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November 1975

The Anecdote Bin

Dedicated to the lighter side of our common problem - From the June 1965 Grapevine

ANOTHER report puzzles us somewhat. The Italian National Research Council plied 20 young men with wine and martinis to test their brain and muscle functions and arrived at some conclusions, to wit: Drinking wine relaxes the muscles and brings on a sense of well-being, while martinis quiet anxiety and dull reactions to stress. As a former wine-martini-anything drinker, what we want to know is: What's the difference between (a) dulled anxiety and a sense of well-being, and (b) relaxed muscles and freedom from stress?

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