What do Jim Carrey, Cher, and the phantom of the opera all have in common?

Beer before liquor, you've never been sicker; liquor before beer, you're in the clear. This poison has been drinkable for many ages; it's legal most places, while weed is considered dirty. Prohibition once tried to disturb me; the U.S. government poisoned its people to try and deter me.

Knowing it is a fruit is intelligence; knowing not to put it in a fruit salad is wisdom.

In stories and skeletons I’m easy to find, yet some cowardly folk are told to grow one of mine.

What do you call a man born with no shins?