Man Spends $1,000 A Week On Beer
By Wyatt Earp | July 16, 2008
And that man’s name is . . . Insolublog. Heh.
No, I’m kidding. He’s from Massachusetts, so he can probably only purchase liberal, commie beer.
Sorry, Insol, but it’s true. Your state sucks.
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian man convicted of his seventh drink-driving charge was spending about A$1,000 ($972) a week on beer — enough to buy more than 2,500 small bottles a month, a newspaper said Tuesday.
The magistrate declined to jail the father of four, Michael Leary, noting he had quit drinking since his latest arrest, but he banned Leary from buying or even holding a beer for 12 months.
The magistrate also poked fun at Leary’s favorite beer, Melbourne Bitter, in a part of the country where drinkers can be as loyal to beer brands as they are to football teams.
“(That is) poor judgment on two counts there — drinking that much and drinking Melbourne Bitter,” magistrate Vince Luppino was quoted as saying. (H/T – Reuters)
Okay, I don’t care who you are, that’s funny right there!
Topics: Al-key-hol | 10 Comments »
July 16th, 2008 at 1:08 am
I like Australian judges. They throw paper weights at criminals and they mock their choices in beer. Our judges just think they are social workers.
July 16th, 2008 at 5:39 am
Tell it like it is! Wish there was more of that!
July 16th, 2008 at 7:48 am
Too bad we can’t import that judge.
July 16th, 2008 at 8:21 am
RT – Yeah, and that is exactly the problem with our criminal justice system.
KVegas911 – Me, too. You have no idea.
Ky person – Maybe we can make a trade for a judge to be named later?
July 16th, 2008 at 11:09 am
And how many of his friends will be saying “Here, hold my beer for a moment” in the next few months?
July 16th, 2008 at 11:45 am
And I thought the ex was bad with a $1000/month habit. o.O
July 16th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Doghouse – My friends would do that. But my friends are evil idiots.
Snigs – Heh, he’s a lightweight!
July 16th, 2008 at 4:19 pm
I think the judge should have sentenced him to donate the money he was spending on beer to some local charity.
July 16th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Doghouse, that’s cruel and evil. Mind if I borrow it?
July 17th, 2008 at 7:50 am
Deanna – Or better yet, he could donate it to me!
Leoni2 – It was rather good.