# RPF Destroys Huge Beer Consignment from Burma

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpf-destroys-huge-beer-consignment-from-burma/431390>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 27, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpf-destroys-huge-beer-consignment-from-burma/431390 "2007-12-27T17:46:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpf-destroys-huge-beer-consignment-from-burma/431390/1 "2007-12-27T17:46:44Z")

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Story [here](http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.php?template=headline&newsid=40546&typeid=2).

“A consignment of canned beer, brought in from Myanmar, was seized and later destroyed by activists of the underground RPF/PLA yesterday, a spokesperson of the group informed reporters.”

Ye Gods!

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**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\
**Post date:** [December 27, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpf-destroys-huge-beer-consignment-from-burma/431390/2 "2007-12-27T19:15:21Z")

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“They did _what?_”  
“They blew up the beer truck.”  
“Those bastards! Those heartless, cruel bastards!”  
“It was full of Coors Light, sir.”  
“Such unmitigated ga-- wait, what? Oh. Well, then. Send them my congratulations.”

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpf-destroys-huge-beer-consignment-from-burma/431390/3 "2007-12-28T03:56:18Z")

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Scoff if you will, but this atrocity will NOT go unanswered. I call on frat boys the world over to take up arms.

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**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpf-destroys-huge-beer-consignment-from-burma/431390/4 "2007-12-28T04:01:00Z")

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"Shure… we burned the **truck** (hic !) and we are now shlowly (burp !) deshtroying itsh cargo.

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**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpf-destroys-huge-beer-consignment-from-burma/431390/5 "2007-12-28T04:07:00Z")

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This is reminiscent of the Nazi beer burnings.

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**Author:** ![Mindfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindfield/32/19759_2.png) [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpf-destroys-huge-beer-consignment-from-burma/431390/6 "2007-12-28T04:08:19Z")

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I didn’t see Mu Beta Beer get all uppity about [this](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/Darkmoonriser/Tragic-Accident.jpg) is a tragic accident.

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpf-destroys-huge-beer-consignment-from-burma/431390/7 "2007-12-28T14:05:22Z")

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I burning you beer.

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**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rpf-destroys-huge-beer-consignment-from-burma/431390/8 "2007-12-28T17:03:10Z")

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In Russia, beer burns YOU