| Dog Collar Beer Opener It might not make you forget about Edison and Marconi, but an inventor has come up with something that he believes will change the world of pet lovers forever - a dog collar that doubles as a beer bottle opener. Ken Burnside calls his invention Bark4Beer and says he is the worlds first purveyor of such a contraption and has trademarks and patents to prove it. The $14.95 collars come with matching leashes. The not all there folks behind this product write on their press release: "Essentially, we can turn your favorite four-legged friend into the ultimate party animal ensuring that there is no shortage of tail at your next party." Where's PETA when we really need them? |
| You don't say..... The familiar Bass beer symbol, a red triangle, was registered in 1876 and is the world's oldest trademark. ---------------------------- Rauchbier, which means "smoke beer" in German, is made by drying malt over an open flame to impart a smoky character. ---------------------------------- In the USA a barrel contains 31 gallons of beer. The average American consumes 23.1 gallons of beer annually. More beer is consumed in the SUA on the 4th of July than any other day. -------------------------------- Guinness is known to be high in iron content. Hospital patients in Great Britain used to be given Guinness post operation. Today, in Ireland, Guinness is sometimes made available to blood donors and some intestinal post-operative patients. ------------------------------ For centuries beer was brewed without hops. It was flavored with herbs such as rosemay and thyme. ------------------------------- Low to moderate beer consumption may actually enhance memory according to The Scientific American. "There are human epidemiological data of others indicating that mild [to] moderate drinking may paradoxically improve cognition in people compared to abstention," says Maggie Kalev, a research fellow in molecular medicine and pathology at the University of Auckland in New Zealand |


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| Alex Scaldds "There are better things in life than beer, but beer makes up for not having them." Craig Heller "Beer is tha answer… .. but what was the question? Arnie Lands "I distrust Camels, and anyone else who can go a week without a enjoying a good beer." Christopher Columbus (1620) "We could not take time for further search or consideration; our victuals being much spent, especially our beer." |
| Zach Dark "Some say the glass is half empty, Some say the glass is half full, I say are you gonna drink that beer?” Dean Martin " A bartender is God’s angel." Brian Laurentta "Beer does not make you FAT – it makes you LEAN… against tables, chairs, floors, and walls." Winston Churchill (1944) "Make sure that the beer - four pints a week - goes to the troops under fire before any of the parties in the rear get a drop." |
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