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Personally, it's a measure to ensure that i "can't feel feelings any more." It manages to serve the dual purpose that as long as i'm drinking, i don't notice that i exist.

Depends. Any reason. I suppose I enjoy the sensation of being bladdered.

what I drink is more relevant surely?

To fill the deep pit in my dark soul. I also find it funny to walk wobbly and fall down.

Poll added.

Because if I don't, there's no WAY I'm getting laid in Bismarck.

I drink because frankly one needs liquid at some point. We're not all meerkats.


Oh you mean boozahol? Phbt, awful vile stuff.. I like whiskey!

Why do I drink? simple. I'm thirsty.

It's great at loosening up my personality. I'm a notoriously restrained person, as has been noted by virtually all of my friends, and when I drink I find it easier just to not care. Although no amount of alcohol seems to drive my inhibitions away, which is really tragic.

I drink because frankly one needs liquid at some point. We're not all meerkats.


Oh you mean boozahol? Phbt, awful vile stuff.. I like whiskey!
bah, soda. it dosen't fuck up one's judgement.


give you diabeties if one overindulges, but you can live with that much easier than with liver failure...

simple. I'm thirsty.

Posts like this give me the feeling i should have capitalized "drink."

Wow, i was the first respondent to the poll! Thats never happened before! Cool.

Sometimes I want to drink to remove feeling/ease uncomfortableness. But i dont usuallly give in. Just fantasize about it.

Because alcohol enhances the enjoyment of all of life's experiences, especially driving, but I don't drink and drive anymore.

Because alcohol enhances the enjoyment of all of life's experiences, especially driving, but I don't drink and drive anymore.
I'm sorry.

Personally, it's a measure to ensure that i "can't feel feelings any more." It manages to serve the dual purpose that as long as i'm drinking, i don't notice that i exist.
that's the same reason I used to abuse drugs.

I don't drink anymore, because all the stuff I liked to drink I can't have anymore, but when I wasn't abusing alcohol or drugs, I used to drink because it tasted good.

Because there's nothing else to do...apart from dance and screw.

Seriously though, because I like the taste.

Seriously though, because I like the taste.

Hot damn, i envy you.
Chemically speaking though... you should look out for natural selection.

Posts like this give me the feeling i should have capitalized "drink."
No. They'd have thought you were a German or from some other country whose language capitalizes nouns.

A simple noun after your verb, "alcohol", would have done the trick except for those witty asshats who'd deliberately respond as though you meant isopropyl alcohol. There's clever, and then there's really stupid.

Posts like this give me the feeling i should have capitalized "drink."
LOL...

although, I did drink, but it was only to sample my friends microbrewed stuff.

I loved his failures, but hated his successes. :D

I'm sorry.
It's ok. I've traded the fun and thrills of driving insanely fast along twisty, hilly roads late at night with the CD player blasting as loud as it will go while buzzed on Vodka for the convenience of being allowed to drive a car legally. While it's less exciting it's more important.

No. They'd have thought you were a German or from some other country whose language capitalizes nouns.

A simple noun after your verb, "alcohol", would have done the trick except for those witty asshats who'd deliberately respond as though you meant isopropyl alcohol. There's clever, and then there's really stupid.


Listen kiddo, i've got a degree is philology, i don't need to be lectured on linguistics by you. In english, there's an implied nature to nouns that are capitalized.

It depends upon what I'm drinking and what I'm doing. If it's a real ale drinking time, I'm usually in it for the taste. You try sinking more than 8 pints of proper beer like you would lager, you'll know what I mean. If it's a quiet night out with friends, I drink because it's a social activity and it gives me something to hold so I don't look lost. If it's a proper night out, I get bladdered because we go to cheap places and because of the huge confidence boost it gives.

