Why is my bottom wet?

My mother suffered from 'urge incontinence' Her doctor called it, 'Keyhole Syndrome' meaning that when you return home from shopping, as soon as you get your key in the door you desperately need the loo.

My mother misheard him though and from then on it was known as, 'Peehole Syndrome'

Remember Ice Cold in Alex ? That dribble sold lots of beer !

I think that your village shop is having the last laugh.
They were obviously giving away joke glasses with a tiny hole in them , designed to let out drips of water and make it look as though you have wet yourself

I have 'Turning on the Tap Syndrome' for which I blame DM!
Her tip for potty training was to sit child on potty near a sink and turn on the tap; the noise of trickling water had the desired effect

Cripes! Jalima. For a moment there I thought you were blaming the Daily Mail.

Oh, confusing!
I wonder how many people have been criticised on GN for taking the advice of the Daily Mail when they meant their Darling Mothers

Have you tried putting the glass in the fridge for a while before pouring the drink in?

Failing that - beer mats are exactly right for the job they're supposed to do - being a bit absorbant and just the right size to put a glass/mug/tankard/goblet on. You could start a beer mat collection - there are some great ones about. Let me know - I'll send you some German ones.

I agree that the solution is to store the glass in the fridge so that it is the same temperature as the drink. Isn't it odd that we like certain drinks in their own special glasses/cups? They don't taste right otherwise.

Could it be the heat of your hands holding glass to be causing condensation ?

Heat would cause the water vapour to start evaporating again, although any condensation on the outside of the glass could be displaced when it is held, join together and start running down the stem.

When water vapor in the air comes into contact with something cool, such as the outside of a cold glass of lemonade, its molecules slow down and get closer together. When that happens, the gaseous water vapor turns back into liquid water droplets. That's condensation!

Sorted! Well, sort of I have just had a glass of Cava, served in the "right" glass, (as Mr P would say, "standards, darling, standards)

Guess what! Not a dribble or a wet bottom!

So, obviously the solution is that in future I only drink fizz, and (naturally) from the "right" glass!

However there is a slight problem, in that I can't afford it

I was thinking about your wet bottom on Sunday, phoenix.

We had lunch in a pub which still has scrubbed top tables with beer mats shoved under the legs to stop them wobbling.

There was so much condensation running down the outside of my glass of ice cold lager shandy (I'm always the driver ) that I tried to nick a couple of napkins from the empty table next to us. I accidently kicked the table leg, dislodging the beer mat so ended up with a WET LAP!

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