Historical Artifacts

As a naturist-wannabe, I like the quote, but I'd say it hasn't aged the best, unfortunately.

Assuming the "drink" is of the psychotropic nature (i.e. booze), then there are in fact many examples across the wild of animals consuming substances that 'boost them' in various ways. Some examples might be dolphins who nibble on fugu (toxic pufferfish), lab rats who prefer psychotropic rewards over food, and a variety of animals who enjoy getting drunk on naturally-occurring, fermented fruit alcohol (lots of YT videos to look at with that last one). Or bears breaking in and...

One notable case occurred in 2004 at the Baker Lake Resort in Washington state where a black bear was found passed out on the lawn after consuming 36 cans of Rainier Beer. It reportedly tried one can of Busch beer but preferred the Rainier. Wildlife agents were eventually able to trap the bear, using doughnuts, honey and even two open cans of Rainier as bait, according to the LA Times. --Google bot

😭 😆

That said, on the whole I think it just tends to reinforce that man, also being an animal, is much like the others across a vast multitude of ways. As much as we might find that inconvenient, uncomfortable, or even humiliating to entertain.

/mini-essay rant alert!

As a Dutch person I am pretty sure the engraving is in German. The glass is named in Germany a Römer, in the UK a Rummer and in Dutch a Roemer.

More history on the Römer