Comments on: New drinking guidelines are about informed decisions, not wowserism http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/06/new-drinking-guidelines-are-about-informed-decisions-not-wowserism/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:47:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Edward Thompson http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/06/new-drinking-guidelines-are-about-informed-decisions-not-wowserism/#comment-12654 Edward Thompson Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-12654 New guidelines shall be seized upon by wowsers and parliamentary busybodies because apparently what Australia is lacking is moral panic. New guidelines shall be seized upon by wowsers and parliamentary busybodies because apparently what Australia is lacking is moral panic.

]]> By: Joel B1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/06/new-drinking-guidelines-are-about-informed-decisions-not-wowserism/#comment-12655 Joel B1 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-12655 One more thing before I quit Crikey.<br /><br />My local Youth FM community Radio station (Edge FM 99.3) advertises alcohol. This is a Youth Station.<br /><br />A typical advert might be "...and you can get $5 Jager Bombs at ..." or "... they have responsible $7 jugs of beer until 11pm and you can get a responsible beer barrel (what ever that is) for $25 all night".<br /><br />I wrote to the Community Radio people. They said they can't enforce anything.<br /><br />Finally, what the hell is a "responsible" jug of beer? Is that new-speak for it's not a good idea but we need the money from our sponsors?<br /><br />PS: For those not in the know. I asked my daughter... A "Jager Bomb" is a shot glass of Jagermeister liquor (tastes like cough medicine, 35% alc by volume) dropped into a large mug of "Red Bull" then typically drunk in one go. Nice stuff (NOT)<br /><br />So listen to Edge Radio, it's Youth Radio. They'll let you know where to get cheap drinks! One more thing before I quit Crikey.

My local Youth FM community Radio station (Edge FM 99.3) advertises alcohol. This is a Youth Station.

A typical advert might be “…and you can get $5 Jager Bombs at …” or “… they have responsible $7 jugs of beer until 11pm and you can get a responsible beer barrel (what ever that is) for $25 all night”.

I wrote to the Community Radio people. They said they can’t enforce anything.

Finally, what the hell is a “responsible” jug of beer? Is that new-speak for it’s not a good idea but we need the money from our sponsors?

PS: For those not in the know. I asked my daughter… A “Jager Bomb” is a shot glass of Jagermeister liquor (tastes like cough medicine, 35% alc by volume) dropped into a large mug of “Red Bull” then typically drunk in one go. Nice stuff (NOT)

So listen to Edge Radio, it’s Youth Radio. They’ll let you know where to get cheap drinks!

]]> By: george http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/06/new-drinking-guidelines-are-about-informed-decisions-not-wowserism/#comment-12656 george Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-12656 WOWSER stands for "We Only Want Social Evils Removed" (is that so terrible?!?!?) and was applied to a group of women trying to highlight the increased risk of domestic violence when excessive alcohol is consumed. Honestly, I am a drinker, but alcohol is a scourge on our community. WOWSER stands for “We Only Want Social Evils Removed” (is that so terrible?!?!?) and was applied to a group of women trying to highlight the increased risk of domestic violence when excessive alcohol is consumed. Honestly, I am a drinker, but alcohol is a scourge on our community.

]]> By: mike smith http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/06/new-drinking-guidelines-are-about-informed-decisions-not-wowserism/#comment-12657 mike smith Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-12657 Yawn. Yet another 'collation report' that doesn't do anything but quote other studies. 179 pages, with 30 pages of references! (the appendices start on page 85)<br /><br /> Yawn. Yet another ‘collation report’ that doesn’t do anything but quote other studies. 179 pages, with 30 pages of references! (the appendices start on page 85)

]]> By: Joel B1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/03/06/new-drinking-guidelines-are-about-informed-decisions-not-wowserism/#comment-12658 Joel B1 Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-12658 I totally agree.<br /><br />Yet every time that "Smirnoff" advert runs (actually as I type this it's in the lower RHS of the page, now that's irony!) on the Crikey main page I find myself reaching for a bottle... I totally agree.

Yet every time that “Smirnoff” advert runs (actually as I type this it’s in the lower RHS of the page, now that’s irony!) on the Crikey main page I find myself reaching for a bottle…

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