Heh, It’s a Dr. Jeckle and Mr. Hyde thing for me.
After a few drinks, DrunkSHAKES takes control of the wheel and plain SHAKES is nothing more than an observer of all else that unfolds…
Strange as it sounds I sometime get rather jealous of DrunkSHAKES because people seem love that guy. A lot more than they do me anyway.
Which is part of the reason I put down the whiskey about a month and a half ago, I was get’n a little out of hand. My goal is to stay sober till Halloween then I’ll cut loose for one night then go back to sobriety until Thanksgiving… Go me!!
If you’re close to any micro breweries try some of their beer. Beers like Bud, Coors and Miller are nothing more than pig piss in my opinion. Which is enough to turn ANYBODY off to beer.
IF no breweries around where you live I’d recomend Sam Adams. And drink it from a mug fer Chris-sakes!
Amen. Say what you will, but I generally can’t stand beer, nor the taste of alcohol in general. I tend to drink mixed drinks like I drink soda, as they tend not to taste that bad. This often inspires people to yell at me (“You weren’t supposed to drink that Southern Blues that fast! Sip the mixed drinks! Sip!”).
As far as why anyone would drink themself retarded in any given night? Well, I might just want to cut back and get out of my skin for a bit. That, and people seem to enjoy how I act when I get drunk (Generally, I tend to tell people how much I like them, flail a lot, and try to get everyone around me to make out. Such things really make me happy, especially when I’m plastered.). This is a good skill to have, by the way. Every so often, people just buy drinks because they like the imp I become after I’ve had a few.
The reasons vary from person to person, but a lot of people use it as an excuse to act a bit silly and not be blamed for it in the morning. Some other people have a rather extensive pathology centered around alcohol and its consumption, but that’s an entirely different topic, I’d imagine. Many people seem to like the fun associated with being publicly dizzy, a bit hypersensitive, a little wilder than usual, and prone to nausea, especially when everyone else is doing it (ah, peer pressure).
That’s all I’ve got. narrows eyesquick looks to the left and right bamf
I was at a friend’s wedding on Saturday, and it is now nearly Monday lunchtime and I still feel as rough as arse.
I think the free bar might have had something to do with it. I haven’t drunk enough to have a hangover for ages, and now I remember why
Driving home on Sunday afternoon wasn’t fun – the longest half-hour journey I’ve ever made, wondering whether I was going to have to pull over and redecorate the hard shoulder of the M4 (I didn’t, thankfully…)
There are a couple threads running around where the SDMBeer Snobs (hee. I just made that up.) give people tips on how to enjoy beer for the first time.
Anyway, NinjaChick, I did the same thing not too long ago. Was up in Tennessee with a large group of friends and, the first night there, got absolutely trashed. I woke up the next morning still drunk and with a pretty queasy stomach. No headache but a hell of a cottonmouth. It’s not something I intend to do ever again.
NinjaChick back when I drank, I would frequently drink until I blacked out. My consciousness would shut off and my body would keep going. It was once funny to have people tell you about all of the things you did while you were blacked out or to wake up a hundred miles from where you last lay down. I don’t know why, a drunk can and will always be able to rationalize their behavior. I’ve been sober 17 years now after alcohol ruined my life in 1987. Drinking in excess is stupid, dangerous, and irresponsible. Drinking in any amount does not make you 1) More intelligent, 2) More attractive, 3) More pleasant to be with. I just thank the powers that be in the universre that I am able to give this opinion.
Someone told me that there is nothing more self righteous than a reformed whore. That’s what I am. Here endth my rant.
Damn right. Social aspect of it - nigh on everyone I know can’t drink at least one spirit/type of beer after being absolutely zammoed on it one night when they were younger (for me it’s Southern Comfort - can’t even stand the smell of it now).
I drink. A lot. It’s partly the culture here, partly I fucking enjoy it.
Think what you will, but i’m having a good time on the booze, both as a social thing and as an aid to getting things done at home (writing/painting etc)
Can’t handle it, don’t do it. Up to you.
I see the regular 16 year old attention whore chipped in again on a thread he knows nothing about too. Been drinking long Ilsa? Tell us all about it, you must know more than most here…
My friends and I were in a fraternity at a school where around %50 of the student body is Greek. We used to drink a lot in college and in the years out of college (as in the ten years out of college). The thing is, since we tended to drink a lot 1) we developed a tolerance 2) we learn what our limits are 3) learned various tricks for not getting sick - eating before drinking, not mixing, liquor before beer, drinking plenty of water. So basically, we can go out, spend the night drinking pitchers of beer and shots and minimize the chance that we will get sick and wake up the next day with a massive hangover. I was never one to drink to blacking out and can usually piece together the previous evening.
People don’t set out to drink to get sick. It is usually a result of mixing, doing too many celebratory shots (another round!! YEAAAAAA!!), drinking at high altitude, or massively losing at some beer game.
As for the “why” of it. Drinking is fun. There’s just this sort of Budweiser commercial vibe that you get at a fraternity party or happening bar when everyone is drinking and having a good time. Going to such a party sober is one sure-fire way to not have a good time since you will most likely feel like you are on a diferent wavelength.
When I was young (~16-18) me and my friends used to drink with the express purpose of getting as hammered as possible. We’d go to a park and drink ourselves stupid with whatever we could get our hands on.
Once you start going to pubs regularly that changes. Ireland has a very very strong pub culture. Almost every aspect of public life is associated with drinking on some level or another. Going to the pub is a normal part of life for the majority of the country.
The times I get drunk now are just because of the time I’ve spent in the pub drinking not the desire to drink lots e.g. if I go out after work I may stay in the pub from 17:30 till 00:00 and go home pretty pissed. This isn’t because of needing to stay in the pub but solely based on the fact that I was having a good time and continued drinking.
I’m lucky as I don’t really suffer from bad hangovers but if I did I wouldn’t drink half as much as I do. My mother gets terrible ones so has had to cut down of her intake but still enjoys the pub as much as the next person.
Drinking and getting drunk can be great fun but only when you and the company you’re with are comfortable with drinking and getting drunk.
Ireland does have a lot of issues with drink related diseases etc. but we have a very different culture with regard to our attitude and social makeup that the States so unless you’re familiar with it it’s hard to explain.
