To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine...
and those who don't…
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 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 sh!t.
There is no need to thank me for this valuable
information: I'm doing it as a public service.
2007-11-03 01:03:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
We have evolved to handle E coli and such in MINOR quantities. Our immune system would not work without such exposure.
However, what B F said is quite true, for that period of history. In earlier times, wine and beer were the only safe drinks (people did not understand microbiology, and the simple cure of boiling water first). Alcohol is anti-bacterial, and in the better schools a century or so ago, children were given beer to drink (often two pints a day). It was generally cheap low alcohol beer (hence the expression 'small beers', for something usefull but of little value).
2007-11-03 01:20:45 · answer #1 · answered by AndrewG 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow. Lol, now I have to think about this everytime that I drink water. And I'm 15, so I couldn't drink wine if I wanted to.
2007-11-03 01:16:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like this part:
Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid,
than to drink water and be full of sh!t.
Although I really don't believe the facts you stated. I know many wineries that use spring water. You know what they say about Bears don't you.
2007-11-03 01:48:11 · answer #3 · answered by Wine and Window Guy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to wine n window man all the badness in the water is killed off by the alcohol
2007-11-03 23:16:19 · answer #4 · answered by NATHAN L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am thankful I drink only sparkling mineral water and wine then!
2007-11-03 02:09:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm so glad I have an immune system. I like my water.
2007-11-03 01:09:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheers, bottoms up! :-)
2007-11-03 01:13:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i must tell my hepatologist!
2007-11-03 01:15:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will have another glass please :) wine that is)
2007-11-03 11:24:54 · answer #9 · answered by scouse princess 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