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It's called "Oktoberfest", although most of it takes place in September, an "Angel" on hiatus from heaven attends every year and regularly ends up covered in beer soaked clothes, while Playboy magazine features an "Oktoberfest Playmate", who has also to be the ultimate advertizement for looking good in a Dirdnl.

Some of the lesser known facts about Munich's Oktoberfest.

Oktoberfest in Munich � Fun Facts



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Hi Francine,

Even for a non-beer drinker, I found your article to be extremely quenching, culturally Oktoberfest-wise.

Applying the culinary adage that "a pint is a pound the world around," then to carry 12 mass would be 24# of liquid alone- a pretty hefty balancing act!

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Thanks Les, glad you enjoyed it. Does this mean you do not drink Mexico's famous beer? It is a trendy drink for the "young at heart" in Germany, and costs a small fortune.

Had never heard about "a pint is a pound the world around" before, so that is one less need for a conversion chart, but as for the carrying of 12 Mass at one time there is a new graphic in the article for you to check out. smile



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Hi Francine,

Es verdad. I am such a non-drinker,especially beer, that while in Mexico these almost 6 years have never tasted the likes of Dos Equis, Tecate, Modelo Especial, Corona or...

However, not that I have had any in a couple or so years, I do have a liking for rompope, which is Mexico's equivalent of egg nog that comes in multiple flavors. Should do an article on it as it has an interesting history as I believe it was first made by nuns (and is still today which caused the disdain of some birders that I was traveling with in Oaxaca last January) in the early colonial days. Might hold off on that article until I go to Mazamitla, Jalisco in January or February as that Alpine town is famous for producing it in a multiplicity of flavors.

As for a "pint is a pound," that was a lesson I learned during my first baking class in culinary school. It pretty much holds true except for liquids high in viscosity like maple syrup.

Thanks Francine. That is a really neat graphic of twelve Mass being served, particularly from that angle.

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"O'zapft is", Francine! Very enjoyable article -- makes me want to fly over there and become part of the festivities. What a great way to celebrate this special time of the year.


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Yes it is fun and in a way still very rural Phyllis, with a "Country Fair" atmosphere, especially as so many wear the traditional Bavarian "Tracht", dirndls and lederhosen.

On the festival calendar Oktoberfest has really developed into what could be described as a sort of "super noisy harvest festival".

It has a reputation as a beer drinkers dream, which I suppose it is in a way, but that is only a small part of it, definitely not what it is all about, and you would certainly get into the swing of things pretty quickly. smile


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In M�nchen steht ein Hofbr�uhaus � oans, zwoa, g'suffa!�

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Here you go Dave, now you can sing along with "oans, zwoa, g'suffa!", bring back memories, and imagine you are over here enjoying a Mass.....or just the view! cool

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