International Beer Day: 10 Things You Never Knew About Beer

news.com.au ^ | AUGUST 01, 2014

[nickcarraway]

In honour of this joyous occasion, which fittingly falls a day after Dry July ends, here are 10 awesome facts about beer.

The oldest beer ad was found on a clay tablet, dated 4000BC

It was adorned with an ample-bosomed woman holding two golden goblets and inscribed with the caption, “Drink Elba Beer — the beer with the heart of a lion!”

Never clink glasses when drinking in Hungary.

Instead make eye contact, raise your glass up to eye level and say ‘Egeszsegere!’ (Hungarian for ‘Cheers!’) Cenosillicaphobia is the fear of an empty beer glass

The first recorded drink driving incident was in 2000BC

In ancient Egypt, an inebriated charioteer was apprehended after running down a vestal virgin of the goddess Hathor. The culprit was crucified on the door of the tavern that sold him the beer and his corpse allowed to hang there until scavengers reduced it to bones.

[AFreeBird]

That’s ButtWiper

Nasty $#!t.

[Yardstick]

I wanna see the 6000 year old beer ad on the clay tablet.

[PTBAA]

I’m going to claim this as my affliction when I apply for my SSI “crazy” check. :0)

[logitech]

ping

[dfwgator]

Do - The stuff that buys me beer
Ray - The guy who sells me beer
Me - The guy who drinks the beer
Fa - The distance to my beer

So - I think I’ll have a beer
La - La la la la la beer
Ti - No thanks I’m drinking beer

Which will bring us back to *sees empty glass*.....D’OH!

[M Kehoe]

Confucius say naked girl on beach get sand in Schlitz.

5.56mm

[eldoradude]

Confucius say naked girl on beach get sand in Schlitz

[kiryandil]

Those two young ladies certainly get around:

Bite your fist at 44 seconds in, and remember:

"God loves us, and wants us to be happy"

[kiryandil]

Posts 27 & 28 for your consideration, and considered opinion, now that you’re back from Elba...

[M Kehoe]

Not bad...I mean the music...

5.56mm

[Focault's Pendulum]

[TurboZamboni]

makes me a better dancer , whatever it is.

[doc1019]

LOL! Amen!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

In ancient Egypt, an inebriated charioteer was apprehended after running down a vestal virgin of the goddess Hathor. The culprit was crucified on the door of the tavern that sold him the beer and his corpse allowed to hang there until scavengers reduced it to bones.

Now there is a strict drunk driving law!