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Which do you perfer and why?

I'm teetotal, so neither.

Yes please

Which do you perfer and why?Liquor, because beer usually only tastes good when I'm drunk.

Same, it really depends on the occasion too and the type of liqour/beer. Beer is good to get drunk on though especially if I don't want to have too much of a hangover.

Liquor, because it's usually the only type of alcohol that's available to me.

Liquor, because it's usually the only type of alcohol that's available to me.

Why?

Yes please

ditto.

I don't think a 15 year old is able to legally purchase alcohol. So I just leech off my dad's liquor stash in the basement.

Thats almost sig worthy

Liquor because it can actually taste good as long as ur not doing shots(another advantage is its far better for drinking games)

Thats almost sig worthy

Ah, I thought people would bitch about underage drinking (no, I don't drink that much, but I do drink every couple of weeks). In which case...

:D

Ah, I thought people would bitch about underage drinking (no, I don't drink that much, but I do drink every couple of weeks). In which case...

:D
Hell, when my daughter lived with me, she'd go out to nightclubs with me and my girlfriend. She almost never got carded--she was 15. I figured, if they're not going to check her, I'm going to let her drink. Better she learn now and build up enough tolerance to drink her dumbass friends under the table than vice versa ad get taken advantage of.

Liquor because it can actually taste good as long as ur not doing shots(another advantage is its far better for drinking games)

Rum and coke is one the best tasting things on the planet. I get to my happy place very quickly with that.

beer is liquor retard.

Rum and coke is one the best tasting things on the planet. I get to my happy place very quickly with that.

try it with ribena concentrate (found out about that concoction on this site!)

But try not to get it on your top!

Hell, when my daughter lived with me, she'd go out to nightclubs with me and my girlfriend. She almost never got carded--she was 15. I figured, if they're not going to check her, I'm going to let her drink. Better she learn now and build up enough tolerance to drink her dumbass friends under the table than vice versa ad get taken advantage of.

Nice parenting, training your daughter to be a helpless drunk slut as yourself? Nice, where does she live so I may impregnate her?

beer is liquor retard.

Most people refer to distilled alcoholic beverages as liquor. You're obviously not one of those people, so as future pope of NS I'm excommunicating you from the religion of Alcoholism.

Nice parenting, training your daughter to be a helpless drunk slut as yourself? Nice, where does she live so I may impregnate her?

Wow, you're a real winner. I predict you'll be deleted soon. And I'll drink to that.

I begin with beer and end up with tequila, headbanging with my metalhead friends :p with another group we drink wine and have dinner and with another we drink whiskey and eat bitter chocolate, smoke cigars :D So its more like where and with who question for me.

Wow, you're a real winner. I predict you'll be deleted soon. And I'll drink to that.

as will I, cheers.

Wow, you're a real winner. I predict you'll be deleted soon. And I'll drink to that.

Slainte!

Most people refer to distilled alcoholic beverages as liquor. You're obviously not one of those people, so as future pope of NS I'm excommunicating you from the religion of Alcoholism.

excellent decision if I say so your holiness.:p

Thank God for NSG. The one place on the planet where I can tell rational, right-tinking people that I drink hard liquor every few weeks and no one gives a damn. I love this place.

jagermeister and rootbeer ftw.

Thank God for NSG. The one place on the planet where I can tell rational, right-tinking people that I drink hard liquor every few weeks and no one gives a damn. I love this place.

This place is great. But of course we don't care, I think we all started early.

Thank God for NSG. The one place on the planet where I can tell rational, right-tinking people that I drink hard liquor every few weeks and no one gives a damn. I love this place.

Don't drink so much.

Now go and tidy your room.

Nice parenting, training your daughter to be a helpless drunk slut as yourself? Nice, where does she live so I may impregnate her?

lmao wow….just wow! (and how old are you? and will pot smoking kill me?)

