There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”* - Isaac Asimov (who I believe would have been a Doper had he lived long enough.)
“You’re entitled to your own opinion. You’re not entitled to your own facts.”
Attributed to Sen Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
Fer some reason, today’s Basic Instructions brings this thread to mind…
I commented that it seemed there were ‘many things you could not do sober’ - which, in the space of that single thread, you had already stated unequivocally that there were at least two things you could not. Seems I was just agreeing with you.
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I would lose my balance during the hold your leg up and count stage while sober. And it shows her walking a line perfectly well, not stumbling , not slurring.
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I know I coulden’t do my abc’s backwords sober and I bet you couldn’t either.
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Can I be sexually harassed by a moderator?
Sometimes I get lonely.
As an incidental note, learning the alphabet backward is pretty easy since it breaks down into handy rhymes:
ZYX and WV,
UTS and RQP.
ONM and LKJ,
IHG, FED and CBA.
I learned that when I was ten. With practice, you can drop the “ands”.
I can also count to ~60 in my head using simple binary, so I’m ready for at least some of the field sobrietry tests, but since I drink very rarely, they’re skills I’ve never been called upon to perform.
I have no idea if you posted this in the right thread or not, but thanks! Brilliant! I have a new hobby today. (The last line doesn’t scan well as a sing-song, though.)
Had it explained to me by an MP friend (lived in the barracks room next to mine) years ago that they’re not actually looking for you to recite the alphabet backwards. What they want to see is if you’re aware that your attempt at doing so failed.
I think you’re confusing me for nobody, because they hate everyone - including me. 
Colibri edited his post after I pressed the quote button.
Hope dies last.
Heh, reminds me of a TV show me, my father and sister were watching… God… 35 years ago? It was well before the ubiquitous dash cam and video recordings of DUI stops were quite the novelty. It was at night and the cop had a card in his hand, presumably listing the steps of a sobriety test.
Cop [points flashlight at card, then at suspect]: Now I want you to recite the alphabet.
Suspect: Uh, A… B C D E… F… G H I J K L… M N O P Q… R… T U V… W X Y…Z.
Cop [points flashlight back at card]: No, you missed one.
That the cop apparantly had to check his card to make sure “S” was skipped cracked all three of us up.
Z is the Zenith from which we decline
While Y is your Yelp as you’re twisting your spine…
If I ever reach the point where I can’t recite this poem with feeling, I know I’ve had too much to drink.
I’ll bite! LOL. While his claims are technically baseless, I personally would prefer mods not use that kind of language while modding, even though it isn’t against the rules. It makes them look petty and demeans their authority. They should hold themselves to a slightly higher standard than simply “if it is allowed, then do it”.
Well, technically the forward alphabet doesn’t do that either. If you’re singing “The Alphabet Song”, you have to rush quite a bit to make “HIJKLMNOP” ryhme with “ABCDEFG”, usually by jamming a slurred “elemeno” in there.
Of course there’s Big Bird’s version, pronouncing it like one long word:
Ab-kdefgey-jikklemonopqueris-tuvixes
–Shudder–
(Bolding mine)
Colibri, might I just say how fresh and terrific you look today? Gosh but it’s a hot one out. Can I get you an iced tea? Lemonade? Arnold Palmer? Sam Sneade? * wipes brow * Genuine Tequila from the Mexican state of Jalisco??
Mods are people too - at least some of them are.
Right - ask you something that 99% of people are going to have to atleast think about for a moment.
A cop once told me that he would blow up a balloon and would tell suspected offenders that the sobriety test included catching the balloon when he released the air. I told him that was ridiculous, even sober people couldn’t catch one and he said that was the point, a sober person would tell him it was crazy, a drunk would get ready to try to catch it. I have no idea if he actually did it, but it makes sense.
Won’t anyone think of the kids? Or the bunnies? No one wants bunnies subjected to such trash talk.
This is the SDMB.
So, cite?
And so it will be noted, now and forever, that jackdavinci was the one, the only one, who stood up for matt357. All rise…