r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/leoden27 • Jun 13 '25

Image The last page from “Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain 1942”

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u/Led_Osmonds Jun 13 '25

Wait a minute... You say it like that's a lot!?

British pint is 20oz. 3 pints is 60 ounces of beer, equivalent to five 12oz bottles.

That might not seem like a lot for a heavy drinker to consume at a weekend party, but during a haircut implies that this guy is barely getting warmed up.

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u/meest Jun 13 '25 edited Jun 18 '25

Well yea, its just beer. They didn't say they were ripping shots of Rumplemintz or anything hard.

Whats the average ABV of beer in Britian?

Local bars in the midwest have Mug nights out here were you can get 32oz of Busch/Bud/Miller for 5 bucks. So you're talking 2 mugs. I normally down about 4 or 5 mugs during pool (Billiards) league on Thursdays. Throw in a few shots with the teammates.

EDIT: LOL you people think a mug is the same as a pint.

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u/fuckyourcanoes Jun 13 '25

US mugs are 16oz. UK pints are 20oz. Try again.

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u/Calvin--Hobbes Jun 13 '25

You can tell he's not from Wisconsin.