Alcohol Makes You Smarter

At least that's what a scientists at the University of Auckland, New Zealand have determined that, with rats at least, moderate alcohol consumption improves cognitive performance.

Given my behavior at Chabad-Lubovich^* Simchat Torah^† services a few days back, this would imply that I have a significant IQ bump for the next few days...or maybe not...the light boozers beat the tea-totaling rats, but they both beat the heavy boozers.

^*An Orthodox Jewish outreach group.
^†It celebrates the fact that we have finished Torah readings for the year, and we start back at the beginning. It's traditional to consume mass quantities at this event.