Time to call time on cheap, strong alcohol
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="time">time</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Enough">Enough</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>, <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span>.” “<span word="Enough">Enough</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>”, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="but">but</span> “<span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="time">time</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>, <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> – <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lessen">lessen</span> <span word="drunkenness">drunkenness</span>.</p><p><span word="Literally">Literally</span>, “<span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="time">time</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="call">call</span> “<span word="Time">Time</span>!”</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="means">means</span> “<span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span>!”</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pub">pub</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="bartenders">bartenders</span> <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="drunken">drunken</span> <span word="patrons">patrons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span>: “<span word="Time">Time</span>!” <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="means">means</span> “<span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="fellows">fellows</span>. <span word="Move">Move</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="home">home</span>.”</p><p><span word="Presumably">Presumably</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lingering">lingering</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="senses">senses</span> <span word="completely">completely</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="dragged">dragged</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span>, <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="alcoholic">alcoholic</span> <span word="beverages">beverages</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="cheap">cheap</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span>. <span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="drunk">drunk</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="often">often</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>?</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span>. <span word="All">All</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 12.5%.</p><p><span word="Very">Very</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="sure">sure</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="virtually">virtually</span> <span word="unheard">unheard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> – <span word="apparently">apparently</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="euro">euro</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looser">looser</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>.</p>
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