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Major Nikon

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15. I once saw a bar fight where a guy clocked another with a bottle from the bar

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sun Nov 11, 2018, 10:35 AM

Nov 2018

Turns out it was plastic. The guy who did it was shocked at the discovery and the dude who was clocked initially thought he had been hit with a glass bottle. Both just stood there giving each other dumb looks for a moment until the chaos resumed.

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Why is hard liquor, wine, and beer never sold in plastic containers, [View all] raccoon Nov 2018 OP

Wine is sold in some kind of box now. Not sure what they are made of. Never bought any. dameatball Nov 2018 #1

The wine inside is in an airtight plastic bag lunatica Nov 2018 #19

I buy Jim Beam in a pint plastic bottle all the time. I have seen some doc03 Nov 2018 #2

I wouldn't buy it if it was Glass is inert, but plastic--it leaches especially with alcohol. hlthe2b Nov 2018 #3

All are sold in plastic containers. al_liberal Nov 2018 #4

You can buy pretty good wine in a box Ohiogal Nov 2018 #5

i agree! samnsara Nov 2018 #7

I'm having some right now ! Ohiya Nov 2018 #21

hubby had some boubon or whisky or scotch ( all the same to me) inna samnsara Nov 2018 #6

Some hard liquor can be purchased by the pint in plastic Docreed2003 Nov 2018 #8

I've seen liquor in plastic bottles TexasBushwhacker Nov 2018 #9

It doesn't last nearly that long at my house! Ohiogal Nov 2018 #11

hard to keep carbonation in beer with plastic DBoon Nov 2018 #10

Some Hard liquor is sold in plastic. GeorgeGist Nov 2018 #12

It is. All of it. Glamrock Nov 2018 #13

My daughter had a huge plastic bottle of vodka LeftInTX Nov 2018 #14

I once saw a bar fight where a guy clocked another with a bottle from the bar Major Nikon Nov 2018 #15

I know it's really horrible to laugh at this, but I find it kind of hilarious. smirkymonkey Nov 2018 #16

The reason it maybe should be jmowreader Nov 2018 #17

Yeah, it's a brave new world....all three are sold in plastic... fNord Nov 2018 #18

They Do! ProfessorGAC Nov 2018 #20