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July 12, 2008
The Birth of a Nation
From a review of Barbara Holland's The Joy of Drinking:
She reminds us that in 1787, two days before their work was done, the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention “adjourned to a tavern for some rest, and according to the bill they drank 54 bottles of Madeira, 60 bottles of claret, 8 of whiskey, 22 of port, 8 of hard cider and 7 bowls of punch so large that, it was said, ducks could swim around in them. Then they went back to work and finished founding the new Republic.”
It's no wonder I'm such a strict constructionist.
Posted by dag at July 12, 2008 9:18 AM