Unfortunately, judging the difference between buzzing confidence and total blackout-asshattery is a bit difficult for me...:D

Listen kiddo, i've got a degree is philology, i don't need to be lectured on linguistics by you. In english, there's an implied nature to nouns that are capitalized.
less of a chance of Misunderstanding with the qualifier tho. this isn't only viewed by english speakers or those whom English is their primary language. ;)


Honestly, I DID know what you meant, and I was the Second one to reply like that. :D

17 and drinking away my sorrows

god im a sad sad person wen i think about it

It depends upon what I'm drinking and what I'm doing. If it's a real ale drinking time, I'm usually in it for the taste. You try sinking more than 8 pints of proper beer like you would lager, you'll know what I mean. If it's a quiet night out with friends, I drink because it's a social activity and it gives me something to hold so I don't look lost. If it's a proper night out, I get bladdered because we go to cheap places and because of the huge confidence boost it gives.

Unfortunately, judging the difference between buzzing confidence and total blackout-asshattery is a bit difficult for me...:D

Amen to that! Sadly, i'm stuck in Paris until October. Woe to the man stuck in Paris, who knows that if he can see through his beer, something is wrong.

less of a chance of Misunderstanding with the qualifier tho. this isn't only viewed by english speakers or those whom English is their primary language. ;)


Honestly, I DID know what you meant, and I was the Second one to reply like that. :D

Yes, well... i apologize. i got snappy because well... i've been Drinking the Alcohol.

Listen kiddo, i've got a degree is philology, i don't need to be lectured on linguistics by you. In english, there's an implied nature to nouns that are capitalized.
Uh...why so testy? I wasn't chastizing you, just answering your post. This forum is full of would-be wags who llike to deliberately misinterpret questions because they think it's clever. In some cases, such as your original post, enough legitimate possibility was left to make the deliberate assumption that any kind of drinking was intended for scrutiny.

My jab was aimed at those who, after "alcohol" was added to "why do you drink" in order to quell that deliberate misinterpretation, would still seek to deliberately misinterpret the changed sentence. Thereby going, in my estimation, from clever (however tepidly) to stupid.

As for your use of the clearly demeaning diminuative "kiddo", I'll let that slide. I figured you were reacting out of offense, despite none being intended. I'm 35.

EDIT: And if you're old enough to legitimately call me "kiddo", you should know that degrees mean precisely nothing in and of themselves, and never impress anything upon a forum debater besides the arrogance of the degree claimant.

Unfortunately, judging the difference between buzzing confidence and total blackout-asshattery is a bit difficult for me...:D

Buzzing confidence, 1/5th of whiskey, well almost. I still retain full control. Blackout asshattery I presume would be more alcohol than I'd ever pay for.

Uh...why so testy? I wasn't chastizing you, just answering your post. This forum is full of would-be wags who llike to deliberately misinterpret questions because they think it's clever. In some cases, such as your original post, enough legitimate possibility was left to make the deliberate assumption that any kind of drinking was intended for scrutiny.

My jab was aimed at those who, after "alcohol" was added to "why do you drink" in order to quell that deliberate misinterpretation, would still seek to deliberately misinterpret the changed sentence. Thereby going, in my estimation, from clever (however tepidly) to stupid.

As for your use of the clearly demeaning diminuative "kiddo", I'll let that slide. I figured you were reacting out of offense, despite none being intended. I'm 35.

See my apology quote.
i used the diminuative "kiddo" because i'm a punk rocker from California, and that's how we roll (Trans: That's the way in which we speak).

The right choice for me isn't up there... I just drink because it tastes good.

Yes, well... i apologize. i got snappy because well... i've been Drinking the Alcohol.
as my friend would say when a waitress would put a glass of water infront of him...

"Sorry, I'm thirsty, not dirty."

Listen kiddo, i've got a degree is philology, i don't need to be lectured on linguistics by you. In english, there's an implied nature to nouns that are capitalized.
And in English, we capitalize English....:)

See my apology quote.
i used the diminuative "kiddo" because i'm a punk rocker from California, and that's how we roll (Trans: That's the way in which we speak).
Aha. That's how you "roll", is it? Never heard "kiddo" as punk slang, but hey, I don't live in California, either. Good on ya.

