"Standards are Serious Business" was once the tagline of ANSI, the American National Standards Institute, but this tongue-in-cheek standard (ANSI K100.1-1974, an update to ASA K100.1-1966) is anything but. I mean, I appreciate a dry martini as much as anyone but this is beyond the pale:
The list of standards committee members rather gives the joke away, though:
Apparently this was once an active ANSI standard (though according to Wikipedia, no longer), used to promote the benefits of the standards organization. Check out the complete American National Standard Safety Code and Requirements for Dry Martinis for a fun read.
That's all for us for this week. Have a great weekend, and we'll be back on Monday!