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Do you drink alcohol?

How much do you drink?

Do you not drink?

What are your opinions on alcohol?

Do you drink alcohol?

How much do you drink?

Do you not drink?

What are your opinions on alcohol?No. Nothing. Yes. Good solvent.

I used to drink quite a bit, and I am now teetotal.
I realised that I didn't at all like the person I became or the way I acted when I was drinking, and I realised that I didn't need alcohol to enjoy a party.
I don't want to be dependent on it, or on any recreational substances.

Do you drink alcohol?
Yes, occaisionally
How much do you drink?
Very, very little, the last time I had a drink was 5 months ago, and it was 1 beer.
Do you not drink?
See above
What are your opinions on alcohol?
Meh.

I am now teetotal.

Ugh, those are almost as annoying as drunks.

I don't drink alcohol, because it just doesn't taste as good as sweet beverages, such as soda (for example).

Also, I live to become as wise as possible, and I'm very certain alcohol can't help me with that.

Hooch is crazy! :rolleyes:

I used to drink. I still do, moderately

Do you drink alcohol?

How much do you drink?

Do you not drink?

What are your opinions on alcohol?

Yes.

A lot. Ill be drunk maybe five nights a week? And I have to drink a lot to get drunk so, yeah, a lot.

Sometimes.

It's a nice distraction sometimes.

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1) yes, but I'm a responsible drunk

2) I don't keep track and I tend to vary in what I'm drinking but I what I can say is usually hang about in bars allot during weekdays and only really get drunk to a suitable level on weekends (I'm quite a heavyweight which I intend to keep)

I really wonder what I would do all day otherwise

3) I don't really drink beers or ciders because I'm not a fan of the taste

4) I'm a big boy now and though alcohol can cause problems if your responsible it can make life worth living and much like smoking* is an amazing way to make friends :)

*which I never got into

Never have, never will. Nothing anyone can say or do to change that.

Ugh, those are almost as annoying as drunks.

Sorry, something that I choose not to do with my own body that doesn't affect you in any way is annoying?

Thanks. It's nice to know you respect people for their lifestyle decisions.

It's not the alcohol, it's the beverages. I literally drool when I think of bitters, smoothers, wines and the like. But I've only ever got pissed-drunk twice in my years. So I'm guessing you could call me a social drinker.:p

I can reliably finish a handle of vodka and a case of Guinness over the span of three days with no hangovers or anything beyond a comfortable level of intoxication. Getting stumbling drunk or worse is basically a waste of your time, at least in my opinion. Not to mention it prevents the enjoyment of a good smoke, which I always find to be the perfect finisher to a good night of drinking. Tobacco, that is, not marijuana, mostly because I just plain can't risk that in the dorms...not that I have any inherent opposition to a good toke.

1) yes, but I'm a responsible drunk

Me too, I'm almost always responsible for getting drunk.

thats what you meant, right?

Having said that, I haven't had a drink in a month. But my last exam is in the morning, so I shall spend what money I have left before my next loan installment comes in on Wednesday on a night of epic proportions tomorrow.

Never have, never will. Nothing anyone can say or do to change that.

are you sure you want to take such a gamble?

Sorry, something that I choose not to do with my own body that doesn't affect you in any way is annoying?

well the fact that I twigged you don't drink immediately from seeing the thread might give you a hint ;)!

Me too, I'm almost always responsible for getting drunk.

I sometimes catch myself blaming Jack Daniels...

Sorry, something that I choose not to do with my own body that doesn't affect you in any way is annoying?

Thanks. It's nice to know you respect people for their lifestyle decisions.

It's not what you do with your body, but rather that the general character traits of people that indulge in such excesses as complete abstention: i.e. obnoxiousness, OCD, taking life too serious types (note the gross generalisation). I find it ironic that Fass would be one to find that irritating:D

Sorry, something that I choose not to do with my own body that doesn't affect you in any way is annoying?

Of course it is, because it does affect. A friend that goes teetotal is on a fast track to becoming one of those boring friends you end up seeing less and less because they're not as fun when you go out.

Thanks. It's nice to know you respect people for their lifestyle decisions.

