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

It is very carcinogenic. "They" are out to get you.
Check the trans-fats in the widget, too. Very high.

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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> 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. :-)