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Have you ever drank beer? Why or why not?

Yeah who hasn't?

Of course. It is the milk of heaven.

Many many many many many time. Past the point of soberness ;)

I'm drinking beer right now.

I dont like beer very much.

Spring Water for me!

legally? Because if so, no. Illegally - yes. Many times.

Some may have noticed that I am mocking the "weed" thread. Yes, I am.

Remarkable how quickly the "no, because I am not stupid" people chimed in in that one... and where are they here? I have seen far more lives destroyed by booze than by grass. It's just amazing to me how so many people fall into the party line and repeat the same old cannards. Well, booze DOES slay brain cells, so maybe it's not really such a surprise...

Yes. VERY often.

Yes. My dad brews the stuff.

...buncha druggies... ;)

Good job. And so true.


--and you don't get high off beer, so what's the point? :)

Mmmmmmmm beer.
So much more than just a breakfast drink. ;)

Beer is good for me.

Hate the taste of alcohol... oh well, I guess I'm doomed to be a Designated Driver for the rest of my life.

Way too much. We're fresh out right now, though. Out of beer, out of bourbon, out of rum, out of Jaeger... *sigh*

So these golf clubs walk into a bar. The bartender is a bit confused by this, but business is business, so he asks the first one, "What'll ya have?"

The golf club says, "Nothing for me, thanks. I'm the driver."

Beer, yes tried the stuff. Under it's spell currently, not proud, but not ashamed either. Beer has in one way or another led to some of my most pleasant memories, or made me feel like a complete jackass. I think the question is what does beer bring out in people? :rolleyes:

As I like to say:

Beer: It's not just for breakfast anymore.

Yea, but not to the point of me being drunk or anything.

No, I haven't had any beer...............

today.

I switched to wine at midnight.

yes it is thee life blood
Piss take thread?

No, for the same reason as the weed question. I'm straightedge.

Oh yeah! Rock On stouts!!

More than my fair share ;)

No, I have never had beer. And it's not because I'm straight-edge, because I'm not (and this isn't completely because of the post just above -- somebody ACTUALLY asked me that once). It's because I'm not stupid. 8)

Only at night...and sometimes in the late evening, or early evening, occasionally in the mid to late afternoon...or perhaps the morning. But that's it.

Weed is for burn-out hippies. I fecking hate hippies.

No, cuz I'm only 14.

It's because I'm not stupid. 8)

drink some beer, and that will change :p

Weed is for burn-out hippies. I fecking hate hippies.
Weed is for all people (over 18), not just hippies. It's better than most beer at any rate.

Yeah who hasn't?
I haven't. XD

I don't intend to either.

Well, I've never 'drank' beer.

I've drunk it though :D

I am drinking beer.

Weed is for all people (over 18), not just hippies. It's better than most beer at any rate.

I really don't care for the stuff.

Beer is much more social.

I really don't care for the stuff.

Beer is much more social.
...until someone ends up beating the crap out of someone else.

Beer is good!
Everybody hail Beer!

Beer is good!
Everybody hail Beer!

*sips pabst*

*bows down*

I skipped beer and moves straight on to hard spirits... the average proof of something I drink is about 40%

luckily for my organs, I don't drink that much; being of a tender age and unable to purchase the stuff consciencely, I save it for special occasions

Yeah I did it once... vomited though. In my defence I say that I was 11 and a ½ and it was a really strong beer so... I´ve stayed away from alcohol since then (am 16 now). And keep in mind, I´m a metal guitarist and DON`T drink beer.... it´s like... wrong! ;)

I drink beer on occasion. But I have yet to drink a beer that I actually like. I prefer Sake and Whiskey over beer any day.

It's liquid bread, it's good for you!

Well, not really good for you, but most tasty in all its infinate variety.

Yep. Why? Because it was there.

Dude--I work in a brewery. I get to drink beer on the job.

Just out of curiosity--how high on the Cool-O-Meter does working in a brewery rank? :D

Hmm, reasonably tipsy on beer right now (Chimay, for those curious about the brand) and considering going out to the (opened till late) grocery to get some more. Pro: would appreciate some more. Contra: would have to get dressed again, cold outside, don't want to have a hangover tomorrow.

I haven't. XD

I don't intend to either.
You say that now...... :D

I swiped my grandfather's beer while he was asleep, when I was two. None since then, though.

Only at night...and sometimes in the late evening, or early evening, occasionally in the mid to late afternoon...or perhaps the morning. But that's it.

