[fr_freak]

I can take you to the desert and give you all the booze you want, and you will die.

Actually, I don't think you will die until after you stop drinking. So, with an infinite supply of booze (or, at least, wine) you would theoretically never dehydrate. Of course, you'd never find your way out of the desert, either, nor would you care.

[ansel12]

Alcohol dehydrates you, try living while replacing all non-diuretic fluids with alcohol, and see how long it is before thirst drives you to give up, or you die.

That is why during drinking you spend all your time at the urinal (or peeing in the 8 million gallon reservoir), and are supposed to drink lots of water before going to bed.

I had this brought home to me at a 3 day Willie Nelson Picnic (outdoor concert) in Gonzales, Texas, where I was living solely on beer.