On 2013-12-04, Cindy Hamilton > wrote:

> It's a reference to Dr. Strangelove. The character Colonel Jack D. Ripper
> was insane, and in addition to launching the nuclear weapons, he
> ranted on and on about fluoridation. He needed to maintain the
> purity of essence of his precious bodily fluids, so he drank
> only pure grain alcohol and rainwater.

Ahh! I haven't seen that movie in decades, but a classic, to be
sure.

nb