Rauschtafeln und Haarbeutel

[schnee]

A while ago I read an article, Kulturgeschichte: Abkehr vom Saurausch, that mentioned an interesting bit of bavariana:

Heutzutage ist die Grenze zwischen dem Trinken und dem Saufen, nun ja, fließend. Früher war das anders, da gab es die "Rauschtafel", die in der Wirtstube an der Wand hing und dem bayerischen Bierkonsumenten anzeigte, wie viel

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[allaboutweather]

Doesn't Bavaria have their own distinct dialect of German?

Makes sense that it's about drunk people. Where do you think Oktoberfest came from? :p

[schnee]

Yes, it does.

Makes sense that it's about drunk people. Where do you think Oktoberfest came from? :p

Celebration of a royal marriage?

[allaboutweather]

Oh, that's where it came from? :)

[schnee]

Indeed!