EDIT: No worries. No real offense taken.

Hot damn, i envy you.
Chemically speaking though... you should look out for natural selection.
Why? I don't drink that much - I'll go out for a drink maybe two or three nights a week and rarely (we're talking once every few months or less here) have more than 3 or 4 pints in one night.

And in English, we capitalize English....:)

Not in American english. In American english, we only capitalize American. :D

Buzzing confidence, 1/5th of whiskey, well almost. I still retain full control. Blackout asshattery I presume would be more alcohol than I'd ever pay for.
Well, I've discovered some subtle qualifiers that tell me when I'm about to go too far. One of them's if I'm drinking on an empty stomach - at all. Even a pint, then food, then more drinking will push me over far more quickly than normal. Another's if I'm drinking while it's still light - in the middle of Winter. Also, if it's a good night, I can just about feel my memory going and so I stop. That means I get memory loss and general ass-hattery for about half an hour, then I'm back.

It pays to know these things, considering how much my friends and I can make arses of ourselves when drunk.

Not in American english. In American english, we only capitalize American. :D
True, but your post said, "In english[sic]..."

Aha. That's how you "roll", is it? Never heard "kiddo" as punk slang, but hey, I don't live in California, either. Good on ya.

Kudos for being laid back. i always hate to make things personal on here. i'll agree that a degree doesn't mean everything, but i'd argue that the sophistication of degree is proportional to intelligence (i.e. Bachelor's in English vs. Doctorate in Astrophysics) all the same. And whatever your age/degree, here's a big CHEERS/SALUT/KAMPEI/SALUD/L'ACHEIM/WHATEVER to everyone! i'm gonna go get a sammich.

Sits back to watch Two Grammer Nazis duking it out.

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pretty sure we capitalize English here, as well as rarely refer to it it American English (even if it was, both are still capitalized) and I happen to be an English major so I see it in print fairly often ;)

as for the drinking...I drink because I'm awsome and booze is awsome and we just go so well together :D

I drink to be cool.

Kudos for being laid back. i always hate to make things personal on here. i'll agree that a degree doesn't mean everything, but i'd argue that the sophistication of degree is proportional to intelligence (i.e. Bachelor's in English vs. Doctorate in Astrophysics) all the same. And whatever your age/degree, here's a big CHEERS/SALUT/KAMPEI/SALUD/L'ACHEIM/WHATEVER to everyone! i'm gonna go get a sammich.
I'll halfheartedly agree -- mostly because I know plenty of people with doctorates who are not terribly bright and plenty more with no formal documentation who have clearly learned more about many things than many with doctorates will ever know. It's all about perspective.

I drink to be cool.
That's always a good reason to do anything.

pretty sure we capitalize English here, as well as rarely refer to it it American English (even if it was, both are still capitalized) and I happen to be an English major so I see it in print fairly often ;)

as for the drinking...I drink because I'm awsome and booze is awsome and we just go so well together :D


Yes, well, please see my previous mention of English Majors.

Edit: Also, that's a damn good sammich i bought!

Because if I don't, there's no WAY I'm getting laid in Bismarck.
What you pass out and get Butt raped?:eek:

I love hangovers. That's why :p

I love hangovers. That's why :p

That sounds like a remarkeably apt response from someone who calls themself "German Nightmare."

I don't drink. I don't smoke. I don't believe in putting anything in my body that alters my state of mind. Also, Alcohol is poisonous to the Human Body. Why would I put poison in me???

That sounds like a remarkeably apt response from someone who calls themself "German Nightmare."
Yeah, well. Drinking is fun, being drunk is fun, having drunk is what you make of it.
All depends on the day, but sometimes, I don't even bother getting up till afternoon :eek:

It's the German beer... Must have a lower vaporization point - whenever you open a bottle, it's empty in no time :D

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Yes, well... i apologize. i got snappy because well... i've been Drinking the Alcohol.

