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From the Quotation of the day mailing list, 2009-03-29:

"Well, I pray for the miner that digs the metal
 that makes the kegs and the caps for the bottles
 that are taken to the place
 where they bring the ingredients
 grown in the mountains of beautiful Bavaria
 and brewed in the kettles till they reach perfection
 and taken by the wonderful magnificent distributor
 and loaded on a truck by a guy with a forklift
 driven to the taverns and the clubs and the bars
 where the taps are pulled by the sacred bartender
 living on tips while the waitress carries
 that glistening golden glass through the crowd
 and thinking about her final exam she lowers it gently
 dripping down in diaphanous light to the table in front of me and
 
 I like having a thumb that's opposable
 I like having a mouth and ears
 I like the pirates who are sailing on the ocean and
 I like the people who bring me beer"
 
  -- Bill Clapham and Dinty Child, the "Beer Prayer" from their song Beer Town, as recorded by Session Americana.

[ http://www.sessionamericana.com/index.php?page=songs&category=Beer_Town-scol-_The_Table_Top_Collective_Volume_3&display=459]

(submitted to the mailing list by Mike Krawchuk)