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>One of my favorite expressions about bier is in German;
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>“Im Himmel gibt’s kein Bier,
>Drum trinken wir es hier”.
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>For those that do not understand German, it translates to roughly,
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>“In Heaven there is no beer,
>So you better drink it while you are here”!
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>That can apply to other things in life also. :)
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>Tom

Isn't there a polka song that goes something like that:
"In heaven there is no beer, that is why we drink it here"

Drum is short for darum and means "for that reason" (correct me if I am wrong I haven't had german since middle school)

Einar