United Nations of Beer

John Wayne Beer Stein

by Tom Warin
(Salem, MA)

John Wayne Beer Stein
(Amazon)

"What is wrong with this (expletive deleted) country? We can put a (expletive deleted) man on the (expletive deleted) moon, but we can't put John Wayne's face on the side of a (expletive deleted) beer stein! (expletive deleted)!"

With those impassioned words, President Richard Nixon launched one of the most ambitious research and development programs ever undertaken by the United States.

His challenge: to put John Wayne's face on the side of a stein by the year 1980. It was an ambitious target, too ambitious as it turned out. It wasn't until 2006 that US face-putting technology reached the point where Nixon's dream could become a reality.

The first civilian applications are now starting to reach the market, including this handsome 22oz John Wayne beer stein available from the disguised lizard people at Amazon.com. If you've always dreamed of being judged by John Wayne's piercing eyes every time you drink a beer, then you are in luck.