A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006.

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Entry from March 20, 2017
“Why does mineral water that has ‘trickled through mountains for centuries’ have a ‘Use By’ date?”

"Why does mineral water that has ‘trickled through mountains for centuries’ have a ‘Use By’ date?” is a jocular line of unknown authorship. The question was listed with other “WHY” questions on the newsgroup alt.clearing.technology on May 24, 2002.

One answer to the question is that the bottle itself might degrade, contaminating the water after a certain period of time.


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Why does mineral water that ‘has trickled through mountains for centuries’ have a ‘use by’ date?

11 June 2002, Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution, “The Vent,” pg. D2:
Why does mineral water that has trickled through mountains for centuries have a “use by” date?

8 November 2002, The Sun (London, UK), “Scotcha! on Friday” by Sergei Platt, pg. 6:
Why does mineral water that “has trickled through mountains for centuries” have a use-by date?

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Why does mineral water that ‘has trickled through mountains for centuries’ have a ‘use by’ date? Huh??
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Why does mineral water have a ‘use by’ date?
Martino Ciresa
Martino Ciresa, studied at University of Trento
Written 7 Aug 2014
I guess it does because it is contained in a plastic bottle that degrades over time, releasing part of its composition into the water.

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Why does mineral water that has “trickled through mountains for centuries” have a “Use By” date?
2:30 PM - 20 Mar 2017

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