I enjoy drinking but have decided to cut down as its cutting into work time. Whereas before I could do all weekend and still be fit on Monday it now takes until Tuesday until everything is back to normal. Weekend before last was too much having drunk for 15 hours (mixture of Ebbelwoi, Guinness, stright Vodka, Fliegende Hirsch - Red Bull and Jägermeister) I felt rough. Last weekend was just as bad but we go out with mates every weekend socially and over here you just seem to get dragged in. There is no onus on drinking fast (although binge drinking among the younger generation is catching on) but you do drink. First you'll be in the pub having a few beers, then with the beers you'll be doing Schnapps or Jägermeister or...and unlike the UK its not a mix drink, you'll get a glass of whatever and be expected to drown it in one. Hardly ever drink at home though as I feel uncomfortable unless friends are around. Then again, I love smoking as well and wish I could smoke a whole packet at once, if not then just inject herion into my eyeballs
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“Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.” -
Originally posted by SallyAnne View Post
Ditto for me (except if I called him my "current squeeze" I'd get knacked!)
Have a good evening everyone!!!
Anyway, as bagpuss is regaling us with his intellect I'll stick around for a while.
Girly isn't finishing work until 18:00 by which time the sun will be well and truly over the yard-arm somewhere.
So I'll leave you all with a toast!
To all poor and distressed Masons,
wherever dispersed over the face of Earth and Water,
wishing them a speedy relief from all their sufferings,
and a safe return to their native country; should they so desire it.
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostI'd probably get a swift kick to the bollocks If she found out that I was calling her that too!
Anyway, as bagpuss is regaling us with his intellect I'll stick around for a while.
Girly isn't finishing work until 18:00 by which time the sun will be well and truly over the yard-arm somewhere.
So I'll leave you all with a toast!
To all poor and distressed Masons,
wherever dispersed over the face of Earth and Water,
wishing them a speedy relief from all their sufferings,
and a safe return to their native country; should they so desire it.
Cheers!Comment
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I'm off out for a nice dinner tonight and fancy a new aperatif...I always go for G&T (No. 10 or millers if available) but fancy a change. Any suggestions from the "experienced" panel?We don't have to save the world. The world is big enough to look after itself. What we have to be concerned about is whether or not the world we live in will be capable of sustaining us in it.
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Originally posted by PorkPie View PostI'm off out for a nice dinner tonight and fancy a new aperatif...I always go for G&T (No. 10 or millers if available) but fancy a change. Any suggestions from the "experienced" panel?
Pimms & Lemonade?Comment
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Most of my drinking is done between 11pm-1am while I am coding, planning, researching etc.
This occurs on any day of the week, and often every day. It is almost always too much, and I can't stop at two drinks.
I personally find it much better to avoid it altogether. Last month I stopped for a whole month. I felt better for it. I hoped I wouldn't like it as much when I started again, but I did.
I don't need people around me to drink.
Thing is, I can't blame it on any kind of personal problems. I have a great life, a beautiful family, and enjoyed a really good up-bringing. I don't feel empty. I'm not stressed (not in my current contract anyway). I just love drink.
My lone drinking, I think, is because I enjoy the feeling it gives me. My mind is also very active around that time of the evening and I am quite enthusiastic about my projects etc. Drink seems to highten this even further for me.Last edited by beercohol; 22 April 2008, 16:38.When you encounter speed humps, sound your horn in protest.Comment
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostGlayva & Lemonade?
Pimms & Lemonade?We don't have to save the world. The world is big enough to look after itself. What we have to be concerned about is whether or not the world we live in will be capable of sustaining us in it.
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Originally posted by SallyAnne View Post
(Were you around when pussbag was teaching us all that gay's are all perverts?)
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Originally posted by Lucy View PostOh DearThe court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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Originally posted by Bagpuss View PostYes, terrible abuse of the apostrophe
Pervert: a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior.
Do you really think gay fits into this?
Are you a time traveller?Comment
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