# What might happen to me if I drank...

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 9, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-happen-to-me-if-i-drank/455784 "2008-07-09T01:48:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-happen-to-me-if-i-drank/455784/21 "2008-07-09T22:02:17Z")

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[QUOTE=Otto]  
Just shook the bottle; it sounds to still be in liquid form.

How does one drink Bailey’s? Someone’s suggested lime juice. What about just over ice?  
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Just say no to Baileys and lime.

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**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-happen-to-me-if-i-drank/455784/22 "2008-07-09T22:03:11Z")

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[QUOTE=Otto]  
Just shook the bottle; it sounds to still be in liquid form.

How does one drink Bailey’s? Someone’s suggested lime juice. What about just over ice?  
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I highly recommend that you do not mix Bailey’s and any sort of citrus. Highly recommend.

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**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-happen-to-me-if-i-drank/455784/23 "2008-07-09T22:35:23Z")

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I work in a liquor store. Baileys can go bad, as my boss has seen from the ones that were returned.

It varies from bottle to bottle. Drink at your own risk.

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-happen-to-me-if-i-drank/455784/24 "2008-07-10T01:11:19Z")

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The cream curdles with citrus.

Kulula And Baily’s Irish Cream.

You can pour a two layer drink. I think the Baily’s goes in first, then tilt the glass and slowly add in the Kulula.

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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-happen-to-me-if-i-drank/455784/25 "2008-07-10T01:18:29Z")

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I drink Bailey’s with ice and a drop of milk. 'tis delicious!

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**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-happen-to-me-if-i-drank/455784/26 "2008-07-10T01:21:02Z")

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That’s the Cement Mixer mentioned above.

There’s a way of getting it to curdle and gather into the centre of the glass, I’m sure. It’s called the ‘brain haemorrhage’, with a shot of Tabasco added. Hmmmmm.

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**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-happen-to-me-if-i-drank/455784/27 "2008-07-10T01:33:49Z")

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[QUOTE=Harmonious Discord]  
Kulula And Baily’s Irish Cream.

You can pour a two layer drink. I think the Baily’s goes in first, then tilt the glass and slowly add in the Kulula.  
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Put Grand Marnier on top of the Bailey’s and Kahlua and you have a B-52.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-happen-to-me-if-i-drank/455784/28 "2008-07-10T01:37:22Z")

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Why bother? I mean, it’s not like it’s that or starvation, is it? Toss it.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-happen-to-me-if-i-drank/455784/29 "2008-07-10T03:06:43Z")

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[QUOTE=DrDeth]  
Toss it.  
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Ack! Now that’s alcohol abuse!!

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**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-happen-to-me-if-i-drank/455784/30 "2008-07-10T10:45:48Z")

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In a cup of goddamn coffee!

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**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2008, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-might-happen-to-me-if-i-drank/455784/31 "2008-07-10T13:10:30Z")

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My late wife, gawd rest her, used to drink Baileys, Malibu and chocolate milk all mixed together, tall glass with ice.

Smelt fucking 'orrible and prolly tasted about the same

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