Re:Were Early Modern People Perpetually Drunk? (2016)
by r00fus on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @03:02AM
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Old saying that my wife's French grandpa liked to say - "I don't drink water, it makes me rust".
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Re:Were Early Modern People Perpetually Drunk? (2016)
by pouetpouet on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @05:20AM
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Heard it as "Water make iron stomachs rust".
Usually everyday beer as a replacement of water was smallbeer/bière de table with 2-3% alcohol.