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No, I believe he's not a Terb member :p

http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSSYD22265820080715?sp=true

SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man convicted of his seventh drink-driving charge was spending about A$1,000 ($972) a week on beer -- enough to buy more than 2,500 small bottles a month, a newspaper said Tuesday.

The heartbroken construction worker began drowning his sorrows after breaking up with his partner five years ago, the Northern Territory News said, quoting his defense lawyer as telling a court in Australia's remote, tropical north.

The magistrate declined to jail the father of four, Michael Leary, noting he had quit drinking since his latest arrest, but he banned Leary from buying or even holding a beer for 12 months.

The magistrate also poked fun at Leary's favorite beer, Melbourne Bitter, in a part of the country where drinkers can be as loyal to beer brands as they are to football teams.

''(That is) poor judgment on two counts there -- drinking that much and drinking Melbourne Bitter,'' magistrate Vince Luppino was quoted as saying.
 
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I'm not buying this story, that breaks down to 83 bottles of beer a day :eek:
Nobody could drink that much and live to tell about it
 
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That is way too much to be believable. I know a guy who would drink a case a day, every day...but 83 is not realistic.
 
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Well this is that land down under, perhaps their beer bottles are smaller--maybe half the size..still 42 a day seems too much--but ifs its low on alcohol...I do believe the drinking age is lower there--its either 18 or 16...some country's do allow 16 years old to drink beer--or its no big deal at all--like 16 years old who smoke.

Anyhow I am sure he spent alot, glad he did not hurt anybody...his butt would still be in prison around here.
 
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his liver would have shut down long time ago...

there has to be more places where that money was spend, OR he was spending $100 rather than $1000/week
 
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Berlin said:
Perhaps he bought his at SC's ...
paying SC price to drown his sorrow ?
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Except the story says he bought 2500 small bottles per month

Here is more info:

Link: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24022188-421,00.html

Drink driver spends $1100 a week on beer

By Phoebe Stewart

July 15, 2008 08:14am
Article from: Northern Territory News


A DARWIN man convicted of drink-driving for the seventh time spends more than $1000 a week on Melbourne Bitter, a court has heard.

Construction worker Michael Leary earns $2000 a week gross - or about $1440 after tax - on Darwin's waterfront project, the Darwin Magistrates Court was told.

The father-of-four spends $150 on rent, $150 on buses and taxis and $50 on his phone and the rest, almost $1100, is spent on his favourite beer - Melbourne Bitter beer.

This equates to more than 27 slabs a week at $38.99 per slab, the price at one Darwin bottle shop yesterday, the Northern Territory News reported.

Darwin magistrate Vince Luppino chastised Leary for his poor choices - heavy drinking and his taste in beer.

''(That is) poor judgement on two counts there - drinking that much and drinking Melbourne Bitter,'' Mr Luppino said, sending chuckles through the gallery.

Mr Luppino said Leary already had seven prior drink-driving convictions - including a drunk accident that killed a person in 1989.

Leary was arrested in May this year when NT police caught him on his Kawasaki motorbike speeding at 123km/h in a 100km/h zone on his way home from the Noonamah Pub after a couple of afternoon beers.

And the speedster - who had a blood alcohol of 0.06 per cent - was also driving illegally, after losing his licence for three years in October 2006, the court heard.

Defence lawyer Vanessa Farmer said Leary did not drink ''anything else'' but Melbourne Bitter - and drank heavily after ''going on a bender'' when his relationship broke down five years ago. She said he drank ''voluminous Melbourne Bitter'' until he fell asleep and his case would ''ordinarily be a vehicle for do not pass go'' on the way to Berrimah prison.

But she said he had gone ''cold turkey'' since his arrest, participated in a rehab program, and sold his motorbike.

Mr Luppino said Leary's drink-driving record could only be described as ''disgraceful'', especially re-offending after his drink-driving had killed someone.

''You didn't learn ... (and) that certainly acts as a black mark against you in my book,'' he said.

But he said he had good rehabilitation prospects and his ''excellent work ethic'' was a "big plus''. He said locking Leary in jail would cost the community more and if he had not been willing to change his drinking habit, he would be going to jail.

He convicted Leary, fined him $100 and sentenced him to a fully-suspended four-month jail term, and placed him on a 12-month alcohol intervention order - which bans him from holding or buying a beer.

He also disqualified his licence for a further three years.

''It will be up to you to prove that you're worth the chance that I'm giving you,'' he said.
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it actually says "enough to buy 1000" not exactly saying he actually was...
 
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They drink a lot up there!

A Slab is a 24 of beer (cans or bottles). A typical beer bottle is a stubby (375 ml).

When I was there we used to get a 1/2 dozen Darwin Stubbies for a 'normal' drinking session:


This is the equivalent to 12 litres of beer (or 46 'standard' drinks) - this is just what people drank on a Friday or Saturday night (at lest the guys I was with).

They had a real rpoblem years ago with empties being left everywhere (before recycling) so started a Beer Can Regatta where the boats have to be built from empties. This event is now into its 35 year or so.
 
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Esco! said:
I'm not buying this story, that breaks down to 83 bottles of beer a day :eek:
Nobody could drink that much and live to tell about it
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Tell us about it, Esco.......
 
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That was a bastard thing to say.;)




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Limey bastard is just jealous that he didnt come up with this first;-)
 
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Esco! said:
I'm not buying this story, that breaks down to 83 bottles of beer a day :eek:
Nobody could drink that much and live to tell about it
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I will try and drink 83 tomorrow.

















better get up early.
 
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needinit said:
They drink a lot up there!

A Slab is a 24 of beer (cans or bottles). A typical beer bottle is a stubby (375 ml).

When I was there we used to get a 1/2 dozen Darwin Stubbies for a 'normal' drinking session

This is the equivalent to 12 litres of beer (or 46 'standard' drinks) - this is just what people drank on a Friday or Saturday night (at lest the guys I was with).
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So put that in layman terms, how many Molson's is that??? :confused:
 
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