GOOD NEWS! - Alcohol sharpens your brain, say researchers

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/08/01/nalco01.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/08/01/ixportal.html ^

[mc5cents]

Makes sense to me! The more beer I drink, the smarter I think I am, until I reach a point where I'm yelling at the whole bar, expounding on my ideas about the theory of relativity, nuclear physics, and why the Chiefs really suck this year.

LOL. You know I do the same thing! The only diff is that I find myself explaining why the Bills suck so much this year. lol

[southernnorthcarolina]

For decades now, positive effects (cardio-vascular, reduced instances of some cancers, even mental acuity) of moderate drinking have been reported. The key word, alas, is "moderate," and even worse, some studies define "moderate" in terms that I would define as "minuscule."

Some years ago (I could probably tell you exactly how many years ago, but, well, I drink), I heard a radio news report stating that moderate consumption of alcohol was linked to a lower risk of strokes. The announcer said "...consumption of three or four alcoholic drinks..." I was thinking "All right! Most excellent news!" until he continued the sentence "...per week..."

I was somewhat bummed.

[MississippiMasterpiece]

How many beers equal half a bottle of wine?

[Betis70]

My brother always said that drinking was a sort of "Survival of the Fittest" for brain cells.

Kill off the weak brain cells, and you get smarter! Maybe he was right ...

:-)

[Gabz]

A 12 ounce bottle of beer has the alcohol equivalent of a 5 ounce glass of wine.

[Betis70]

Hmm, maybe that is where my brother got his idea.

[NormB]

It helps me drive too.

[Mr. Mojo]

That depends on the beer. Some Belgian ales have 3 times the alcohol content of a Bud or Miller.

[Publius]

When Ohio was called by Fox, I opened up a bottle of (Spanish) champagne and knocked it back with some smoked salmon and crusty French bread.

I took the next day off.

[tjwmason]

A drug is a drug, is a drug, whether you shoot it, snort, drink it or drop it on your eye. The "sharpest" people I know are not drug users.

You must move in very different circles to myself. All of the 'sharpest' people I know drink more than what most would consider to be moderate.

The whole 'drug is a drug is a drug' thing is simply a recipe for puritanism.

[Gabz]

SSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH

[Betis70]

I think I had some Coors or maybe some Aussie Shiraz.

Are there any good Red State wines? I'm sick of supporting the lefties in my state.

[Dacus943]

"I've noticed that after a few drinks women seem to see the wisdom of my suggestions."

Me too...pity that they don't seem to take that wisdom with them when they sober up!!!

[najida]

After last night,
I should be mental razor wire.

I just look like I fell on it first.

[Publius]

The wines of California and Washington come from the non-blue sections of the state. You can drink them with a clear conscience.

[oyez]

Damn, no wonder I am so smart.

[Calamari]

are you sure it isn't the quart of coffee consumed on the commute?

[Betis70]

WA might be an option if I didn't know (and dislike) some of the people who work at one of the big vineyards there, but CA is definitely out.

Sonoma County:
John F. Kerry 67.3%
George W. Bush 31.2%

Napa County:
John F. Kerry 59.7%
George W. Bush 39.1%