This is a very old, very tired beer joke attributed to Monty Python. I'll spell it out for you:

Why is making love in a canoe like drinking American beer? Because they are both fucking close to water!

But don't ever repeat this on the Net or the following will occur:

1. You will be scorched to a crunchy black by some excruciatingly creative individuals. 2. You will receive a number of "corrective" e-mails. 3. Your family/relatives will be visited by "Guido", a large, ill-tempered man with hairy knuckles.

...in that order!

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