Can I get a Pint? Of Beer that is
Tuesday, 16. December 2008, 22:38:00
Sure I can - but only in Britain.
British beer drinkers found a measure of good news Tuesday amid a flood of economic downers: The pint won't have to be renamed.
After a long debate over whether the European Union would force pubs to serve beer by the half-litre, the European Parliament decided Tuesday to let Britain retain the pint, the mile and other imperial measurements.
Minister for Europe Caroline Flint said the agreement will save British companies additional labelling costs during troubled economic times.
She called it a "victory for common sense."
No that isn't her in the photo, that is Page 3 Girly Gemma Atkinson giving it all a thumbs up.
I'm sure the folks at Guiness are just as happy.
If I've got this right then, Britain is going metric, that leaves the U.S. as the only hanger on to the Imperial system. Wow times have sure changed.
British beer drinkers found a measure of good news Tuesday amid a flood of economic downers: The pint won't have to be renamed.
After a long debate over whether the European Union would force pubs to serve beer by the half-litre, the European Parliament decided Tuesday to let Britain retain the pint, the mile and other imperial measurements.Minister for Europe Caroline Flint said the agreement will save British companies additional labelling costs during troubled economic times.
She called it a "victory for common sense."
No that isn't her in the photo, that is Page 3 Girly Gemma Atkinson giving it all a thumbs up.
I'm sure the folks at Guiness are just as happy.
If I've got this right then, Britain is going metric, that leaves the U.S. as the only hanger on to the Imperial system. Wow times have sure changed.
WIDGETIZE