Proud to be an American--got this from a friend's forward

If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you will
have $49.00 today.
If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG one year ago, you will have $33.00
today.
If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers one year ago, you will
have $0.00 today.

But, if you had purchased $1,000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer,
then turned in the aluminum cans for recycling refund, you will have received
$214.00.

Based on the above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily &
recycle. It is called the 401-Keg.

A recent study found that the average American walks about 900 miles a year.
Another study found that Americans drink, on average, 22 gallons of alcohol a
year. That means that, on average, Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon!
Makes you proud to be an American!