“The Six o’clock swill was the last-minute rush to buy drinks at a hotel bar before it closed. During a significant part of the 20th century, Australian and New Zealand hotels shut their public bars at 6 p.m.; between finishing work (5 p.m.) and this early closing hour, men drank heavily. Six o’clock closing time [...]

May 17, 2009
Categories: Me, me, me...moi! moi! . Tags: Social Lubrication . Author: judgeg . Comments: 1 Comment