Crap! There you go apologising right when I was hoping for a bigger fireworks and a longer derail over semantics.

Anyway to answer the question
Beer is good. I like to drink it. Sometimes I even drink for medicinal purposes if I have a toothache and want to sleep. Also Drink makes Me chattier at social Functions.

I don't drink. I don't smoke. I don't believe in putting anything in my body that alters my state of mind. Also, Alcohol is poisonous to the Human Body. Why would I put poison in me???
Wow you're misinformed.

Your body actually produces ethanol (what we consider drinkable alchohol) when it breaks down sugars. It produces roughly the equivalent of a drink and a half over a 24 hour period. Ergo, if alchohol WERE poison, we'd all be dead.

And drinking in moderation is not harmful at all. 1 dark beer a day has been shown to reduce prostate promlems in men. A glass of red wine a day has been shown to reduce heart problems.

I drink because I enjoy the taste... speaking of which, someone get me a Rum and Coke...

Yeah, well. Drinking is fun, being drunk is fun, having drunk is what you make of it.
All depends on the day, but sometimes, I don't even bother getting up till afternoon :eek:

It's the German beer... Must have a lower vaporization point - whenever you open a bottle, it's empty in no time :D

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Oh, believe you me, living in France has done wonders for my appreciation of German Beer. Like i said before, the French brewers don't seem to understand that if i can see through my beer, something is terribly wrong.

Furthermore, living in Paris has also done wonders for my capability to wake up in the afternoon.

Yeah, well. Drinking is fun, being drunk is fun, having drunk is what you make of it.
All depends on the day, but sometimes, I don't even bother getting up till afternoon :eek:

It's the German beer... Must have a lower vaporization point - whenever you open a bottle, it's empty in no time :D

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That or it is all head.:eek:

I don't drink. I don't smoke. I don't believe in putting anything in my body that alters my state of mind. Also, Alcohol is poisonous to the Human Body. Why would I put poison in me???
How very boring.

. Like i said before, the French brewers don't seem to understand that if i can see through my beer, something is terribly wrong.
Most american brewers have the same problem. Fuck Budweiser.

That or it is all head.:eek:

Silly Harles...burg...ian...?

Head doesn't get you drunk, it just makes you burp! Which is more signifigant in attracting the ladies is highly contested, and largely depends on if you live in the southern states of the US.

I don't drink. I don't smoke. I don't believe in putting anything in my body that alters my state of mind. Also, Alcohol is poisonous to the Human Body. Why would I put poison in me???

Ah, but like so many water-soluble poisons, one is capable of building a resistance!

I drink to relax sometimes (it can help me sleep when I need it), sometimes its so I can loosen up, once in a while I drink so that I can know how to dance and sometimes it's because I want to get wasted and not give a crap about anything.

The first 3-4 beers out of the 5 liter kegs we usually drink are only foam - if that is what you meant by "head".

Something else that really works great, too: Starting to drink early the day and then continue in the summer heat, just to stay slightly drunk. Pegelsaufen :D (="gage drinking/keeping the level").

The first 3-4 beers out of the 5 liter kegs we usually drink are only foam - if that is what you meant by "head".

Something else that really works great, too: Starting to drink early the day and then continue in the summer heat, just to stay slightly drunk. Pegelsaufen :D (="gage drinking/keeping the level").
You Germans have a word for that?! Wow! :D

You Germans have a word for that?! Wow! :D
Not that particular plan (weather/daytime), but Pegelsaufen means you reach the buzziness and try to surf it without tilting over to f*cking drunk :D

Not that particular plan (weather/daytime), but Pegelsaufen means you reach the buzziness and try to surf it without tilting over to f*cking drunk :D
I just call it pacing myself. Works out at roughly a pint an hour (though it depends what I'm drinking - if it's cider, it's about a pint every 90 minutes, because I drink cider at around 8% ABV).

