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To justify the existence of the olive, which is the most loathsome of all fruits. It is the position of The Devil’s Water Dictionary that almost all which humanity deems impossible can be achieved—with the liberal application of alcohol.
“Booze is universal, it brings people together, and a lot of times it results in the creation of more people. What could be more magical than something that does all that?”
Whiskey (from uisce beatha, “water of life”) was first attested in the 1400s in the monasteries of Ireland, where one scribe called it “drinkable evidence of a loving and beatific God.”
Also, odds were good she’d be played by a white girl, because movies.