... and will pot smoking kill me?)Only on Tuesdays :D

Nice parenting, training your daughter to be a helpless drunk slut as yourself? Nice, where does she live so I may impregnate her?

or, you know, teach her to be responsible, know her limits, know how to be safe, etc...

we most likely won't even notice when you've been deleted, but I'm sure one of us could pretend to not care...

Beer, more flavor, and you can enjoy the flavor longer. My goal in life is to enjoy the slide down to ossification, not to get there as quickly as possible.

Nice parenting, training your daughter to be a helpless drunk slut as yourself? Nice, where does she live so I may impregnate her?
Bul-Katho, between this and calling someone a "retard" you've earned yourself a warning for flaming. Knock it off.

All the same, I find certain liquors fascinating and delightful. I love good tequila, good Scotch over ice is a great way to chill, Slivovitz is a great way to enjoy some delightful plum flavor, and I'm a diehard fan of the traditional dirty Martini.

when I had a drinking problem my drink of choice was mostly vodka, because it was easy to sneek into stuff and drink while I was at school or working.

now that I can (strike that could) drink without a problem I was partial to rum and good ole crown and coke.

I can still have Makers Mark and coke but it's not as smooth....and I can have wine and some types of rum....so that's nice.

I hardly ever drink anymore and now it's because it tastes good, I don't think I have been drunk at all in like 6 years.

Forgot about Rum and Coke, most excellent, very tasty.

Yes please

ditto.

Aye.

Forgot about Rum and Coke, most excellent, very tasty.

Hehe, mix tequila with red wine and pepsi and thou shalt play super-soaker at one o'clock in the morning.

Adding myself to the club of underage drinkers here, but I'm a gin and tonic fan. Mostly on excessively expensive London gin that my parents splurge on, never drink and forget they own.

Even funnier when you realize, I'm a British Empire enthusiast with a 'rule the world' fascination, mahogany panelled library and the ability to fake an upper-crust English accent really well. My friend and I had the best time while my parents were out, oh yes.

EDIT: I am not as disgustingly rich as that post made it sound. For example, it's fake mahogany.
And I hate beer.

ditto.

And make it a double.

I tend to drink for the taste so usually either beer or scotch.

Had a bad experience with Waragi (Ugandan spirit, kinda like gin, they sell it in 100ml sachets and we drank them from the sachets*) and underagers so I've tended to stick with beer because it takes so much more to really screw you up.

*Yep we were being retarded, don;t need telling that

So, are Philosphy and I the only ones here who abstain? I tend to prefer milk or soft drinks. I think the last time I drank anything alcoholic was a peach flavored drink at a Outback Steakhouse 5 years ago.

Nice parenting, training your daughter to be a helpless drunk slut as yourself? Nice, where does she live so I may impregnate her?

Bul-Katho: Come back in three days, when you're ready to be nice. Warning increased to ... 3 Day Forumban

Liquor. It's more efficient at getting me drunk. Not that I don't like beer too. But given the choice, I'll try liquor.

Liquor. I prefer the taste, and it gets the job done quicker. Long live King Rumencoke, ruler of the bars.

I used to be a vodka drinker as well, but then I had too much one night and vomited repeatedly. (Shame, cause it was a good party to.) Ever since, I can't even look at the stuff.

Beer for the work-a-day drinking, liquor for the rare occassions when I want to be lay down dead drunk.

Hehe, mix tequila with red wine and pepsi and thou shalt play super-soaker at one o'clock in the morning.

Sounds like fun :D

when I had a drinking problem my drink of choice was mostly vodka, because it was easy to sneek into stuff and drink while I was at school or working.

now that I can (strike that could) drink without a problem I was partial to rum and good ole crown and coke.

I can still have Makers Mark and coke but it's not as smooth....and I can have wine and some types of rum....so that's nice.

I hardly ever drink anymore and now it's because it tastes good, I don't think I have been drunk at all in like 6 years.
I know quite a few alcoholics who were sober for various lengths of time (measured in years), who thought that they were "cured" and could take an occaisional "social" drink. Invariably, they all ended up returning to their full blown alcoholic drinking. Their denial caused them nothing but pain and anguish, so be careful, especially when you state:

I don't think I have been drunk at all in like 6 years.

