# One Glass to Rule Them Alll **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 13, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044 "2010-10-13T20:13:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/1 "2010-10-13T20:13:27Z")
Now, this is a really cool glass. [One Glass For Every Drink](http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/09/29/one-perfect-cup/) ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/2 "2010-10-13T20:21:19Z")
How are we supposed to [drink white lightnin’](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Antique_Mason_jars.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/3 "2010-10-13T20:22:27Z")
You can’t put down the champagne glass on a tabletop?? That’s idiotic. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/4 "2010-10-13T20:26:09Z")
Gimmicky. It’s unattractive as a water glass, impractical as cognac or champagne. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/5 "2010-10-13T20:46:08Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > You can’t put down the champagne glass on a tabletop?? That’s idiotic. It’s great if you’re doing shots of champagne. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/6 "2010-10-13T21:04:17Z")
How do you configure it for jello shots? ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/7 "2010-10-13T21:32:31Z")
Why is the brandy glass off to one side? Also, isn’t one practical feature of champagne glasses that they minimise the top surface area by being narrow, thereby minimising bubbly loss? ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/8 "2010-10-13T21:38:31Z")
:dubious: > [@Link in the OP](#): > > One cup to hold them all. This is “One Glass for Every Drink” and it’s made to work for everyone. It of course tends to the four main glass-specific types of drink: water, cognac, wine, and champagne. Right. Because there aren’t specific types of cups/glasses for different types of [beer](http://beeradvocate.com/beer/101/glassware), iced tea, mixed drinks, shots, coffee, tea… ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/9 "2010-10-13T21:44:20Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > > [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > > > You can’t put down the champagne glass on a tabletop?? That’s idiotic. > > It’s great if you’re doing shots of champagne. …and then flinging the glasses into the fireplace. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/10 "2010-10-13T21:57:27Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > …and then flinging the glasses into the fireplace. …in fact, _forget_ the champagne! ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/11 "2010-10-13T22:02:00Z")
Do they come with a set of Splayds? Or a free bucket of stupid? ---
**Author:** ![Walther\_Ego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Walther\_Ego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walther_Ego)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/12 "2010-10-14T09:00:58Z")
Three glasses for Moderators in their jack-boots, Seven for Other Digital Processes banned to bone, Nine for Search Robots bringing pie, One for Cecil Adams in his snark throne In SDMB where the Trolls lie. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/13 "2010-10-14T12:31:24Z")
…One drink to fill them all and into darkness, blind them. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/14 "2010-10-14T13:04:38Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > > [@tdn](#): > > > > It’s great if you’re doing shots of champagne. > > …and then flinging the glasses into the fireplace. This is a technique that doesn’t work so well if you don’t have a fireplace. In the post-coital stumble to the bathroom, your feet get all cut up. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/15 "2010-10-14T13:33:59Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > …One drink to fill them all > and into darkness, blind them. Look - the homemade wine wasn’t that bad. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/16 "2010-10-14T13:49:07Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > > [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > > > …One drink to fill them all > > and into darkness, blind them. > > Look - the homemade wine wasn’t that bad. Yeah, Ethyl, Methyl… what’s the difference? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/17 "2010-10-14T15:11:27Z")
Not sure about those glasses, but some of the other kitchen items on that site just made it onto my wedding registry. I really like the look of this [cutting board with built-in prep bowls](http://store.yankodesign.com/home-and-office/kitchen-dining/bowlboard). Would definitely help when making stir-fry. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/18 "2010-10-14T15:21:06Z")
I don’t really feel like assembling my glass every time I want to have a drink. Also, my glass collection looks cool. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/19 "2010-10-14T16:23:02Z")
The reason you might want a stem for champagne is to avoid hold the glass with your hands and warming it up too fast. Not an issue for me, I drink it before it has a chance to warm up. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044/20 "2010-10-14T17:04:25Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > The reason you might want a stem for champagne is to avoid hold the glass with your hands and warming it up too fast. > > Not an issue for me, I drink it before it has a chance to warm up. Yes - but the champagne set up is just a stem. It was no base. It looks cool, until you consider that you might want to put your glass down sometime. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-glass-to-rule-them-alll/557044.md?page=2)