Posted on 06/21/2012 2:06:39 PM PDT by Red Badger
UPDATE: A Solo rep has reached out and provided us with a new graphic. Turns out, while surprisingly accurate, those lines were not intended to measure spirits.
College students are familiar with Solo red cups. But they probably couldn’t tell you what the lines mean.
The party cup actually doubles as a measuring cup — except for liquor instead of milk. The first line above the base is the one-ounce marker, or a serving of liquor. The second denotes five ounces, useful for measuring wine. And the third one signifies 12 ounces, perfect for beer (the cheaper, the better) — probably the only acceptable liquid for a Solo cup.
Good to know for the next kegger.
It’s like the duct tape of cups!
About 18 years ago I was on a job. We were demoing some pipe from over head. My partner cut the pipe halfway through, and let it hang down. I held the low part of the pipe while he cut the pipe the rest of the way through. When the pipe dropped, it hit a tool box, and whipped out of my hands and hit me on top of my head (I was wearing a hard hat), It instantly dropped me to my knees .
So, I get taken to the hospital. While there they tell me I need to do a drug test (to see if I was under the influence when I got hurt.)
About 15 minutes later, I tell them I can do the test, as I had 2 large Diet Cokes on my way to work. 10-15 minutes later, I tell them I can REALLY do the test. About 15 minutes later I tell them I NEED to do the test.
Seriously, 15 minutes later they bring me a 1 liter urine bottle. I tell them I might need another bottle, as I've had 2 large diet cokes. The nurse chuckles and says they can get me another bottle if needed. (Yeah, great. With as long as it took them to get the first one?)
So, the nurse closes the curtain (but stayed inside the curtain) I get off the gurney and turn around and do my business.
I filled the bottle right up to the neck of the top.
The nurse was amazed, as she's never seen anybody pee so much. I get back on the gurney. She opens the curtain and walks away.
A few minutes later, 2 doctors walk by, look in, and start laughing.
I guess I became the topic of conversation.
One ounce is not a serving of liquor.
Ah...you prefer to use a tree.
| Bachelor Measuring Units | Customary Household Measuring Units |
| 1 shotglass | 3 Tablespoons |
| 1 handful (dry measure) | 1/3 cup |
| 1 handful (liquid measure) | 1/2 cup |
| 1 mouthful | 1/3 cup |
| 1 good splash (from tap) | 4 Tbsp |
| 1 good splash (from wine bottle) | 1/2 cup |
| 1 good splash (from whisky bottle into highball glass) | 6 fl oz |
| 1 beer can | 1 cup |
| 1 dog dish | 1 pint |
| 1 teaspoon | too much salt |
| 1 Tablespoon | too much instant coffee |
| 1 cup | too much mixer |
| 1 pint | not enough whisky |
| 1 quart | too much gin |
| 1 gallon | enough beer to last until halftime |
| 1 peck | I forgot to buy sweet corn |
| 1 bushel | I bought too much |
| 1 pound | 3 oz of T-bone steak after 15 minutes on the grill |
/johnny
Scared the catz right out of the room LOLing so hard.
/johnny
***LOL! I just got back!..............***
Now I have to go!
I guess you’ll have to go to MSNBC, CNN, ABC, etc to catch
the blue cups but something tells me it isn’t worth it to you ; )
Hahaha! That was great, never seen it...thanks for posting the link!
Could you please make that picture a little bigger? My neighbor across the street could only make out half the writing on the bottle.
Anytime, glad I could share.
bmfl
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