UK friends and the new Pint glass ...?

[Garak]

This is awesome. I fooking love the British.

 

[TrekkieMonster]

. . . And I always thought you Brits were so mild mannered and proper and such.

Obviously you've never been to an English football (soccer) game!

Unfortunately (fortunately?), not. Something I hope to remedy one of these days. As long as they'll supply me with plenty of pint glasses to defend myself from the unruly mob.

. . . And I always thought you Brits were so mild mannered and proper and such.

Obviously you've never been to an English football (soccer) game!

As long as you don't call it soccer you will be OK these days

And no, I do not call it soccer ..., well, that's not quite true. In the US you have to, because otherwise no one will know what you're talking about. But, when in other countries, I call it by the proper name there.

Which reminds me of a funny (to me) story (funny, sad, not funny haha): on vacation in Mexico a few years ago we visited a Mayan ruin (with a tour group.) The guide was describing this Mayan sport that was very much like modern futbol. After using the word several times, this young woman on the on the other side of our group interrupted and said, "Excuse me, you keep saying 'football' but it sounds more like you're talking about soccer." Her boyfriend shrunk into himself like a turtle into its shell.

 

[scotpens]

. . . And no, I do not call it soccer ..., well, that's not quite true. In the US you have to, because otherwise no one will know what you're talking about. But, when in other countries, I call it by the proper name there.

It's called football pretty much everywhere in the world. Are there any people besides Americans who call it soccer?

American “football” is peculiar to the United States. Or maybe just peculiar.

 

[Geckothan]

Nanny-state-tastic. Now kids, take out your safety pencils and a circle of paper.

 

[Zulu Romeo]

But do a few shifts in or near a central urban A&E department over a weekend, and odds on, you'll see a glassing or two. Can be pretty nasty, if they get an eye or hit something else vital.

I loved treating those kinds of patients, especially the aesthetically cautious suturing. Ah, those were the days....

 

[Scout101]

sounds like a decent idea. Good for real problems, plus stuff like just dropping and breaking, or where chips are missing out of one, etc.

Same kind of reason that aluminum bottles are going popularity with bars, especially at sporting events or large gatherings. They don't break, and you can't really throw one very effectively because they don't weigh much when empty. And better than the plastic ones...

 

[Zulu Romeo]

sounds like a decent idea. Good for real problems, plus stuff like just dropping and breaking, or where chips are missing out of one, etc.

Same kind of reason that aluminum bottles are going popularity with bars, especially at sporting events or large gatherings. They don't break, and you can't really throw one very effectively because they don't weigh much when empty. And better than the plastic ones...

Thus comes the next logical step then.... transparent aluminum.

 

[RoJoHen]

Same kind of reason that aluminum bottles are going popularity with bars, especially at sporting events or large gatherings. They don't break, and you can't really throw one very effectively because they don't weigh much when empty. And better than the plastic ones...

And as a bar patron, I like them because they're bigger.

 

[Holdfast]

But do a few shifts in or near a central urban A&E department over a weekend, and odds on, you'll see a glassing or two. Can be pretty nasty, if they get an eye or hit something else vital.

I loved treating those kinds of patients, especially the aesthetically cautious suturing. Ah, those were the days....

God, nothing would bore me more. I never particularly liked suturing anyway, and to have to be neurotically slow/careful to prevent the facial scarring would have driven me nuts. I was so not made for any sort of surgical work.

It's a pretty real phenomenon, though of course, bottles as well as glasses can be used. But do a few shifts in or near a central urban A&E department over a weekend, and odds on, you'll see a glassing or two. Can be pretty nasty, if they get an eye or hit something else vital.

Even if it happens very seldom - what's the harm in making glasses more safe? They can break by accident too.

I wasn't arguing against them, you'll note. If there's no significant marginal cost to implementing them (as the article suggested, and that sounds plausible given the simple nature of the fix), then it sounds a no-brainer to me.

This is awesome. I fooking love the British.

Just wait until you learn about the Deep Fried Mars Bar.

 

[SlaveOfSeven]

Just wait until you learn about the Deep Fried Mars Bar.

Yeah, someone comes at you wielding a deep fried Mars Bar and it ain't no joke. Defending yourself against fresh fruit's a doddle compared to that.

 

[John Picard]

sounds like a decent idea. Good for real problems, plus stuff like just dropping and breaking, or where chips are missing out of one, etc.

Same kind of reason that aluminum bottles are going popularity with bars, especially at sporting events or large gatherings. They don't break, and you can't really throw one very effectively because they don't weigh much when empty. And better than the plastic ones...

If the bar is smart, the aluminum bottles are deposited in a specific container and recycled, meaning a bit of revenue, versus sent to a landfill.

 

[Holdfast]

Just wait until you learn about the Deep Fried Mars Bar.

Yeah, someone comes at you wielding a deep fried Mars Bar and it ain't no joke.

It's like a cholesterol cyclone coming right at you. Much like Eddie Honda's Hundred Hand Slap.

Defending yourself against fresh fruit's a doddle compared to that.

I don't know about that. Watermelons can leave a pretty nasty bump if they hit right.