How many nights a week do you drink?

[Legend of Josh]

I just want to throw this general question out there. How many nights during a typical week would you say you drink, something (no matter how little or much)? This is related to alcohol only (directed to the smartasses of ISH). If you'd like to elaborate, usually when you drink how much do you drink?

:confusedshrug:

[Kebab Stall]

2, maybe 3 times a week. I'm not that big of a drinker. If I go out to the pub, I'll be sure to get my fair share of pints down me. Usually when I'm at home, I only drink about 2-4 beers.

I spent Saturday putting a fence up with my step dad whilst knocking back a few. There's nothing like mixing beer and DIY.

[Brujesino]

well in a month maybe 2 times during that month so

.5 times a week


and when i drink its usually 6 or 7 shots of tequila patron or jose cuervo which ever is there gives me a great buzz

[Legend of Josh]

I've been playing Blue Dragon a lot lately during the week. I've convinced myself it's super bad ass so I keep playing it. The more I drink, the more I like the game. When I try and play sober, my interest seems lacking, Kluke isn't as hot and Shu just pisses me off. Blue Dragon + Absolute = good times. Blue Dragon + no Al-key = WTF am I dong.

[KubiliusF]

after celebrating my 18 birthday in first days of march , havent got drunk since.

[craigthomasb]

i binge drink, probably, 7 or 8 times a year, but i make the most of it, it tends to get quite messy

[rufuspaul]

Lately I'll avoid alcohol during the work week, but more than make up for it on the weekends, mostly beer and wine. Some exceptions: If I go out during the week to a really good restaurant I feel the meal isn't complete without some wine. Bobcats games require at least one beer for each of the 1st three quarters and a few at a bar afterwards if we happen to be lucky enough to win.

[canadianballer]

2or3 times a week in the sumer

[i seen hippos]

3-4 I'd say. I'm not including the occasional beer at home or at the cottage. I mean going out and drinking drinking drinking.

[emsteez forreal]

2-3. i have a friend though who seriously goes about 6-7 times a week.

[KubiliusF]

2-3. i have a friend though who seriously goes about 6-7 times a week.

He has to be either reaaally skinny or overweight

[B-Low]

2or3 times a week in the sumer

i swear you have the least responsible parents I've seen since Rugrats went off the air...


as for me probably 1-2 times in an average week. Usually once but I'll go a few times if there's birthdays or unimportant holidays

[IInvented]

I don't drink.

[enayes]

0 times a year.

[i seen hippos]

0 times a year.

Girls and drinking?

Wow. I mean most people would do the latter because they put up a goose egg for the former.....but you....you must really like being a virgin.

[canadianballer]

i swear you have the least responsible parents I've seen since Rugrats went off the air...


as for me probably 1-2 times in an average week. Usually once but I'll go a few times if there's birthdays or unimportant holidays

how so lmao? my parents buy my alcohol for me :cheers:

[rufuspaul]

how so lmao? my parents buy my alcohol for me :cheers:

Brilliant. The apple doesn't appear to fall far from the tree.

[B-Low]

Brilliant. The apple doesn't appear to fall far from the tree.

or in this case the apple doesnt fall from the tree at all. It stays on the tree and refuses to do chores while getting free money and alcohol for the rest of its apple life...

[rufuspaul]

or in this case the apple doesnt fall from the tree at all. It stays on the tree and refuses to do chores while getting free money and alcohol for the rest of its apple life...

:roll: :roll: :roll:

[Kebab Stall]

how so lmao? my parents buy my alcohol for me :cheers:
:oldlol:

You just proved his point.

[canadianballer]

Rest of my life? LMao get off my case guy im 17 i should be getting money and alc for free

[FashionIssues]

how so lmao? my parents buy my alcohol for me :cheers:
at times i feel you are just pulling our strings. are you fricking serious!?

[canadianballer]

at times i feel you are just pulling our strings. are you fricking serious!?
Serious about what?

[Manute for Ever!]

Most nights, I'm Australian.

[canadianballer]

:oldlol:

You just proved his point.

oh and i disagree. if my parents buy it for me at least thy know what im doing and roughly how much im drinking in case anything happens :cheers:

[LJJ]

A nightcap every day.

