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Geo1004 in 'declines beer' shocker

In an unprecidented display of restraint, geo1004 has turned down the opportunity to fly halfway around the world for a beer. Promises of sex, drugs, alcohol, and clearing upgrades were not enough to sway the normally lush geo.

"We've never seen him like this," said friends, when asked about his reluctance to fly around the world for a single sip of the cool amber liquid. "Normally he'd jump the opportunity to burn his USAir miles faster than a hippie would an American flag. Even the promise of sex and drugs failed to arouse his interest."

Dutch beer is world famous. The most famous brand is Heineken. It's quite cheap, and it tastes cheap too - normally a combination that would turn geo1004 into a drooling, muttering idiot. Foreigners love Heineken, the locals take it for granted. Geo1004 never takes beer for granted.

Most of the major Dutch brands are mass-produced ill-tasting beverages. Drafts like Amstel, Oranjeboom and Dommelsch are an insult to your tastes. Grolsch and Brand offer a better deal. The local brewery Het IJ makes a great beer. But it appears geo will never discover the true joy of this particular amber nectar.

It emerged late this morning that geo hasn't totally given up his lust for beer. In a desperate quest to fulfil his global beer challenge, he implored fellow drinker MatthewClement to 'take photos', signing off with that familiar drinking call, 'Cheers!'

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You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline; it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. --Frank Zappa


[This message has been edited by MatthewClement (edited 07-10-2002).]