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<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=361305" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>A Case Of The Demon Drink</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">How many times have we heard <br>alcohol called the demon drink, <br>many.many times I suppose, <br>but there is no such thing as the demon drink. <br>Now when Jesus turned water into wine, <br>I’m sure that he didn’t put any demons in it <br>just to spice it up.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The demon drink as it is called <br>originated with the Temperance Movement. <br>Astonishing enough the movement was not started <br>by a woman, but was formed by a man. <br>What I am about to tell you <br>is the untold story about its origins.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">It all started in the early 1800’s <br>with Henry Whittle and his wife Gertrude. <br>Now Henry was a boozer <br>who could lay the drink down <br>with the best of them.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">One night he got carried away <br>on a sea of alcohol. <br>He went so far that <br>he wasn’t sure just where he lived. <br>He left his friends at the bar <br>and off he staggered. <br>He found the street where he lived <br>and staggered down it.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">What house did he live at he wasn’t really sure. <br>All he knew was his Gertrude <br>always left the door unlocked for him. <br>He began to try the doors one by one, <br>when one opened <br>he quickly stumbled in.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">He climbed the stairs as quietly as he could, <br>shucking his clothes as he went. <br>Until finally all that he had on <br>was his red long johns and his boots. <br>He tiptoed along to the bedroom <br>where he could hear Gertrude snoring.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Moving inside he climbed into bed. <br>What Henry didn’t know <br>he was in the wrong house. <br>The house belonged to Pierre the lumberjack, <br>and when he climbed into bed, <br>he climbed in bed it was with Pierre.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">As you don’t cut down trees in the winter, <br>Pierre had come home. <br>He was a big man <br>with a big red Santa Claus beard, <br>and Henry had crawled into bed with him.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Morning awoke and so did Henry <br>just as Pierre rolled over. <br>Henry stared wide-eyed, <br>confronting the bushy whiskers of Pierre. <br>Henry’s first thoughts were <br>Gertrude had grown a beard overnight. </div><div style="margin:10px 0">He rolled his eyes around <br>staring at the bushy faced figure, <br>then realise it was not Gertrude, but Pierre. <br>You can imagine his horror <br>as he slipped out of bed, <br>gathered up his clothes and ran.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Getting outside he darted up the road<br> with the back of his red long johns flapping. <br>People in the street looked around <br>at Henry doing a moony <br>and shook their heads. <br>We can imagine what they were thinking.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Finally, Henry got home <br>and who was waiting for him, <br>Gertrude with a rolling pin in hand. <br>“What floozy were you with last night? ” <br>She asked. “Don’t you like to me.”</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Before Henry could answer, <br>the rolling pin came down <br>and Henry saw stars. <br>As a consequence, <br>Henry never drank again. <br>He tried to encourage his friends <br>to do the same.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Temperance Movement was born <br>and Henry’s alcoholic demons <br>died of dehydration. <br>After that, he walked around <br>with a sign saying <br>DOWN WITH THE DEMON DRINK.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">1 April 2008</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br>Happy April Fools Day.<br>Hoping no one fooled you today.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=David+Harris">David Harris</a><div class=q>
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alcohol called the demon drink, 
many.many times I suppose, 
but there is no such thing as the demon drink. 
Now when Jesus turned water into wine, 
I’m sure that he didn’t put any demons in it 
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