shadow69691 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

What I learned is that bartenders often used the phrase to break up crowds watching a bar fight, by telling them to 'Mind your pints and quarts', and that this phrase evolved from that.

InsaneNellyCakes (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

wow, I actually learn here... hottest teacher ever. ; )

MKRM27 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I think you are correct. Pints and quarts.

ugodableev (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I heard it slightly different. When a fight would break out, the bartender would tell the participants to mind their ps and qs meaning to pay attention to their beers instead of fighting.

TomBevington (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i was trying to listen to her talking but i think the boobs have control of her lol

p3nguinish (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

ps n qs ps n qs !! ^^

crippledape (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i was toldbar tenders telling there patrons to watch there drinks MIND YOUR PINS AND QUARTS when a fight broke out like watch your drinks dont spill em!!

authillin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

In logic P's and Q's are used as common place holders (like X's and Y's in algebra). Mind your P's and Q's is an expression coming out of Universities in the scholastic period (since logic was pretty much the only thing in philosophy that they seriously studied) as instructors would often say this to their students. It's the logical equivalent to "dot your i's and cross your t's."

boy2star (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

why arent you naked???

Jokamania (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I always thought it was the type writer one