I can believe the beer bit, it's the bacterial reference that I question, since nobody linked micro-organisms to pathology until Pasteur. In other words, "germ theory" didn't exist in the 18th century. BW Quoting Ron and Pat <[log in to unmask]>: > 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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