Comments on: Tallcan Hate

By: Wolfy

Wolfy — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:15:08 +0000

Go back and watch episode #1 where I CLEARLY define a Tallcan in comparison with a Smallcan.

I’ll concede that more beer = better and therefore 24oz > 16oz > 120oz. We need to unite under the idea that smallcans suck.

Until such time as 12oz cans are eliminated from our country and we no longer have to endure the torture of repeated can openings and crushings, risking danger to person and property, we will use the 16oz can as a necessary allay.

I for one long for the day when we can look at a 16oz can as the smallest available aliquot of brewed malt beverages and smile about the ground we’ve covered while holding our noses over such a trifle.

But, my dear Jerz, we have a long, long, long way to go. I believe we can do it. And I thank you for your support.

-M

By: MrJerz

MrJerz — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 21:31:25 +0000

I think there might be some wiggle room here. Maybe. Consider: perhaps we should classify a Tallcan™ differently from a tall can. My understanding was that the brand of the show was Tallcan™. While a larger than 12oz can might be taller than normal, it is not a Tallcan™. What do you think about that?

By: Jim_S

Jim_S — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:55:20 +0000

If this is true, that a “tall can” is 24 ounces — nothing more, nothing less — then it shatters my paradigm and everything I thought I ever knew about beer in oversized cans.
My framework for tall cans has always defaulted to 16 ounces in the past, so I considered the 24-ounce can the one that is difficult to classify.
Because I consider Jerz to be knowledgeable about all things, I will remain open in this debate, and solidify my own tall can definition once others have weighed in to provide evidence beyond the “that’s how I have always known it” variety.

By: MrJerz

MrJerz — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:33:23 +0000

The guy putting lipstick on the pig is Wolfy. The pig is the fake tallcan. The stupid pounder. A tallcan is clearly defined as a 24oz beer. You don't toss in an extra 4oz and call it a tallcan. That's like saying the shaving cream I got "Now with 33% more - Free!" is a tallcan of shaving cream. NO! It's just a little extra. I realize Doak was blasted to the point that giving him another full 12oz was a bad idea, but you could have also just pretended the camera was recording. The guy never would have known. Tallcan TV could be ruined by this hasty cry for attention. Dammit.

By: Wolfy

Wolfy — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:00:37 +0000