[JayGuevara]

I usually only REALLY drink once, perhaps twice a week. But then there's other days where it'll be a long day at work or somethin, and I'll have like 1 drink or 2 beers or somethin while unwinding and relaxing. I used to get outta work, get to the house a couple minutes before 1 AM every weeknight, and sit on the couch with a drink and watch The Twilight Zone for an hour before fallin asleep, cuz it was always on the Sci-Fi channel weekdays between 1-2 AM and I could never fall asleep right after work.

But I only catch a buzz usually once or twice a week unless it's special occasions/extenuating circumstances. For instance, tonight I might need to drink a decent amount in order to slay this girl that's on the dinos who is average looking and kinda annoying. She irritates me, but she wants to get dicked down, so I'm much more apt to make regrettable decisions (especially when it comes to punani) under the influence. :cheers:

[picc84]

In college, 5, now maybe 1-2. I used to drink myself to sleep for a bit since i'm a bit of an insonmiac but stopped that when my tolerance got so high it started taking ungodly amounts of liquor to get me drunk on the weekends.

[nbastatus]

once a day (soda)

[rawimpact]

2-3 times a month

[johndeeregreen]

or in this case the apple doesnt fall from the tree at all. It stays on the tree and refuses to do chores while getting free money and alcohol for the rest of its apple life...
I just about pissed myself.:oldlol:

[Huey Freeman]

I just want to throw this general question out there. How many nights during a typical week would you say you drink, something (no matter how little or much)? This is related to alcohol only (directed to the smartasses of ISH).

once a day (soda)
http://www.readthesmiths.com/articles/Images/Humor/Fail/1FAIL.jpg

[Mikaiel]

It depends. At least once. Sometimes twice. Sometimes I'll get drunk 3 nights in a row. I'd say on average 1.4, something like that.

[A_RastaMon]

7

Unless I'm Sick Mon!

[White Chocolate]

7

Unless I'm Sick Mon!


When you drink, do you have Bob Marley CDs running?

[MeloMike]

Friday and Saturday. Rarely get tanked

[GUCCI MANE]

shawty wake up 10 a cklock in the monin drrankan shawty

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=gucci+mane+wasted&aq=f

[phoenix18]

2or3 times a week in the sumer



i swear you have the least responsible parents I've seen since Rugrats went off the air...

:oldlol: Isnt the legal drinking age in Canada 19?

[White Chocolate]

:oldlol: Isnt the legal drinking age in Canada 19?


I think it's 19 in every province except Alberta(18).

[RobertSwift31]

At School - 4-5 nights a week. Get pretty drunk. At least 12 Beers/Shots when I go out.

At Home (Summer) - 3-4 Nights a week. Depends on if I have to drive home or not, but usually I only do 5-6 beers since I don't like being the drunkest person in whatever group i'm with.

[Meticode]

How many nights a week do you drink?

Zero. I haven't had a drink of alcohol since my twenty-first birthday. I'll be 25 on September 15th.

[tian820]

:oldlol: Isnt the legal drinking age in Canada 19?

He lives in Michigan.

[KeylessEntry]

Once, maybe twice if it is a crazy week. I dont drink very often though.

[YAWN]

sometimes 0, sometimes 7. i guess typically its about 3 or 4 nights a week. but Ive done 28 days out of the month a couple times, most of it was working though.

[bdreason]

Don't drink anymore.

In College I got HAMMERED 3 nights a week... usually drank 4-5 nights a week.

[DeuceWallaces]

Too many right now, because it's summer and I stopped getting high about 15 months ago.

[canadianballer]

:oldlol: Isnt the legal drinking age in Canada 19?

yeah its 19 in canada and 18 in quebec and 21 in michigan. so wut though ? :confusedshrug: still drink it up 2 or 3 times a week and im in canada probably 3 months a year playing hockey so i party it up everywhere i go. going up to canada for 2 months this summer and moving ther as well at the end of the summer back to where i used to be for my grade12 year

[JtotheIzzo]

I've actually tried to go on the wagon, but I ended up getting pished out of my tree two times a week, it is impossible to avoid, too much of my social is geared towards getting sauced.

[KOLBCTEW]

0..

[Legend of Josh]

I tried playing Blue Dragon sober again last night. It just doesn't work that way. Once the Absolute kicked it, all was well.

[CasterL]

at uni probably 2-4 serious nights drinking a week. Probably about 2 in the holidays.

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

damn.

props.

[DeuceWallaces]

Too many right now, because it's summer and I stopped getting high about 15 months ago.

