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To: Terry Maloney who wrote (416252)	7/12/2011 7:39:28 PM
From: MythMan	Respond to of 436258

yep he's gonna get teed up if shit hits the fan again as in a market melt down.

To: Terry Maloney who wrote (416252)	7/12/2011 9:27:56 PM
From: Amelia Carhartt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

I'm sure you're right, unfortunately. Today a crane came in and put my solar array on a 15 foot pole. The thing is beyond awesome! Seriously, it is really a thing of beauty. And it will be a great source of comfort when the lights go out! :)

To: Terry Maloney who wrote (416252)	7/12/2011 10:31:34 PM
From: Jeff Jordan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 436258

Did someone say beer?<g> "Give a man a beer, he'll drink for the day.Teach a man to brew, he'll be drunk the rest of his life." LOL.......All the drinks are on the house. Yeah .......All the water you can drink, Boo "I fear the man who drinks water and so remembers this morning what the rest of us said last night." ~Ancient Greek proverb youtube.com FREE BEER All we have to do is send a bill to the Fed for $100 The Fed will print a $100 bill and Congress will write a bill authorizing it. WIN/WIN/WIN "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants to see us happy." ~ Benjamin Franklin Beer is one of the world's oldest beverages,with the history of beer dating back to the 6th millennium BC, and being recorded in the written history of Ancient Iraq. The earliest Sumerian writings contain references to beer. A prayer to the goddess Ninkasi known as "The Hymn to Ninkasi" serves as both a prayer as well as a method of remembering the recipe for beer in a culture with few literate people. Historical documentation shows that around 5,000 years ago, ancient Chinese civilizations were brewing a beer-like substance known as kui. In ancient Mesopotamia, clay tablets indicate that brewing was a fairly well respected occupation during the time, and that the majority of brewers were women. The discovery that reuse of the same container for fermenting the mash provided more reliable results was an early one: brewers on the move carried their tubs with them. The Ebla tablets, discovered in 1974 in Ebla, Syria, which date to 2500 BC, reveal that the city produced a range of beers, including one that appears to be named "Ebla" after the city. Early traces of beer and the brewing process have been found in ancient Babylonia as well. At the time, brewers were women as well, but also priestesses. Some types of beers were used especially in religious ceremonies. In 2100 BC, the Babylonian king Hammurabi included regulations governing tavern keepers in his law code for the kingdom. Beer was part of the daily diet of Egyptian Pharaohs over 5,000 years ago. Then, it was made from baked barley bread, and was also used in religious practices. The role of beer in Egyptian society was far greater than just a drink. Often, beer was prescribed to treat various illnesses. Beer was considered to be the most proper gift to give to Egyptian Pharaohs, and it was also offered as a sacrifice to the gods. Based on historical evidence, it appears that the Egyptians taught the Greeks the beer brewing process. The Greek writer Sophocles (450 BC) discussed the concept of moderation when it came to consuming beer in Greek culture, and believed that the best diet for Greeks consisted of bread, meats, various types of vegetables, and beer. In contrast to the Egyptians and Sumerians, "beer never played an important role among the drinking customs of the land of Israel." It's not true Moses left Egypt with with a keg during the exodus. It was something called the ark of the contract that he stole?<g> The process of brewing beer grew tremendously during the rise of Christianity. This was primarily because of the roles that monks had in the production of beer. Monasteries were some of the first organizations to brew beer as a trade. Monks built breweries as part of their efforts to provide food, shelter and drink to various travelers and pilgrims. A large number of Christian saints are patrons of brewing. Saint Augustine of Hippo, Saint Arnulf of Metz, Saint Luke the Evangelist, and Saint Nicholas all are considered to be patrons of brewing. Emperor Charlemagne, the ruler of the Christian kingdom around 770 AD considered beer to be an important part of living, and is often thought to have trained Christian brewers himself. As in ancient times, women were the primary brewers during the Middle Ages. Women took over brewing after the monasteries had really established the process. ......Let me know when you want to talk about hemp and mushrooms<g> Prohibition was proof our government didn't want us to be happy.