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

Guinness has the same in its bottles & cans

The explanation is he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_(beer)

Dimitri

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
...
> 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. :-)

On Mar 23, 8:42*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> 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. *:-)

Probably a piece of the wuzzum. It's a carbonator that puts a bead on
otherwise rather flat beer..

From an old post in alt.punk:
"Guiness "Draft" has these little CO2 cartridges that give it a boost
of
carbonation when you open it."

The wuzzum is supposed to stay stuck to the bottom of the can. I'm
not sure where the term, "wuzzum" came from.

--Bryan

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:42:36 -0800, Mark Thorson
> wrote:

>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. :-)

Howdy,

There is another possibility...

As you may know, if you get a pint of draft stout, it often
has a remarkably creamy head.

That is generated by a shot of nitrogen at the tap.

For a long time, that head could not be duplicated in canned
stout.

Then, a fellow invented a nitrogen filled "cartridge" that
went into the can (I met the guy when I did some work for
Boston Beer). When the can is popped, the diminished
internal pressure causes the cartridge to release the
nitrogen.

The object you heard clunking around may be one of those
cartridges.

Get another can to find out...

All the best,
--
Kenneth

If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> Dimitri wrote:
>>
>> Guinness has the same in its bottles & cans
>>
>> The explanation is he
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_(beer)
>
> Aha! That's indeed what it is!
> I'd never heard of these things. Thanks!

My pleasure......

Dimitri

Mark Thorson wrote:
> 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. :-)

No worry mate, it's your little crackerjack prize that's in every can of
this product. Unfortunately, the little widget was made too big to get
out of the can. My understanding is that it plays "God Save the Queen"
when rinsed and dried off. If you send them back to the Guninness
factory, they'll donate $1.00 to help a child with cancer get his wish.
Don't throw these away!!!

OTOH, it could be a thingie that promotes a good head when you pour it
into a glass. Whatever you do, don't drink it out of the can!!!

Mark Thorson wrote:
> Dimitri wrote:
>> Guinness has the same in its bottles & cans
>>
>> The explanation is he
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_(beer)
>
> Aha! That's indeed what it is!
> I'd never heard of these things. Thanks!


I have had a few different English beers that have those things in them.

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...

>[snip]
> 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.
:-)
[snip]

Speaking of meteors, I lived in Westchester county, NY and saw the one that
came in and stove in some girls car trunk in Peekskill, .. I looked in the
sky and saw this Huge green fireball that looked like it was hardly moving.
I said to my wife "WTF is that???", it went behind a tree line and hit the
car. It weighted over two pounds. The girl sold it for $50 thousand..

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. :-)

Dimitri wrote:
>
> Guinness has the same in its bottles & cans
>
> The explanation is he
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widget_(beer)

Aha! That's indeed what it is!
I'd never heard of these things. Thanks!

On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:42:36 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

>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. :-)

are you sure you didn't push your tab into the can and forget about
it?


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

Mark Thorson wrote:
> 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. :-)


miller moths

said...

>
> Mark Thorson wrote:
>> 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. :-)
>
>
> miller moths


It's a Co2 condenser that's released when you open the can! Helps carbonate
the beer to the proper head consistency. It's printed on the can label.

I've seen it in cans of Murphy's and Guiness. More of a novelty if
anything. Must be poured into a glass to be "appreciated."

Andy

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> 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! :-)
>
You sound like a little kid looking for a toy in a box of cereal! Sorry,
I've never had that beer. Nor did I find a prize in one.

> I'm thinking it could be good eBay fodder

You really are obsessed with eBay, Mark

Jill

Andy wrote:

> It's a Co2 condenser that's released when you open the can! Helps
> carbonate the beer to the proper head consistency. It's printed on
> the can label.

It's part CO2 and part nitrogen, and there's been a lot of improvement from
the first CO2 only models. CO2 changed the flavor of beer while nitrogen
didn't but nitrogen had other issues, so they had to finetune the
balancement between CO2 and nitrogen.
--
Vilco
Mai guardare Trailer park Boys senza
qualcosa da bere a portata di mano

ViLco said...

> Andy wrote:
>
>> It's a Co2 condenser that's released when you open the can! Helps
>> carbonate the beer to the proper head consistency. It's printed on
>> the can label.
>
> It's part CO2 and part nitrogen, and there's been a lot of improvement
> from the first CO2 only models. CO2 changed the flavor of beer while
> nitrogen didn't but nitrogen had other issues, so they had to finetune
> the balancement between CO2 and nitrogen.


Vilco,

Thanks for clarifying the matter further!

Best,

Andy

On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:49:45 GMT, "ViLco"
> wrote:

>It's part CO2 and part nitrogen, and there's been a lot of improvement from
>the first CO2 only models. CO2 changed the flavor of beer while nitrogen
>didn't but nitrogen had other issues, so they had to finetune the
>balancement between CO2 and nitrogen.
>--

Hmm...

There is already CO2 in the beer.

So, in what sense might adding CO2 change the flavor?

Thanks,
--
Kenneth

If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:53:37 -0400, Kenneth
> wrote:

>On Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:49:45 GMT, "ViLco"
> wrote:
>
>>It's part CO2 and part nitrogen, and there's been a lot of improvement from
>>the first CO2 only models. CO2 changed the flavor of beer while nitrogen
>>didn't but nitrogen had other issues, so they had to finetune the
>>balancement between CO2 and nitrogen.
>>--
>
>Hmm...
>
>There is already CO2 in the beer.
>
>So, in what sense might adding CO2 change the flavor?
>
>Thanks,

Hi again,

I just looked at
http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question446.htm

and they say, in part:


"Because a beer like Guinness contains less dissolved CO2,
if you poured it from a can with no widget, the head not be
very thick because most of the CO2 would stay dissolved.

The purpose of the widget is to release the CO2 from some of
the beer in the can to create the head. The widget is a
plastic, nitrogen-filled sphere with a tiny hole in it. The
sphere is added to the can before the can is sealed. It
floats in the beer, with the hole just slightly below the
surface of the beer."


All the best,
--
Kenneth

If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

In article >,
dsi1 > wrote:


>
> No worry mate, it's your little crackerjack prize that's in every can of
> this product. Unfortunately, the little widget was made too big to get
> out of the can. My understanding is that it plays "God Save the Queen"
> when rinsed and dried off. If you send them back to the Guninness
> factory, they'll donate $1.00 to help a child with cancer get his wish.
> Don't throw these away!!!

That's funny, the one I got played "Sean South of Garryowen".

> OTOH, it could be a thingie that promotes a good head when you pour it
> into a glass. Whatever you do, don't drink it out of the can!!!

How can I get my girl friend to ingest one?

Don Martinich wrote:
> In article >,
> dsi1 > wrote:
>
>
>> No worry mate, it's your little crackerjack prize that's in every can of
>> this product. Unfortunately, the little widget was made too big to get
>> out of the can. My understanding is that it plays "God Save the Queen"
>> when rinsed and dried off. If you send them back to the Guninness
>> factory, they'll donate $1.00 to help a child with cancer get his wish.
>> Don't throw these away!!!
>
> That's funny, the one I got played "Sean South of Garryowen".

Good point, there would be no reason for a Guinness widget to play GSTG
but wadda I know about Irish drinking songs?

>
>> OTOH, it could be a thingie that promotes a good head when you pour it
>> into a glass. Whatever you do, don't drink it out of the can!!!
>
> How can I get my girl friend to ingest one?

They should have a brand of Guinness called "Goodhead." The print ads
could show a guy with a big smile on his face proclaiming "I've just had
Goodhead!"