From: Peter Kirk (peter.r.kirk@ntlworld.com)
Date: Sun Aug 17 2003 - 18:45:05 EDT
On 17/08/2003 15:16, Michael Everson wrote:
> At 18:01 -0400 2003-08-17, John Cowan wrote:
>
>> Yup. Hence also the Brit's complaint about the metric system: a liter
>> of beer is too much, half a liter isn't enough, but a pint, ah, that's
>> just right. The Imperial pint is .57 liters, whereas the Flintstone one
>> is only .47 liters.
>
>
> A half-litre can of Guinness fits perfectly into the standard Irish
> pint glass. I mean perfectly. I just poured one. :-)
Hence this Brit's complaint also about Irish beer. Lots of froth, lots
to chew on as well, but not much to drink! ;-)
-- Peter Kirk peter@qaya.org (personal) peterkirk@qaya.org (work) http://www.qaya.org/
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