That's beautiful! The Germans have a word for everything!

taste, a good well made drink, be it beer, rum, whiskey, etc. is an experience to drink, and a good one at that

I drink because I can.

Someone pass the Jameson.

what does American beer have in common with sex in a canoe...?

Irish and German beers rule.

I drink because I can.

Someone pass the Jameson.

*hands Keru the bottle

There's some Jameson Gold, too, if you like it. Oh, and some Black Bush

*sits back to wait for the puns and jokes


Why I drink? Because I enjoy the taste. A nice cold pint on a hot day, or a glass of Chianti in the evening... I don't drink alone, though, only with friends.

That's beautiful! The Germans have a word for everything!
Wunderbar, ain't it?

Wow you're misinformed.

Your body actually produces ethanol (what we consider drinkable alchohol) when it breaks down sugars. It produces roughly the equivalent of a drink and a half over a 24 hour period. Ergo, if alchohol WERE poison, we'd all be dead.

And drinking in moderation is not harmful at all. 1 dark beer a day has been shown to reduce prostate promlems in men. A glass of red wine a day has been shown to reduce heart problems.

I drink because I enjoy the taste... speaking of which, someone get me a Rum and Coke...the problem is, tho, that no one drinks in that kind of moderation.

because im an alcoholic. there i said it. are you happy now?

get off my damn back about it

I answered "Because I can't help myself" although that is not actually true. I considered beer one of the great mercies of this world, along with tobacco and men with nice asses. I cant stop drinking beer anymore than I can stop drinking coffee or eating sugar and fats. I friggin love that shit. I can't help it.

I can however give up booze and sugar for days at a time (not caffeine or fats), but would I consider a lifetime without either? Shudder. Never. If I ever wind up with diabetes, I'll take a shot of whiskey and a bullet to the head. I cannot live without my carbs. Live would not be worth living.

Am I an alchoholic? Most assuredly. My preference is for binge drinking huge amounts of beer once a week. That's just my style. I am not interested in drinking every day, although, for a period of time, in my youth, I did (those were interesting times). I just like to go out, get RIPPED, laugh my ass off, say outrageous things, smoke like a fiend, maybe show my tits to the bartenders, tip heavily and work on my notoriety. Its the shit life is made of, I tell ya!

What you pass out and get Butt raped?:eek:
Hilarious. Send that to Penthouse. I hear they have a page for people like you.

Listen kiddo, i've got a degree is philology, i don't need to be lectured on linguistics by you. In english, there's an implied nature to nouns that are capitalized.

Philology?

You Germans have a word for that?! Wow! :D
Are you kidding? Germans have words for beer and beer related things in the same way that Aleuts and Inuits are said to have legions of words for snow.

Philology?
The study of the structure, development and relationships of languages.

Wunderbar, ain't it?
Wonderful?

Hilarious. Send that to Penthouse. I hear they have a page for people like you.
I believe the name of the game is to get othersdrunk so you can score, unless you are saying the people of Bismarck are munt facers.

Wonderful?
Exactomundo!

Alcohol is a sick little drug.

I don't drink it.

I think it should be banned.

Alcohol is a sick little drug.

I don't drink it.

I think it should be banned.
I don't like you.

Alcohol is a sick little drug.

I don't drink it.

I think it should be banned.

we all know how well that worked out in the United States.

To have a good time. Tastes good, smells good, and well.... I'm pretty much all Irish in heritage. :p

I don't like you.
:)

we all know how well that worked out in the United States.
If they gave it more time, it would have worked.

I only drink when alone or with someone whom I hold explicit trust in. I enjoy the taste and altered state of mind alcohol brings, though the deleterious aftereffects are unwanted. Exploration of the various aspects of sensation, an unquenchable thirst for experiences. The common is made exotic, the lifeless is given animation, the black and white is replaced with vibrant luminosity to quell my curiosity.

If they gave it more time, it would have worked.

would of worked as well as screen door on a submarine

Like the last option says, I don't drink, and probably shouldn't participate in this thread.

