[UA] [OT] Beer? Bad?

[crh0012 at unt.edu]

Quoting Patrick Joynt <deadairis at hotmail.com>:

> You know, boiled ass has a lot to say for it.
> I can say that one of the finest sensations I've
> ever had was a grilled 
> chicken sandwhich, a green salad, and a pint of
> Guiness during a half hour 
> break between one 3 hour study session and the
> next for a summer session at 
> UC Berkeley.
> I swear, Angels sung.  Not well, or on key, but
> nonetheless...

This brings to mind an Eddie Murphy comedy routine 
where he was talking about a person dying of hunger 
eating a cracker and thinking it was the greatest thing 
he'd ever tasted.  I suppose context could make you 
*think* beer tasted good, but it wouldn't actually make 
it taste good.  

If I were dying of thirst, I'm sure that a beer would 
taste like the nectar of the gods (never mind that it 
would dehydrate me and not do much to cure my dying of 
thirst).  However, if I went back and drank a beer 
later, after I was over my bout of thirst, beer would 
once again taste terrible.  

So, I guess I amend my statement about beer tasting 
like boiled ass no matter the context.  Depending on 
context, you can definitely think beer tastes good.  It 
still really tastes like jock strap drippings though.:-P

Rich;)

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