OK, saw this in a tagline in an e-mail. I liked it:
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.- Ben Franklin
As an avid water drinker, I think it's hilarious! As a Ben Franklin fan, I doubt it was him, as bacteria was not really a word then, but I could be mistaken. I'm not a bio-historian.
Go team Jess, pushing FotC!!!
I know there's going to be a second season, but has there been a definitive "when" yet?
It sounds more like Groucho Marx. But I agree that it's a fabulous quote.
Hey now. As I learned from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Ben Franklin was the fucking
shit.
I have no problem believing he spontaneously invented the word
bacteria
a hundred years early.
Mom finally watched my game show. She says, "great job! You look really smart."
I lost.
he responds back that it is her and people have been telling him not to propose because she's not cute.
oh dear lord. How old is this person? 15ish? Certainly too young to be getting married! jesus
you should not visit this site unless you want to waste time playing trivia tic-tac-toe. [link]
As I learned from the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Ben Franklin was the fucking shit.
I agree. He is top of my list for "if you could go back in time and have dinner with anyone in history, who would it be?" Hello! Electricity! Gulf Stream! Reinventing the postal system. Founding Father. sooo much more.
Hello! Electricity! Gulf Stream! Reinventing the postal system. Founding Father. sooo much more.
Freethinker (advanced even for his time and his compatriots). Partier. Shrewd diplomat. Member of the Hellfire Club.
Belated....but happy birthdays to Stephanie, Amy, and Annabel! I hope you all had wonderful days.
Much ~ma to Susan and her mother, as well as the PMM family. Cancer can fuck off and die.
edited for sense-making.