But I never cared for filthy rules and regulations. I'm participating anyway.

Alcoholic beverages are often delicious and bring extra joy to many activities.

Never forget that history's most famous teetotalers are named Adolf Hitler, Osama bin Laden, Muhammad Atta and Muhammad Omar.

would of worked as well as screen door on a submarine
I disagree.

Alcohol is a sick little drug.

I don't drink it.

I think it should be banned.

I think you lie like a rug.

I drink, occasionally, when I'm with friends, but not much. The last time I got falling down drunk, I ended up pregnant. No more!

I think you lie like a rug.
*blushes*
I drink, occasionally, when I'm with friends, but not much. The last time I got falling down drunk, I ended up pregnant. No more!
Yeah, about that.. sorry.

*blushes*

Yeah, about that.. sorry.

It was with my husband, so no biggy, just, in retrospect, funny as hell.

Usually to have a good time, and because it makes late night TV a lot more entertaining.

I never drink alone, and I only really drink around people who I trust, soo it's not that often. The only thing I don't get is why people think they need to drink to have fun. really if you're a sober person watching someone who is drunk, the drunk person usually looks pretty stupid:eek: so yeah social drinking is my thing

It was with my husband, so no biggy, just, in retrospect, funny as hell.
:p

I was totally off there!

I don't drink, never have, never will.

But far be it for me to say drinking's wrong. Hell, if people weren't so damn stupid they could probably get drunk more often. All drinking does is let down your defenses, obviously those who do bad things while drunk were never really good to begin with, they just had conscience walls holding them back..

Besides, without alchahol there would go half our economy lol!

To have fun? I suppose I enjoy the taste too.

To have fun? I suppose I enjoy the taste too.
You sick man.

Alcohol drinking is wrong.

You sick man.

Alcohol drinking is wrong.

Indeed. We should ban alcohol. And defidentally keep marijuana illegal as well, right ruff?

I picked every option but the last, personally, and wish there had been an other option as well.

I dont drink only because I cant stand the taste of alcohol. Its just horrible, no matter what drink it is.

...Alcohol drinking is wrong.

I'd agree, but as a Christian - my religion forces me to drink wine.

Indeed. We should ban alcohol. And defidentally keep marijuana illegal as well, right ruff?

I picked every option but the last, personally, and wish there had been an other option as well.
Marijuana is worse than heroin.

I'd agree, but as a Christian - my religion forces me to drink wine.
:D

Depending on the night, all of the above!! (minus the last one)

Simply because a good brandy stops the toothache like a good ale enhances the weather.

Marijuana is worse than heroin.

Quoted for stupidity.

Simply because a good brandy stops the toothache like a good ale enhances the weather.


So does a toothbrush.

I have tried and do question the weather enhancing abilities of my toothbrush. While it seems like the sun briefly shines brighter or the rain increases in its rate of descent these moment quickly pass.

On the other point sometimes the brush needs a bit of help. I find that Brandy can serve as an excellent mouthwash whilst increasing the time the pains signals take to getting to the brain.

Quoted for stupidity.

He wasn't being serious.

He wasn't being serious.


That doesn't make it any less stupid of a thing to post...

That doesn't make it any less stupid of a thing to post...
Well, calling on an intentionally stupid post for stupidity is a little unnecessary, no? :p

I'm not sure if everyone realises that Ruffy is just fooling around. But whatever, I really couldn't care less really.

I mix and drink the odd drink now and then because it tastes good... and I can't help but notice that 'they taste good' isn't an option up there. ^^"

As I kneeled over the toilet at work today, I realized something.

I drink to get the taste of vomit out of my mouth.

I don't drink that much anymore.

Just to have a good time.

That doesn't make it any less stupid of a thing to post...
Jesus..

Are you always this big of an ass?

Because when I get drunk, I get naked. And when I get naked, fun things happen. :)

Jesus..

Are you always this big of an ass?

Simma down guys. Let's all pack a bowl and be marry.