Aug 04

Houston House Covered in 50,000 Beer Cans, More Than 99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall

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This small home in Houston is covered in an about 50,000 beer cans. Homeowner John Milkovisch began decorating the house with beer cans in 1968 and obviously has never stopped. Over the following 18 years he covered the exterior with flattened can siding, made cascading garlands of can tops to hang off the roof, and decorated the property with pull tabs and other can decor. The man loves beer cans obviously.

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Milkovisch passed away in the 1980s,(I’m guessing this was all too much beer for his liver) but left us all this beer can house to admire. It is now a museum run by the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art.

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I bet this house really shines in the sun and blinds people who walk by.

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Photos: Pat Sullivan / Associated Press Photos

[LA Times via Laughing Squid]

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Apr 17

Why Would Anyone Buy a Bow Tie-Shaped Beer Can That Actually Gives You Less Beer?

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When Budweiser changed its iconic all American beer can to accentuate the bow tie logo of the so called King of Beers, I was not happy. Even though I don’t really care what the outside of the beer can looks like as long as my words start slurring. Even though I don’t drink Budweiser. It was a telegraphed move by an old company trying to fake cool. Whatever. I’m over it now. But now Budweiser is introducing a bow tie-shaped can to match their bow tie logo. It kind of looks like the dented cans you see littered around a frat house. It kind of looks like the redesigned Xbox. It’s a beer can without the beer belly. Which makes sense because it also has less beer. More »

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