Comments on: Broads Don’t Like Booze? http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/05/broads-dont-like-booze/ Literary-minded culture blog Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:38:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Lavinia Ludlow http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/05/broads-dont-like-booze/comment-page-1/#comment-13872 Lavinia Ludlow Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:08:08 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/05/21/broads-dont-like-booze/#comment-13872 rock bottom stillwater stout...very yummy. but yes, Guinness is king. rock bottom stillwater stout…very yummy. but yes, Guinness is king.

]]> By: Brigid http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/05/broads-dont-like-booze/comment-page-1/#comment-7547 Brigid Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:24:25 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/05/21/broads-dont-like-booze/#comment-7547 Yep, fermentation and distillation are historic ways of creating potable liquid from infectious water. I'm not sure that the message we're meant to get from High Plains Drifter is that the old west lacked drinking water though. Yep, fermentation and distillation are historic ways of creating potable liquid from infectious water. I’m not sure that the message we’re meant to get from High Plains Drifter is that the old west lacked drinking water though.

]]> By: Crack La Rock http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/05/broads-dont-like-booze/comment-page-1/#comment-7190 Crack La Rock Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:48:41 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/05/21/broads-dont-like-booze/#comment-7190 "...as though it were water and in place of water." On occasion and in a pinch, I am sure Huh'wihskey was imbibed willingly. Water in the Old West was not always potable. I am sure its antiseptic properties were an attractive alternative to the untested standing and possibly poisoned water holes. “…as though it were water and in place of water.”

On occasion and in a pinch, I am sure Huh’wihskey was imbibed willingly. Water in the Old West was not always potable. I am sure its antiseptic properties were an attractive alternative to the untested standing and possibly poisoned water holes.

]]> By: Michael Bishop http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/05/broads-dont-like-booze/comment-page-1/#comment-1727 Michael Bishop Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:13:08 +0000 http://isgreaterthan.net/2008/05/21/broads-dont-like-booze/#comment-1727 Booze in moderation isn't bad for you, In fact, research suggests that its probably good for you. Red wine in particular, but beer and spirits too. Booze in moderation isn’t bad for you, In fact, research suggests that its probably good for you. Red wine in particular, but beer and spirits too.

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