Word: beers
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...precisely how those new levies might be raised. One ploy Congress is almost certain to consider, though, is a steeper "sin tax" on such items as alcohol and tobacco. A congressional study has estimated that raising the federal excise tax on each bottle of wine and six-pack of beer by around 50 cents could swell coffers by more than $4 billion, while a 16 cents increase on each pack of cigarettes could bring in $2.9 billion...
There will be some strict requirements however. No Church member can gain religious salvation without performing good deeds (sharing a case of beer, for instance), giving to charity (a donation to the Church should suffice), displaying religious piety (giving large gifts to the Church), and practicing abstinence (no drinking before giving large gifts to the Church...
...anyone who hasn't been to a senior bar yet, the most important ingredient is beer. The parties have been averaging 5.2 kegs per night, says Ned, who made up the schedule. This average includes some weekend parties in house common rooms, such as the one a couple of weekends ago in Mather House. The party flowed out of the Senior Common Room through the TV room and into the hall...
...senior bar is people. With the exception of one party in Adams House last week, senior bars are crowded. Unless you're 6'3"--which I'm not, that's why I make friends who are--you might have difficulty getting through all the people to the beer...
People who throw senior bars do not have to worry about property damage. So far this year, no room has suffered any effects of a senior bar other than a floor sticky with beer and plastic cups strewn all over the place...