Comments on: 5 Great Depression Success Stories http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22519 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:16:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: El Tigre http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22519/comment-page-1#comment-125319 El Tigre Wed, 11 Feb 2009 04:44:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=22519#comment-125319 Clearly, the best innovation of the prohibition-addled breweries was their introduction of beer-making kits. They would sell most of the makings of beer, sans water, with a paper-thinly veiled warning along the lines of "do not combine the malt sugar, barley and hops with yeast and let sit, or fermentation may occur." Pure brilliance familiar to anyone who's been to a head shop with signs proclaiming the tobacco-centric ostensible use of their five-foot bongs. Long live the American countercultural innovator, because we're right and they're wrong. Clearly, the best innovation of the prohibition-addled breweries was their introduction of beer-making kits. They would sell most of the makings of beer, sans water, with a paper-thinly veiled warning along the lines of “do not combine the malt sugar, barley and hops with yeast and let sit, or fermentation may occur.” Pure brilliance familiar to anyone who’s been to a head shop with signs proclaiming the tobacco-centric ostensible use of their five-foot bongs. Long live the American countercultural innovator, because we’re right and they’re wrong.

]]> By: Karen http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22519/comment-page-1#comment-125287 Karen Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:27:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=22519#comment-125287 Our local theater just lowered the prices of all tickets. Popcorn is still outrageous, but the ticket to get in is reasonable. Our local theater just lowered the prices of all tickets.

Popcorn is still outrageous, but the ticket to get in is reasonable.

]]> By: Norkio http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22519/comment-page-1#comment-125243 Norkio Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:19:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=22519#comment-125243 2 - if only contemporary theaters would take a lesson from this. A matinee recently cost us $20 for two of us just to get in the door. 4 - Martin guitars are fantastic instruments that just about no average joe can seem to afford these days. 2 – if only contemporary theaters would take a lesson from this. A matinee recently cost us $20 for two of us just to get in the door.

4 – Martin guitars are fantastic instruments that just about no average joe can seem to afford these days.

]]> By: Lance Beck http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/22519/comment-page-1#comment-125223 Lance Beck Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:03:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/?p=22519#comment-125223 Actually, Yuengling is brewed in Pottsville, a town located about a 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia -- not exactly "outside of". The town has an interesting history (including having an NFL championship [wrongfully] taken away. I don't know how far into America Yuengling has travelled, but I was raised on the stuff - metaphorical Mother's Milk, as it were. Around here, which is Philadelphia, all we have to say is "I'll take a Lager" and you get a Yuengling. Seriously, it is pretty good beer -- I would take it over any megabrewery product or other craft brew any day. Actually, Yuengling is brewed in Pottsville, a town located about a 100 miles northwest of Philadelphia — not exactly “outside of”. The town has an interesting history (including having an NFL championship [wrongfully] taken away. I don’t know how far into America Yuengling has travelled, but I was raised on the stuff – metaphorical Mother’s Milk, as it were. Around here, which is Philadelphia, all we have to say is “I’ll take a Lager” and you get a Yuengling. Seriously, it is pretty good beer — I would take it over any megabrewery product or other craft brew any day.

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