Why men should not drink beer!

[HK4U]

A friend of mine sent me this today. Men, stay away from that beer!


> ...Beer contains female hormones!
>
> Last month National University of Lesotho scientists
> released
> the results of a recent analysis that revealed the presence
> of
> female hormones in beer. Men should take a concerned look
> at their beer
> consumption. The theory is that beer contains female
> hormones
> (hops contain phytoestrogens) and that by drinking enough
> beer, men
> turn into women. To test the theory, 100 men drank 8 pints
> of beer
> each within a 1 hour period. It was then observed that 100%
> of the
> test subjects:
>
>
> 1) argued over nothing.
> 2) refused to apologize when obviously wrong.
> 3) Gained weight.
> 4) Talked excessively without making sense.
> 5) Became overly emotional.
> 6) Couldn't drive.
> 7) Failed to think rationally
> 8) Had to sit down while urinating.
>
> No further testing was considered necessary.
> Send this to the men you know to warn them about drinking
> too much
> beer!

[wolfhunter]

I heard beer was a date rape drug women give men so they can take advantage of us.

[NDS]

Originally Posted by HK4U

...National University of Lesotho...

Cute, but couldn't they have credited someplace more credible?

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/africa/south-africa/

[toreskha]

Originally Posted by NDS

Cute, but couldn't they have credited someplace more credible?

I think that was part of the joke.

[NDS]

Originally Posted by toreskha

I think that was part of the joke.

That's my point. A joke should be structured to allow someone suspension of their disbelief long enough to generate a laugh. By starting off with 'Lesotho' they let us know it was a joke before it began.

[ronwill]

Hmm, maybe article #1 applies here. I think I'll forward this to my drinking buddies.

[tattedupboy]

This looks like something Sheldon would have posted. Funny, though!