# Do you ever post to SDMB when you're drunk, tipsy, or otherwise intoxicated? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 22, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260 "2008-12-22T02:28:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/41 "2008-12-22T19:31:58Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > Sure. My personality doesn’t change too much from drinking to not. Mine does. I get quieter IRL, and noisier on the internet. In latter years I was much better at articulating myself under heavy influence. Since I don’t want to ever drink again I won’t be drunk posting again. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/42 "2008-12-22T19:35:47Z")
So I went and poured a drink right now, just because… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/43 "2008-12-22T19:38:24Z")
> [@Darth\_Nader](#): > > So I went and poured a drink right now, just because… 😉 I was plagued by excuses to drink. Almost anything could be an excuse to drink for me. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/44 "2008-12-22T19:55:14Z")
> [@threemae](#): > > I post _exclusively_ after doing lines of coke. Which means that I buy the coke for you guys. > > Merry Christmas. Gee, Thanks!! ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/45 "2008-12-22T20:04:07Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Didja ever hear the tale of how I became “Czarcasm”? 😃 Please reveal to us this juicy tidbit! ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/46 "2008-12-22T22:38:56Z")
> [@What\_the\_deuce](#): > > [I just ate 3 mushrooms - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=38764) Excellent. Wow, so long ago. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/47 "2008-12-22T22:55:32Z")
In the past, I occasionally posted when slightly tipsy, but after a few particularly lame, indignant, repetitious, and/or error-filled posts I decided that alcohol and the SDMB should not be combined. Or rather, it is okay to READ the SDMB with a glass of libation in hand, but I don’t let myself WRITE. Is there really a distinction between “tipsy” and “drunk”? To me they are the same, it is merely a matter of degree. And to all of you posters upthread who have sworn off alcohol and stayed sober, I offer heartfelt congratulations and admiration for winning a tough battle. ---
**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/48 "2008-12-22T23:05:45Z")
> [@Lionne](#): > > No, because I’m never near a computer when I’m drunk. I’m at a restaurant, or bar, or club. Sometimes I’ll come home still a little buzzed and I’ll upload the evening’s photos, but it never occurs to me to post to the Dope. This, except for going online and uploading photos. I really only drink when I’m out doing something social with other people. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/49 "2008-12-22T23:18:05Z")
Well, I’d first have to be drunk, tipsy, or otherwise inebriated. The odds of that happening are pretty slim, and it’s even slimmer that I’d be near a computer to post from at the time. One of my friends, while not a doper, used to IM me while drunk fairly often. I think me posting his drunken ramblings to LJ the next morning discouraged him though, as he hasn’t done it in a while. ---
**Author:** ![3acresandatruck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e79b87/32.png) [@3acresandatruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3acresandatruck)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2008, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/50 "2008-12-22T23:41:25Z")
Over half my posts, my BIL would have said I was “fried outta my mind”. Herbally speaking, that is. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/51 "2008-12-23T00:29:42Z")
I’m way way way too emotional on this board as it is (I constantly feel I am not well liked because of it actually) and because of that I wouldn’t want alcohol, which makes me even more emotional, to hamper that any more ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/52 "2008-12-23T01:56:38Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > Gets on to Czarcasm’s knee, looks up with an expectant face. OK, I’m sitting comfortably. Do tell. Back in 2001, when I was still went by the name of “slythe”, I decided(after half a bottle of Tullamore Dew) to stage [The Great “Re-Name The Moderator” Contest.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=54721) After a while, it got down to two names, which resulted in [this thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=55044) ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/53 "2008-12-23T04:35:22Z")
Answer to the OP: Nope Never done anything in my life, inclusive of things like breathing and circulating blood through my system, while drunk, tipsy, or intoxicated. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/54 "2008-12-23T05:13:36Z")
> [@Jayn\_Newell](#): > > Well, I’d first have to be drunk, tipsy, or otherwise inebriated. The odds of that happening are pretty slim, and it’s even slimmer that I’d be near a computer to post from at the time. > > One of my friends, while not a doper, used to IM me while drunk fairly often. I think me posting his drunken ramblings to LJ the next morning discouraged him though, as he hasn’t done it in a while. I should suggest this to the three or four people I do this to, to see if it will discourage me. ---
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/55 "2008-12-23T05:19:15Z")
I did it once. Ended up apologizing to damn near everybody posting on the boards that night. Thankfully, tomndebb gently shepherded me into the BBQ Pit where I worked off the bourbon in a few minutes. Now, when I start slurping Jack Daniels, I join The Fray over at Slate. Good stuff, that! ---
**Author:** ![MadPansy64](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@MadPansy64](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadPansy64)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/56 "2008-12-23T07:33:24Z")
Rarely. I don’t make much sense when I’m sober. I’m incomprehensible when lit. ---
**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/57 "2008-12-23T08:31:53Z")
Certainly! Sometimes I like to web surf and read message boards, including this one, when I’m drunk or high; if I’m moved to post under such circumstances I see no reason to resist the urge. Heck, depending on how loaded I am, the subject matter, and what else is happening, it even improves my creativity and eloquence sometimes – I get more daring and original in my poetic turns-of-phrase, and much freer to play with words and sounds and sense. And since I type like shit regardless of whether I’m high, dry, or somber, it doesn’t make me look any stupider than usual if I post while toasted. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/58 "2008-12-23T09:09:04Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Back in 2001, when I was still went by the name of “slythe”, I decided(after half a bottle of Tullamore Dew) to stage [The Great “Re-Name The Moderator” Contest.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=54721) After a while, it got down to two names, which resulted in [this thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=55044) I really can’t imagine what this place would have been like if you’d ended up as Chicken of Bristol. Whatever, you’re a brave person, putting your life in the hands of Dopers. ---
**Author:** ![gravitycrash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/977dab/32.png) [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/59 "2008-12-23T09:27:58Z")
Mostly just lightly toasted, three beers or so. I won’t admit to the threads that I have participated in that I was completely drunk off my ass. ---
**Author:** ![HumanMonkeyGod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c67d28/32.png) [@HumanMonkeyGod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HumanMonkeyGod)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260/60 "2008-12-25T14:35:05Z")
stoned right now. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-post-to-sdmb-when-youre-drunk-tipsy-or-otherwise-intoxicated/478260.md?page=4)