# Why the fuck do you have to drink?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-you-have-to-drink/230500>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [February 22, 2004, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-you-have-to-drink/230500 "2004-02-22T13:16:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Denis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@Denis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Denis)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-you-have-to-drink/230500/81 "2004-02-24T03:58:40Z")

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I forgot to mention: Sometimes my alcohol system is diluted by blood, and a beer or several fixes it right up! 😃

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**Author:** ![St\_Ides](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@St\_Ides](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St_Ides)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-you-have-to-drink/230500/82 "2004-02-24T04:23:56Z")

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[http://www.drunkard.com/issues/07\_03/07-03-why-i-drink.htm](http://www.drunkard.com/issues/07_03/07-03-why-i-drink.htm)

I think that rambling covers all my reasons.

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**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-you-have-to-drink/230500/83 "2004-02-24T04:32:44Z")

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In honor of this thread and all the entertaining responses found within, I shall now repair to the parlor for a double Grey Goose greyhound.

🙂

_toasts SDMB_

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**Author:** ![paulberserker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@paulberserker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paulberserker)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2004, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-you-have-to-drink/230500/84 "2004-02-24T09:13:12Z")

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> [@Ilsa\_Lund](#):
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> Oh, really? How does that feel? It must be almost as nice as the buzz. 😃

come back to this thread in about 5 years when you’re old enough to drink little boy.

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