This is hilarious! Now I know how to choose my beverage wisely. Let's post this in the office kitchen... 2005-10-15 02:53:10.099 2005-10-15 02:53:10.034 1 The Evils of Tea (and Virtues of Beer) {anchor:The Evils of Tea (and Virtues of Beer)} Summary: \\ * tea has come to supplant the place of beer * tea is a weaker kind of laudanum (opium) * tea is a waste of time * beer is suitable for all but the smallest children * up to five quarts a day of beer is enough for all but drunkards * tea destroys health and causes effeminacy * tea has little of the nutritional value of beer * Undeniable proof: tea kills pigs * Tea leads men to idleness; and women to the brothel {link:link|http://www.quite.com/misc/tea1.htm} to comments written in 1822 ;-). 2005-10-14 14:22:30.837 2005-10-14 14:22:30.837