To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine...  And those who don't and are always seen with a bottle of water in their hand. As Ben Franklin said:  In wine there is wisdom, In beer there is freedom, In water there is bacteria. In a number of carefully controlled trials,  Scientists have demonstrated that if we drink  1 litre of water each day,  At the end of the year we would have absorbed  More than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. Coli) - bacteria  Found in feces.  In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of poop. However,  We do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer  (or tequila, rum, whiskey or other liquor)  Because alcohol has to go through a purification process  Of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting. Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health. Therefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, Than to drink water and be full of shit. So, eat, drink and be merry;-)