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Post by catbasketry on Feb 7, 2016 20:24:37 GMT -5
I spent an hour tonight trying to search the internet for any mention of beer being called something like "towski".
Brewski I know, but I've never heard beer called anything like "towski" except on MST3K.
Am I spelling it wrong? Anyone know the etymology? Did the Brains just make up the term?
Thanks!
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Post by crowschmo on Feb 7, 2016 21:25:21 GMT -5
What episode was that in?
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Post by catbasketry on Feb 7, 2016 21:56:17 GMT -5
At least two. In the first appearance of the Observers, ep. 805, The Thing That Couldn't Die, when we first meet the Observers, Mike says to them, "Hey, who's that in the back there grabbin' a towski?", referring to Pearl. Who I believe then asks the Brain Guys for a church key/bottle opener.
In another, ep.913, Quest of the Delta Knights, when Mike, Bobo, and Brain Guy are drinking and having sort of a Guy's Night Out, Mike asks Bobo to hand him another "towski". (Mike, dude, there's a bottle of 12-year old Glenlivet on the table, really?)
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Post by Mod City on Feb 8, 2016 18:06:12 GMT -5
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Post by Shark on Feb 8, 2016 18:24:05 GMT -5
Doubtful. That brewery wasn't around in the 90s. Maybe someone on staff was a fan of Tyskie Gronie beer. That's my best guess so far but I'm still looking into it. |
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Post by catbasketry on Feb 8, 2016 22:53:23 GMT -5
No, it's pronounced like "now" or "bow wow"-ski. |
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Post by continosbuckle on Feb 9, 2016 14:22:34 GMT -5
I spent an hour tonight trying to search the internet for any mention of beer being called something like "towski". Brewski I know, but I've never heard beer called anything like "towski" except on MST3K. Am I spelling it wrong? Anyone know the etymology? Did the Brains just make up the term? Thanks! One of the slangs for beer is brewtowski. They shortened the slang. I've heard it here and there. Might be more prevalent in Minnesota but that wasn't my impression. |
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Post by catbasketry on Feb 9, 2016 19:32:12 GMT -5
Well I'll be damned. Brewtowski. I've never heard that before. That explains it! Thank you!
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