Pints?
Feb 23rd 2004, 4:38 am
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Pints?
I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
still ask for a pint in a bar? And if they do, what measure do they
actually get?
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James V. Silverton
Potomac, Maryland, USA
for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
still ask for a pint in a bar? And if they do, what measure do they
actually get?
--
James V. Silverton
Potomac, Maryland, USA
Feb 23rd 2004, 4:57 am
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"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
> for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
> still ask for a pint in a bar?
Certainly they do
> And if they do, what measure do they
> actually get?
A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
As in the UK weights and measures are generally metric
with the exception of draught beer (and bottled milk in the
UK although cartons may be either metric or imperial)
Keith
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> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
> for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
> still ask for a pint in a bar?
Certainly they do
> And if they do, what measure do they
> actually get?
A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
As in the UK weights and measures are generally metric
with the exception of draught beer (and bottled milk in the
UK although cartons may be either metric or imperial)
Keith
Feb 23rd 2004, 5:52 am
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"Keith Willshaw" <[email protected]> wrote:
>"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
>> for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
>> still ask for a pint in a bar?
>Certainly they do
Hey, Keith! When did you become an Irish resident? D'you think a
weekend on the tear in Dublin qualifies you?
Little quibble: we don't drink in bars here; we drink in pubs.
>> And if they do, what measure do they
>> actually get?
>A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
As Jem Casey, the poet of the people said: a pint of plain is your
only man.
>As in the UK weights and measures are generally metric
>with the exception of draught beer (and bottled milk in the
>UK although cartons may be either metric or imperial)
But nobody told the cows; that made them mad.
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>"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
>> for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
>> still ask for a pint in a bar?
>Certainly they do
Hey, Keith! When did you become an Irish resident? D'you think a
weekend on the tear in Dublin qualifies you?
Little quibble: we don't drink in bars here; we drink in pubs.
>> And if they do, what measure do they
>> actually get?
>A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
As Jem Casey, the poet of the people said: a pint of plain is your
only man.
>As in the UK weights and measures are generally metric
>with the exception of draught beer (and bottled milk in the
>UK although cartons may be either metric or imperial)
But nobody told the cows; that made them mad.
--
PB
The return address has been MUNGED
Feb 23rd 2004, 5:54 am
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"Keith Willshaw" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word
"pints"
> > for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
> > still ask for a pint in a bar?
> Certainly they do
> > And if they do, what measure do they
> > actually get?
> >
> A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
Not quite that wimpy since 16 US floz = 16.7 British (and I guess,
Irish) floz (g) ! British, Irish and Canadian beers sometimes come in
so-called 12 floz bottles which are 11.5 US.
Jim.
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> "James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word
"pints"
> > for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
> > still ask for a pint in a bar?
> Certainly they do
> > And if they do, what measure do they
> > actually get?
> >
> A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
Not quite that wimpy since 16 US floz = 16.7 British (and I guess,
Irish) floz (g) ! British, Irish and Canadian beers sometimes come in
so-called 12 floz bottles which are 11.5 US.
Jim.
Feb 23rd 2004, 6:41 am
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"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
> for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
> still ask for a pint in a bar? And if they do, what measure do they
> actually get?
Not only in Ireland but in the British isles in general. British pint is >
500 ml while American pint is < 500 ml. It isn't vodka but beer in those
glasses.
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> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
> for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
> still ask for a pint in a bar? And if they do, what measure do they
> actually get?
Not only in Ireland but in the British isles in general. British pint is >
500 ml while American pint is < 500 ml. It isn't vodka but beer in those
glasses.
Feb 23rd 2004, 7:59 am
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James Silverton schrieb:
>
> "Keith Willshaw" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word
> "pints"
> > > for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
> > > still ask for a pint in a bar?
> >
> > Certainly they do
> >
> > > And if they do, what measure do they
> > > actually get?
> > >
> >
> > A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
> >
> Not quite that wimpy since 16 US floz = 16.7 British (and I guess,
> Irish) floz (g) ! British, Irish and Canadian beers sometimes come in
> so-called 12 floz bottles which are 11.5 US.
>
> Jim.
Oh no not that discussion again... ok, how many Imperial fluid ounces in
a US gallon, I've forgotten..
>
> "Keith Willshaw" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word
> "pints"
> > > for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
> > > still ask for a pint in a bar?
> >
> > Certainly they do
> >
> > > And if they do, what measure do they
> > > actually get?
