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To: Pat Hughes who wrote (54831)9/24/2000 12:57:37 PM
From: richard surckla  Read Replies (1) of 93625
 
OT. Pat, Three things every tavern owner should know...

1. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer, and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the "honey month" or what we know today as the honeymoon."

2. In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's

3. Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill,they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle," is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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