Why do people drink alcohol?

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  1. GLENGLEN

    GLENGLEN Banned

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    20 Posts, And Everyone Shows Signs Of Being A Full On Pisspot..:mad:.

    Im Dissappointed In All Of You..:(.

    And Im Proud To Stand Up In Here, And Tell You All, Alcohol Has Never

    Touched My Lips...:Angel_anim:.

    How Come I Hear You Ask, Cause Glen Throws It Down So Fast, It Doesn't

    Touch His Lips, It Hits His Throat First...:D.



    Cheers Glen.
     
  2. real_large

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    I love beer and wine, usually in large amounts. But a few years ago it dawned on me that, no matter how much fun I had drinking with friends, the scales had finally tipped and the downtime was far too high a price to pay. The hangover at age 21 that was the source of jokes and could be overcome with a nap, by age 31 had become a 2- or even 3-day ordeal.

    This is called getting old, I guess.
     
  3. antithesis

    antithesis Hello

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    I know what you mean. I never used to get hang-overs and now I have started having them occasionally. It is kind of depressing.
     
  4. Gyro Gearloose

    Gyro Gearloose Senior Member

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    Hello,

    it works, just do it ;). On the 06.01.2006 I woke up in the middle of the night and I had three thoughts: get a piece of cheese from the fridge, don't drink red wine on weekdays anymore, shave daily. Well, I got the cheese ;). The next day I decided to drink no alcohol at all and that's what I had done for two or three years. Now I drink some alcohol at three or five occassions a year. OK, i dropped the shaving thing ;).

    Regards
    Gyro
     
  5. GLENGLEN

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    I Never Drink Enough To Get A Hangover, Even Though I Joke About My

    Wine And Champagne Consumption On Here All The Time...:cheers2:

    As Soon As I Think I'm Getting Past The Good Bit, I Stop And Drink Water.

    In My Opinion A Hangover Spoils The Whole Reason For Drinking.

    Haven't Thrown Up In Like 22 Years...:).



    Cheers Glen.
     
  6. real_large

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    It is depressing. The prospect of feeling like shit for at least a day (then two, then eventually three) finally made me decide it wasn't worth it. I still drink beer and wine, but those marathon days are over. God I miss them ... :(
     
  7. Heat

    Heat Smile, it's contagious! :) Lifetime Supporter

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    Get in line as I was first! Plus I am older and going to probably kick the bucket sooner than you, so be kind. ;)

    I detest that feeling of the next day so that is a good control of the drinking for me. It is also why I basically don't do anything else either as when I did years ago, I detested that after feeling.

    Not what I enjoyed.

    So my couple of ounces of scotch or a Cesar or glass of wine is more than enough. :)

    Big difference between enjoyment on a social level and alcoholism.


     
  8. GLENGLEN

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    Tis 4-21pm Here In OZ, And Glen Has Just Poured His First For The Day,

    Which Happens To Be A Glass Of Pressings Style Dry Red...:).

    Cheers All...:cheers2:.



    Cheers Glen.
     
  9. antithesis

    antithesis Hello

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    I've only thrown up once in my life from alcohol. It was a great night though, involving a box of wine, watching Disney's "Robin Hood" and my brother falling out of my window.
     
  10. GLENGLEN

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    From How Many Floors Up..?..:eek:.



    Cheers Glen.
     
  11. Nyxx

    Nyxx HELLO STALKER

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    I drink alcohol to make the phone calls go away.....:tongue:
     
  12. _zero_

    _zero_ Newbie

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    Anybody who asks this question is drinking too much or too little.
     
  13. The Imaginary Being

    The Imaginary Being PAIN IN ASS Lifetime Supporter

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    I drink too much, some may know this, others may not :rolleyes:

    But the binge drinking climate in the UK is infamous, and I live in what they have dubbed the binge drinking capital.
     
  14. TipsyGypsy

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    I don't tend to drink too much. Mostly if I am out, but as I have gotten older, going out usually consists of a glass of wine and life talk.
     
  15. GLENGLEN

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    When You've Lived As Long As I Have, "Life Talk" Is Best Discussed Over

    A Couple Of 4 Litre Casks...:D.



    Cheers Glen.
     
  16. TipsyGypsy

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    I'm probably not far behind you :D
     
  17. The Imaginary Being

    The Imaginary Being PAIN IN ASS Lifetime Supporter

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    What's a life talk? :confused:
     
  18. Jimmy P

    Jimmy P bastion of awesomeness

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    I understand why people drink alcohol - it can be a lot of fun. But I don't understand the people who get wasted every night, mainly I don't understand how they have the endurance for it so often. Drinking gets a bit samesy samesy after a while, and the only reason I'd ever go out night after night was if I wanted girls, and it really ate up a lot of my money as well. Not to mention it is severely detrimental to your health. So I think as long as you use it reasonably, it's a great drug.
     
  19. GLENGLEN

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    Gossiping About Everyone, And Everything..:).

    Trying To Solve All The Worlds Problems..:).

    And Trying To Find The "Meaning Of Life"..:).

    So In Other Words, It's Just An Excuse For A "Piss Up" Between Two

    Good Friends...:D.




    Cheers Glen.
     
  20. TipsyGypsy

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    I wish I was your age again :D
     
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