10 Reasons Why Beer Is Better Than Jesus

10. No one will kill you for not drinking Beer.

9. Beer doesn’t tell you how to have sex.

8. Beer has never caused a major war.

7. They don’t force Beer on minors who can’t think for themselves.

6. When you have a Beer, you don’t knock on people’s doors trying to give it away.

5. Nobody’s ever been burned at the stake, hanged, or tortured over his brand of Beer.

4. You don’t have to wait 2,000+ years for a second Beer.

3. There are laws saying Beer labels can’t lie to you.

2. You can prove you have a Beer.

1. If you’ve devoted your life to Beer, there are groups to help you stop.

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  • Custador

    “4. You don’t have to wait 2,000+ years for a second Beer.”

    Clearly you have never been in Leeds University Union’s Old Bar on St. Patrick’s Day.

    • Michael

      On that note, #7 isn’t always true either.

      • daren

        What about #9? Beer may not actually “tell” someone how to have sex, but it is often responsible for people having sex with partners they would not have otherwise shagged.

        • nick

          No, but it doesn’t tell you who /not/ to have sex with. Or how not to have sex with them.

        • Len

          #9: it’s often responsible for people wanting to have sex, but it’s also sometimes an effective preventative measure.

          • Xavier

            I think this would be more accurate if labeled, why beer is better than religion.
            also, this are terribly untrue.

  • Anne

    A little dated, first heard this a decade ago…

    • UrsaMinor

      If you think this joke is dated, you should read the Bible some time.

      • Chris

        Well played.

      • NerfJihad

        You made me chortle my beer through my nose. An internet to you, sir.

  • Schaden Freud

    It’s an oldie, but a goodie.

  • MahouSniper

    I wish people would knock on my door to give me beer.

  • Conrad Cline

    I had to throw my two cents in cause I find this rather bothersome. Considering my father was a severe alcoholic, and the reason he is not still with use today is because of beer. My children will never know their grandfather because of beer.

    10. No one will kill you for not drinking Beer.
    Not true. Many groups use alcohol as a form of respect and can harm, if not kill, you for not participating in their drinking activities. Not to mention that you can actually kill yourself by not drinking. Many alcohols develop such high dependencies on alcohol that not drinking will actually kill them. My father was such an example.

    9. Beer doesn’t tell you how to have sex.
    Actually it does, in a way. Beer is notorious for changing the way one proceeds in sexual endeavors.

    8. Beer has never caused a major war.
    Maybe not, but beer has been responsible for large amounts violence during the prohibition, and not to mention the massive massive massive amount of domestic violence caused by beer.

    7. They don’t force Beer on minors who can’t think for themselves.
    Many alcohol commercials use advertising that tries to change the way you think, and many alcoholic parents are known for getting their children into drinking. Not to mention peer pressure is a major cause of underage drinking.

    6. When you have a Beer, you don’t knock on people’s doors trying to give it away.
    My dad used to go door to door asking for money for beer, not to mention many homeless stand around in areas of high traffic trying to panhandle for money for beer.

    5. Nobody’s ever been burned at the stake, hanged, or tortured over his brand of Beer.
    Not to immediate recollection, but alcohol leads to many crimes that can cause such violence in retaliation.

    4. You don’t have to wait 2,000+ years for a second Beer.
    Maybe we should, considering the massive intake of beer in this country. Beer lends itself to massive social problems and at least making people wait longer between each intake of alcoholic beverage would prevent alcohol poisoning.

    3. There are laws saying Beer labels can’t lie to you.
    Yeah, and there are laws saying cant lie to you either. They still do.

    2. You can prove you have a Beer.
    Can you. I can prove to you I have a substance in my hand that looks like beer, tastes like beer, and smells like beer, and is in a beer can, but doesnt mean its bear. Observation is only a stepping stone to truth, and just because something can be “determined” by observation does not make it so. Afterall, the use of observation as a scientific basis made us believe things like the world was flat, or that the sub ravolved around the earth.

    1. If you’ve devoted your life to Beer, there are groups to help you stop.
    The fact that there has to be groups to help you stop something, does not make that something good. In fact it just goes to show that beer has such negative effects on a person and their world that they must seek outside help to even begin to break free from the chains of alcohol.

    • Conrad Cline

      Sorry for any typos. I am a little sedated right now from a medical procedure earlier in the day, and still rather cloudy and off.

      The simply fact is that beer is responsible for many negative social and personal things. Violence, suicide, rapes, gang activities, drunk driving, and more. Alcohol in moderation and in proper self control can be an ok thing, but the problem is that beer chips away at your self control and leaves you impaired and unable to make proper decisions. Just because that violence is not in the context of a war or other structured situation does not make it acceptable violence.

