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Black and tan" has unfortunate historical issues -- for some people -- with the British forces sent into Ireland in the (IIRC) 1920s to bust some Irish ass (the forces were nicknamed "Black and Tans").
To avoid that, the drink is often called a half and half.
No, those are different. Black & Tan has Harp, Half & Half has Bass. (Or the other way? I can never remember.)
Urban Dictionary is taking Eric Cartman as an authoritative source?
What's your Arnold Palmer-ized version of a half and half?
half sweet lemonade, half unsweetened iced tea
Huh.
with the British forces sent into Ireland in the (IIRC) 1920s to bust some Irish ass (the forces were nicknamed "Black and Tans").
I always assumed that was where the name of the drink came from in the first place.
See, I thought it was from an uncreative bartender who went, "Guinness is black and Harp is tan...what should we call it?"
roshambo is when two guys kick each other in the balls until one of them falls over
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Ok, and Urban Dictionary says roshambo is when two guys kick each other in the balls until one of them falls over.
How sad is that? Man fights in the American Revolution and all he gets is a kick in the balls?
roshambo is when two guys kick each other in the balls until one of them falls over
Is this a turns-based game? Or is it in real-time?
Okay, Wikipedia says the paramilitary troops were named after the drink, but the BBC says just the opposite. Unfortunately, h2g2 is just a BBC-hosted wiki and doesn't carry any actual journalistic authority. Perhaps Google can break the tie...
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This Guiness trivia site agrees with Wikipedia that the drink was named after the "black and tan coon-hound," which is an Irish hunting dog. Nobody seems to have a reference for that.
The bar I go to was serving a Hop Obama Ale for a while. A Hop Obama/Guiness was called an "O'Biden".
Okay, Oxford English dictionary has dates of first use for:
black and tan used for a kind of little dog: 1850
black and tan used for a drink made of porter and ale: 1889
black and tan used for British troops in Ireland: 1921
OED also says the troops were named after their mixed-color uniforms, not the drink.
I love the OED.
That is all.
with the British forces sent into Ireland in the (IIRC) 1920s to bust some Irish ass (the forces were nicknamed "Black and Tans")
I always assumed the drink was named after this too!
t edit: go Flea with the OED!!
And to me, an Arnold Palmer is iced tea and lemonade, also.
Oxford English dictionary has dates of first use
Ah, an actual reference book!