The game of throwing darts is a popular pub recreation. “You don’t have to be a beer drinker to play darts, but it helps” was cited in the book Darts (1975), by Ivan L. Brackin and William Fitzgerald. The author of the saying is not known.
Wikipedia: Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game in which small metal-shafted missiles with a pointed end are thrown at a circular target (dartboard) fixed to a wall. Though various boards and rules have been used in the past, the term “darts” usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules. As well as being a professional competitive sport, darts is a traditional pub game, commonly played in the United Kingdom, across the Commonwealth, the Netherlands, Belgium, Republic of Ireland, the Scandinavian countries, the United States, and elsewhere.
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You don’t have to be a beer drinker to play darts, but it helps.
- Author Unknown
Google Books
Darts
By Ivan L. Brackin and William Fitzgerald
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster
1984, ©1975
Pg. 7:
You don’t have to be a beer drinker to play darts, but it helps.
May 31, 2002, Courier-News (Elgin, IL), “Dart playing hits the bull’s-eye” by George Rawlinson,
But even at this level, beer flows freely. “You don’t have to be a beer drinker to play darts, but it sure helps,” jokes one player.
SofaKingDrunk.com
Anonymous Drinking Quotes & Beer Quotes
Thursday, September 6, 2007
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“You don’t have to be a beer drinker to play darts, but it helps.” ~Anonymous
Google Books
The Beer Devotional:
A Daily Celebration of the World’s Most Inspiring Beers
By Jess Lebow
Avon, MA: Adams Media
2010
Pg. 39:
“You don’t have to be a beer drinker to play darts, but it helps.” —Anonymous
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Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
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