Ever notice in movies the cool guys hold beers in a way no one ever does in real life? They hook their index or middle finger over the very tip of the bottle, as if it’s a cigar, then with a flick of the wrist they upend the bottle, as if it’s a cheroot. Real guys in the real world hold beer bottles by the fat part. And then they get jealous of the cool way the cool guys in movies hold them.
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