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Originally Posted by Pleasurepays
sorry... just my style. its "gofuckyourself" not "pleaseloveeachother"
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You're both intelligent enough to know what a lame excuse the whole "it's gofuckyourself" argument is.
Once in a while isn't it nice to just have a discussion about something and that's it?.... just a discussion.
Since poor Jayeff passed away I find less and less of them here, and it's pretty sad.
As far as THIS discussion goes (such as it is) I think you're both at least partically correct. While most civilizations throughout history did work hard at covering the staples of food and shelter (no question about that), many DID however hold the making of booze, bouza, grain alchohol or wine-like fermentations as a high priority. Some historians theorize that alchohol shows up in history dating back to prehistoric times.
I can see it being so. Back then I'm sure people used all sorts of concoctions and substances to "make life a little more bearable." Think of all the eras in known history. In the time of the Roman empire the booze was certainly flowing. In the wild wild west I'm sure some travellers must have rode many days out of their way to hit a settlement so's they could wash the dust from their throats with a few shots of deadeye. Such towns would have had to make it a priority to have alchohol on hand or risk being shot to pieces no doubt.
Straying from the topic, but I can't imagine the number of people that wouldn't exist were it not for the presence of alcholol. :D Seriously, none of you have heard at least one unwilling parent say "I was drunk" and 9 months later BAM. I know tons.
I wouldn't say booze was of the highest priority in history, but as people were growing/making/processing their foodstuffs for winter etc I have no doubt they made it a point to put aside a little extra so they'd have something to drink, party, or otherwise perform their dance rituals with.
I mean really, what's a good dance ritual without a little goof juice?