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To: NormsRevenge
"Them Nile Dudes really liked the vino, probably why they preserved so well. ;-)"

I've read that the water quality was so bad in ancient times that those who could drank beer or wine instead of water, just to stay well.

9 posted on 02/16/2006 10:52:29 AM PST by blam
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To: blam
I've read that the water quality was so bad in ancient times that those who could drank beer or wine instead of water, just to stay well.

That's my excuse every trip south of the border.

10 posted on 02/16/2006 10:55:15 AM PST by peyton randolph (As long is it does me no harm, I don't care if one worships Elmer Fudd.)
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To: blam

Good point then and now, no telling what's floating around in the Nile. :-}


11 posted on 02/16/2006 10:55:24 AM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Monthly Donor spoken Here. Go to ... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: blam
Mother Superior: "We've found a case of gonorrhea here at the convent."

Blonde Novice: "Thank God, I am sooo tired of White Zinfandel!"

18 posted on 02/17/2006 6:34:17 AM PST by Max in Utah (Oh the Shame!)
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