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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:30 PM
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Why is beer sold in 6-packs (The standard)? Why not 8?
Or maybe 4?

Is it because 6 beers is the average for a decent beer buzz? Would 8 be too much on average? 4 too little?


PS~ Yes, I'm drinking Rolling Rock tonight:toast:
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donotpassgo Donating Member (867 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:32 PM
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1. The Buns are sold in packs of 8
n/t
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:33 PM
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3. I thought they were 6 and hotdogs 8?
Either way I'm still puzzled:silly:
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Padraig18 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:32 PM
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2. for the same reason that...
... hot dogs are sold in packages of 10, while buns are in packages of 8. :shrug:
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:34 PM
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4. But beer is independant of another purchase!
It's a lone entity...
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Coyul Donating Member (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:35 PM
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5. 24 beers in a case - 24 hours in a day...
...coincidence...I don't think so!
:bounce:
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:36 PM
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6. Some investigation is necessary.
I'll get back to you later <puts on detective hat>
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:37 PM
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7. One for each day of the week except the Sabbath...
to keep it holy.

I've no idea.
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:39 PM
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9. Good guess!
But who drinks only one beer a day???!!!
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:56 PM
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20. When you get old like me...
My heavy-party days are behind me. ~sigh~

Except when I'm away from the kids! :D
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Nlighten1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:38 PM
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8. Remember the "Miller Ponies"?
They were little 8oz beers that came in an 8 pack
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:39 PM
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10. No but I wish I'd seen them...
Drat.
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Coyul Donating Member (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:42 PM
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14. Does anyone remember "Little Kings"?
Malt Liquor in 8 oz. bottles, bottled near Cincinati, Ohio in the early 80's. Wonder if they still exist, can't remember all the good times I had drinking those! Literally!
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xJlM Donating Member (955 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:41 PM
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11. Little Kings used to come in 8-packs
8 oz. bottles, though. Since it's not sold anymore, you might not know it was creme ale, and about 8% alcohol. You could get 40 oz. Big Kings, too.
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:42 PM
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13. I remember them, not bad either. Still...The standard is 6.
WHY??!!!
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Coyul Donating Member (848 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:47 PM
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15. I had six classes at college....
Though it would seem a 12 pack would be more conducive to passing a logic class taught by a fundamentalist Christian....
Hell that didn't even work...so I am stumped!
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ZenLefty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:41 PM
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12. Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale is sold in 4-packs
At $10.99 a 4-pack, they figure no one will ever spend the money for a 6-pack.
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Mika Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:49 PM
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16. Why not go the base ten system - 10 packs
Makes the math easier too. :evilgrin:
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:51 PM
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17. But, but, but, that might actually make SENSE!
However the math would still suck.
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fishnfla Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:53 PM
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18. Rolling Rock!?!?! JAYSUS
your head's gonna hate you tomorrow. Me I'm into this Yuengling Lager.
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 06:55 PM
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19. Ah...See I'm waging war on my head so GOOD!
Plus I never drink beers that remind me of Pandas:silly:
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mlawson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 07:19 PM
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21. Just BECAUSE......
That's all, just because.
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 07:20 PM
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22. Get over it? Is that what you're saying?
Never
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 07:21 PM
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23. I'd say on account of a government conspiracy
Edited on Wed Oct-22-03 07:23 PM by HEyHEY
To keep us talking about silly things instead of the issues.

Just like the hot dog bun and wiener people.
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 07:49 PM
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24. right
because HEyHEY never strays from the important issues
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 07:50 PM
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25. nope never
Edited on Wed Oct-22-03 08:11 PM by HEyHEY
I make sure to avoid the important ones so as not to get drawn in to them.

thereby negating their whole plot
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Robb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 08:17 PM
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26. The ANSWER:
...and you can thank Pabst for it.

"Pabst was the first brewery to package beer in six packs. After numerous studies, it was determined that six cans was the ideal weight for the average housewife to cart home from the store."

- from Realbeer.com
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JanMichael Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Oct-22-03 08:21 PM
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27. I had a feeling it was a mass/volume/weight deal.
But they could be configured differently I suppose...

All hail PBR!!!!
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