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Old 26 August 2003 | 08:52 PM
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After a Bank Holiday weekend, which many may well have spent in the pub, can anyone tell me why the beer glasses used commonly in pubs have the bulge about three-quarters of the way up the glass???

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What is the bulge for?

Just for fun - no prizes, just a round of applause.

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Old 26 August 2003 | 08:53 PM
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stop it slipping through your hand??
Old 26 August 2003 | 08:55 PM
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Old 26 August 2003 | 08:55 PM
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I would of said easier to hold
Old 26 August 2003 | 08:59 PM
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All wrong so far - keep guessing...
Old 26 August 2003 | 09:04 PM
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Thats the end of that one then

Authentic looking 20 ounce British No-Nik Pint. It's called a No-Nik because the bulge prevents the lip of the glass from chipping when the glasses are stacked next to each other.
Old 26 August 2003 | 09:11 PM
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Well done R.B. - copied and pasted from somewhere no doubt, but good research....... :applause:

It also stops the glasses from breaking if / should they be knocked over (as the bulge will hit the table before the lip, and therefore it will bounce and not shatter - try it!)

Most people think they are there to help the drinker - though, as you've discovered, the real reason is financial and aids the landlord. Why else would they be there, everything is financial these days!

Well done........ I'll have to think up another one now!

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Old 26 August 2003 | 09:12 PM
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Old 26 August 2003 | 09:18 PM
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Ok then,
What are the white posts you see in fields all over the country. And what is the dayglow orange disc on the top of them for.

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Old 26 August 2003 | 09:23 PM
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Seeing as I started it, I'll pitch in with a reply - even though I'm probably way out:

I always thought they were markers for underground pipes, and the dayglow discs were used for (dunno really) laser sighting or spotting easily from the air, or something, perhaps... ???
Old 26 August 2003 | 09:27 PM
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Clever boy,
Pipes are to tell copter pilots the line of high pressure gas,oil lines. Orange markers on top tell of a directiona change in the pipeline.

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Old 26 August 2003 | 09:29 PM
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under ground gas ect pipes easy seen from above
Old 26 August 2003 | 09:39 PM
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What are paper bank notes made from? (Don't just Google it)
Old 26 August 2003 | 10:10 PM
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Cotton, IIRC.
Old 26 August 2003 | 10:16 PM
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Half right.....
Old 26 August 2003 | 10:16 PM
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Cotton?

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Old 26 August 2003 | 10:24 PM
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half cotton, half polyester?
Old 26 August 2003 | 10:25 PM
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from which language is the word "dude" taken from, and what does it mean?
Old 26 August 2003 | 10:26 PM
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To the nearest 5LB, what is the average weight of an elephant's *****?
Old 26 August 2003 | 10:27 PM
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I think it's only NZ that have issued polymer bank notes.

Maybe they say "50% polyester, 50% viscose" on them
Old 26 August 2003 | 10:41 PM
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Does "dude" mean a camels *****? If so did it originate in Egypt?

I'm sure i've heard that before
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