Beer Saved the World
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Beer Saved the World
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Re: Beer Saved the World
To paraphrase a queen who lost her head over a similar problem, "Let them drink wine!"
The Rule of Benedict legislates that, although monks should ideally not drink wine at all, at least let them drink no more than a hemina ("Half a bottle") each day. (A hemina seems to be about 10 ounces, but we are not quite sure.) Again, the most likely reason was the chance you take with drinking fresh water in days before chlorination or other ways to purify it.
The Rule of Benedict legislates that, although monks should ideally not drink wine at all, at least let them drink no more than a hemina ("Half a bottle") each day. (A hemina seems to be about 10 ounces, but we are not quite sure.) Again, the most likely reason was the chance you take with drinking fresh water in days before chlorination or other ways to purify it.
Re: Beer Saved the World
I thought that Marie Antoinette didn't really say that.bmonk wrote:To paraphrase a queen who lost her head over a similar problem, "Let them drink wine!"
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Re: Beer Saved the World
Beer was also liquid bread, particularly for the Egyptians. Enough calories and stuff to keep you alive, enough liquid to keep you going, plus enough alcohol to keep you from trying to stage an uprising. Perfect for feeding your slave labor!
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If Julie is going to quibble over the non-historicity of a queen's statement, may I quibble over the fact that the pyramids were not built by slaves, but by volunteers?ShneekeyTheLost wrote:Beer was also liquid bread, particularly for the Egyptians. Enough calories and stuff to keep you alive, enough liquid to keep you going, plus enough alcohol to keep you from trying to stage an uprising. Perfect for feeding your slave labor!
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Re: Beer Saved the World
Well, it appears she did say something like "Then why do they not eat cake?", since she literally could not understand that one could be so poor one could not afford the most basic ingredients to make food; when she and her fellow courtiers ran out of bread, they just ate cake...Julie wrote:I thought that Marie Antoinette didn't really say that.bmonk wrote:To paraphrase a queen who lost her head over a similar problem, "Let them drink wine!"
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Peace through superior firepower - ain't nothin' more peaceful than a dead troublemaker.
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...and all hail Charlie Mopps!
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While a nice, traditional tune, which goes well in the same set with All Fer Me Grog, I happen to like this little ditty as well. Apologies for the WoW machinima, it was the first video I found with that particular tune.Fairportfan wrote:...and all hail Charlie Mopps!
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Not even duct tape can fix stupid. But it can muffle the noise.
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Peace through superior firepower - ain't nothin' more peaceful than a dead troublemaker.
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Re: Beer Saved the World
Bard's Tale game has stolen my valuable time a wee bit...Fairportfan wrote:...and all hail Charlie Mopps!
...Yeah, I was told by my child that I had to goto bed early and leave that game alone for the night, or be grounded from hugs and kisses for the day. Hardest thing to do. Ever. Haven't been that involved in a game since the bad old EverQuest days...
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Re: Beer Saved the World
When people volunteer out of religious zealotry, the line between 'volunteer' and 'slave' blurs quite a bit.bmonk wrote:If Julie is going to quibble over the non-historicity of a queen's statement, may I quibble over the fact that the pyramids were not built by slaves, but by volunteers?ShneekeyTheLost wrote:Beer was also liquid bread, particularly for the Egyptians. Enough calories and stuff to keep you alive, enough liquid to keep you going, plus enough alcohol to keep you from trying to stage an uprising. Perfect for feeding your slave labor!
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I like quibbling.bmonk wrote:If Julie is going to quibble over the non-historicity of a queen's statement, may I quibble over the fact that the pyramids were not built by slaves, but by volunteers?ShneekeyTheLost wrote:Beer was also liquid bread, particularly for the Egyptians. Enough calories and stuff to keep you alive, enough liquid to keep you going, plus enough alcohol to keep you from trying to stage an uprising. Perfect for feeding your slave labor!
"Just open your eyes
And see that life is beautiful."
And see that life is beautiful."