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This was on TechCrunch today, any thoughts? (apparently there was not enough tech news)
How to ease your girlfriend into liking beer (plus bonus grammar challenge!)
by Nicholas Deleon
corona
I’d say 90 percent of the staff here is one weekend bender away from a one-way trip to the Betty Ford Center.
But beer doesn’t merely ruin lives, no sir. It can, apparently, ruin relationships, too! That is, unless you follow the advice of The Frisky, a new women’s site that was just brought to my attention. They’ve put together a list of 10 so-called “gateway beers*” that your better half will enjoy.
For example, Red Stripe is described as a “lager-style beer that has a cola-like thickness, no wonder it’s brewed by a former soft drink manufacturer. It also has a faint hint of molasses making it not too sweet and not too bitter.”
See, all your relationship troubles can be solved by simply knowing what beer to incorporate into the mix. I recommend Corona without the lime: I concede you’re not doing anyone any favors by drinking Corona to begin with, but if you use a lime you’re walking in with a loss.
*We had a spirited debate in the official CrunchGear chat room as to how you pluralize the word “beer.” I brought up that you don’t say, “Oh, look, there’s two deers on my lawn.” Right? So why would you say, “Give me two beers” even though “beers,” here, sounds more natural than “beer.” All of us tried to figure this out, but we’re no closer to an answer. The assumption right now is that there’s no “right” answer. As such, we’re open to any suggestions or opinions you might have on this topic. Clearly this is the most important matter of the day and needs to be resolved.
How to ease your girlfriend into liking beer (plus bonus grammar challenge!)
by Nicholas Deleon
corona
I’d say 90 percent of the staff here is one weekend bender away from a one-way trip to the Betty Ford Center.
But beer doesn’t merely ruin lives, no sir. It can, apparently, ruin relationships, too! That is, unless you follow the advice of The Frisky, a new women’s site that was just brought to my attention. They’ve put together a list of 10 so-called “gateway beers*” that your better half will enjoy.
For example, Red Stripe is described as a “lager-style beer that has a cola-like thickness, no wonder it’s brewed by a former soft drink manufacturer. It also has a faint hint of molasses making it not too sweet and not too bitter.”
See, all your relationship troubles can be solved by simply knowing what beer to incorporate into the mix. I recommend Corona without the lime: I concede you’re not doing anyone any favors by drinking Corona to begin with, but if you use a lime you’re walking in with a loss.
*We had a spirited debate in the official CrunchGear chat room as to how you pluralize the word “beer.” I brought up that you don’t say, “Oh, look, there’s two deers on my lawn.” Right? So why would you say, “Give me two beers” even though “beers,” here, sounds more natural than “beer.” All of us tried to figure this out, but we’re no closer to an answer. The assumption right now is that there’s no “right” answer. As such, we’re open to any suggestions or opinions you might have on this topic. Clearly this is the most important matter of the day and needs to be resolved.
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Permalink Reply by Jesse Porter on -
Um..... because the plural of "deer" is "deer," and the plural of "beer" is "beers?" What's so tricky about that?
I feel like when you're referring to a group of deer, you say "deer," not "deers." However, if I saw two of them in my yard, I might call them "deers." When you're actually counting them, referring to them numerically, they kind of lose their "group" status, I feel.
I would never order "two beer." That's absurd. I would, however, say "that's a lot of beer" -- just like I'd say "that's a lot of deer."
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Permalink Reply by Jordan Marks on -
I was always under the impression that adding lime to the Corona somehow validated drinking it, like making it cool by giving it an upgrade. I guess not?
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Permalink Reply by Mitch on -
Never fruit the beer. Never. Didn't anyone ever see the "Man Laws" commercial?
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Permalink Reply by Jordan Marks on
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oh yeah! I forgot about that! LOL
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Permalink Reply by Dylan Conroy on -
I love Red Stripe
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Permalink Reply by Jordan Marks on
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Yeah I started drinking that when I was 9 in Jamaica. Good stuff and cool bottle. Looks like a scuba tank.
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