I never claimed to. There are many "lifestyle decisions" I don't respect. This one I don't disrespect, I just find it a bummer.

are you sure you want to take such a gamble?

Explain, please.

I sometimes catch myself blaming Jack Daniels...

Yes, he's a frequent visitor to my soirées.

Explain, please.

He could attach you and shove a bottle of Jack Daniel's down your throat.

Also, you could be sound and listen to his arguments, and he could be right and convince you.

Edit: That is why I never say never.

Everyone I know that drinks describes beer as an acquired taste.

My question is: Why acquire it? It's pointless. They all knew they were gonna regret if they got addicted, and they did get addicted.

Never drunk anything. I far prefer French cuisine. Interesting food that tastes good, and allows me to socialise with my girlfriend. Snails aren't all that bad with the right sauces.

I haven't had any alcohol beyond Communion wine ... yet. My 21st birthday is in less than two weeks and I'm going to have a glass of wine with dinner. Yay! Fun times!
But I don't see myself as a regular drinker. My goal is to learn how to drink socially (by which I mean with many people and having one).

Everyone I know that drinks describes beer as an acquired taste.

My question is: Why acquire it? It's pointless. They all knew they were gonna regret if they got addicted, and they did get addicted.

Never drunk anything. I far prefer French cuisine. Interesting food that tastes good, and allows me to socialise with my girlfriend. Snails aren't all that bad with the right sauces.

Beer is like water only social. Why would you not want to aquire the taste?

Also, you could be sound and listen to his arguments, and he could be right and convince you.

Problem is, this is entirely impossible.

Beer is like water only social. Why would you not want to aquire the taste?

Only shit beer, though. Good beer is as rewarding a taste experience as any fine wine, tea, or coffee.

Explain, please.

well I would of thought you could play with your imagination but lets say [sexual fantasy person/object (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/16/Turnip.JPG)] would do [sexual fantasy thing (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Draisine1817.jpg)] if you had say a few pints of [insert girly drink (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/EverclearHiRes.jpg)] would you?

Yes, he's a frequent visitor to my soirées.

he always nicer when he brings coke :)

Do you drink alcohol? Yep.

How much do you drink? 2 doses( two beers, two shots, a double cocktail, etc.) when home, aproximately 5-6 doses when with company.

Do you not drink? Usually more often than I do.

What are your opinions on alcohol? Variety is the spice of life.

Problem is, this is entirely impossible.

Then you are impossible to convince, and thus unworthy of conversation. Thus the reason for the existence of the first tactic.

well I would of thought you could play with your imagination but lets say [sexual fantasy person/object] would do [sexual fantasy thing] if you had say a few pints of [insert girly drink] would you?

There are better ways to accomplish things like that, in my opinion. Like being ridiculously wealthy.

Sorry, something that I choose not to do with my own body that doesn't affect you in any way is annoying?

Thanks. It's nice to know you respect people for their lifestyle decisions.

He does, as long as they are the same as his...
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There are better ways to accomplish things like that, in my opinion. Like being ridiculously wealthy.

Of course, in practical terms a few pints would probably require considerably less effort to acquire.

My question is: Why acquire it? It's pointless. They all knew they were gonna regret if they got addicted, and they did get addicted.

this speaks from a guy who has never tried it?

Never drunk anything. I far prefer French cuisine. Interesting food that tastes good, and allows me to socialise with my girlfriend. Snails aren't all that bad with the right sauces.

go on a binge!:D

I haven't had any alcohol beyond Communion wine ... yet.

you have trecked all that way to church yet you haven't bothered sitting in some alleyway drink far too strong Vodka?

*has massive Carlsberg brewery in my town*

My 21st birthday is beyond two weeks and I'm going to have a glass of wine with dinner. Yay! Fun times!

America really could be a massive tourist destination still if you lowered your drinking age...

Only shit beer, though. Good beer is as rewarding a taste experience as any fine wine, tea, or coffee.

Of course:D I meant effect-wise. It's practically impossible to get drunk on beer if you're older than 15.

Of course it is, because it does affect. A friend that goes teetotal is on a fast track to becoming one of those boring friends you end up seeing less and less because they're not as fun when you go out.



I never claimed to. There are many "lifestyle decisions" I don't respect. This one I don't disrespect, I just find it a bummer.

