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sunvalleyslim · 09-17-07, 05:10 PM

[quote=geetrue]A nice lady from England sent me this today ...

In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them
"Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"

OK Geetrue I have heard this explained a different way. If you went to a pub and ran a tab until the end of the night, it was best to know just how many pints or quarts you drank so the bartender didn't over charge you.......Hence mind your P's and Q's

09-17-07, 05:10 PM	#11
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	[quote=geetrue]A nice lady from England sent me this today ... In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down." It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's" OK Geetrue I have heard this explained a different way. If you went to a pub and ran a tab until the end of the night, it was best to know just how many pints or quarts you drank so the bartender didn't over charge you.......Hence mind your P's and Q's __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)