Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer! (There is no beer in heaven, so let us drink it here.)<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
— Dave Barry – Dave Barry\u2019s Bad Habits<\/em> (1993)<\/p><\/blockquote>\nBeer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.<\/p>\n
— Ben Franklin – Attributed<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
SMART GUY 1: The thing that the modern-day pundits fail to realize is that all the socioeconomic and psychological problems inherent in modern society can be solved by the judicious application of way too much beer.
\nBUFFY: My mother always said beer is evil.
\nSMART GUY 1: Evil, good \u2014 these are moral absolutes that predate the fermentation of malt and fine hops.<\/p>\n
— Tracey Forbes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ep 4.05 “Beer Bad” (2 Nov 1999)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
XANDER: And was there a lesson in all this, huh? What did we learn about beer?
\nBUFFY: Foamy!
\nXANDER: Good. Just as long as that\u2019s clear.<\/p>\n
— Tracey Forbes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, ep 4.05 “Beer Bad” (2 Nov 1999)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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