Is putting a napkin on a cold beer can or bottle a southern thing or is it everywhere?

My MawMaw would always have a bourbon and ginger in a rocks glass with a napkin on the bottom

Same with my pawpaw but bourbon and water.

I think it’s likely because it’s hotter than a welders dick down here so glasses/bottles sweat instantly

Tervis for the win.

We tried to introduce napkins to some Northern Tribes in the late 80’s, but it never caught on.

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When the can or bottle is wet? Makes no sense.

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It soaks up the condensation instead of it dripping all over.

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Exactly. I think it’s likely because it’s hotter than a welders dick down here so glasses/bottles sweat instantly

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I bought a birthday cake for my mom to take to her Sunday school class last Friday. By the time I drove back to my parents' house five blocks away, there were condensation bubbles inside the plastic container the cake was in.

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When the can or bottle is wet? Makes no sense.

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The freaking things that trigger some folks.

Once the napkins absorb enough condensate you roll it downward to make a ring.
Then remove and do ring toss with the bottles at the bar.
George’s southside use to give you a shot of the bottle you rung back in the day.
Good times.