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Contents 1 Bocksbeutel 2 Bottle sizes 3 Murgatroyd? 4 punt

[edit] Bocksbeutel

The German Wikipedia in [[1]] states that the name comes from 'Booksbüdel', a Lower German term for Book bag.

4.79.216.98 claimed that the name means 'goat cheeks' but does not provide any cites. While a 'Bock' may be a male sheep or goat, this should be verified first Sejtam 05:32, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bottle sizes

I would ask people to re-check if 0.75 Litre can possibly be a "US standard" as is being claimed - it is a Metric unit. Living outside the USA, I personally remember this as a standard well before 1979. The source quoted is a sloppy commercial site (US-based). Added Globalize/USA.

Also, the French article has more detail on the bottle sizes. Can someone help in translation? Samfreed 08:46, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Also, the names of the wise men are not cannon--apophrycal--i.e. not mentioned in the bible, and thus not technically biblical. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.88.170.32 (talk) 23:36, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Murgatroyd?

There's a few mentions of an alleged even-larger bottle size called "Murgatroyd" to be found on Google, but most, if sourced at all, just reference Wikipedia (an earlier version of this article, presumably). So... is that one an urban myth or a hoax, or does it actually exist? -- Schneelocke 14:55, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] punt

The reason I've always heard in the wine industry is rather prosaic- it increases the strength of the bottom bottle, so it's less likely to shatter if dropped. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.173.209.74 (talk) 20:49, 6 December 2007 (UTC)