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From: bch@mcnc.UUCP (Byron Howes)
Newsgroups: net.wines
Subject: Re: The "Women want light beer" fallacy
Message-ID: <597@mcnc.mcnc.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 19-Jun-85 16:56:41 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 19 16:56:41 1985
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In article <1180@uwmacc.UUCP> oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious oyster) writes:

>   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.

Ludicrous.  "Light Beer" (is there really such a thing?) has about as much
relationship to beer as Thunderbird has to wine.  It's like having a hint
of beer taste in your water.  The difference in calories between this useless
excuse for a beverage and beer is about that of three potato chips.  It's
difficult to believe that it's worth cheating yourself of the taste of real
beer for that few calories.

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						Byron C. Howes
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