Tis the season for root beer floats at my house, and when I quaff one I recall the above scene from Deep Space Nine.
Of Root Beer and The Federation
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 41 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
It’s going to take a lot of root beer to overcome what we are facing in the Church and the world.
It is insidious. The more you try it, the more you start to like it.
(Love DS9.)
One of the many awesome things about my dear husband is that when I say “It’s insidious” he gets it.
Also:
A clear violation of the Reinheitsgebot, it’s insidious.
“It’s going to take a lot of root beer to overcome what we are facing in the Church and the world.” Not root beer, but lots of Moxie. A favorite soft drink in New England, gentian root based, that is bitterer than root beer. The name became a word “moxie” meaning courage, daring or spirit.