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Hey, this was in my email box from an old college friend of mine. Thought it might be interesting to pass along.
> > >> > > The following is an actual excerpt from this month's
> > >> Forbe's Magazine:
> > >> > >
> > >> > >> > A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the
> > >> slowest buffalo, and
> > >> > > when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest
> > >> ones at the back
> > >> > > that are killed first. This natural selection is good
> > >> for the herd as a
> > >> > whole, because the general speed and health of the whole is
> > >> maintained or even improved by the regular culling of the
weakest
> members.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > In much the same way, the human brain can operate only
> > >> as fast as the
> > >> > > slowest brain cells through which the electrical signals
> > >> pass. Recent
> > >> > > epidemiological studies have shown that while excessive
> > >> intake of
> > >> alcohol kills off brain cells, it attacks the slowest and
weakest
> brain
> > >> cells
> > >> > > first.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Thus, regular consumption of beer helps eliminate the
> > >> weaker cells,
> > >> > > constantly making the brain a faster and more efficient
> > >> machine. The
> > >> > result of this in-depth study verifies and validates the
causal
> > >> link between
> > >> > > all-weekend parties and job related performance.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > It also explains why, after a few short years of leaving
> > >> a university
> > >> > > and getting married, most professionals cannot keep up
> > >> with the
> > >> > performance of the new graduates. Only those few that stick to
> the
> > >> strict regimen of
> > >> > > voracious alcoholic consumption can maintain the
> > >> intellectual levels
> > >> that they achieve during their college years.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > So, this is a call to arms. As our country is losing its
> > >> technological
> > >> > > edge, we must not shudder in our homes.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Get back into the bars. Quaff that pint. Your company
> > >> and country need
> > >> you to be at your peak, and you shouldn't deny yourself the
> career
> that
> > >you
> > >> > > could have. Take life by the bottle and be all that you
> > >> can be.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Forward this to all of your friends, acquaintances and
> > >> co-workers that
> > >> may be in danger of losing their edge.
> > > |
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