# Rolling Rock's 33

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-rocks-33/33075>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [September 13, 2000, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-rocks-33/33075 "2000-09-13T20:38:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wrath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ee7513/32.png) [@Wrath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrath)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-rocks-33/33075/1 "2000-09-13T20:38:29Z")

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Being new to the Straight Dope, I discovered the letter on the mysterious “33” and offer a suggestion:

Is (or was) Mr. Tito, the original founder, or is any other Tito family member a Freemason?

If so, that might account for the “mystery,” and all other explanations might be just anecdotal.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2000, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-rocks-33/33075/2 "2000-09-13T20:58:30Z")

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[Why is there a “33” on Rolling Rock beer labels?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_044.html)

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[The Rolling Rock “33”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=279)

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