Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy - Ben Franklin

Bill Witt wrote:
> 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.
>>
>> ____________________________________________
>> Lyle Krewson
>> Professional Lobbying Services
>> 1725 S. 50th Street #602
>> West Des Moines, IA 50265
>>
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