>>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.