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Conference tallis::celt

Title:Celt Notefile
Moderator:TALLIS::DARCY
Created:Wed Feb 19 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1632
Total number of notes:20523

259.0. "Smithicks, Harpicks, ..." by TALLIS::DARCY (Support Bill HR1119) Wed Sep 02 1987 10:44

    $64,000 question, (make that punts) :

    Why has Ireland banned imported canned beer?
    
    Curious George
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259.1Pint tins.GAOV07::MHUGHESstrip search the queenWed Sep 02 1987 13:578
    Leaprechauns are Europeans.
    
    It's connected with an EEC directive, I believe, but I don't have
    the details. This will of course apply throughout the EEC within
    18 moinths.
    
    Snake drinks his out of pint glasses.
    
259.2It's called KAN-BANYIPPEE::BOYLEThu Sep 03 1987 04:055
    According to yesterday's Times (British) it's an ecological move
    aimed at reducing the amount of plastic and aluminium lying around.
    98% of canned beers in Ireland are imported (mainly from U.K.).
    Ireland is the first EEC country to implement this rule, and will
    ban even home-produced canned beer by the end of the year.
259.3Old aluminum is cheapSQM::CASSILYThu Sep 03 1987 11:434
    I can understand why you don't want plastic lying around, but aluminum
    is recycleable. 
    
    Mike
259.4Its tough putting a keg in your reeferCSSE::LEONHARDTDick LeonhardtFri Sep 04 1987 09:501
    Could it be that cans are a threat to the pubs?  
259.5Can Can't.GAOV07::MHUGHESstrip search the queenTue Sep 08 1987 06:387
    Leaprechauns are outraged :-)
    
    Re .4
    Blasphemy, Sacriledge, Monstrous, Perish the thaught.  :-)
    
    Snake knows an immortal institution when he's in one.
    
259.6cans "blah"XCUSME::KINGGive me a ChallengeFri Jul 29 1988 21:485
    Canned brew tastes "tinny"  So enjoy it from the  glass bottle or
    keg draft.  Besides who wants to litter Ireland with cans or plastic
    bottles?
    
    Bryan
259.7I'll take it fresh from the keg..AXEL::FOLEYRebel without a ClueSat Jul 30 1988 15:128
       
       
    "Besides who wants to litter Ireland with cans or plastic bottles?"
       
       When broken glass is so much better.. :-) :-) :-)
       
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