On 7/8/2015 12:24 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 8-7-2015 9:54, Stephen wrote:
>> On 7/8/2015 8:36 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>>> High society news. ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-33389896
>>>>
>>>> I've seen the trick for drinking from a jug like that - it's actually
>>>> pretty easy to do. :)
>>>>
>>>
>>> With /three/ spouts? ;-)
>>
>>
>> If you look at the bottom image. You will see that there are more than
>> three ways the wine can get out of the jug.
>>
>> For your convenience.
>>
>> http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1C09/production/_83877170_jug3.jpg
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Yes, there seem to be many little holes around the neck at different
> levels too :-)
>

Still, if you drink out of the spout facing the camera. There are only 
four holes to cover if the jug is not too full.

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On 08/07/15, at 10:14, Stephen wrote:
> On 7/8/2015 8:34 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>> Was there ever a craze for drinking wine using a porron, in the
>>> Netherlands?
>>> There was one in the UK when cheap flights to Spain became available in
>>> the 60s/70s (no apostrophe)
>>>
>>
>> I am not sure. I do not really remember but I suppose there was, at
>> least in some Spanish restaurants which started round that time. I did
>> fieldwork in South Spain in the early 70s, but they were not in use in
>> the rural areas where I dwelt.
>
> They are from Catalan. And seas of them came back from the Costa Blanca
> with the first wave of tourists.
>

In southern (or the whole) Spain you should find the botijo:

http://www.botijopedia.com/en/index.php

and I'd say they would have been much more common in rural areas, and in 
the 70's than they are now. Botijos are made of clay and used for water 
(which they cool).

The porrón (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porron), typically made of 
glass, is used for wine, and it's indeed more typical of north-east.

Another related device is the bota 
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bota_bag), which is made of leather and 
used for wine.

PS. Sorry, Stephen, for the duplicate email reply.

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On 7/8/2015 6:33 PM, Jellby wrote:
>
> In southern (or the whole) Spain


Oops! Did you press reply all?

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On 08/07/15, at 21:07, Stephen wrote:
> On 7/8/2015 6:33 PM, Jellby wrote:
>>
>> In southern (or the whole) Spain
>
>
> Oops! Did you press reply all?
>

I have to "reply" buttons in Firefox, one is by email, the other is to 
the news. Of course, I pressed the wrong one (and I did again now, but 
this time I noticed before clicking on "send" ;) ).

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On 7/8/2015 8:32 PM, Jellby wrote:
> On 08/07/15, at 21:07, Stephen wrote:
>> On 7/8/2015 6:33 PM, Jellby wrote:
>>>
>>> In southern (or the whole) Spain
>>
>>
>> Oops! Did you press reply all?
>>
>
> I have to "reply" buttons in Firefox, one is by email, the other is to
> the news. Of course, I pressed the wrong one (and I did again now, but
> this time I noticed before clicking on "send" ;) ).
>
Your one to me is date stamped 2 minuets before the Newsgroup one. 
Tolerances!

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On 8-7-2015 19:33, Jellby wrote:
> On 08/07/15, at 10:14, Stephen wrote:
>> On 7/8/2015 8:34 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>> Was there ever a craze for drinking wine using a porron, in the
>>>> Netherlands?
>>>> There was one in the UK when cheap flights to Spain became available in
>>>> the 60s/70s (no apostrophe)
>>>>
>>>
>>> I am not sure. I do not really remember but I suppose there was, at
>>> least in some Spanish restaurants which started round that time. I did
>>> fieldwork in South Spain in the early 70s, but they were not in use in
>>> the rural areas where I dwelt.
>>
>> They are from Catalan. And seas of them came back from the Costa Blanca
>> with the first wave of tourists.
>>
>
> In southern (or the whole) Spain you should find the botijo:
>
> http://www.botijopedia.com/en/index.php
>

Oh yes, that one was much in use of course, and I took a score back with 
me in my ramshackle car. To make a little profit no doubt ;-)


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On 8-7-2015 15:27, Stephen wrote:
> On 7/8/2015 12:21 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 8-7-2015 10:14, Stephen wrote:
>>> On 7/8/2015 8:34 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>>> Was there ever a craze for drinking wine using a porron, in the
>>>>> Netherlands?
>>>>> There was one in the UK when cheap flights to Spain became
>>>>> available in
>>>>> the 60s/70s (no apostrophe)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am not sure. I do not really remember but I suppose there was, at
>>>> least in some Spanish restaurants which started round that time. I did
>>>> fieldwork in South Spain in the early 70s, but they were not in use in
>>>> the rural areas where I dwelt.
>>>
>>> They are from Catalan. And seas of them came back from the Costa Blanca
>>> with the first wave of tourists.
>>>
>>
>> Ah yes, indeed. Somehow it passed me by and I don't remember ;-)
>>
>
> Embarrassment, most likely. ;-)
>

No doubt, no doubt...

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On 8-7-2015 15:34, Stephen wrote:
> On 7/8/2015 12:24 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 8-7-2015 9:54, Stephen wrote:
>>> On 7/8/2015 8:36 AM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>>>>>> High society news. ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-33389896
>>>>>
>>>>> I've seen the trick for drinking from a jug like that - it's actually
>>>>> pretty easy to do. :)
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> With /three/ spouts? ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>> If you look at the bottom image. You will see that there are more than
>>> three ways the wine can get out of the jug.
>>>
>>> For your convenience.
>>>
>>> http://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/1C09/production/_83877170_jug3.jpg
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Yes, there seem to be many little holes around the neck at different
>> levels too :-)
>>
>
> Still, if you drink out of the spout facing the camera. There are only
> four holes to cover if the jug is not too full.
>

You need to be careful anyway and I can imagine people becoming careless 
when drunk :-) A shame if the wine was good, but probably not.

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On Wed, 08 Jul 2015 09:36:05 +0200, Thomas de Groot wrote:

> On 7-7-2015 18:34, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Tue, 07 Jul 2015 06:48:08 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/7/2015 5:38 AM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>>> Sorry! is it my turn?
>>>>>> Oxford Circus.
>>>> Ipswitch.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry, I woke up with a start and thought I was in another thread.
>>>
>>> Since you mentioned Ipswich. Here is the conclusion of a "feel good"
>>> story, from there.
>>>
>>> High society news. ;-)
>>>
>>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-33389896
>>
>> I've seen the trick for drinking from a jug like that - it's actually
>> pretty easy to do. :)
>>
>>
> With /three/ spouts? ;-)

Yep, very easy to do.

Cover the spouts on the left and right with a finger each, drink from the 
third.

Easy. ;)

Jim



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On 7/9/2015 6:02 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> >With/three/  spouts?;-)
> Yep, very easy to do.
>
> Cover the spouts on the left and right with a finger each, drink from the
> third.
>
> Easy.;)

Do you want a towel?
The holes in the middle of the neck will leak. If they don't the ones 
further down will get you.

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