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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy
Date: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:42:05 +0000
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On 10/11/2024 01:59, Niklas Karlsson wrote:
> On 2024-11-08, Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>> Or you could become a monk.
>>> No worries, cradle to the grave socialism, but not much in the way of
>>> food, no shagging (officially) and an awful lot of god bothering. But
>>> you learnt to read and write
>>
>> I think mediaeval monks ate pretty well, certainly better than the
>> peasants. Ascetics they weren’t.
> 
> And there was the beer...
> 
> Niklas

Well yes, so weak that people could drink a gallon of it without 
becoming drunk.
Bit like American beer.
[hard] Cider was the real McCoy. And mead. And wine.

-- 
Of what good are dead warriors? … Warriors are those who desire battle 
more than peace. Those who seek battle despite peace. Those who thump 
their spears on the ground and talk of honor. Those who leap high the 
battle dance and dream of glory … The good of dead warriors, Mother, is 
that they are dead.
Sheri S Tepper: The Awakeners.