The name "Black and Tan" is a reference to a famously brutal regiment of pro-British paramilitaries active in Ireland in the 1920's.
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TomW - Apr 05, 2006 9:39:02 am PDT #8784 of 10001
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be."
§ ita § - Apr 05, 2006 9:40:04 am PDT #8785 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The name "Black and Tan" is a reference to a famously brutal regiment of pro-British paramilitaries active in Ireland in the 1920's.
Aha. Since Black & Tan never fails to put me in mind of Guinness, I figured that's what it meant there too.
Nora Deirdre - Apr 05, 2006 9:40:26 am PDT #8786 of 10001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Tom, HA! I was JUST coming in here to post that exact link.
We should go out sometime.
the entry also answered my question if the Irish drink the black & tans.
Jessica - Apr 05, 2006 9:43:40 am PDT #8787 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Google tells me that the beer drink was named after the mismatched uniforms of the paramilitaries.
TomW - Apr 05, 2006 9:45:33 am PDT #8788 of 10001
"The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be."
Oop. My [link] was to the entry on the historical black and tans.
This [link] is to the drinkstorical black and tan.
That ice cream sounds good though. Disturbing allusions to imperialism aside.
sarameg - Apr 05, 2006 9:46:58 am PDT #8789 of 10001
Why is it I can go weeks and weeks with nary a plan then all of a sudden everyone and everything wants to happen on one day, and that's just not possible?
Beer ice cream. Ew. That sounds like something designed specifically so that I will never ever consume it.
sj - Apr 05, 2006 9:48:22 am PDT #8790 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I bought the Black & Tan ice cream for Dave the other day. I never got around to having any myself, but he said it was good.
Jessica - Apr 05, 2006 9:48:30 am PDT #8791 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Political implications aside, I've been looking forward to that flavor ever since it was first announced. YUM.
§ ita § - Apr 05, 2006 9:48:57 am PDT #8792 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Beer ice cream. Ew. That sounds like something designed specifically so that I will never ever consume it.
In Jamaica, stout mixed with vanilla ice cream is a well known drink.
I really like it, and I'm so terribly not a beer drinker.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 05, 2006 9:50:09 am PDT #8793 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
That ice cream sounds good though.
Speaking of which, I finally got around to trying the Vermonty Python. It's GOOOOOOOD!!!