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Posted by Uncle Pete (89 SE) on August 31, 2002 at 05:10:29:
In Reply to: Heh... posted by Jacob on August 30, 2002 at 20:45:49:
Diamond white? Jeez - I used to have respect for you ;-)
I seem to remember snakebites reaching their peak at the late eighties, though I could be wrong. As I recall, there was a general feeling that the only people who ordered snakebites were people whose sole reason for being in a pub was to get pissed and to do it as quickly as possible. This would then (people presumed) lead to loutishness, fighting, riots and crime. Many publicans then adopted the notion that in a fit of public spiritedness they would no longer serve snakebites. As you say though, ordering a half of each and mixing your own was never a problem.