Give an Irishman lager for a month and he's a dead man. An Irishman's stomach is lined with copper, and the beer corrodes it. But whiskey polishes the copper and is the saving of him.
Alternate Name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens Occupation: American humorist, novelist, writer, and lecturer Born: 1835-11-30 in Florida, Missouri Died: April 21, 1910 in Redding, Connecticut