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Old 05-03-2011, 06:23 AM   #40
casimendocina
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Originally Posted by DanaC View Post
Because it has a higher alcoholic rating than most lagers it has earned the name 'wifebeater'.

As in, I'll have a pint of the old Wifebeaters please.
Can't see that particular ordering phrase being used in the upmarket pubs where Stella is served in Australia, but as George said in the last series of BlackAdder "well, cover me with eggs and flour and bake me for 40 minutes."
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