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? > > \ > 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 >> >> [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 > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > 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 > > Sign up to receive Sierra Club Insider, the flagship > e-newsletter. Sent out twice a month, it features the Club's > latest news and activities. Subscribe and view recent > editions at http://www.sierraclub.org/insider/ > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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