Thanks for the ignorant generalisations.

Beer is like water only social. Why would you not want to aquire the taste?

Health problems, dependence, addiction, the fact that you genuinely need to acquire it...

I've had many enthralling conversations over a simple cup of water at the water cooler. Often, the conversations have devolved into brawls, arguments, but they have also evolved into deep friendships, relationships, and in jokes.

Water is just like beer, but without the bad taste, hangovers, or the other undesirable side-effects, such as loss of friends, memory, and personal hygiene.

There are better ways to accomplish things like that, in my opinion. Like being ridiculously wealthy.

A worse drug than alcohol if I may say so:p

well the fact that I twigged you don't drink immediately from seeing the thread might give you a hint ;)!

Huh?

A worse drug than alcohol if I may say so:p

I agree with this. Money brings out the bad in people more than beer, and some narcotics.

Yes, occaisionally

Very, very little, the last time I had a drink was 5 months ago, and it was 1 beer.

See above

Meh.

You're a lot like me in this respect. The last time I had something to drink was (IIRC) Veterans Day, as that happened to be the same day as my great uncle's funeral. My sister, 2 of his grandsons, and I did a shot of JD for my great uncle, and one for Veteran's Day. Before that day, was probably another 3-4 months, and only 1 shot.

Then you are impossible to convince, and thus unworthy of conversation. Thus the reason for the existence of the first tactic.

Well, if I were attacked by a madman wielding liquor, I'd be justified in defending myself, yes?

This is why I dislike dealing with hypothetical situations in conversations like these. They have a tendency to get absurd really quickly.

Health problems, dependence, addiction, the fact that you genuinely need to acquire it...

I've had many enthralling conversations over a simple cup of water at the water cooler. Often, the conversations have devolved into brawls, arguments, but they have also evolved into deep friendships, relationships, and in jokes.

Water is just like beer, but without the bad taste, hangovers, or the other undesirable side-effects, such as loss of friends, memory, and personal hygiene.

That's spirits, NOT beer. Beer is pretty much harmless under 20 pints in one go. And if you can do that much, your problem doesn't lie in alcohol, it's just you.

Health problems, dependence, addiction, the fact that you genuinely need to acquire it...

on the other hand it is fun and a great way to make new friends

why not try it and see how you feel? inquire at your local bar and explain the situation and they will get you on your feet :)

I've had many enthralling conversations over a simple cup of water at the water cooler.

you spend all day drinking at work? *calls the AA*

That's spirits, NOT beer. Beer is pretty much harmless under 20 pints in one go. And if you can do that much, your problem doesn't lie in alcohol, it's just you.

I live in the UK. The beer is stronger there. Considerably.

The fact that I'm back in Texas for a month doesn't change anything.

Of course, in practical terms a few pints would probably require considerably less effort to acquire.

True, but I'm willing to make a few sacrifices in order to remain true to my personal beliefs. :p

Is it just me or is "I used to drink" something of an absurd redundancy in the first three options?

Is it just me or is "I used to drink" something of an absurd redundancy in the first three options?

I guess so.

It's like that Mitch Hedberg bit: "I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to too."

Is it just me or is "I used to drink" something of an absurd redundancy in the first three options?

Phew, for a second I thought I was the only one who noticed.

Phew, for a second I thought I was the only one who noticed.

Heh, me too!

It's like that Mitch Hedberg bit: "I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to too."

"I have a heroin addiction. I'm addicted to girls who have saved people's lives."

Mitch Hedburg.

"I have a heroin addiction. I'm addicted to girls who have saved people's lives."

Mitch Hedburg.

Hedberg's a genius. RIP.

"I love escalators, because they can't break down - they can only temporarily become stairs."

I live in the UK. The beer is stronger there. Considerably.

The fact that I'm back in Texas for a month doesn't change anything.

I live in the UK. Beer is considerally weaker here than in Eastern Europe, from whence I hail.

I live in the UK. Beer is considerally weaker here than in Eastern Europe, from whence I hail.

It's still stronger than the US's stuff.

But, meh. And, obviously, Germany's lagers are stronger than most British ales any day of the year.

