[3112] in Humor
A Mustache Can Cost You Beer
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Michael A. Behr)
Fri Feb 25 12:00:34 2000
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 11:09:28 -0500
From: "Michael A. Behr" <mabehr@tibco.com>
To: humor@MIT.EDU
LONDON (Reuters) - The sight of British men in pubs wiping the froth
from their mustaches after drinking a pint may soon
be a thing of the past -- according to brewer Guinness they are wasting
nearly half a million pounds of their stout a year.
New scientific research commissioned by Guinness (DGE.L) showed that
between them, an estimated 92,370
mustachioed Guinness drinkers lose up to 162,719 pints of the black
stuff each year -- worth some 423,070 pounds
($675,900).
``A genuine mustache has been proven to contribute to a significant
Guinness wastage, as a result of inter-fiber retention at
every sip,'' the company said in a statement.
For those trying to count the cost of their mustache, the average
Guinness drinker with a mustache like sports presenter
Des Lynam is losing over 12 pounds a year, while those with a goatee
like pop singer George Michael are nine pounds out
of pocket.
A full beard could cost you around 23 pounds in lost Guinness --
although the research showed that the amount varies
according to the thickness of the facial hair.
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-M.A.Behr
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