A few nights ago, while drinking a Guinness, someone near me ordered a light beer.
I couldn't help myself.
I asked him why did he order it? I expected him to say that he needed to lose weight, or that he liked the taste, or that it was less filling...
but when he looked at me and tried to talk, he just froze.
The truth is, it actually occurred to him that he really had no reason for buying light beer.
None at all.
Somehow, it had just become a habit.
That got me to thinking.
The stuff clearly is not meant to be consumed, so light beer must really have other purposes.
I think I figured them all out.
Here are...
** THE TOP 10 REASONS FOR LIGHT BEER TO EXIST ** 10.
When your bowling team or softball team wins the big game, it is fun for everybody to shake up cans of Light Beer and spray each other...
without wasting real beer.
9.
When soaking corn-on-the-cob to grill, a few cans in the water add terrific taste to the corn, without wasting real beer.
8.
They enhance the collection of Beer Can collectors.
7.
When your car gets stuck in the mud or ice, the weight of three or four cases of light beer in the trunk will give you enough traction to get out.
6.
The cans are re-cyclable.
5.
Put a few cans in your mother-in-laws freezer.
When they explode, blame it on her drunken son.
This is one of the very few ways you can safely get even with them both.
4.
You can serve it with a smile when someone you do not like, unexpectedly shows up at your party.
3.
Teenagers think they are really drinking.
2.
Most women like it.
And, the number one reason for the existence of Light Beers...
1.
Many of their commercials are really funny.