I started having a Guiness after giving blood in the 1980s. I was living in Scotland at the time and a mate told me about it. Best excuse for a pint ever.
I was stationed in Scotland and one of the guys got a heart attack and was taken to the the local hospital. They would give him a pint of Guiness a day. Civilized medicine.
Giving alcohol, even one with a high iron content, after a blood donation isn’t a good idea. Alcohol is a diuretic. After a blood donation you want to increase hydration in order to increase blood volume. That alone is reason enough to stop doing it! Alcohol after donating blood also increases the likelihood of impaired driving.
I looked up why they stopped doing this and the reason, surprisingly, isn’t medical. (To be fair, research shows that Guinness does have some healthy aspects to it). Ireland dropped its legal limit for Blood Alcohol Content to 0.05%. The company that produces Guinness didn’t want to be associated with drunk driving, thus they ended the practice ahead of the change in the law. So it wasn’t the government to stopped the tradition, not directly anyway.
I was in the USAF stationed in England from 1956 to 1959. Blood drives were held on base and we were given an English pint (20 oz.) of beer for donating. There was never any shortage of Airmen willing to donate a pint for a pint. Don’t know if the blood taken was 16 or 20 ozs.
Re: Dr. Jesus Bueno — I wonder how many wags, after being cared for by this doctor, couldn’t resist commenting that they were literally saved by Jesus. Those would be the first words out of my mouth.
pearlsbs over 4 years ago
I guess he would have been in serious trouble if the name would have been Dr. Jesus Malo.
Templo S.U.D. over 4 years ago
Now that I think about it, what is the official Irish drinking age? Minor donors (and alcohol-abstaining adult donors) sure sure get fruit juice.
jasonsnakelover over 4 years ago
Aphids sound like tribbles on Star Trek.
Myler Toon Gotta wonder what atheists think of that.
Teto85 Premium Member over 4 years ago
I started having a Guiness after giving blood in the 1980s. I was living in Scotland at the time and a mate told me about it. Best excuse for a pint ever.
BorderColliesArebeautiful over 4 years ago
Dear artist. You DO know Guinness is black, right? It’s called “ The Black Stuff” for that reason.
MoeJoe over 4 years ago
Ayayay…. No es bueno
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 4 years ago
I was stationed in Scotland and one of the guys got a heart attack and was taken to the the local hospital. They would give him a pint of Guiness a day. Civilized medicine.
A# 466 over 4 years ago
Sure beats OJ and wimpy cookies one usually gets here. Wonder what replaced the stout?
djlactin over 4 years ago
Actually, most aphids are pregnant before they are born!
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 4 years ago
Quite a stunt you two pulled, Tyler.
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 4 years ago
So what happened in 2009 (or 2008) to make them stop?
artegal over 4 years ago
And then in 2009 the No Fun Police showed up in Ireland….
jvn over 4 years ago
Since the bodily fluids of a true Irish person is 68% Guinness to start with…
Sassy's Mom over 4 years ago
Giving alcohol, even one with a high iron content, after a blood donation isn’t a good idea. Alcohol is a diuretic. After a blood donation you want to increase hydration in order to increase blood volume. That alone is reason enough to stop doing it! Alcohol after donating blood also increases the likelihood of impaired driving.
I looked up why they stopped doing this and the reason, surprisingly, isn’t medical. (To be fair, research shows that Guinness does have some healthy aspects to it). Ireland dropped its legal limit for Blood Alcohol Content to 0.05%. The company that produces Guinness didn’t want to be associated with drunk driving, thus they ended the practice ahead of the change in the law. So it wasn’t the government to stopped the tradition, not directly anyway.
diegot over 4 years ago
Seems like a fair exchange: A pint for a pint.
Buckeye67 over 4 years ago
Wouldn’t it be better to give the Guinness first, that way both the donor and the recipient would benefit.
Jogger2 over 4 years ago
Aphids are asexual and they have females? How’s that again?
craigwestlake over 4 years ago
I would imagine after all these years Andy Capp would live in fear of magnets…
askaMoose over 4 years ago
I was in the USAF stationed in England from 1956 to 1959. Blood drives were held on base and we were given an English pint (20 oz.) of beer for donating. There was never any shortage of Airmen willing to donate a pint for a pint. Don’t know if the blood taken was 16 or 20 ozs.
paullp Premium Member over 4 years ago
Wonder what the aphids think of today’s For Better or For Worse and the accompanying comments?
paullp Premium Member over 4 years ago
Re: Dr. Jesus Bueno — I wonder how many wags, after being cared for by this doctor, couldn’t resist commenting that they were literally saved by Jesus. Those would be the first words out of my mouth.