Butt (unit) (en.wikipedia.org)

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[-] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 13 points 3 days ago

How much beer can you boof?

[-] Stern@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago

a buttload

[-] treadful@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago

130gal apparently.

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

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

[-] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Second time today I heard this. Odd.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

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

[-] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Woa TIL a butt load is 108 gallons

[-] SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days 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 3 days ago

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

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