For posterior's sake....

I really love dictionary.com's word of the day, especially today.

Word of the Day Archive
Thursday July 17, 2008

anodyne \AN-uh-dyn\, adjective:
1. Serving to relieve pain; soothing.
2. Not likely to offend; bland; innocuous.

noun:
1. A medicine that relieves pain.
2. Anything that calms, comforts, or soothes disturbed feelings.

{Numbness . . . may have replaced pain as the complaint of our century now that aspirin analgesia, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDS), and other anodynes can take away the pains of the civilized world.-- Howard M. Spiro, Facing Death}

In other words....... Beer.

- Kenny G.