Benjamin Franklin once said that "Beer is proof that God loves us and
wants us to be happy," a statement plastered on the walls of any number
of pubs around the country to imbue drinkers with the bacchanalian
spirit.
Okay, so those weren't
exactly Franklin's words, however many times the quote has been attributed to him on novelty t-shirts. According to the
Washington Post,
the quote evolved from a statement Franklin made about wine, which he preferred over beer.
But whatever Franklin's alcohol of choice may have been, it's clear
that the guy really enjoyed a good drink. So much so, in fact, that he
acquired an extensive vocabulary of words and phrases dedicated to the
art of drinking and getting drunk.
In 1737, Franklin shared this knowledge with the world by
publishing his own 'Drinker's Dictionary' in the Pennsylvania Gazette, comprised of 220 expressions that, in Franklin's words, "signify plainly that A MAN IS DRUNK."
Now, the "Drinker's Dictionary"
has found its way to YouTube
thanks to "I Made America," a transmedia project which transplants six
of our founding fathers into 21st century Chicago. In the video, a
modern day Ben Franklin recites all 220 drunken sayings in a row, so
viewers finally know that a party isn't really a party unless someone
"Has Stole a Manchet out of the Brewer's Basket."
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