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submitted 1 month ago by Stern@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

How much beer can you boof?

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

a buttload

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago

130gal apparently.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also, a bunghole is a hole in a keg or barrel.

[–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Second time today I heard this. Odd.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I always love telling people about the butt load. The looks I get are gold

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Woa TIL a butt load is 108 gallons

[–] SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's not the trunk but how much junk you can get in there. A butt load no doubt.

[–] prayer@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

"An hogshead" means it was pronounced with a silent H. "An ogsead"