Hi Bill. Greetings from Bob Eidsmoe (formerly of Sioux City) and now in Rio Verde, AZ. What is the consensus? Did Ben Franklin really makethe coment about beer and God? I hope so,. because I have been quoting him to some of my golfing friends. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Witt" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 8:58 PM Subject: Re: Scientific Fact 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