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Default Whoa! Weird! Foreign Object Found In My Beer!

Just a few minutes ago, I was finishing a can of Murphy's Stout,
and I heard something clunk inside. Looking through the opening
with a flashlight, I can see a plastic object, with projections
on each end that look like hose fittings. I'd say it's probably
a piece of the production equipment that fell into the can during
manufacture.

In all my years of beer-drinking, I've probably passed enough
to float a small ship, and I've never before found a foreign
object in any can. On the other hand, this is my very first
can of Murphy's Stout. I've got three more, and I can hardly
wait to see what's in them! :-)

I wonder if it has any value? It's not like I feel traumatized
or anything, but perhaps a good lawyer could convince me I'm
in shock and will have a delayed reaction. :-)

I'm thinking it could be good eBay fodder, but on the other
hand maybe I should keep it. After all, if a meteor fell
through my roof, I doubt if I'd sell that. If it fell through
somebody else's roof and somehow I acquired it, I'd be willing
to sell that for a good price. But if it fell through MY roof
that would make it special, at least to me.

Anyone else drink this stuff? Is it common to find hard
objects in cans of their beer? So far, my study indicates
100% of samples have something in them. More research is
needed. :-)