Daemon says:

09:13am | 07/08/12

@Arnold I can see your point, but in fact, up to a point it is Nanny State Behaviour inasmuch as people have such a narrow band of acceptable things to read, or comment on, and such a wide variety of things to complain about, all of which in reality is a result of a nanny-state, where we all have to be so PC so people aren’t offended.

dee says:

01:19pm | 06/08/12

And your anonymous comment on a public blog (also a form of social media) makes you a bit of a hypocrite - but also proves your point perfectly.

CJ says:

01:23pm | 06/08/12

You do realise this forum is a social media, don’ t you?

There's a reason why they're called Twits... says:

01:49pm | 06/08/12

Indeed. Touche.

Nonetheless, I don’t post on public forums anything that I wouldn’t be prepared to say to a stranger in public. I stand by my assertion that social media, Twitter and Facebook in particular, bring out the worst in people. I’m not sure how my previous post is evidence of this though Dee?

Best regards,

Andrew Middleton

nihonin says:

12:58pm | 06/08/12

I’ve always know it as Vomit Bringer.

che says:

01:29pm | 06/08/12

haha I like that one.

Borderer says:

01:46pm | 06/08/12

VB is Very Bad, I use it for cooking onions…

James Boags or Cascade for drinking depending on the meal and weather.

pa_kelvin says:

02:06pm | 06/08/12

Best effects from VB drinking in 40c heat in the open on a empty stomach. Try it…......once

Nikki says:

02:39pm | 06/08/12

Back in my underaged drinking days we always called it Virgin Breaker. The beer of choice for the local hillbilly boys to open girls’ legs at parties. Also scientifically proven to increase circle work.

james says:

02:56pm | 06/08/12

I would sooner drink a bottle of goat’s piss than that awful stuff.

M says:

02:59pm | 06/08/12

Most domestic brews are rubbish. Boags is a welcome exception to the rule.

Mouse says:

09:04pm | 06/08/12

Vomit Bomb to be precise…  lol :o)

Daemon says:

09:23am | 07/08/12

Perhaps we could run a comp for the actual reason VB is called that. Like XXXX is called that because the advertising standards council refused them permission to call it “SHIT”. My memory of VB was Vile & Bitter.

Markus says:

01:43pm | 06/08/12

The thing is that it isn’t actually cheaper anymore. VB and Melbourne Bitter are upward of $50 a slab at times nowadays.

You can often buy cases of premium local and imported beers for cheaper than that, and slabs of Aldi beer for example are nearly half that price with no real difference in quality.

Mike says:

08:05pm | 06/08/12

Reminds me of the Wedding Feast at Canaan and what order you drink the beers in

Seriously, it just reminds me of “who can out-perk the next employer”.  Yeah, who has deeper pockets ?!

Markus says:

01:52pm | 06/08/12

Actually, repeated instances of this sort of social media faux pas would indicate that it is the senior advertisers, who have spent their careers working in conventional media of TV and radio, that are the ones who just do not seem to grasp how social media works.

Steve says:

07:35am | 07/08/12

it was a very pompous article. Lucy gets a lot of her story ideas from the anti-alcohol movement.

the cynic says:

02:25pm | 06/08/12

Once we find the answer to your question BBC we must then enquire as to what the hell do they do to the cat’s piss once it is in the can?

Tubesteak says:

04:26pm | 06/08/12

cynic
They leave it in the sun for a week. The advertising department will tell you that it soaks up the Australianness.

youdy beaudy says:

05:22pm | 06/08/12

Hate to come back but in a friendly way, pilsiner and beer are two different kinds of drink. Beer is bitter. Pilsiner a little sweeter but both are good. So i think that VB being bitter is beer and Crown lager and pilsner are a different brew altogether. We would have to ask a beer taster if we run into one one day. Now, that would be good providing we had somewhere to stay the night in case a session developed. Yum.!

Az says:

05:23pm | 06/08/12

THAT is the funniest thing I have read all day ! Thank you

M says:

03:04pm | 06/08/12

Detritus.

acotrel says:

06:10pm | 06/08/12

I cannot drink wine with a lot of preservative in it, and I cannot drink most beers.  I wonder what Food S tandards Australia do to justify their existence ?
They should take those bloody party pies off the market, they are diabolical !

Miner says:

09:27am | 07/08/12

Vitamin B (VB) is the best remedy for a hangover. Or even better…. you don’t get a hangover if you stay drunk :-}

Does is matter says:

10:43am | 07/08/12

haaa hilarious ronny jonny. i do like vb actually. but i homebrew beer and i gotta say there’s lots of good beers to be drunk. depends on the mood i think. one day you should be really brave and try a bohemian style pilsner, doesn’t have to be imported if that’s a turn off for you. there is a chance that there’s actually things you haven’t experienced yet in life that are good, even if you don’t like them as much as vb.

gotta say though this whole page is a laugh. people should be offended at less in life, it gives you grey hair and high stress. have a beer

Man on Man says:

11:02am | 07/08/12

When me and my mates get together nothing loosens inhibitions like a few cans of VB.