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From: mgh@hou5h.UUCP (Marcus Hand)
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Subject: Re: Throat like a whatever
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Date: Wed, 13-Feb-85 16:52:53 EST
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Jonathan Clarke says that the reason you shouldn't drink absolute
alcohol is it's dessicating affect.  In a sense thats true -- it will
burst cell walls and all sorts of other nasty things.  But, I think
that the most compelling reason for not doing it is that alcohol is
no mean poison in its own right.   When we drink it diluted (as in
wine, beer, liquor, etc.) we come out relatively unscathed (to a greater
or lesser extent),  but if one were to drink it neat the concentration would
do you greivous harm.

		marcus
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