"Have a Guinness When You're Tired."

[amitten]

That's what the poster told me to do.

I'm not sure that's the best thing for me when I'm tired...

[Kutjara]

1. Until European Union regulations made them stop,...

...Guinness ads in Ireland routinely said "Guinness is Good for You." Doctors would often prescribe it to pregnant women, to supplement their iron levels.

My mother, a staunch Irish lunatic, would give me glasses of Guinness to help me sleep at night. I was about two at the time.

There's a faded old Guinness sign, painted on the wall of a North Dublin building I sometimes pass when driving into town, that still contains advice to have a bottle of Guinnes a day, "as a tonic."

It's hard for someone who hasn't been brought up in Ireland to understand how fully Guinness has been elevated to the level of an "aqua vita" in the public consciousness. I'd be surprised if ambulances didn't have kegs of Guinness onboard instead of blood plasma.

Health-conscious type that I am, I try to drink at least seven or eight pints of this tonic per day whenever I'm in Ireland. Just to keep myself in tip-top physical shape, you understand.

[u4ic]

2. Many feed it to their horses, too

a bottle of Guinness, and a raw egg.

[amitten]

3. I guess the rest of the world has just grossly underestimated the

magic powers of hops, barley and fermentation. :shrug:

Guinness made me walk again!
Guinness cured my infertility!!
Guinness purged me of that pesky leprosy!!! :toast:

[u4ic]

6. Lol

Then again, the horseman (trainer) in question was recently voted the most influential horseperson ever by a racing magazine.

Perhaps he was on to something? ;-)

[Frank Cannon]

9. I heard it was also often given to postoperative patients

to help them with their iron levels and their recovery from anesthesia.

Of all beers, Guinness is probably not all that bad for you. It actually has less alcohol than a lot of "light" beers.

[Reverend_Smitty]

4. An old friend bought a few of those Guinness posters for me for my birthday

I don't know which ones he ordered but I'm anxiously awaiting my "surprise" in the mail...hopefully they will arrive one day this week.

[amitten]

5. They're pretty hilarious. Enjoy! n/t

[PaddyBlueEyes]

7. Have A Guinness

anytime.....slainte!!!!!

[underseasurveyor]

8. I never did like beer.

But I do love Guinness. Nectar of the Goddesses :toast:

Well, if that's what the poster says to do, who am I to argue :beer: Damn that's good stuff!