# Two years sober **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 18, 2006, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/348882 "2006-03-18T08:00:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/348882/21 "2006-03-19T12:28:55Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/348882/22 "2006-03-19T12:37:32Z")
Congratulations. Reading stories like the OP reaffirms my feeling that my being allergic to alcohol has been nothing but a silent blessing. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/348882/23 "2006-03-19T13:12:31Z")
It’s wonderful to read a story like yours. My heartiest congratulations. And now, if I may, I want to ask something I’ve been curious about. Where the heck does your username come from. It tugs just at the edges of familiarity for me, but I can’t call it to mind. ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2006, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/348882/24 "2006-03-19T18:42:47Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > It’s wonderful to read a story like yours. My heartiest congratulations. > > And now, if I may, I want to ask something I’ve been curious about. Where the heck does your username come from. It tugs just at the edges of familiarity for me, but I can’t call it to mind. Thanks a lot. The [name](http://www.drmenlo.com/roqlarue/sleestack%203.jpg) comes from the old TV show Land of the Lost. One of my [cats](http://members.aol.com/sleethestak/pictures/Cats_Bed.jpg) is also named SleeStak. She is the big fat calico. Slee ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/348882/25 "2006-03-20T17:19:19Z")
Congratulations! I remember year two of sobriety… well, actually I remember it really sucking, but as is said, my worst day sober was still better than my best day drinking. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/348882/26 "2006-03-20T17:33:35Z")
Congratulations, **sleekstack**! I’ve never been very close to that particular demon (alcohol gives me an instant migraine) but several of my relatives have been - {{{{{hugs}}}}} to you and best wishes to you and your people. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/348882/27 "2006-03-20T18:13:15Z")
Congratulations to everyone who is able to make it. I don’t pretend to know what it’s like, but I can certainly _imagine_ what it’s like to go through. It’s an admirable thing that you people have managed. Bravo. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/348882/28 "2006-03-20T18:49:43Z")
Way to go **Sleestak**! That’s really awesome! It takes a lot of guts to get your shit together. Thanks for sharing your story. A nod to you and the rest of your days sober. Chao. Me thinks your kitties are soooo cute! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-years-sober/348882.md?page=1)