Tag: party

78 pints of Guiness


This blog (in Greek) shares a receipt from some Irish pub, where people had quite a party.  The total amount is in Norwegian krone (NOK), which translates to about 2,555 EUR.  But it’s not the total amount that is interesting here.  Rather the list of drinks.  In particular – 78 pints of Guiness.

What does that remind me of?  The 99 bottles of beer song.




Me and the beer


If there is one thing that my colleagues know how to do that is how to organize a party…

Leonid and beer

P.S.: Sorry for the blurred picture, but everyone was pretty drunk by that time, including the mobile phones and digital cameras…

P.P.S.: I worked really hard to finish all of them, but that was just impossible at that stage …




The origin of toasts


Yesterday I heard the story of toasting origins.  It sounded interesting, but somewhat unrealistic.  It turned out to be true:

The practice of toasting originated in Ancient Greece, at a time when fear of poisoning was a significant concern. To put guests at ease, the host would pour the guests’ wine from a common decanter, take the first drink to demonstrate its safety, then raise his cup to the guests and invite them to drink in good health.