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Driven to drink by Dry July

by David Penberthy

14 Jul 01:34pm

Filed under: Alcohol, Charities, Dry July, Society

71 comments

The simple act of having a quiet beer with friends, or even a slightly loud one, has now become a fraught operation.

Fremantle asked if Movember could be held in September as they knew they'd have nothing on then. Photo: Ian Munro

Not that long ago you could ring a mate with confidence and suggest a relaxed catch-up in a licensed setting. Now you have to check the calendar to make sure it isn’t Dry July or Febfast or Ocsober or Just Say No-vember, and that your once-entertaining companion hasn’t signed on for a month of sobriety to raise money for kiddies who are suffering from Tourette’s Syndrome.

As the kiddies themselves might say, bollocks to that.

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Kazza47 says:

08:10am | 19/07/10

I am doing Dry July for 2 reasons, one to see if I could actually not drink every day of my life ( no golden tickets for me) without getting the DT’s and two to raise money for the cancer wards at the hospitals involved. I am not being noble… Read more »
Sarah says:

10:08am | 18/07/10

It’s so cool and edgy to diss charity, isn’t it? Yeah! Let’s all get sloshed and prove how awesome we are! Woo! Well done. I understand there’s a bit of tongue in cheek here but you’re not saying anything we haven’t heard from 18 year olds with impossible haircuts who… Read more »

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Punch on: Open thread 01/07/2010

by Lucy Kippist

01 Jul 05:00am

Filed under: Dry July, Open Thread, Sport, Tour De France

19 comments

It’s Thursday at The Punch

A pinch and a punch for the first day of the month! It’s also the anniversary of the first ever Tour de France bike race that took place on this day in 1903. Got something else you want to share? How many people are starting Dry July today and what strategies have you got in place to help you stick it out?

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Pubs’ attack on charity is a dry old argument

by Tracey Spicer

14 Jul 12:16am

Filed under: Alcohol, Australian Hotels Association, Dry July

11 comments

I enjoy a drink as much as the next person. Unless that next person happens to be Fiona O’Loughlin. Or Andrew Symonds.

Mangoes - a well known cause of social decay.

But the Australian Hotels Association’s opposition to a cancer fundraiser is just plain wrong.

Three blokes who’ve lost loved ones to cancer have started Dry July to raise money for Sydney’s Prince of Wales Hospital.

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hellonathan says:

07:54am | 30/07/09

No Jam January - Get people back on to Vegemite rather than those sickly sweet sugar spreads. No Farts February - I could get a break from Stefan my coworker. No Augie March March - give our ears a break No Arsehole April - We wouldn’t have to hear from… Read more »
James says:

05:46pm | 14/07/09

Hey Stephen - you wouldn’t be doing spin for the AHA would you…? Read more »

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