> > >
> >
> > A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
> >
> Not quite that wimpy since 16 US floz = 16.7 British (and I guess,
> Irish) floz (g) ! British, Irish and Canadian beers sometimes come in
> so-called 12 floz bottles which are 11.5 US.
>
> Jim.
Oh no not that discussion again... ok, how many Imperial fluid ounces in
a US gallon, I've forgotten..
Feb 23rd 2004, 8:14 am
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Thomas Peel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Oh no not that discussion again... ok, how many Imperial fluid ounces in
> a US gallon, I've forgotten..
Google has rendered these discussions obsolete. Just search for "one gallon
in imperial fluid ounces".
Granted, there are still some things it can't answer, like how many noggins
there are to a cubic furlong.
miguel
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> Oh no not that discussion again... ok, how many Imperial fluid ounces in
> a US gallon, I've forgotten..
Google has rendered these discussions obsolete. Just search for "one gallon
in imperial fluid ounces".
Granted, there are still some things it can't answer, like how many noggins
there are to a cubic furlong.
miguel
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Feb 23rd 2004, 11:04 am
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Markku Grönroos wrote:
> <...> British pint is >
> 500 ml while American pint is < 500 ml. It isn't vodka but beer in those
> glasses.
If you say so. Whatever "500 ml" is supposed to mean. Is that some of that
"metric" nonsense you people are so smitten with over there?
> <...> British pint is >
> 500 ml while American pint is < 500 ml. It isn't vodka but beer in those
> glasses.
If you say so. Whatever "500 ml" is supposed to mean. Is that some of that
"metric" nonsense you people are so smitten with over there?
Feb 23rd 2004, 11:33 am
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> A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
When I was in New York, I had a coworker from England. Everytime a
group of us would go out drinking, he'd order a pint and then go into
a tirade - "you call this a pint?!?" Maybe (maybe!) it was asuming the
first 1-2 times. It got pretty old then next 100.
When I was in New York, I had a coworker from England. Everytime a
group of us would go out drinking, he'd order a pint and then go into
a tirade - "you call this a pint?!?" Maybe (maybe!) it was asuming the
first 1-2 times. It got pretty old then next 100.
Feb 23rd 2004, 11:34 am
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>>>>> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
for drinks.
Many places if you order beer, you get a pint. If you want a half-pint of
beer instead, you might be able to convince the bartender that this is what
you want, but if you are male, it will be unusual, and your masculinity will
be questioned. Half-pint glasses are for the ladies.
for drinks.
Many places if you order beer, you get a pint. If you want a half-pint of
beer instead, you might be able to convince the bartender that this is what
you want, but if you are male, it will be unusual, and your masculinity will
be questioned. Half-pint glasses are for the ladies.
Feb 23rd 2004, 11:44 am
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Douglas W. Hoyt wrote:
>>>>>>Didn't Andy Capp usually order 'a half pint o' shanty'... or was that
>
> just for Flo...<g>
>
> Uff da. Shandy is half beer and half lemonade.
Except when some Brits say "lemonade" they mean lemon pop.
Shandy is surprisingly less nauseating than it sounds.
>>>>>>Didn't Andy Capp usually order 'a half pint o' shanty'... or was that
>
> just for Flo...<g>
>
> Uff da. Shandy is half beer and half lemonade.
Except when some Brits say "lemonade" they mean lemon pop.
Shandy is surprisingly less nauseating than it sounds.
Feb 23rd 2004, 11:48 am
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"Keith Willshaw" <[email protected]> stumbled to the
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>"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
>> for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
>> still ask for a pint in a bar?
>Certainly they do
You mean the Metric Gestapo haven't found out about this one yet?
>> And if they do, what measure do they
>> actually get?
>A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
Ah yes, the British think a pint is 20 oz, not 16. Every time I visit
a pub in the UK I feel bad about taking advantage of foreigners, but
the feeling passes after a few, erm, "pints".
--
I am not suffering from insanity, quite the opposite, I am enjoying
every minute of it.
microphone and mumbled:
>"James Silverton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word "pints"
>> for drinks. Can any Irish residents enlighten as to whether people
>> still ask for a pint in a bar?
>Certainly they do
You mean the Metric Gestapo haven't found out about this one yet?
>> And if they do, what measure do they
>> actually get?
