Travel by the Pint: the Blog » humor http://travelbythepint.com/blog news of all things hoppy Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:40:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Britain considering ban on glass pints http://travelbythepint.com/blog/2009/09/30/britain-considering-ban-on-glass-pints/ http://travelbythepint.com/blog/2009/09/30/britain-considering-ban-on-glass-pints/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:47:37 +0000 michaelcsnell http://travelbythepint.com/blog/?p=325 Is nothing sacred? Due to large numbers of people being injured by pint glasses, the British government is looking at plastic or possibly a plastic-coated option to prevent shattering, says the BBC. Lowering the Bar has more information along with some fun statistics of other things that seem to injure a lot of Brits. For instance, citing The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, “Almost 1000 cases [of injury] are recorded under the category ‘Cardigan sweater’.”

I’ll wear a plastic cardigan if I can keep my glass pint.

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