[internetworkers] Tiny tech support?

Lee Haslup biglee at haslups.com
Sat Feb 28 09:05:42 EST 2004


zman wrote:

>
>Yeah it's an entirely american thing, and a waste of good beer, next 
>thing you know you'll be putting fruit in beer.
>  
>
The term "Black and Tan" was originally used in and around county 
Limerick in Ireland to refer to a pack of hounds.  It was subsequently 
applied to British Army Irregulars sent to put down the Easter uprising 
in 1920.  In that context it referred to the colors of their uniforms 
and, because of the "pack of dogs" tie-in it was mildly insulting.  In 
Ireland it is sometimes used to describe a popular drink made with 1/2 
stout and 1/2 light ale, more commonly called a "half-and-half."  The 
popularity of the name tends to depend on where you are in Ireland.  It 
can be used without starting a fight in Protestant areas of Ireland and 
in most of the rest of the British Empire.

BigLee




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