2002-10-26 I don't know what bottle size beer comes in Ireland these days, but could it be possible that the Polish Prime minister was NOT holding a pint bottle, but a metric equivalent that may look like a pint. Would someone be able to tell if a bottle being held was 500 mL or 568 mL or even 600 mL? Especially if one was viewing it on a TV screen or from a newspaper photo.
What is even more amazing is that the Polish Prime Minister has a surname of Miller.... the English form of the German M�ller. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, 2002-10-26 04:39 Subject: [USMA:22936] Pint bottles on the decline in Ireland > Irish times, today, Letters: > > DECLINE OF THE BOTTLED PINT > > Madam, - It was good to see the Polish Prime Minister, Leszek Miller, > pouring a pint bottle of Guinness to celebrate Ireland's Yes vote in the > Nice referendum. (The Irish Times, October 21st) even if he was obviously > making a hash of the job. At least he was able to get his hands on a large > bottle, which is unavailable in 90 per cent of Irish public houses these > days. > Apart from its stronghold in Waterford, the pint bottle is an endangered > species. It used to be a popular tipple in this area where it was familiarly > known as a "Danno". In Listowel its nickname was a "Bo Jonter". > I have been unable to ascertain the derivation of this peculiar sobriquet. - > Yours, etc., > JOHN CUSSEN, > Clooneen, > Newcastle West, > Co Limerick. > > > Pint bottles on the way out in Ireland? Good riddance! > > > > Han > Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands >
