# Note to self: Don't post when drunk...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-post-when-drunk/168500>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 13, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-post-when-drunk/168500 "2003-04-13T21:15:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-post-when-drunk/168500/1 "2003-04-13T21:15:33Z")

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…because you post stuff like this:

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=176732](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=176732)

I don’t really know what the hell I was thinking of. Maybe I should’ve asked my friend Mr Daniels on Friday night.

OK, the OP is basically truthfull, but I phrased it in such a way to make me look like some kind of toilet pervert. Agh!

Ever re-read a thread you wrote, and wondered “What was I _thinking_?”.

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**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-post-when-drunk/168500/2 "2003-04-13T21:39:43Z")

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It was written in a coherent manner, using standard spelling and punctuation. I laughed, and really all it needed for absolute perfection was a touch of **lieu**.

I’ve regretted posts I’ve written, a number while somewhat inebriated. But really, as long as you can stay within the standards of propriety while inebriated, I think those posts can make for some interesting board discussions.

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**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-post-when-drunk/168500/3 "2003-04-13T22:03:56Z")

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LOL!!! LOL!!! When I read your original post, I thought “that doesn’t sound like samarm at all!” I even wondered if someone could have stolen your name!

Demon Rum has done me in many a time. So I laugh with you.

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**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-post-when-drunk/168500/4 "2003-04-13T22:57:56Z")

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Don’t feel too bad - several people responded in the spirit of the OP.

I don’t usually start a thread to call attention to it when I post (and I _do_) stuff that I kinda wish I hadn’t.

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**Author:** ![samarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4da419/32.png) [@samarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samarm)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-post-when-drunk/168500/5 "2003-04-13T23:08:00Z")

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Thanks for the words of support, guys! I guess it turned into a funny thread, which isn’t so bad really. 🙂

**Ringo** : Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want it to be bumped. I just wanted to explain the strange OP, really… I mean “home cooking”? :dubious:

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**Author:** ![chique](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-post-when-drunk/168500/6 "2003-04-14T00:12:15Z")

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_The old black rum’s got a hold on me  
Like a dog wrapped round my leg…_

Why no, I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Why are you looking at me like that?

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**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/note-to-self-dont-post-when-drunk/168500/7 "2003-04-14T06:49:51Z")

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And whenever someone posts drunk, I am reminded of this classic drunken post. An all-too-short-lived thread:

[Homer’s monkey butlers](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=37864)