An Americal icon taken over by the Belgians !

[corydoras]

Actually, I was referring to "Fonzie" of "Happy Days." You've seen it?

Yup, we all know who Fonzie is, Happy Days was on in the 1970s. We have Harley Davidson's too, but Fonzie had a Triumph TR6. Cool

[Newt]

Harley Davidson - the motorcycle that made Milwaukee famous.

[corydoras]

Harley Davidson - the motorcycle that made Milwaukee famous.

I'd say that on this side of the pond, only aficionados or at least other bikers would know that Harley Davidson was a Milwaukee company. Isn't the State of Wisconsin where all the cheese comes from?

[Alan Stubbs]

When I was a kid and Dad was in a posting to Dallas / Fort Worth area, my first ever ber was Lone Star.. at the time I preferred it to Pearl Beer. I then came back to the UK and decided that Fremlin's 'Tusker' and any of the Hall and Woodhouse beers knocked American 'onion water' into a cocked hat.

[Jim Murray]

I then came back to the UK and decided that Fremlin's 'Tusker' and any of the Hall and Woodhouse beers knocked American 'onion water' into a cocked hat.

 

What was the old joke comparing US beer and making love in a canoe....??

 

FWIW I reckon the tastiest bottled beer around has to be Pilsner Urquell - just delicious. It has a huge advantage over the likes of Budweiser, Shlitz, Miller, etc; it actually tastes of....um...beer

[corydoras]

What was the old joke comparing US beer and making love in a canoe....??

 

FWIW I reckon the tastiest bottled beer around has to be Pilsner Urquell - just delicious. It has a huge advantage over the likes of Budweiser, Shlitz, Miller, etc; it actually tastes of....um...beer

Urquell gets my vote too, but then almost any Czech beer tastes better than any beer brewed in the UK. I thought it was Watney's that starred in the Canoe joke, (it was in Scotland anyway).

[Guest Jan V]

I'd say that on this side of the pond, only aficionados or at least other bikers would know that Harley Davidson was a Milwaukee company. Isn't the State of Wisconsin where all the cheese comes from?

That's why they call us cheeseheads

[Newt]

Greenbay (Wisconsin) Packers football fan

 

 

Actually, it doesn't always require that a football game be in progress.

 

[corydoras]

That's why they call us cheeseheads

I didn't know that they called Winsconsinians (sic) as cheeseheads. If you were born in Des Moines would you be Mrs Potato Head? Edited August 7, 2008 by corydoras

[Elton]

Harley Davidson - the motorcycle that made Milwaukee famous.

 

Weird thing for me about Harleys is, I get the whole 'brotherhood' thing and why people own them, but....

 

I think they're horrible pieces of machinery. Slow, noisy and probably not very comfortable.

 

A bit like old VW Beetles and 'proper' Minis (which I was into).

 

It's great how we all like different things