Of Badgers and Bishops

[Dauphin]

Smoking Bishop is a type of mulled wine.

I'd rather a Bishop's Finger.

[I AM MOBIUS]

Absolutely. I'm feeling as though I'm overdue a prostate check.

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[Dinner]

You sure it wasn't A Bishop's Finger?

There's also a Badger Brewery which does decent beer - perhaps people don't want to mix the two up?

On a side note, I enjoyed a drink at the St Canna's Ale House last night, which is run by a baptist minister.

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It was the 18th century mulled wine drink called Smoking Bishop. Honestly, I have never like mulled wine especially if it is served warm.

[ricketyclik]

Mmmm, alcohol.

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Appendix:Glossary of idioms – C

"This term derives from the practice of badger-baiting, in which a badger is put into a pit and made to fight dogs. To call the badger a bishop is to imply that the badger's overwhelmed condition somehow makes it virtuous, when it is, in fact, just a badger. So, the term means committing the fallacy of projecting virtue on to the oppressed or disadvantaged"