I'm bored. Time to go off on a long walk, possibly to my parent's house, my brother's house, or to some restaurant.

Of course, in practical terms a few pints would probably require considerably less effort to acquire.

"There are better things in life than alcohol, but alcohol makes up for not having them"

Only shit beer, though. Good beer is as rewarding a taste experience as any fine wine, tea, or coffee.Heh, I can't stand any of those.

Heh, I can't stand any of those.

Then I imagine you will never acquire a taste for beer. :p

Yay alcohol!

Moderation is a fatal thing, Lady Hunstanton. Nothing succeeds like excess.
-Oscar Wilde

Hedberg's a genius. RIP.

"I love escalators, because they can't break down - they can only temporarily become stairs."

"Sorry for the convenience."

Im a college student...this poll has no college student option

Well, I never drink alone.. Then again, I'm with friends for like 5 evenings a week... So yes, I drink a lot :)

I don't get drunk that often though, but just in the mood of happiness :)

It's nice :)

That's spirits, NOT beer. Beer is pretty much harmless under 20 pints in one go.

My friend 'Duvel' disagrees. Then again, my friend 'La Trappe Trippel' disagrees as well and so does my friend 'Chimay Blue'... :p

Do you drink alcohol?

Yes.

How much do you drink?

Quite a bit.

Do you not drink?

On occasion. ;)

What are your opinions on alcohol?

I'd rather have a good beer than a good wine.

My friend 'Duvel' disagrees. Then again, my friend 'La Trappe Trippel' disagrees as well and so does my friend 'Chimay Blue'... :p

Any health damage incurred by drinking too much Chimay is well worth it. :D

Haven't drunk. Don't intend to.

And while this means I most likely won't have any drunken stories to tell, I'll probably remember about as many of my drunken exploits as most drunken folk will.

Do you drink alcohol?

Yes.

How much do you drink?

Large quantities regularly; it's a bad week if I'm not trashed at least three out of seven days. I am a University student though; we have no need for our livers.

Do you not drink?

Is this not the same as your first point, but reversed?

What are your opinions on alcohol?

Don't interfere with my life, and I won't complain about your views on sex, marriage, homosexuality, fast food, and voting for an Independent.

I'm drinking a SoCo and coke at this moment.

But I'm trying to cut down. I was properly alcoholic last year, for a variety of reasons, but now I'm considering not drinking... I'll continue smoking though, naturally. :p

I'm drinking a SoCo and coke at this moment.

But I'm trying to cut down. I was properly alcoholic last year, for a variety of reasons, but now I'm considering not drinking... I'll continue smoking though, naturally. :p

I see your SoCo and coke and raise you my vodka and coke. (I actually finished the last of my SoCo a few days ago...need to go get more)

I mixed SoCo with some strawberry kiwi stuff last night at a party, because the hosts decided to buy weird alcohol and weird mixers. It was a pretty good drink, if incredibly girly.

Also, I just had a beer taken from me in a tragic accident. A shelf in my fridge broke, the bottle hit the floor and popped open. :(

I don't usually drink alcohol. I have no objection to it, I just don't really care for it. I may have a Sam Adams though, as long as you buy.

I do drink; social drinker, mainly, just when I'm at events with alcohol. I never am the one who actually starts drinking events. I usually have somewhere between 1-5 drinks a week. I consider that moderate instead of rare because when I think 'rarely' I understand you mean maybe a couple drinks/month. I have been drunk twice before, though neither time was fun.

Do you drink alcohol?

How much do you drink?

Do you not drink?

What are your opinions on alcohol?

Yes.

Enough

No

I like it

Never drunk anything. I far prefer French cuisine. Interesting food that tastes good, and allows me to socialise with my girlfriend. Snails aren't all that bad with the right sauces.

Man how do you get your liquids?

Drinking beer doesn’t necessarily have to be just drown as many as you can and go on a binge all the time (but I don't mind doing that), like your French cuisine, there are many different types of beer, each with their own unique flavours, you can enjoy beer by drinking a bit and appreciating and savouring the taste and texture of the beer without drinking it to get drunk.