Beer.



this irishman will take beer over whiskey any day....

Beer, 'coz it's easier to say. ^_^

Beer anytime over liquor. I'm not good "liquored up" - beer I can drink in large quantities without any problems, so please... http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y223/GermanNightmare/GiveMeBeer.gif

If you're buying, I don't mind. :)

Rum and coke is one the best tasting things on the planet. I get to my happy place very quickly with that.
Less Coke more Rum!

I'll drink anything if it's in front of me, but normally beer.

Although i'm partial to Irish whiskey and the odd scotch, I could take or leave pretty much all other spirits.

Beer; spirits and liqueurs just make me feel ill. Also I can't drink shots. Unless I'm already drunk.

When I do drink, which is not terribly often, it's generally tequila. Because I like the unique odor and flavor.

I know quite a few alcoholics who were sober for various lengths of time (measured in years), who thought that they were "cured" and could take an occaisional "social" drink. Invariably, they all ended up returning to their full blown alcoholic drinking. Their denial caused them nothing but pain and anguish, so be careful, especially when you state:

yeah, I know, I am paying attention, but the good thing is my sponsor is also paying attention, I know how easy it really is to get into trouble, especially lately.

I'll drink anything if it's in front of me, but normally beer.

Although i'm partial to Irish whiskey and the odd scotch, I could take or leave pretty much all other spirits.

*buys a shot of Jamesons for Kan*

*buys a shot of Jamesons for Kan*

Are you trying to bribe me, good sir? :D

Are you trying to bribe me, good sir? :D

haha...just supporting your hedonism.

yay! cross thread references!

Liquor?
But I barely know her!

yeah, I know, I am paying attention, but the good thing is my sponsor is also paying attention, I know how easy it really is to get into trouble, especially lately.

Do you have a strict numerical limit on how much you can drink?

If not, I recommend setting a specific limit, sticking to it tenaciously, and providing yourself with negative consequences if you don't stick to it.

i mostly drink beer (Duvel, but any Belgian ale will do) when going to parties or a bar. when going out to places that don't sell those i drink liquor, lager or wine if they really don't have anything else.

Do you have a strict numerical limit on how much you can drink?

If not, I recommend setting a specific limit, sticking to it tenaciously, and providing yourself with negative consequences if you don't stick to it.

the minute you have to set a limit is when you are getting in over your head. I haven't had a drink of alcohol at all in about 4 months because my attitude and coping skills aren't in a "right place", I am scared to even drink a little bit.

I know that right now with all the stress that is going on in my life and the way that I am not handleing it well, that one drink could push me over the edge and back into the "bad place" that was my life when I was drunk and high and could rationalize it.

the minute you have to set a limit is when you are getting in over your head.

Nah. Setting boundaries for appropriate behavior is just a normal part of human social and personal functioning.

I haven't had a drink of alcohol at all in about 4 months because my attitude and coping skills aren't in a "right place", I am scared to even drink a little bit.

I know that right now with all the stress that is going on in my life and the way that I am not handleing it well, that one drink could push me over the edge and back into the "bad place" that was my life when I was drunk and high and could rationalize it.

It sounds like you're making a good decision there. :)

Nah. Setting boundaries for appropriate behavior is just a normal part of human social and personal functioning.
I guess for me it was a sign of my problem, I would start with "I am only going to drink after 5pm" then "I am only going to drink <certain number of drinks>" and so on, until I had rationalized it to the point that I was drinking all day long, upwards of a fifth of vodka a day or more, just to function. I figure if I can drink without making rules I am okay, but when I start to set down "this is the line" then I know I have already crossed it.

It sounds like you're making a good decision there. :)

I am making a lot better decisions these days than I give myself credit for. I hope that my current clear view of the situation prevails until things get better.

