Alcohol (country, Russian, classic, quote, memory)

Bulldog · 02-13-2009, 04:07 PM

I like a bit of booze every now and then, the harder liquors especially - vodka, gin and whiskey more precisely. More expensive, sure, but a lot more fun at the same time. I just find it so much easier to enjoy myself on a night out with it, especially considering all the sh1te music and boring randoms you run into on a Saturday night or whatever.

jackhammer · 02-13-2009, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

^ Ok, that was just... wrong...>:[

She was talking about my cooking

Alfred · 02-13-2009, 04:09 PM

The Robot Hunter · 02-13-2009, 04:53 PM

I think it's funny that you have to take a test to drive and enter the military, but not vote, drink, or smoke. What if a person had to complete a small alcohol awareness course/test in order to lift the restriction of not being able to purchase alcohol after a certain age, but lowering that age to 18?
I like alcohol but i'm admittedly a sissy: I most only drink red wine and margaritas and hard cider. Occasionally I'll have some Shiner or leinenkugels (sp?).

NSW · 02-13-2009, 04:56 PM

Shiner is tha bomb...I love me some red wine too...and Patron...and lots of mixed drinks.

Such a lush...

jackhammer · 02-13-2009, 05:23 PM

I have to admit to using Alcohol as an emotional crutch. Odd analogy I know. I have been drinking up to 5 nights a week but since the new year it's down to about three. Although I very very rarely drink during the day and I have not had a day of work for nearly 5 years.

I genuinely like the taste of alcohol and don't turn into a complete twat when i'm drunk so if that's my vice, then so be it.

I know that there are a fair few pot heads on here and that's just whatever gets you through the day. I gave up cigarettes over 2 years ago and Hash a long long time before. I eat well and look after myself so I am perfectly happy with my predilection for booze.

I have unfortunately seen a friend being virtually consumed by alcoholism and on the rare occasions that I see him, my heart goes out to him. When you talk to him his eyes are dead. It's like someone has switched a light off inside. I am grateful that I am mentally strong enough to not let alcohol control my everyday life.

Alfred · 02-13-2009, 05:25 PM

My parents rarely drink more than 2 beers per day. The most I've seen my dad drink is 4.

The Robot Hunter · 02-13-2009, 05:30 PM

My dad's mom was a pretty regionally famous painter before she drank herself to death, so my dad was always very conservative about alcohol. I've always wanted to have the "beer with my dad" experience but I don't think that's going to happen. I think of course you just have to take everything in moderation... unless your sports team wins some kind of championship.

Mojo · 02-13-2009, 07:37 PM

Alcohol is a vice. Theres no way around it. I say this because I think a lot of people wouldnt consider it so, and would overlook the possible effects of it.

However I must say I ****ing LOVE a drink. I also smoke too, not that I'm claiming this to be a good thing or anything. Im just saying. I dont do drugs in the sense that I dont do what a lot of people would consider to be 'drugs' even though smoking is way worse than getting high every now and then, health wise.

Alcohol can certainly have its negative effects. I know two people off hand who have liver problems, one is 23 and the other not much older. I also know one person who may not be ill but used to be a completely different person when he was drunk. Luckily I do mean USED to be, hes done really well to know his limits and sort his life out because even though I like to think I was patient with him and a good friend I wasnt gonna take him to hospital again with glass lodged in his arm because he fancied a fight with his bathroom window. He was more a danger to himself than anyone else when he was drunk.

My point is that even with all that said I think its all down to the individual. Its not like were idiots here or anything, or at least most of us arent. I used to be in the pub 4 or 5 nights a week and if im honest I miss those days. Now my pub time is a night or two a week, but only because I cant afford it anymore. Ive often wondered how thin the line is between 'loves a drink' and 'alcoholic', especially once I realised that once a few days have gone by without a night out I find myself itching for one, and probably moreso for the alcohol itself rather than the company, even if it IS a bit of both overall. But ive come to realise that aslong as i dont wake up and head for the booze im no alcoholic, i may wait impatiently for a night out but i wont have one on my own even though the opportunity is most certainly there.

I can only speak for my own country here but we will continue to be told that binge drinking is on the rise as are alcohol related deaths and for these reaons I can see restrictions being enforced much like they are in America so that British citizens can vote and contribute towards the future of this country yet still not be trusted with a few pints down the pub. I cant even begin to explain how ****ing stupid and backwards I feel that would be. The minority will ruin it for the majority.

I like a drink. I like to get drunk. Sometimes I like to get REALLY drunk. Alcohol may be a concept that I sometimes wonder about, as in I wonder why on Earth such a thing was invented as there really isnt any logical reason for it at all when you think about it but *I* know what my limit is, I'm not going to cross it, I ENJOY alcohol, I understand what it means to drink and OK, maybe get a bit ****ed up at times but still drink responsibly and not have it negatively affect me so I give a big '**** you' to everyone who wishes to tell me that I shouldnt be doing so.

lucifer_sam · 02-13-2009, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by The Robot Hunter

My dad's mom was a pretty regionally famous painter before she drank herself to death, so my dad was always very conservative about alcohol. I've always wanted to have the "beer with my dad" experience but I don't think that's going to happen. I think of course you just have to take everything in moderation... unless your sports team wins some kind of championship.