>A real pint , 20 fluid ozs not your wimpy US 16 oz pint
Ah yes, the British think a pint is 20 oz, not 16. Every time I visit
a pub in the UK I feel bad about taking advantage of foreigners, but
the feeling passes after a few, erm, "pints".
--
I am not suffering from insanity, quite the opposite, I am enjoying
every minute of it.
Feb 23rd 2004, 11:57 am
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Didn't Andy Capp usually order 'a half pint o' shanty'... or was that
just for Flo...<g>
What's with this 'Cider' thing; true some pubs refuse to serve it
because it brings out the 'hooligans'?
Tim K
"Douglas W. Hoyt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >>>>> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word
"pints"
> for drinks.
> Many places if you order beer, you get a pint. If you want a
half-pint of
> beer instead, you might be able to convince the bartender that this is
what
> you want, but if you are male, it will be unusual, and your
masculinity will
> be questioned. Half-pint glasses are for the ladies.
just for Flo...<g>
What's with this 'Cider' thing; true some pubs refuse to serve it
because it brings out the 'hooligans'?
Tim K
"Douglas W. Hoyt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> >>>>> I noticed the Irish Independent newspaper still uses the word
"pints"
> for drinks.
> Many places if you order beer, you get a pint. If you want a
half-pint of
> beer instead, you might be able to convince the bartender that this is
what
> you want, but if you are male, it will be unusual, and your
masculinity will
> be questioned. Half-pint glasses are for the ladies.
Feb 23rd 2004, 12:23 pm
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>>>>> Didn't Andy Capp usually order 'a half pint o' shanty'... or was that
just for Flo...<g>
Uff da. Shandy is half beer and half lemonade.
Though apparently you can make it with Guinness:
http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink4043.html
YIKES!
just for Flo...<g>
Uff da. Shandy is half beer and half lemonade.
Though apparently you can make it with Guinness:
http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink4043.html
YIKES!
Feb 23rd 2004, 12:43 pm
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"Shandy" not 'shanty'...? OK.
Half beer and lemonade... Sounds like heartburn! Heard of that served
as a 'specialty' in Munich under a name I can't remember. I didn't know
it was wide spread.
I take it a refined gent such as yourself has never darkened the door of
a cider serving establishment...
As for YIKES!
"Guinness Punch
Punches
Rating: [ 3 / 5 - 3 votes ] Vote
Ingredients
12 oz Guinness Stout
1/2 cup sweetened Condensed Milk
1/16 tsp Cinnamon
1/16 tsp Nutmeg
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Glass Type
Beer Mug
Directions
Gently pour a well-chilled Guinness into a small mixing bowl or glass
that will hold all of the liquid ingredients. Add the sweetened
condensed milk, spices, and cocoa (if it's wanted). Stir or whisk well,
and pour the mixture into a pint-sized beer mug or pub glass. Makes 1
drink."
All that and a squirt of 'p and you'd just be making Bailey's...<g>
Tim K
"Douglas W. Hoyt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> >>>>> Didn't Andy Capp usually order 'a half pint o' shanty'... or was
that
> just for Flo...<g>
> Uff da. Shandy is half beer and half lemonade.
> Though apparently you can make it with Guinness:
> http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink4043.html
> YIKES!
Half beer and lemonade... Sounds like heartburn! Heard of that served
as a 'specialty' in Munich under a name I can't remember. I didn't know
it was wide spread.
I take it a refined gent such as yourself has never darkened the door of
a cider serving establishment...
As for YIKES!
"Guinness Punch
Punches
Rating: [ 3 / 5 - 3 votes ] Vote
Ingredients
12 oz Guinness Stout
1/2 cup sweetened Condensed Milk
1/16 tsp Cinnamon
1/16 tsp Nutmeg
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Glass Type
Beer Mug
Directions
Gently pour a well-chilled Guinness into a small mixing bowl or glass
that will hold all of the liquid ingredients. Add the sweetened
condensed milk, spices, and cocoa (if it's wanted). Stir or whisk well,
and pour the mixture into a pint-sized beer mug or pub glass. Makes 1
drink."
All that and a squirt of 'p and you'd just be making Bailey's...<g>
Tim K
"Douglas W. Hoyt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> >>>>> Didn't Andy Capp usually order 'a half pint o' shanty'... or was
that
> just for Flo...<g>
> Uff da. Shandy is half beer and half lemonade.
> Though apparently you can make it with Guinness:
> http://www.drinksmixer.com/drink4043.html
> YIKES!
