while I'm at it

Speaking generally, what is worse for you: A pint of lager or a pint of Coke?

From: AQA [63336]

AQA thinks Coke. Coke has approximately 240 calories and sugar, whereas a pint of an average strength beer only has 164 calories per pint.

Hmm...I guess I meant "Is the poisoning effect of alcohol on my liver better or worse for me than whatever is bad in Coke?" but, y'know, this makes me feel slightly better. On topic, I was reading Does Anything Eat Wasps? the other day, which is a collection of interesting questions submitted to New Scientist over the years. One of them was about whether you could live on beer alone. It said there'd never been any serious studies undertaken on the matter, but did note that in the 1800's they sent three ships from England to Australia- two without beer, the third with. The ships without beer showed up in Aus with nearly 100 men requiring hospitalization. The boat with the beer? Six. Maybe Guiness really is good for you.

That said, I'm currently in a self-imposed month of sobriety. This is a yearly tradition that I undertake immediately after my birthday. Sort of a 'get clean after Christmas binge' kind of thing. It's good for saving money and spending more time at the gym. Bad for dating.

Hilariously, here's a blog entry from a guy who decided to replace beer with water for a day...