BEER (AND ALCOHOL) LOGIC
... a forward from someone to remain anonymous

"Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, "It is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver."
--- Jack Handy

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day."
--- Frank Sinatra

"An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk in order to spend time with his friends."
--- Ernest Hemingway

"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."
---Henny Youngman

"24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not."
--- Stephen Wright

"When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk, we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin. When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. Sooooo, let's all get drunk and go to heaven!"
--- Brian O'Rourke

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
--- Benjamin Franklin

"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza."
--- Dave Barry

And, saving the best for last, as explained by Cliff Clavin, of Cheers. One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the Buffalo Theory to his buddy Norm. Here's how it went: "Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members. "In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers.

Editorial Addendum: I seldom feel 'smarter' after a few beers; wittier, more amorous, more prone to silliness, yes indeed. But beer and feeling smarter? Methinks not. Irish whiskey and rye, yes; Irish Mist, definitely. Beer, alas, no.... ;-)