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  1. kiwiqpr

    kiwiqpr Barnsie Mod

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    Venezuela may run out of beer next month
    By Curt Hopkins
    Venezuela has suffered through a long clampdown on free speech, increasing political strife, and a deteriorating economy—with inflation at 615 percent. But now the unthinkable has come to pass: Venezuela is running out of beer.
    How could something so requisite to life in the South American country happen?
    For one thing, the beer company Polar produces 80 percent of the beer in Venezuela, and the brew workers union, Sintraterricentro, has gone on strike at two of the company’s major bottling plants. For another, there is a shortage of imported ingredients like hops. Finally, an economy that pinches people’s consumption of luxuries like medicine eventually cuts into necessities like a nicely chilled lager.

    It's a sentiment borrowed from The Simpsons.

    Given the amount of beer on shelves and in warehouses, the country may exhaust its supply of beer by August, according to El Nacional.
    To give you an idea of how serious this situation is, Venezuela’s ombudsman for human rights—human rights!—has stepped in to mediate the situation, according to GlobalPost.
    There’s a reason for this. Beer in Venezuela is no joke. According to Euromonitor International, “Beer has high penetration in households at all income levels, and accounted for a total volume share of 93% in alcoholic drinks in 2014.”
     
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    Bwood_Ranger 2023 Funniest Poster

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    If this isn't a good reason to invade then what is?

    Throw them a few crates of cat piss Carling and grab the oil.
     
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    aqualung Well-Known Member

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    I'm on the next flight to Caracas! Brilliant news! :1980_boogie_down:



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    KooPeeArr Well-Known Member

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    Yes, brilliant news. :D
     
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    They'll doubtless be celebrating in the White House...
     
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    Steelmonkey Well-Known Member

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    Maybe the CIA drank it all whilst undercover there, trying to stir up unrest!

    <laugh><laugh><laugh>
     
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