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(CBC) Stupid Canadian cities thinking about banning bottled water, which is fine because nobody up here drank those American beers anyway   (cbc.ca) divider line 121
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GoodasGold 2009-03-07 11:36:58 PM  
good one!

 
mrgromit 2009-03-07 11:37:13 PM  
Awesome headline!

Stupid idea.

 
Skeet Skeet 2009-03-07 11:37:20 PM  
nice headline.

/+1 subby

 
rhiannon [TotalFark] 2009-03-07 11:37:36 PM  
It's Canada Day on Fark!

 
astrotri 2009-03-07 11:39:34 PM  
PS: Canadian beer sucks.

/American microbrews FTW

 
clipperbox 2009-03-07 11:39:37 PM  
you mean they're not being banned for being offensive to muslims?

 
jpo2269 2009-03-07 11:40:24 PM  
hahahahahaha

/leave my coors light alone!

//+1 subby

 
ptelg 2009-03-07 11:40:27 PM  
Our beers may be watery. But that's still a step up from 'urine'.

 
gobc 2009-03-07 11:40:33 PM  
Our (Vancouver) drinking water is very good. I have no idea why people spend $2 for what they could get for free. If you don't like the chlorine taste, buy a britta filter.

 
labman [TotalFark] 2009-03-07 11:40:43 PM  
Oh snap

 
Spanky_McFarksalot 2009-03-07 11:42:15 PM  
Unless you're German, your beer sucks.

 
Jaakobi 2009-03-07 11:42:44 PM  
wait how is this politics and how is this 100% commie?

 
I_Approve_Of_This_Message 2009-03-07 11:43:40 PM  
I'm chasing a shot of Gordon's Vodka with a Natty Light as I type this, so suck it, snobs.

 
NotSubby 2009-03-07 11:43:54 PM  
Niiice. I just finished a few Angry Angel (Kölsch) a few minutes ago. If only I could find a good Alt I'd be happy.

Still a good zinger subby, even if it's years after American beer turned the corner.

 
Rob Anybody 2009-03-07 11:44:11 PM  
i40.tinypic.com

 
DemonEater 2009-03-07 11:45:29 PM  
Spanky_McFarksalot: Unless you're German, British, Irish, Czech, a Belgian trappist monk, or an American microbrew, your beer sucks.

FTFY

/Have had plenty of good American beers, they just weren't mass-produced mass-marketed messes

 
Links 2009-03-07 11:45:51 PM  
But you eat trenchcoat chicken. Good on ya mate! (or whatever you crazy kids say up there)

 
MacEnvy [TotalFark] 2009-03-07 11:46:54 PM  
clipperbox: you mean they're not being banned for being offensive to muslims?

Just when I think Farkers have used up their stupid for the day, a comment like yours comes along.

Also, FTFA:
The move carries no legal weight and aims simply to encourage municipalities to speak out against bottled water and avoid distributing it when possible.

And finally, a big +1 for subby. Excellent form.

 
Spanky_McFarksalot 2009-03-07 11:46:59 PM  
DemonEater: FTFY

I officially accept your fix.

 
chakalakasp [TotalFark] 2009-03-07 11:47:36 PM  
Banning bottle water is a brilliant idea. Then everyone will drink soda.

Seriously, think it through, Canada. People don't pay money for the New Jersey tap water, they pay money for the cheap and dispostable container. Take away the option and they'll buy any of the other myriad of beverages that come in a cheap, disposable containter. Only now everyone will be fatter and you'll end up with more health care costs.

 
chakalakasp [TotalFark] 2009-03-07 11:48:45 PM  
"dispostable"

I just made up a new word.

 
ChuableVicodin 2009-03-07 11:49:03 PM  
I_Approve_Of_This_Message: I'm chasing a shot of Gordon's Vodka with a Natty Light as I type this, so suck it, snobs.

Helpful drunken tip... Use the britta filter good ole gobc mentioned, run yer cheap ass vodak or gin through it a few times and viola, top shelf shiat.

A company actually sells one called the gray kangaroo, or something equally as gay...

enjoy...

 
tonesskin [TotalFark] 2009-03-07 11:50:01 PM  
Guys, if you are not consuming the latest American micro-brew then you have a problem. I mean, only non-cool people drink anything besides a $10 bottle of beer with a fancy name and an artistic label. I mean, if they would do that to the label, the beer MUST be good! It just has to be!

 
Mister Peejay 2009-03-07 11:51:21 PM  
+1 would LOL again

 
Ablejack 2009-03-07 11:52:22 PM  
Nobody cares what Canada does.

 
truthlikegold 2009-03-07 11:53:07 PM  
Hahaha. I think this calls for an 'Oh Snap!'

 
tonesskin [TotalFark] 2009-03-07 11:54:38 PM  
ChuableVicodin: Helpful drunken tip... Use the britta filter good ole gobc mentioned, run yer cheap ass vodak or gin through it a few times and viola, top shelf shiat.

Or you can just not buy that stupid-ass hype and drink cheap vodka (try running top shelf through a filter...same thing happens).

 
clipperbox 2009-03-07 11:55:31 PM  
MacEnvy: clipperbox: you mean they're not being banned for being offensive to muslims?

Just when I think Farkers have used up their stupid for the day, a comment like yours comes along.


poor guy. no snark at this late hour?

 
zappawizard 2009-03-07 11:56:18 PM  
been to Canada, their beer sucks, subby fails.

