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Journey into Space
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English
Etymology
From the 1953–1958 BBC Radio science fiction programme Journey into Space.
Proper noun
Journey into Space
en Geordie slang Newcastle Brown Ale
en 2006 Peter Tate SeaSickness Lulu 30 It had been an enormous Rabelaisian bender which had taken place in the old teaching hospital in Newcastle. Huge quantities of Newcastle Brown ale, an extremely dangerous dark amber fluid known locally as ‘journey into space’ had been consumed.
en 2012 Ralph Hill Simon's Return 168 AuthorHouse His other memory had been hearing people talking about ‘a journey into space’ which was how they described their local beer, Newcastle Brown! He didn’t drink, he wasn’t old enough but he remembered the saying. He had even seen the horse drawn drays carrying barrels of beer from pub to pub. ‘Journey into Space’ after an Allibone lecture was something you didn’t forget.
en 2013 Mike Brown Thrilling, Sweet and Rotten 27 AuthorHouse Bobby taught woodwork at the High School, and was one of the few teachers Stan got on with. He was a Geordie exile, who still referred to Newcastle Brown Ale as "Journey into Space".
Synonyms
en Broonale Geordie
en Broon Geordie
en Dog Geordie idiomatic
en Newkie Brown
See also
en brown ale
en Beer