Not gonna pretend I didn't have some fun that weekend...

02-13-2009, 04:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	__________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

02-13-2009, 04:56 PM	#15 (permalink)
NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	Shiner is tha bomb...I love me some red wine too...and Patron...and lots of mixed drinks. Such a lush... __________________ Hi.

02-13-2009, 05:23 PM	#16 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	I have to admit to using Alcohol as an emotional crutch. Odd analogy I know. I have been drinking up to 5 nights a week but since the new year it's down to about three. Although I very very rarely drink during the day and I have not had a day of work for nearly 5 years. I genuinely like the taste of alcohol and don't turn into a complete twat when i'm drunk so if that's my vice, then so be it. I know that there are a fair few pot heads on here and that's just whatever gets you through the day. I gave up cigarettes over 2 years ago and Hash a long long time before. I eat well and look after myself so I am perfectly happy with my predilection for booze. I have unfortunately seen a friend being virtually consumed by alcoholism and on the rare occasions that I see him, my heart goes out to him. When you talk to him his eyes are dead. It's like someone has switched a light off inside. I am grateful that I am mentally strong enough to not let alcohol control my everyday life. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

02-13-2009, 05:25 PM	#17 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	My parents rarely drink more than 2 beers per day. The most I've seen my dad drink is 4. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

02-13-2009, 07:37 PM	#19 (permalink)
Mojo Melancholia Eternally Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: England Posts: 5,018	Alcohol is a vice. Theres no way around it. I say this because I think a lot of people wouldnt consider it so, and would overlook the possible effects of it. However I must say I **ing LOVE a drink. I also smoke too, not that I'm claiming this to be a good thing or anything. Im just saying. I dont do drugs in the sense that I dont do what a lot of people would consider to be 'drugs' even though smoking is way worse than getting high every now and then, health wise. Alcohol can certainly have its negative effects. I know two people off hand who have liver problems, one is 23 and the other not much older. I also know one person who may not be ill but used to be a completely different person when he was drunk. Luckily I do mean USED to be, hes done really well to know his limits and sort his life out because even though I like to think I was patient with him and a good friend I wasnt gonna take him to hospital again with glass lodged in his arm because he fancied a fight with his bathroom window. He was more a danger to himself than anyone else when he was drunk. My point is that even with all that said I think its all down to the individual. Its not like were idiots here or anything, or at least most of us arent. I used to be in the pub 4 or 5 nights a week and if im honest I miss those days. Now my pub time is a night or two a week, but only because I cant afford it anymore. Ive often wondered how thin the line is between 'loves a drink' and 'alcoholic', especially once I realised that once a few days have gone by without a night out I find myself itching for one, and probably moreso for the alcohol itself rather than the company, even if it IS a bit of both overall. But ive come to realise that aslong as i dont wake up and head for the booze im no alcoholic, i may wait impatiently for a night out but i wont have one on my own even though the opportunity is most certainly there. I can only speak for my own country here but we will continue to be told that binge drinking is on the rise as are alcohol related deaths and for these reaons I can see restrictions being enforced much like they are in America so that British citizens can vote and contribute towards the future of this country yet still not be trusted with a few pints down the pub. I cant even begin to explain how *ing stupid and backwards I feel that would be. The minority will ruin it for the majority. I like a drink. I like to get drunk. Sometimes I like to get REALLY drunk. Alcohol may be a concept that I sometimes wonder about, as in I wonder why on Earth such a thing was invented as there really isnt any logical reason for it at all when you think about it but I* know what my limit is, I'm not going to cross it, I ENJOY alcohol, I understand what it means to drink and OK, maybe get a bit **ed up at times but still drink responsibly and not have it negatively affect me so I give a big '** you' to everyone who wishes to tell me that I shouldnt be doing so. __________________ Last.FM \| Echoes and Dust

02-13-2009, 04:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	I like a bit of booze every now and then, the harder liquors especially - vodka, gin and whiskey more precisely. More expensive, sure, but a lot more fun at the same time. I just find it so much easier to enjoy myself on a night out with it, especially considering all the sh1te music and boring randoms you run into on a Saturday night or whatever.

02-13-2009, 04:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
The Robot Hunter Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 65	I think it's funny that you have to take a test to drive and enter the military, but not vote, drink, or smoke. What if a person had to complete a small alcohol awareness course/test in order to lift the restriction of not being able to purchase alcohol after a certain age, but lowering that age to 18? I like alcohol but i'm admittedly a sissy: I most only drink red wine and margaritas and hard cider. Occasionally I'll have some Shiner or leinenkugels (sp?).

02-13-2009, 05:30 PM	#18 (permalink)
The Robot Hunter Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 65	My dad's mom was a pretty regionally famous painter before she drank herself to death, so my dad was always very conservative about alcohol. I've always wanted to have the "beer with my dad" experience but I don't think that's going to happen. I think of course you just have to take everything in moderation... unless your sports team wins some kind of championship.