To friends who enjoy a glass of wine - and those who don't

Benjamin 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 One litre of water daily, at the end of a year we have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. Coli) -  bacteria found in faeces. In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poo  per annum.

We do not however, run that risk when drinking wine, beer, tequila, rum, whisky or other liquors because alcohol has to go through a purification process involving boiling, filtering and fermenting.

Therefore: Water = Poo, Wine = Health

Conclusion: it is better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of shite.

There is no need to thank me for this most valuable information: I'm sending it as a public service and to preserve the health of my good friends.