Rum Doings Episode Three
by John Walker on Sep.02, 2009, under Rum Doings, The Rest
It’s a third episode of the Rum Doings podcast. This week the topic not under discussion is: Are exams getting easier?
Topics that do get discussed include preferred forms of alcohol, the tricks behind sleeping on planes, the nature of cruising, hypermobility syndrome and other medical conditions. Nick (and Nick alone) attempts to win the legal attention of one of the richest men on Earth, then we’re very rude about poor Rick Astley. Find out whether all South Africans are evil, and whether there’s a left or right wing left to enjoy.
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September 2nd, 2009 on 22:59
“I don’t believe in travel sickness. I believe in sea sickness, because of the–”
“–And Jesus.”
Fantastic, sirs.
September 3rd, 2009 on 02:13
Splendid!
A quick question for you, John. If you love Jesus so much, why don’t you marry him?
September 3rd, 2009 on 05:19
British beer is great. It’s my favorite part of going to England. I think Nick should be deported.
September 3rd, 2009 on 09:35
That was great! Though a very hammy start.
Regarding blinking 12:00: If you haven’t already seen it, you may well enjoy the Internet Helpdesk sketch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI2xK6zbaoI
Regarding travel sickness: it’s actually caused by a safety feature that’s wired into the brain.
Your brain has two different means of determining it’s orientation with respect to the world: what the balance centres in the inner ear are telling it, but also from watching the relative motion of your surroundings.
When these two signals differ — such as when you’re being jostled up and down in the back of a car, reading a book — your brain concludes that it’s malfunctioning, possibly as a result of ingesting something poisonous. So, just to be on the safe side, it empties your stomach.
This is, however, unhelpful when you’re genuinely reading a book in the back of a moving car.
September 3rd, 2009 on 12:44
Well, if you want to try tasty beer, but are more inclined towards stuff that tastes like sweets…
Then I can highly some lovely Belgian fruit beers
Particular favourites are :
Bacchus – Kriekenbier / Frambozenbier
Fruli – Strawberry Beer
Timmermans
Yes, I do get called a mincer in the pub, but I don’t care.
Mostly you get it in bottles around our way, although our local has Fruli on draft.
If you can’t find any though, here’s a good online shop :
http://www.beersofeurope.co.uk/acatalog/
September 3rd, 2009 on 12:53
My favourite beer in Belgium was a banana beer. That almost excused the beer. I really don’t see it is unreasonable to object to something that is predominantly bitter. We have evolved a repulsion to bitter things, because they usually indicate that they are unripe or poisonous. I can understand how a tinge of bitterness within a mix can give something an interesting edge, but wither whole flagon of bitter evil? Why battle our evolved aesthetics so?
September 3rd, 2009 on 13:31
Fruli is quite revolting : )
However, the best, loveliest beer is La Fin Du Monde:
http://www.unibroue.com/graphs_our_beers/fin_du_monde.html
And Blue Moon is pretty good.
I had a banana beer in Holland that was splendid, too.
September 3rd, 2009 on 15:30
I had apricot beer at a Camra festival that was truly splendid and wholly refreshing too.
Dunno what my favourite ale is though… Schiehallion would probably be up there somewhere.
September 3rd, 2009 on 17:27
The one ale you really must try, is Innis and Gunn. I’d be surprised if you didn’t like it (although quite what I’m basing that on I don’t know) but I can guarantee it’s like nothing you’ve tasted before.
Aside from that I will also second the Belgium beers. They’re generally a fair bit sweeter but also actually have flavour, which a lot of regular ale and beers do not.
Well, not a pleasant flavour anyway.
Watch the percentages on them though, those Belgium beers are a tad strong :)
September 3rd, 2009 on 17:31
>> the best, loveliest beer is La Fin Du Monde
Which I notice also weighs in at an impressive 9% You may also like Duvel and Leffe then Mr Walker.
Mmmm, Leffe…
September 3rd, 2009 on 18:44
Phil Collins bashing aside, this was good. You guys should check out the Political Compass, it gives a bit more definition to what is considered “left” and “right”.
September 3rd, 2009 on 19:30
Ah banter about the NHS… truely this is my favourite podcast now. Great listen again and if you want a really interesting story to tell go get a sexual health checkup now that borders on anecdotetastic.
September 6th, 2009 on 02:52
Liking the new podcast. Very enjoyable to listen to over breakfast… Screw the radio. :)
September 8th, 2009 on 10:45
Just wanted to pop on and say thanks for all the podcasts. Binged on all three during the day. I’m sure I looked a bit mental smiling so much on the bus and the walk home.
I also now wonder if I “suffer” from hypermobility syndrome due to being able to bend my fingers back to the back of my hand (or 1 cm away at least).
Looking very much forward to the next podcast.
September 8th, 2009 on 16:07
…On the fruit – alcohol side, would I be exiled for saying that I quite enjoy a bottle of Pear Kopparberg from time to time? Very nice.
I’m glad that there’s more people that do agree that people don’t actually enjoy wine; they just drink it because it’s more adult than drinking orange squash or lemonade at the dinner table. Turned 19 recently, and I still don’t understand beer or lager. I turned towards spirits very early on.
Oh, yes, very good podcast. (Although I am slightly alarmed by your Now-Show bashing – I enjoy it quite a bit, if for comfort purposes than anything else. Still, I can see how it would annoy you)
September 9th, 2009 on 10:38
Jolly good podcast, chaps. Keep it up.
September 9th, 2009 on 21:46
This is AWESOME.
Please do more of this. Try variations if you ever find it stale. DO NOT EVER STOP DOING THIS PODCAST EVER AS IT IS AWESOME.
x
September 10th, 2009 on 21:00
On the topic of travel sickness – I suffer it only when I am on the “home leg” of a journey, when I start to recognise places and because I live in the country the roads start to get very windy, driving isn’t simply “driving in a straight line”!
Very good again anyway
September 11th, 2009 on 12:49
John’s posted a new episode, btw:
https:https://botherer.org/2009/09/11/rum-doings-episode-4/
September 15th, 2009 on 08:49
I remember the Spitting Image songs – I even bought the “Wave A chicken In The Air” song many years ago.
I remember the B side as well. It was a horribly racist (are White South African’s a race?) song but remember that South Africans briefly eclipsed the Nazis at that time as the people we most liked to hate, or in the case of the Americans (gross generalisation alert) overtook the Nazis and the English.
I think a future edition should be based upon the effect of religious belief on moral behaviour.
October 2nd, 2009 on 18:40
Enjoyable listen but it has brought to the surface my underlying hypochondria.