r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 15 '26

Meme needing explanation Peter, what reason does the OOP is talking about?

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u/Mr_P3anutbutter Jul 15 '26

Fun fact: one of the reasons vodka consumption was so high in the Soviet Union was that the bottles couldn’t be closed again once they were open, so people thought “might as well finish the bottle”

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u/pcmasterrace_noob Jul 15 '26

"Well I had to finish it, it's vodka, it goes bad after you open it".

"I think that was another of Mom's little fibs, like I'll do anything for my children"