Comments on: God Save the Queen and Those Brits Who Design Pints http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/ MNBeer.com focuses on Minnesotabeer, brewpubs, breweries, homebrew and all things related to beer in Minnesota. Your source for information about beer in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and beyond. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:11:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: David Berg http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/comment-page-1/#comment-91127 David Berg Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:08:55 +0000 http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/#comment-91127 Is it just me, or does the "Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents" sound like something out of a Monty Python sketch? Is it just me, or does the “Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents” sound like something out of a Monty Python sketch?

]]> By: Mag http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/comment-page-1/#comment-91113 Mag Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:58:05 +0000 http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/#comment-91113 The only logical conclusion one can draw is that we need to spend more time at pubs and less time at home. Furthermore, we should wear sweatpants when visiting the pub so as to avoid trouser accidents. I'm on board with this. I'm sure I'd look great in sweats. The only logical conclusion one can draw is that we need to spend more time at pubs and less time at home. Furthermore, we should wear sweatpants when visiting the pub so as to avoid trouser accidents. I’m on board with this. I’m sure I’d look great in sweats.

]]> By: David Berg http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/comment-page-1/#comment-91112 David Berg Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:31:48 +0000 http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/#comment-91112 Mag- If you liked that report, you'll love this: "To put this in context, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents reports that 40,000 people are injured in accidents in the pub. So should we ban pubs then? Hardly - people might go home instead, and that's far more dangerous - 100,000 people injure themselves each year trying to assemble furniture, and last year there were 5310 accidents involving trousers." from http://petebrown.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-87000-glassing-injuries-year-gave.html Mag- If you liked that report, you’ll love this:

“To put this in context, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents reports that 40,000 people are injured in accidents in the pub. So should we ban pubs then? Hardly – people might go home instead, and that’s far more dangerous – 100,000 people injure themselves each year trying to assemble furniture, and last year there were 5310 accidents involving trousers.”

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http://petebrown.blogspot.com/2010/02/how-87000-glassing-injuries-year-gave.html

]]> By: Eric http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/comment-page-1/#comment-91078 Eric Sat, 06 Feb 2010 04:56:30 +0000 http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/#comment-91078 Ditto Jono. Ditto Jono.

]]> By: Bitter Non-Brewer http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/comment-page-1/#comment-91063 Bitter Non-Brewer Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:31:16 +0000 http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/#comment-91063 I could swear I've been reading this same story for 20 years, going back to News of the Weird in the Strib's Variety section, before we all had internets. I could swear I’ve been reading this same story for 20 years, going back to News of the Weird in the Strib’s Variety section, before we all had internets.

]]> By: JC http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/comment-page-1/#comment-91039 JC Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:49:15 +0000 http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/#comment-91039 "Of course, a shatterproof pint could still be used like a club in fight — but at least it wouldn't produce lethal shards of glass with the cutting power of a sharp knife." Yeah, blunt force trauma to the head sounds much safer. “Of course, a shatterproof pint could still be used like a club in fight — but at least it wouldn’t produce lethal shards of glass with the cutting power of a sharp knife.”

Yeah, blunt force trauma to the head sounds much safer.

]]> By: Jono http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/comment-page-1/#comment-91030 Jono Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:04:50 +0000 http://mnbeer.com/2010/02/05/god-save-the-queen-and-those-brits-who-design-pints/#comment-91030 Well done, Mag. Well done, Mag.

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