Weed is for burn-out hippies. I fecking hate hippies.
Never too early

Pot kills brain cells as well. It can also cause gynecomastia, (man boobs.)

Put it this way; I know a number of pretty successful people who are fairly heavy drinkers; but very few successful pot smokers. Most pot smokers I know are dropouts who work completely menial jobs. Weed completely sucks ambition out.

I'm not advocating heavy drinking, either, but I'm getting really sick of the "alcohol is worse than weed" argument. No, it isn't. Some people simply can't handle it. However, humans have been drinking so long that most of us are actually genetically programmed to be able to handle alcohol. Are there any studies showing that moderate pot smoking actually increases longevity? There is with drinking. You know that inhaling smoke into your lungs is unhealthy, right? Especially the unfiltered sort.

Dude--I work in a brewery. I get to drink beer on the job.

Just out of curiosity--how high on the Cool-O-Meter does working in a brewery rank? :D

8 cleaning the poles at a strip joint gets a ten :D

Pot kills brain cells as well. It can also cause gynecomastia, (man boobs.)

Put it this way; I know a number of pretty successful people who are fairly heavy drinkers; but very few successful pot smokers. Most pot smokers I know are dropouts who work completely menial jobs. Weed completely sucks ambition out.

I'm not advocating heavy drinking, either, but I'm getting really sick of the "alcohol is worse than weed" argument. No, it isn't. Some people simply can't handle it. However, humans have been drinking so long that most of us are actually genetically programmed to be able to handle alcohol. Are there any studies showing that moderate pot smoking actually increases longevity? There is with drinking. You know that inhaling smoke into your lungs is unhealthy, right? Especially the unfiltered sort.

Actually, there's an interesting point on human tolerance to alcohol. We haven't been drinking alcohol too long actually - 5000 years, at the very most, with mead and that sort of rubbish. And trust me, that's way, way too short a time to devolop complex mechanisms of metabolism. The reason humans (well, the lucky ones) can deal with alcohol so effectively (we can consume enormous amounts of the stuff considering what wonderful effects it has on our nervous systems) is that the bacteria in our gut generate rather large amounts of it as a biproduct of fermentation. All mammals are exposed to alcohol as a general rule for much of the time, and so the metabolic clearing mechanisms developed (oxidation up to ethanal and acetate). What this means, is that some people ARE DRUNK ALL THE TIME, whether they've been drinking or not. Seriously though, I think you most certainly have a point with regard to the lack of ambition of pot smokers (although I'd like to see a more detailed study as to whether it actually affects there capacity or probability of getting on in life ... it may just be that certain social groups are more likely to get menial jobs, and also more likely to smoke pot); on the other hand I know a good handful of people that have had their lives ruined, or been killed by alcohol or its consequences, and none that have suffered serious catastrophy through pot smoking. And I'm only nineteen. Incidently, I was even drunk when writing this (although you'd never guess ;) ).

Weed is for all people (over 18), not just hippies. It's better than most beer at any rate.

over 18? feck you, neo nazi! as soon as the person is done growing then why the heck not? :cool:

I sipped but I did not inhale.
Yeah. Drank it. Didn't like it. Haven't had any in about a year, and I can do fine without.

Swiped my first beer when I was 16.

Pot kills brain cells as well. It can also cause gynecomastia, (man boobs.)

Put it this way; I know a number of pretty successful people who are fairly heavy drinkers; but very few successful pot smokers. Most pot smokers I know are dropouts who work completely menial jobs. Weed completely sucks ambition out.

I'm not advocating heavy drinking, either, but I'm getting really sick of the "alcohol is worse than weed" argument. No, it isn't. Some people simply can't handle it. However, humans have been drinking so long that most of us are actually genetically programmed to be able to handle alcohol. Are there any studies showing that moderate pot smoking actually increases longevity? There is with drinking. You know that inhaling smoke into your lungs is unhealthy, right? Especially the unfiltered sort.


That's interesting. Many of my friends smoke; half of them including myself are honor students at private college. So...are you sure these people you know weren't already un-ambitious and then smoked weed, or rather naturally un-ambitious people are attracted to weed as opposed to weed making people un-ambitious?

Anyway weed can be dangerous; it takes responsibility like with any other intoxicating drug.

But you got me on the unfiltered smoke thing...yeah that sucks, so make brownies instead. :)

Brownies? Dontcha know those things are bad for you?