Re; Rolling Rock "33"

[Anthony Bangrazi]

> Rolling Rock
> From the glass lined tanks of Old Latrobe,
> We tender this premium beer for your enjoyment,
> as a tribute to your good taste,
> It comes from the mountain springs to you.
> "33"
>
> Well, 33 words in the above phrase including Rolling Rock. That's what it is.
> I've been told that the story is that in 1939 when they were preparing to
> market Rolling Rock some guy had these words written on a tablet on his desk
> and one of the higer ups found it and used it. The 33 was written at the
> bottom as count of words.

I've got a friend who has a book by Cecil Adams called "The Straight Dope".
In it he covers the topic of the famous "33". M. Adams concurrs the "word
count" theory, as well as the one that says that company execs say:

'Who cares what it stands for as long as people keep drinking while they
are pondering!"

I agree. It's a good brew to enjoy when there's not a homebrew withing
easy reach.

"33"

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[Kevin Dowd]

1933 is the year prohibition ended. That's my theory for why the '33
is on the bottle.

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