What did Ben know? (Only Hippieism #11!)

Hippie has to plead some ignorance straight away: Hippie knows little of, or about, the man Benjamin Franklin.

 

And much of what Hippie does know of Benjamin is the subject of debate: was it really Ben that coined that phrase that graces our beer mugs & birthday cards?

 

Hippie can understand the doubt: would such an alleged founding father of the United States of America coin such an intelligent phrase, and still hold a responsibility for a democracy that led to W?

 

You can research all you care (and the Internet has (breeds) all sorts of theories these days), but while there is no firm evidence to substantiate the claim, there is (or at least was) equally little evidence to challenge it...

 

... that is, until you allow for the wisdom of another:

 

... words were shared across the global exchanges of the Internet recently that give confirmation that whomever first formed those fateful words (even the form of words is open to debate, so Hippie will paraphrase): “Beer: God loves us” knew what they were talking about.

 

I speak not of Ben, as the Internet was a little beyond his time. But perhaps one Ms Read first scribed these words that bless many a man’s mornings today, and certainly offer them an excuse for any behaviour of the previous night (and performance the morning after insert ad links to Canadian drug stores here).

 

 

The fateful words “I told him I think we need to give him beer tonight” were recently sent by email.

 

Given such words were on the account of a fair maiden, who is Hippie to question the qualifications of Ms Read to have first coined Hippieism #11? Hippie can lay no claim to it but Hippie does approve of women, and their existence (coupled with beer & Canadian drug stores) is proof God loves us (and with the help of Canada will be firm tomorrow too - Hippie means the love of God, but you think what you want).

 

 

Hippie

 

p.s. Happy Birthday to the finest Maiden of them all: Mrs Hippie has reached the fair age of 30 today. Hippie will be enjoying God’s gift to the world in celebration. (Hippie means Mrs Hippie... but beer too... and perhaps Canada’s drug supplies... and dinner... real dinner... and then Mrs Hippie.... or maybe Mrs Hippie during dinner... but a lot of courses, so maybe before dinner... and after dinner... thanks to Canada... )