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From: alan@mtxinu.UUCP (Alan Tobey)
Newsgroups: net.wines
Subject: Re: The "Women want light beer" fallacy
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Date: Mon, 10-Jun-85 16:26:19 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 10 16:26:19 1985
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>    The reason all the women (and men) I know who drink light beers do it is
> because they like beer, but don't like the calories.  (If you're reading
> this, Kernel Sicherman, I'm sorry for making yet another invalid "is"
> statement.)  They all enjoy more "robust" beers, but when they know they
> will be having more than one or two, the extra calories start getting
> worrisome.
>

	 There's a universal law for beer-drinking satisfaction:

		Quantity X Flavor Intensity = Constant

	In other words, the lighter the flavor, the more you HAVE
	to drink to be satisfied!  I'll take the 150 calories in
	a bottle of Anchor Steam to the 220 calories in TWO cans
	of light beer anyday!

		Alan Tobey
		Mt Xinu, Berkeley