I guess for me it was a sign of my problem, I would start with "I am only going to drink after 5pm" then "I am only going to drink <certain number of drinks>" and so on, until I had rationalized it to the point that I was drinking all day long, upwards of a fifth of vodka a day or more, just to function. I figure if I can drink without making rules I am okay, but when I start to set down "this is the line" then I know I have already crossed it.

Ah. That's interesting. Do you have any idea why the limits weren't working for you, and they just ended up being rationalizations?

I am making a lot better decisions these days than I give myself credit for. I hope that my current clear view of the situation prevails until things get better.

So do I. :)

Ah. That's interesting. Do you have any idea why the limits weren't working for you, and they just ended up being rationalizations?
mostly because I was not being honest with myself about how I was dealing with life at that point. I remember going to rehab (the time before the time I went when it "stuck") and telling them that I was doing fine. I thought that because I showed up to work, paid my bills, and nobody really knew that I had a problem (outside of the people who lived with me) that I was fine. I thought that because I hadn't "hit rock bottom" that I didn't have a problem. I saw my dad growing up, he lost his job, his family, I just thought I wasn't that far gone.....I was wrong though.

I think I lie to myself a lot, I think I have things under control, but I don't, and when I realize that I don't I find bad ways to deal with it.


So do I. :)
I think I am doing okay for now, I have 100% disclosure with my husband, so he tends to head me off at the pass when my thinking gets out of control.

mostly because I was not being honest with myself about how I was dealing with life at that point. I remember going to rehab (the time before the time I went when it "stuck") and telling them that I was doing fine. I thought that because I showed up to work, paid my bills, and nobody really knew that I had a problem (outside of the people who lived with me) that I was fine. I thought that because I hadn't "hit rock bottom" that I didn't have a problem. I saw my dad growing up, he lost his job, his family, I just thought I wasn't that far gone.....I was wrong though.

I think I lie to myself a lot, I think I have things under control, but I don't, and when I realize that I don't I find bad ways to deal with it.

Hm. It sounds like your essential problem is a lack of self-honesty. That used to be mine too, actually, though it didn't manifest itself through drinking, but through unhealthy sexual activity and bouts of anger instead.

I think I am doing okay for now, I have 100% disclosure with my husband, so he tends to head me off at the pass when my thinking gets out of control.

That's excellent. When our thinking gets skewed, the best thing to have is someone to keep us accountable. :)

I love to try something different (southern European, eastern European rocket-feul) ... but for every day, it's got to be wine.

Beer has too much sugar in it, and too much water. A beer is OK, but getting drunk on it is a real bummer. Cider is even worse. Spirits have the opposite problem: once you get a taste for it, you drink it straight, and dehydrate like crazy.

Wine is just about right, and it's loaded with antioxidants from the grapes too.

Liquor. Most beers are bitter or taste like piss. Ack.

Liquor. Most beers are bitter or taste like piss. Ack.
You've tasted Piss?:eek:

i like all alcohol except overly sweet liquers like archers and most white wines. sort of gone off all wines a bit now actually.

Liquor?
But I barely know her!
*Innocent whistle*

That's excellent. When our thinking gets skewed, the best thing to have is someone to keep us accountable. :)
People are responsible for their own actions. Relying on someone else to keep oneself "accountable" is not too great, especially if that person is not there when one needs them the most.

Where's the "anything that gets me hammered" option in the poll? :p

People are responsible for their own actions. Relying on someone else to keep oneself "accountable" is not too great, especially if that person is not there when one needs them the most.

I know that's why I am trying to be triple accountable lately. I have been really dealing with trying to fix some things that are broken, it's just nice to have some support from people too.

How about a decent glass of wine people! :mad:

:p

People are responsible for their own actions. Relying on someone else to keep oneself "accountable" is not too great, especially if that person is not there when one needs them the most.

Fortunately, some of us have people in our lives who will be there when we need them the most. Sadly not everyone does. But as individualistic as I am both personally and politically, I think there's nothing necessarily wrong with short-term dependence in tough situations, or even long-term dependence in certain cases.