Does anyone remember....

[guyer6719]

Billy Dee Williams either said:

"Don't let the smooth taste fool ya"

or

"It works everytime"

about either

Colt 45

or

OE/8-Ball (Old English 800)

Anyone remember? I think the drink he endorsed was Colt 45, but I was a young'n at the time. Or maybe it was Schlitz. :)

[virtualrn]

King Cobra???

[merkurfan]

I don't drink. But i think it was colt.. A buddy is a heavy drinker, he always said Shclitz had to many letters in it. Drop the C L and Z and they have the name right.

speaking of that word that goes unmentioned. do you know it's origins? (I do, and will post the awnser later)

[merkurfan]

Hint, it has to deal with the transport of animal droppings (back in the day it was used as fertelizer more than it is today)

[virtualrn]

Geeeeeeeeeeeez Merk! Hold on, what a great idea for a new thread!

[merkurfan]

Back in the day animal poo was transported quiet a bit, over seas even. well, as you can guess it was rather humid and wet in ships of that times cargo holds.. So the dropping containers where labled Ship High In Transit to keep them from gettting moist and smelling up the joint worse than they hand to.

That is the origin of the 4 letter word.

[WickeDay]

Ya' learn somethin' new everyday. :rolleyes:

[someonesomewhere]

So the dropping containers where labled Ship High In Transit to keep them from gettting moist and smelling up the joint worse than they hand to.
This does not appear to be this word's true etymology.

http://tinyurl.com/385k8n
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-s-word.htm
http://tinyurl.com/3ag6r5

[someonesomewhere]

I just know this is gonna come as a shock to all--NOT!

http://www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2005/malt-liquor-favored-by.html

Malt Liquor Favored By Homeless, Unemployed Drinkers
March 15, 2005

Research Summary

Malt-liquor drinkers are more likely to be homeless, unemployed, or receiving public assistance than those who drink other alcoholic beverages, according to researchers who studied drinkers in Los Angeles.

Reuters reported March 14 that researchers from Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in California interviewed 329 drinkers and concluded that malt-liquor drinkers also consumed more alcohol than other drinkers, in part because malt liquor has a higher alcohol content than beer and is sold in larger containers.

We found that the combination of these differences resulted in the average malt liquor drinker in our study consuming 80 percent more alcohol per drink than the average regular beer drinker," said study leader Ricky Blumenthal.

The study authors said that malt liquor is heavily marketed to black and Hispanic youth. University of Minnesota researcher Rhonda Jones-Webb, who reviewed the study, noted, "Rap artists have been popular images in malt-liquor advertising, and 'gangsta' rap performers portray malt liquor as a sign of masculinity. Advertising influences brand choice, and what young people drink in early years influences what they drink as adults."

Jones-Webb added that rappers suggest chugging the 40-ounce bottle of malt liquor. "The combined effects of higher alcohol content, larger serving size, and faster consumption can result in higher blood-alcohol levels, an increased risk of aggressive behavior, and other alcohol-related problems," she said.

The study appears in the March 2005 issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research.

[Magdalen77]

Billy Dee Williams either said:

"Don't let the smooth taste fool ya"

or

"It works everytime"

about either

Colt 45

or

OE/8-Ball (Old English 800)

Anyone remember? I think the drink he endorsed was Colt 45, but I was a young'n at the time. Or maybe it was Schlitz. :)

I think it was Colt 45. I used to love that stuff. Anyone remember Iron City Beer??

[stefdr]

Billy Dee Williams either said:

"Don't let the smooth taste fool ya"

or

"It works everytime"

about either

Colt 45

or

OE/8-Ball (Old English 800)

Anyone remember? I think the drink he endorsed was Colt 45, but I was a young'n at the time. Or maybe it was Schlitz. :)

It was King Cobra. I used to work for a beer distributor and we carried it.