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Paying alcoholics with beer

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Rusty Shackleford, Dec 6, 2013.

  1. Rusty Shackleford

    Rusty Shackleford Active Member

    The Netherlands has a program to pay alcoholics with beer to clean streets and parks. Taken on its own, this sounds like an Onion story, but I can actually see this working in a backwards, boxing-was-safer-before-they-wore-gloves kinda way.

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/amsterdam-has-a-deal-for-alcoholics--work-paid-in-beer-164244203.html
     
    Rusty Shackleford, Dec 6, 2013
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  2. nmmetsfan

    nmmetsfan Active Member

    As a budding alcoholic, I think this is a great idea.
     
    nmmetsfan, Dec 6, 2013
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  3. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    Depends... what kind of beer do you get?
     
    Bob Cook, Dec 6, 2013
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  4. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    The story says the brand varies depending on which brewery offers the best price.
     
    The Big Ragu, Dec 6, 2013
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  5. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    If it's Heineken, it's just too cruel.
     
    Riptide, Dec 6, 2013
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  6. MisterCreosote

    MisterCreosote Well-Known Member

    So, pisswater.
     
    MisterCreosote, Dec 6, 2013
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  7. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    The only pisswater in Europe is nasty American exports.
     
    Football_Bat, Dec 7, 2013
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  8. three_bags_full

    three_bags_full Well-Known Member

    We sorely disagree on that one, FB.
     
    three_bags_full, Dec 7, 2013
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