I drink much less often than the average American, maybe once every couple months. Usually it's just a bottle of beer that every so often, unless I'm with friends, in which case I tend to over-drink. I've just about hit Too Old for that, though, and I've lost my patience with hangovers, so it's quite rare now. Plus I have a seizure disorder and alcohol lowers the threshold. Plus like 1/2 of my relatives are alcoholics.

Do you drink alcohol?

Yes.

How much do you drink?

Depends on if I'm heading to a local bar or pub, or just hanging around the house with some friends. Usually no more than a beer or three.

Although if the beer is free, then things tend to get a little crazier. :p

if a thing costs money, and contributes to no gratification or anything else, which is the case with alcohaul for me, then i really can't see any point in it. for me. what someone else does, as long as there not doing it to me, or tearing up the kind of world i have to live, is entirely their own concern.

yes it impairs my judgement, just as it does anyone else. i just happen to be someone who finds no pleasure in empairing my judgement. so i don't.

it's NOT about trying to be any kind of a saint. or anything like that at all either. although i have belonged to 'dry' religeons, just so i could have something to tell someone to convince them i really wasn't interested. but that was after the fact, not before it.

well i don't really give a rat about being social too, so i don't have that as a motivation either.

i mean hay, i like people, when there being harmlessly imaginative, or somewhere else, but their company is not the major gratifying thing in my life either.

creating, exploring, and the kind of world we all have to live in, are what intrest me, and empared judgement just interferes too much with how i enjoy them.

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My friend 'Duvel' disagrees. Then again, my friend 'La Trappe Trippel' disagrees as well and so does my friend 'Chimay Blue'... :p

it is all about the Rochefort 10

I dont drink to often.

OH NOOOESZ! NOT THE ALCHIHOAL! :gundge::gundge:

Do you drink alcohol?
Yeah. Never pure ethanol, though. Generally in the form of wine, beer or spirit.


How much do you drink?

Uh, depends. I usually don't go above 1 liter beer a week, plus some glasses of wine (about half a bottle a week) and some spirits occasionally.

What are your opinions on alcohol?
It is one of the two drugs with the heaviest impact on society in terms of diseases and death risk (the other one is tobacco).
I'm thankful that my culture has taught me to use alcohol without abusing of it.

I did drink alcohol until 4am this morning, i've decided it's a very bad thing and makes you do silly things so I'm not drinking it again

My opinions?
Everything in moderation, and don't drive drunk! That's it for my opinions.

What are your opinions on alcohol?Don't interfere with my life, and I won't complain about your views on sex, marriage, homosexuality, fast food, and voting for an Independent.

This is how you respond to an OP???

You're taking a pretty big assumption there thinking that my thread was aimed personally at you.

So, from your post I presume you're anti-homosexuality and anti-marriage.
I never positing a proper opinion on voting for an independent so I've no idea how you suppose you can complain about my opinion on that, and what views of mine on fast-food are you disagreeing with? I don't remember putting forward any strong opinions on fast food recently. Are you stalking me?

And look, if you don't know what this thread is about, then read the OP again and try and take an educated guess. I'm mystified as to why you're bringing in sex, marriage, homosexuality, fast food, and voting for an Independent into this.

One last point - just how exactly am I interfering in your life?

This is how you respond to an OP???

You're taking a pretty big assumption there thinking that my thread was aimed personally at you.

So, from your post I presume you're anti-homosexuality and anti-marriage.
I never positing a proper opinion on voting for an independent so I've no idea how you suppose you can complain about my opinion on that, and what views of mine on fast-food are you disagreeing with? I don't remember putting forward any strong opinions on fast food recently. Are you stalking me?

And look, if you don't know what this thread is about, then read the OP again and try and take an educated guess. I'm mystified as to why you're bringing in sex, marriage, homosexuality, fast food, and voting for an Independent into this.

One last point - just how exactly am I interfering in your life?

By starting threads apparently.

Is this the thread it was in?

I'm interested in continuing that debate. 'Twas fun.

I miss an option: I've tried alcohol, several times. I tried several types of beer, whisky, other liquores and whine's and it all boiled down to one thing: I really do like Lipton Ice better. Also, I never felt to urge to intoxicate myself, nah I'm crazy enough without being drunk ;)

BRING BACK PROHIBITION!!!!


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