That’s why I occasionally teach wine appreciation classes...in people’s homes!!!! i love it when I am on the side of science. On Oct 13, 2007, at 4:01 p, Donna Buell wrote: > > >>As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is > >> freedom, in water there is bacteria. > >> > >> In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have > >> demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at > the end > >> of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of > Escherichia > >> coli, (E. coli) -- bacteria found in feces. In other words, > we are > >> consuming 1 kilo of poop. > >> > >> However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or > >>Jagermeister, tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor) because > alcohol > >>has to go > >> through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or > >> fermenting. > >> > >> Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health > >> > >> Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to > > drink water and be full of shit. > >> > >> There is no need to thank me for this valuable information: I'm > > doing it as a public service. ____________________________________________ Lyle Krewson Professional Lobbying Services 1725 S. 50th Street #602 West Des Moines, IA 50265 [log in to unmask] 515-238-7113 - Cel ____________________________________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp