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<p>[QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 2352253, member: 24274"]Actually, I think "bibamus" means drink or imbibe. So maybe a better interpretation would be "While we live, let us live it up!" <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting to note that this check was written during Prohibition. So whatever beer they were producing at that time could have no more than 0.5 percent alcohol. I shudder to think what their ale and porter tasted like![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsalexan, post: 2352253, member: 24274"]Actually, I think "bibamus" means drink or imbibe. So maybe a better interpretation would be "While we live, let us live it up!" ;) Interesting to note that this check was written during Prohibition. So whatever beer they were producing at that time could have no more than 0.5 percent alcohol. I shudder to think what their ale and porter tasted like![/QUOTE]
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