• CelloMike@startrek.website
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    1 month ago

    Whenever my family went on holiday to Dartmoor when I was little, parents would always take us to church at Buckfast Abbey if we were there on a Sunday.

    Always thought it was just for the nice architecture and the gardens, but maybe they had another motive…

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      But they were all of them deceived, for another motive was had. In the land of Dartmoor, in the rains of Buckfast Abbey, the Dark Monks forged in secret a Tonic Wine. And into this Wine they poured their cruelty, their malice and their will to dominate all life.

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    1 month ago

    “Managed to make it through a couple of small glasses”

    Egads! Why?

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    1 month ago

    This is super old but seems to be making the rounds again, received it on WhatsApp twice in the past few days - what causes something to come back like that?

    • axemurber@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      It gets into the meme rotation because it gets reposted somewhere and got a lot of views, then it gets reposted a lot by human and bot alike. One big post can cause this to happen.

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      1 month ago

      It’s about a month until the 12th, perhaps the orangemen are trying to drive the price down.

  • VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world
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    Good ol lurgan champagne. My da used to drink the stuff for years, funnily enough he was from around the lurgan area. He can’t touch the stuff now, mind.

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    It’s good to have a professional confirming the experience we know and love

  • apis@beehaw.org
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    30 days ago

    Sounds like less boozy Jägermeister (also made by monks) with added caffeine.

    Had always assumed it would be fizzy.