Hence the brand name "Old Grand Dad" makes more sense now.
The rise of alcohol resulted in hangovers, which led inexorably to the discovery of headache remedies and the invention of refrigeration (for the ice packs) -- both in Germany. Coincidence?
Posted on 07/17/2025 1:10:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway
I have mentioned this for years when mentioning that people should look at the alcohol based Western civilization which refused Cannabis as an intoxicant, versus the areas that embraced it as an intoxicant.
Alcohol had a positive effect on society and community.
Interesting, I think, note: When we toured the palace at Knosos, I had the this weird feeling that I was at home. On the way out, a woman on our tour looked at me and said : “You belong here.” Just a tad spine-chilling even today.
Anyway, go to Greece if you can if, indeed, it’s not overrun by who know what kind of rotten illegals.
You’re right
I would love to go but it’s not in the cards for me. Wife has too many medical issues and I hate the TSA.
Zicke Zacke Zicke Zacke Hoi Hoi Hoi!
Cheers! :)
“In Heaven there is no beer
That’s why we drink it here
And when we’re gone from here
All our friends will be drinking all that beer...”
~ Frankie Yankovic, Accordion KING!
Hence the brand name "Old Grand Dad" makes more sense now.
The rise of alcohol resulted in hangovers, which led inexorably to the discovery of headache remedies and the invention of refrigeration (for the ice packs) -- both in Germany. Coincidence?
...alcohol greatly increases the chances of ugly people having sex.
So drinking societies were the forerunner of the modern corrupt lying political party? Makes sense to me.
Including art, music and theater oh and domestic violence:-)
None of us would be here today if it weren’t for alcohol. I don’t mean that we’re all the product of drunken hookups or anything. But without the sanitizing effect of alcohol a town dies once its population grows large enough to contaminate its drinking water. There is also the fact that beer in particular was a key source of calories for many medieval peasants.
Not all of us can be handsome, right?
“Way before the 3 drink limit. Damn, 3 drinks and we were only getting started.”
Back in the day, three got you the next one on the house.
Yeah, the good ole days. A good bartender knew how to get decent tips. Especially if she was good looking.
“There were beer halls all over ancient Egyptian.”
I would much rather visit a Viking beer hall. I bet the scene could be wild, rowdy and with fistfights. Those old Egypt pyramid builders were a crashing bore.
Rhamses Lite was delicious!
Thule Norseland had it beat in the old Vikings beerhalls. It came spiked with a few drops of your enemy’s blood.
Actually, women are the problem that causes alcohol to be a solution that then becomes the problem
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