      • Custador

        What a load of complete and absolute bullshit! Beer is not “responsible for violence, suicide, rapes, gang activities, drunk driving and more”. PEOPLE are responsible for those things, and okay sometimes those people have drunk beer first, but to actually blame those behaviours on the beer?! No no no no no no no. NO.

        Many, many, many more people drink beer and DON’T commit violence, suicides, rapes, gang activities or drunk driving than those who do – and those who do those things would do them with or without beer.

        Oh, and just for context, I grew up with an acerbic alcoholic in the house.

        • http://itsmyworldcanthasnotyours.blogspot.com WMDKitty

          THIS! This this this-ity this this!

          I wish people would own up to their shit instead of going, “oh, but the alcohol/cocaine/heroin/meth/caffeine/pixie-stix made me do it!” I’ve heard that excuse (among others) so many times… *SMH* Abusers abuse, regardless of whether they’re intoxicated or sober. Idiots are gonna do stupid things, regardless of intoxication level. It ain’t the substances, man — it’s the people.

          • Len

            You can extend the list…
            “oh, but the alcohol/cocaine/heroin/meth/caffeine/pixie-stix/God/Jesus/religion/pope/voices-in-my-head made me do it!”

            • http://stumbleupon.com JohnB

              your list of excuses is endless e.g: alcohol/cocaine/heroin/meth/caffeine/pixie-stix/God/Jesus/religion/pope/voices-in-my-head/preacher/videogame/psychmeds/boss/peer/wife/gun/anger/rotton childhood etc. but as said the responsibility lies within each individual and the choice they/he/she makes.

        • milo bennett

          thanks for that. I totally agree this is a huge smoking pile of bullshit.

          • http://stumbleupon.com JohnB

            true that.

    • http://patheos.com RickRay1

      I can see where this is a sensitive issue for you. I grew up around alcoholics, mostly weekend alkies. My step-dad and mum were weekend alcoholics and I saw many fights growing up. That’s probably why I tended to stay away from booze. Although, my step-dad was not an abusive drunk, my mother was, towards him. I think we need to get passed that memory and just laugh at things for what they are, jokes !

      • Conrad Cline

        A good joke is nice to laugh at, a joke that tries to put a spin on something that otherwise would be a source of tragedy is different. I might as well laugh at a joke about how “Old jack was so bad at beating his wife that every time he tried to give her a black eye he would miss and only give her a fat lip”

        • Len

          I guess you missed the point of the joke (and the reply button). Many jokes put a funny spin on something that could otherwise be tragic – the point is to find that funny spin when you hear the joke. And let go of the bad memory.

          But I am sorry that you had to experience the nasties that drinking can bring.

        • Kevin

          Lol only give her a fat lip… classic love your since of humor conrad. im totally going to use that one. So glad you can see the humor in life.

    • Len

      I’m sorry you experienced such problems. It all reminds me a little of my dear old uncle Jack, who drowned in a vat of beer. He had to get out three time to go to the toilet.

    • Ryan

      Your story is unfortunate, and regrettable, but beer didn’t kill your father. His alcoholism did. Alcoholism is a treatable disease; beer is a food product, and not even a poisonous one when consumed safely.

    • Peyton

      It’s a joke. Do you get that? I’m offended that this offended you.

    • Aaron Doucheman

      Somebody’s a little pissy because their dad abused them as a child…every single thing you just said was all opinionated by some biased dumb fuck, and none of the things you said are able to be proven.

  • gesster

    sounds like Conrad Cline want’s to blame beer for everything.

  • andrea

    Being an alcoholic myself, I found this joke hilarious. Beer was not responsible for my problems, my idea that I needed it was, just like NEEDING jesus in your life is responsible for so much BS. I discovered I don’t need alcohol and I don’t need religion.
    Conrad, sorry for your lose, but your replies miss the mark and are reminiscent of the way a bible thumper changing what is written just to apply their perception.

    It’s funny as a analogy to religion. For the mass majority beer is not a problem, nor does it cause problems. Religion on the other hand destroys whole countries and cultures.

    • http://stumbleupon.com JohnB

      Now THAT is the most intelligent comment I’ve read so far (the one about how religion destroys countries and cultures). Thank you andrea!

  • yungbloodwinna

    wow. get pissed Conrad. Sucks to suck

  • freddie

    Sometimes you atheists are more bigoted than the Christian folk you condemn.

    • Ty

      We’re equal opportunity bigots. We think all religion is equally wrong.

    • Sunny Day

      What the fuck could you possibly mean by that? Really, explain yourself, or are you one of those drive by twits barely able to form a sentence.

    • Custador

      Sure, sometimes. But it’s rare. It’s not like we have a book of rules that mandates us to be ignorant bigots.

  • Jabster

    So the e-mail address is corimcqueen@seacoastrealty.com then … interesting.

  • Phillip Young