| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. 1988. |
| NUMBER: | 6533 |
| AUTHOR: | Rennie Ellis |
| QUOTATION: | Beer has long been the prime lubricant in our social intercourse and the sacred throat-anointing fluid that accompanies the ritual of mateship. To sink a few cold ones with the blokes is both an escape and a confirmation of belonging. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | On beer drinking in Australia, quoted in NY Times 13 Mar 85 |
| SUBJECTS: | Communications & the Arts: Food & Drink: Observers & Critics |
| Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson. Copyright © 1988 by James B. Simpson. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | ||||
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