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> Beer is normally neither monetarily free TBH the main place I've seen the phrase "free beer" is a Simpson's joke: people stand in front of a sign saying "fre
by rgoulter 4y ago
> Beer is normally neither monetarily free
TBH the main place I've seen the phrase "free beer" is a Simpson's joke: people stand in front of a sign saying "free beer", but after Homer drinks many cups, the sign is revealed in full to say "alcohol-free beer, $5/cup".
It's understood that beer normally costs money, so the setup of the joke is that "free beer" is understood without explanation as "beer without costing money".
- shadowofneptune 4y agoBeer was once given away at taverns so people would stick around for the food, which had a price adjusted to make up for the beer. Freeware uses this model.
- jcpst 4y agoThis also works in the inverse. The kimmelweck sandwich has its orgins in the pubs of western New York. Some gave the sandwich for free, and it was so salty that incentive was created for adding some pints to the tab.