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Did You Know the Solo Cup is also a Measuring Cup (for Booze)?
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| Wed Jun 13, 2012 02:10 PM ET
| By Alice Truong
Posted on 06/21/2012 2:06:39 PM PDT by Red Badger
UPDATE: A Solo rep has reached out and provided us with a new graphic. Turns out, while surprisingly accurate, those lines were not intended to measure spirits.
College students are familiar with Solo red cups. But they probably couldn’t tell you what the lines mean.
The party cup actually doubles as a measuring cup — except for liquor instead of milk. The first line above the base is the one-ounce marker, or a serving of liquor. The second denotes five ounces, useful for measuring wine. And the third one signifies 12 ounces, perfect for beer (the cheaper, the better) — probably the only acceptable liquid for a Solo cup.
Good to know for the next kegger.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: beer; liquor; spirits; wine
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To: cuban leaf
LOL! I just got back!..............
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posted on
06/21/2012 2:33:01 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Think logically. Act normally.................)
To: Red Badger
At my old church we had a party around the time of Halloween and were supposed to do everything “disgusting” so one couple brought a full sized kids training toilet and some bags of chips. The removable bowl contained the bean dip.
It had never been used, or so they said...
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posted on
06/21/2012 2:34:11 PM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: cuban leaf
You can cook with it!...........
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posted on
06/21/2012 2:34:51 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Think logically. Act normally.................)
To: Red Badger
I’ll just do the one. I leave it to you to scroll up when needed. ;-)
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posted on
06/21/2012 2:35:14 PM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: cuban leaf
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posted on
06/21/2012 2:37:06 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Think logically. Act normally.................)
To: Red Badger
Well heck. I’m wasting my time washing the stupid thing!
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posted on
06/21/2012 2:37:08 PM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: Red Badger
How come blue solo cups never get any face time?
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posted on
06/21/2012 2:40:47 PM PDT
by
Melas
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To: Red Badger
That is AWESOME. We’ll have to try that at the college this year!
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posted on
06/21/2012 2:40:47 PM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
To: Red Badger
Duh you didn’t know that ROFL
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posted on
06/21/2012 2:41:38 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: cuban leaf
With a shot of medium grade Johnny Walker, you have a Shirley Temple Black.
To: cuban leaf
I go before I leave for work, at 4:30am. I drink 6-8 16.9 oz bottles at work. I usually don’t need to go until I get home around 6:30pm
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posted on
06/21/2012 2:50:25 PM PDT
by
mountn man
(Happiness is not a destination, its a way of life.)
To: Red Badger
Of course, a lot of people who use the red cup for adult bevs just fill it up to the top anyway.
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posted on
06/21/2012 2:50:25 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(...Phi Kappa Sigma, Beta Rho '87...[glugglugglugglugglugglugglugglug!] "Thanks, I needed that.")
To: cuban leaf
A ‘variation’ is to put splashes of yellow food color hither and yon.........
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posted on
06/21/2012 2:50:41 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Think logically. Act normally.................)
To: Red Badger
Even if I made this myself & knew the kitty litter pan & pooper scooper were new ..... I don’t know if I could bring myself to eat it. After years of dealing with litter pans, this is just too realistic!!! I passed the recipe on to a younger generation - I suspect it will be at their next Halloween party!
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posted on
06/21/2012 2:50:44 PM PDT
by
MissMagnolia
(Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. (M.Thatcher))
To: mountn man
You must have a stainless steel bladder............
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posted on
06/21/2012 2:51:46 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Think logically. Act normally.................)
To: Red Badger
No backyard barbecue is complete without the ubiquitous red Solo cup!
Just seeing the red Solo cup puts me in the mood for taking a six-pack out to the picnic table on a hot muggy day (like today) and putting some steaks on the grill.
To: SamAdams76
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posted on
06/21/2012 3:20:15 PM PDT
by
Inyo-Mono
(My greatest fear is that when I'm gone my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them)
To: Uncle Ike
Boy, things must have changed since my college days — I mean, *Measure* booze, wine, or beer???????????????College, where alcoholics are created.
To: TurboZamboni
♫
Red Solo cup ...Is there anything it can't do?
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posted on
06/21/2012 3:59:13 PM PDT
by
NonValueAdded
(Steyn: "One can argue about whose fault it is, but not ... whose responsibility it is: it's his")
To: Uncle Ike
If you’re drinking out of Solo cups, the only measurement is full.
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posted on
06/21/2012 4:11:51 PM PDT
by
ebshumidors
( Marksmanship and YOUR heritage http://www.appleseedinfo.org)
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