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 Shortest Man Meets 
 Leggiest Woman 


Associated Press Associated Press Sep 16, 08 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - London's Trafalgar Square routinely serves as a stage for mimes, jugglers, and other acts, but the tourist attraction drew an exceptionally curious crowd today when the shortest man who can walk met the woman with the longest legs, the AP reports. He Pingping of China stands precisely 2 feet 5.37 inches tall. Svetlana Pankratova of Spain, a Russian native, has legs nearly 52 inches long. More »

More about:  Guinness World Records • Guinness • He Pingping • world's shortest man

 Guinness Sales
 Flat in ... Ireland? 

As international sales flourish, production will be cut back at home

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Jul 12, 08 4:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ireland still drinks a lot of beer—only the Czechs down more—and continues to chug a lot of Guinness. But in a cultural shift in the newly vibrant nation, sales of the national drink have steadily declined in recent years, as harried white-collar workers skip the pub on the way home, and foreign workers opt for a taste of home instead of “the black stuff,” the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

More about:  beer • Ireland • Dublin • Guinness • brewing

OPINION

Pairing Leaves Writer Red-Faced

Times oenophile comes out of shell, tries vin rouge with his oysters — and lives!

New York Times New York Times Feb 29, 08 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Oysters and red wine? "Why not?" asks Eric Asimov in the New York Times . Wine pairing as a science can drain a meal of its pleasure, while instincts and taste-testing add adventure. After Parisian waiters twice recommended red with a foodie blogger's oysters, Asimov traded the usual suspects (muscadet, Chablis, Champagne) for a lineup of non-fruity reds. More »

More about:  food • wine • drinking • red wine • wineries • seafood • Guinness • Champagne • oysters

Manhunt on Tap After Massive Guinness Heist

Beer bandit stole 450 kegs from landmark Dublin brewery

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 29, 07 5:26 PM CST
(Newser) - Taking the "My Goodness My Guinness" slogan quite literally, a thief stole 450 kegs from the landmark Dublin brewery today, the AP reports. Irish police say the thief entered by truck and took off with a trailer packed with kegs, the biggest theft in Guinness history. The kegs contained Guinness, Budweiser and Carlsberg beers totaling 39,600 pints, or $235,000 worth. More »

More about:  theft • Ireland • Budweiser • Dublin • Carlsberg • Guinness

Are Brits
Less Stout
of Heart?

UK sales of Guinness slip as pub-goers seek more 'refreshing' pints

BBC BBC Nov 23, 07 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The champion of breakfast beers the world over, Guinness is facing stiff competition from more refreshing lagers targeting the after-work crowd. Sales in in Britain were off 13% in each of the last 2 years, the BBC reports, and in Ireland, where the black stout has been the best-selling beer for decades, sales have dropped 30% since 2001. More »

More about:  United Kingdom • beer • Ireland • sales • Guinness

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