 
Falcc 2009-03-07 11:56:58 PM  
chakalakasp: "dispostable"

I just made up a new word.


That's funny, I have a definition right here.

Dispostable: See UltraFa--NO CARRIER--

 
snake_beater 2009-03-07 11:58:24 PM  
images.teamsugar.com

/just getting in on the action

 
Prince of Pluto 2009-03-07 11:58:45 PM  
The last time I was in Canada I was warned NOT to drink the tap water because of E. Coli bacteria. That was on Pelee Island, though... hardly a "city." Carry on.

 
baxterdog [TotalFark] 2009-03-07 11:59:21 PM  
Why is that people fall for the bottled water scam in areas that actually have decent water? I always laugh when I see someone with one of these;

www.bottledwaterstore.com

 
rippinthegears 2009-03-08 12:02:15 AM  
clipperbox: you mean they're not being banned for being offensive to muslims?

0/10

 
egassem terces a si siht 2009-03-08 12:03:38 AM  
Even the shiatiest beer in Halifax destroys any commercial swill out there. Zappa, you probably had a Bud.

 
I'm still not over it 2009-03-08 12:05:45 AM  

 
NakedDrummer 2009-03-08 12:05:49 AM  
well, from my beer snob vacations.. i'd rank beers:
1) Belgium - trappist ftw
2) America - craft brews again ftw
3) German - got to find the small brew pubs, not the slam the liter mug on the table water lagers
4) England - of course
5) Ireland - you dont drink beer for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and desert and not get good at making it

Canada? meh

 
GoSurfing [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 12:06:06 AM  
That wasn't funny or true, so I can see why it was greenlighted.

 
the_geek 2009-03-08 12:06:12 AM  
As a person who likes American watered down beer I have to say kudos to subby on the headline.

 
ChuableVicodin 2009-03-08 12:06:20 AM  
tonesskin: ChuableVicodin: Helpful drunken tip... Use the britta filter good ole gobc mentioned, run yer cheap ass vodak or gin through it a few times and viola, top shelf shiat.

Or you can just not buy that stupid-ass hype and drink cheap vodka (try running top shelf through a filter...same thing happens).


I'm Irish. I drink everything. But I prefer not to have a massive hangover. No hype.

And where's the hype in filtering cheap booze? Did I tell him to put it in a Belvedere bottle and make himself a Cosmo?

 
MacEnvy [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 12:06:29 AM  
clipperbox: poor guy. no snark at this late hour?

Sorry, the large quantities of scotch at this time of night tends to cancel out my sarcasm detector.

Carry on.

 
hyperspacemonkey 2009-03-08 12:10:41 AM  
Excellent idea.

Finally, public policy that actually uses science and logic! I love it.

 
horonto [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 12:10:57 AM  
So if I want a drink of water from a fountain that a homeless guys haven't sneeze on all day what do I do?
Will the mayor let me in for a drink of Toronto's finest tap water?
Nothing wrong with the city wate,r not a big fan of soft drinks, energy drinks or drinks contains 1% sugar and loaded with sugar. I would just like to be able to have a bottle of water when I want to quench my thirst.


/a$$hats

 
neenerist 2009-03-08 12:12:44 AM  
gobc: Our (Vancouver) drinking water is very good.

Except when it's brown: Turbidity Lite.

 
MacEnvy [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 12:13:47 AM  
horonto: So if I want a drink of water from a fountain that a homeless guys haven't sneeze on all day what do I do?
Will the mayor let me in for a drink of Toronto's finest tap water?
Nothing wrong with the city wate,r not a big fan of soft drinks, energy drinks or drinks contains 1% sugar and loaded with sugar. I would just like to be able to have a bottle of water when I want to quench my thirst.


/a$$hats


RTFA, dumbass. Or is no one willing to do that on a Saturday night?

The actual proposal doesn't even resemble the headline, which I'm fine with because the headline is funny. But these comments suck.

 
clipperbox 2009-03-08 12:17:34 AM  
MacEnvy: clipperbox: poor guy. no snark at this late hour?

Sorry, the large quantities of scotch at this time of night tends to cancel out my sarcasm detector.

Carry on.



haha, i'm just trying to cover up what i'll admit being my worst joke in a decade.

 
kinshane [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 12:18:39 AM  
Canadia are funny!!1!!Eleven!

 
sentunim 2009-03-08 12:19:24 AM  
Wah wah wah bottled water. Sounds like my hippie housemates. People will find some otherway to use plastic.

 
Asplenium 2009-03-08 12:20:02 AM  
astrotri: PS: Canadian beer sucks.

/American microbrews FTW


Because microbreweries only exist in the U.S., eh?

There are plenty of good microbreweries in Canada, and there are also some amazing ones.

Just like in the States.

/Of course, finding any bars to have them on tap can be hard
//Also finding them in stores can prove difficult as well...

 
MacEnvy [TotalFark] 2009-03-08 12:21:11 AM  
clipperbox: MacEnvy: clipperbox: poor guy. no snark at this late hour?

Sorry, the large quantities of scotch at this time of night tends to cancel out my sarcasm detector.

Carry on.


haha, i'm just trying to cover up what i'll admit being my worst joke in a decade.


Meh, I've overstating the issue. Seriously, I'm pretty wasted. McClellan was on sale today, and having a whole handle of single-malt at my disposal is a recipe for disaster.

 
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