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#funny #beer #belgium
Aug 21, 2018 7:53 PM
AndersRoss
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#funny #beer #belgium
GreatHarlekin
This event is still remembered each year by a large part of the student community.
bourbonandbaddecisions
Seems logical enough
nonamejanie
Don’t mess with the alcohol. You can do anything except mess with the alcohol.
MattDude
Some heroes wear:
Leithreas
I've been to Ghent. There isn't much to do besides drink, so I don't blame them.
AMartianNamedSteve
Weapon in hand as they made their stand, still disregarding demand
KIthas
Just imagine if america had random fortresses lying around...
realistichorsegonadbehavior
You do, but they're usually used for stuff.
sparkingfuse
Or Empire Day, when we try to remember the names of all those from the Sudbury area who so gallantly gave their lives to keep China British.
Sharecrow
Slartibartfast31
Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries!
DiscoPandaYea
Now gather that fruit, and ferment it.
damnyellielobe
I see nothing wrong with this
neithere
Wait... So self-defence against fresh fruit (as opposed to pointed stick) is in fact useful? TIL...
ozjuggler
Fruit Ninja was an abattoir for vegans.
trumpypumpyinyourrumpy
Did they win?
apercent
No, they took over a medieval castle... The firemen basically just climbed in with a ladder and apprehended them
somerandomtwat
how can the city raise the price of beer? did every single establishment agree to raise the price at the same time?
sildraug
From what I can find, it was a new tax on beer.
ramarins
I live in Ghent. Not *that* Ghent, though.
PirateRubberDuck
Once Oxford students started a riot and killed people over crap beer. Beer is apparently important.
Muhfalsprof
The city raised the price of beer? Was Ghent in the Soviet Union?
TheBrickumentarian
I FART IN YOUR GENERAL DIRECTION
JediDavid
SimonMc
We still would do that ( just kidding, we would just accept it, being tame lambs ).
GrumpyYoungling
Anyone find sauce on this?
sunnywxgirl
http://m.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20121109_00363114
DeltavliegerJoe
Legit source as a belgian. Price for 1pint of beer wekt from 3fr to 4fr (about 0.07 usd to 0.10 usd)
sunnywxgirl
I miss Kirche beer!
yilajo
That is exactly what I would have expected to happen in Ghent. Great city & castle
Buddyholson
I am Belgian and it is true that we do not laugh with beer ;)
Iseeyourpointandraiseyou
Are you guys as fond of Lambics as I am in the US?
Adthay
This is basically how America got it's independence
cptwott
They almost got Ghent independent
Slander7
Pretty sure a few guns were involved in that one.
Treybetrey
TheRicM
If you say "America" with a stuffy nose, it sounds like "Abeerica". 'Burica!
SimonMc
*its
brrrackobama
If this happened in the US today, they'd bring in the SWAT team and all the students would be killed. Twice if they're black.
LynchMeDaddy
I hate that i cant tell if youre joking. Im gonna assume youre joking and upvote anyway
Cz2576
Unless they were throwing bricks or something, it really wouldn't.
Alfadorfox
Well that IS what the British military TRIED to do...
Jimthebutler
We have proven this is incorrect
theresgarlicinthatnebula
Considering the fact that the white terrorist fellow who took over a federal building got pardoned by the president...
shmekie
Right. So you just need to yell some libertarian shit and write a manifesto
byohzzrd
City controlled the pricing? Or the taxes on it?
WastingMyLifeOneMemeATaTime
beer tax
calis
That is the most evil thing ever.
WastingMyLifeOneMemeATaTime
way more evil than making alcohol entirely illegal right?
calis
Well, perhaps that one exception....