Did Franklin really say that?  Or could it be another of those  
convenient-but-apocryphal Founding Father Funnies?

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Quoting Lyle Krewson <[log in to unmask]>:

> 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.
>
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