Mr Lee Posted November 10, 2010 Posted November 10, 2010 This is interesting to think about. So beer goes way back and is a tool for friendships. I guess I have to start drinking more beer, :13_4_10[1]: how about you? Over the years, beer has brought countless people together. But researchers now say beer isn't just responsible for sparking new friendships and relationships -- it might also be responsible for the rise of human civilization.Archaeologists believe that when Stone Age farmers in Southwest Asia began harvesting grain -- a process long considered to be a precursor to the advent of civilization -- they weren't doing it to produce food.Instead, they say agriculture's early seeds were sown in an attempt to brew beer according to LiveScience.com. The complete story HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekimswish Posted November 11, 2010 Posted November 11, 2010 Beer probably led to population booms the world over.... maybe even a proliferation of non-selective breeding due to beer goggles leading to ugly people, which led to more drinking out of depression, spiraling further into the cycle of breeding with anything that moves, which led to the extreme actions of sobriety aided by religion, which led to hundreds of years of sober religious people killing each other, which led to more depression, more drinking, and more religious conversions due to hitting rock bottom, and here we are today: a world divided by those who love drinking and minding their business, and those dedicated to the eradication of fun because they can't believe who they woke up with that one time. But who will win the final war? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted November 11, 2010 Posted November 11, 2010 Beer probably led to population booms the world over.... maybe even a proliferation of non-selective breeding due to beer goggles leading to ugly people, which led to more drinking out of depression, spiraling further into the cycle of breeding with anything that moves, which led to the extreme actions of sobriety aided by religion, which led to hundreds of years of sober religious people killing each other, which led to more depression, more drinking, and more religious conversions due to hitting rock bottom, and here we are today: a world divided by those who love drinking and minding their business, and those dedicated to the eradication of fun because they can't believe who they woke up with that one time. But who will win the final war? "maybe even a proliferation of non-selective breeding due to beer goggles leading to ugly people" Hey Mike, Your above quote reminds me of my young and foolish days as a sailor in Olongapo, my hometown. Yeah, alcohol consumption does lead to the morning after nightmare when you discovered a ten bagger sleeping next to you. Sometimes even the smell would sober up your nostrils....he, he. As a side note to the original topic -- when I was working at Qualcomm Telecommunications, my fellow technicians and I would e-mail pornography (during company time of course) to see who could gross each other out. Once in awhile, we would challenge each other with "the question of the day". One subject came up regarding the original discovery of cannabis. I came up with a hypothetical scenario where the ancient cave man discovered it purely by accident. For example, a nearby forest fire caused by lightning engulfed their campsite with thick smoke because they happen to be downwind at the time. Lo and behold, everybody was having a good time, with happy feet and extreme case of the munchies. Back then, can you imagine a forest of marijuana plants with diameter of tree trunks measured in feet? Talk about different tribes getting together and starting the "seeds" of ancient civilization........ Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekimswish Posted November 11, 2010 Posted November 11, 2010 Beer probably led to population booms the world over.... maybe even a proliferation of non-selective breeding due to beer goggles leading to ugly people, which led to more drinking out of depression, spiraling further into the cycle of breeding with anything that moves, which led to the extreme actions of sobriety aided by religion, which led to hundreds of years of sober religious people killing each other, which led to more depression, more drinking, and more religious conversions due to hitting rock bottom, and here we are today: a world divided by those who love drinking and minding their business, and those dedicated to the eradication of fun because they can't believe who they woke up with that one time. But who will win the final war? "maybe even a proliferation of non-selective breeding due to beer goggles leading to ugly people"Hey Mike,Your above quote reminds me of my young and foolish days as a sailor in Olongapo, my hometown. Yeah, alcohol consumption does lead to the morning after nightmare when you discovered a ten bagger sleeping next to you. Sometimes even the smell would sober up your nostrils....he, he.As a side note to the original topic -- when I was working at Qualcomm Telecommunications, my fellow technicians and I would e-mail pornography (during company time of course) to see who could gross each other out. Once in awhile, we would challenge each other with "the question of the day". One subject came up regarding the original discovery of cannabis. I came up with a hypothetical scenario where the ancient cave man discovered it purely by accident. For example, a nearby forest fire caused by lightning engulfed their campsite with thick smoke because they happen to be downwind at the time. Lo and behold, everybody was having a good time, with happy feet and extreme case of the munchies. Back then, can you imagine a forest of marijuana plants with diameter of tree trunks measured in feet?Talk about different tribes getting together and starting the "seeds" of ancient civilization........Jake http://www.alltrailers.net/idiocracy.htmlThis is where we're heading! Great movie: IdiocracyI was wondering if there were a way to sneak through a legal loop hole if "stuff" just "happened" to "grow" on my "land", but read the "laws" and decided not "to" try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted November 11, 2010 Posted November 11, 2010 Although some PNP's would tend to look the other way by "accepting donations", don't even go there........quickest way to get deportedafter serving time. It is a cash crop for farmers to get immediate relief after their land is devastated from typhoons and flooding but still a very risky business.Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekimswish Posted November 11, 2010 Posted November 11, 2010 (edited) Although some PNP's would tend to look the other way by "accepting donations", don't even go there........quickest way to get deportedafter serving time. It is a cash crop for farmers to get immediate relief after their land is devastated from typhoons and flooding but still a very risky business.Jake Absolutely.... the only place I would ever get high - well, maybe not "ever" - would be Canada. Even in Thailand I was turning it down 99% of the time. My wife also has a big problem with drugs since her ex was a shabu-man. I just really had my fingers crossed when we first decided to be farmers that there'd be some exception made for it growing "wildly" on your land in small amounts..... and there's no exception. Edited November 11, 2010 by ekimswish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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