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September 28, 2005

Guten tag, Guv'na!

Manny (aka, The Guv'na) is currently in Germany and sends us his photos from Oktoberfest- I will let Manny tell you about his adventures:

This is where the Guv'na's story begins...

At Oktoberfest, there are these huge tents/buildings for many of the big breweries in Germany. Inside are tons of picnic tables. Many are reserved, but most of them are general admission. What you do is pick a tent, find a table, and flag down a beer maiden. Beers cost 7.50 euros, which is about $9, but they are one liter (usually less though, due to the foam).

Things quickly escalated for the Guvna. At our table was a German marine, who simply could not be convinced that I was not in some branch of the US military. He kept challenging me to various tests of strength. At one point, he had me hoist a full beer above my head for as long as possible. Apparently, he held some record for 12+ minutes. I think I made it two until (luckily) he lost interest. Then came arm wrestling. I don't know if you can tell, but he's about twice my size, so I was going along with whatever he suggested. After my quick loss, he grabbed the back of my head and kissed me on the lips for about 10 seconds. This picture was taken immediately after. Note how my eyes are tightly shut. If you could see my mouth, you'd see that I was spitting and choking as well.

This gal needed a nap, I suppose.

This guy sidled up to our table and for two hours never said a word to anyone. I have no idea what he was smoking, but it gave him a very content look. I spoke only these words to him over the course of two hours: "Can I take your picture?"

Getting good....

Posted by Phil at September 28, 2005 9:39 AM