Guess I've toned it down to 2-3 nights a week.

[D-Rose]

Maybe a beer every couple months or so. I just don't like beer. I'm a sweet tooth type of person and beer is just so bitter. I don't get the point of drinking something that tastes bad to me, and I definitely don't feel comfortable being tipsy.

So I'm basically the debbie downer at alcohol. I don't mind those smirnoff vodkas though :roll:

[Myth]

Throughout most of this year, I have probably drank close to an average of once a week. Generally always in large social gatherings of 20+ people.

[MMM]

I don't drink but just wondering if any Ishiots out there inhale their alcohol instead of drinking it. Apparently inhaling it gets you drunk quicker and you don't have to worry about consuming calories.

[Swaggin916]

Like maybe once or twice a week. I went on a binge a week ago and drank like every day though. I bought like a 30 pack of Coors because it was such a good deal so I was like **** it I'ma get rid of these.

[HarryCallahan]

Probably 4-7 nights a week, but that's mostly 3-6 beers though. I get proper drunk maybe .75 times a week though.

[LJJ]

A nightcap every day.

How things change, I only drink 4-5 days a week now.

[bmulls]

I don't drink but just wondering if any Ishiots out there inhale their alcohol instead of drinking it. Apparently inhaling it gets you drunk quicker and you don't have to worry about consuming calories.

One time when I was in high school I was cleaning a bong with rubbing alcohol and rock salt. Basically you fill the bong with rubbing alcohol and salt and shake it. The salt acts as an abrasive and cleans the resin and gunk off.

The bong had been sort of clogged before and I got that mother fcker so clean I wanted to see how it bubbled. So I pulled on it while it was still full of rubbing alcohol :facepalm

I got a lung full of alcohol vapor and barely managed to set the bong down before I blacked out for a few seconds. When I came back I was really fcked up.

[JohnnySic]

1-2 nights a week. Whiskey, scotch, or bourbon. Usually only 1 or 2 though.

[alenleomessi]

whenever i need my calories and there is nothing at home to eat i just call my buddies and we go drink. good times.

[nathanjizzle]

I've been playing Blue Dragon a lot lately during the week. I've convinced myself it's super bad ass so I keep playing it. The more I drink, the more I like the game. When I try and play sober, my interest seems lacking, Kluke isn't as hot and Shu just pisses me off. Blue Dragon + Absolute = good times. Blue Dragon + no Al-key = WTF am I dong.


dude, you are a pedophile. every post you make reeks of pedophilia.
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111113032123/bluedragon/images/d/de/647170-kluke.jpg

[Ikill]

I never drink **** alcohol

[rufuspaul]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f80/rufuspaul/toalcohol_zpsc8e1c89e.jpg

[Myth]

I don't even know 20 people:(

sometimes I'll drink 7 nights straight other times I'll just drink once a week

I play in a kickball league and we have a sponsor bar (drink deals) that we head to afterwards. If you find the right league, it can be a great time all the time. Some of the parties are 20 people, some are 100+. I have some great friends in the leagues, but it isn't that I know everybody or at least not wall well.

[nathanjizzle]

I play in a kickball league and we have a sponsor bar (drink deals) that we head to afterwards. If you find the right league, it can be a great time all the time. Some of the parties are 20 people, some are 100+. I have some great friends in the leagues, but it isn't that I know everybody or at least not wall well.

joining a social club is a great way to make friends.

[-p.tiddy-]

Used to drink like a fish, now I don't drink at all...as many of you know.


Reading through this, looks like there are a few of you that have legit drinking problems but probably don't know it or deny it right now in your young lives...probably will cause you severe problems later on if not already.

If you get "drunk" even just once a week then you have an issue.

[HarryCallahan]

Used to drink like a fish, now I don't drink at all...as many of you know.


Reading through this, looks like there are a few of you that have legit drinking problems but probably don't know it or deny it right now in your young lives...probably will cause you severe problems later on if not already.

If you get "drunk" even just once a week then you have an issue.

You're a ph@ggott homie.

[highwhey]

I got drunk every night this week. Probably going to tone it down to twice a week.
Ive gotten black out drunk like once a month for the last couple of months tho

[Orlando Magic]

Zero.

Alcohol tastes like shit, it's expensive, it's bad for your health, it's emotionally damaging to others and it offers nothing other than lowering your inhibitions to hit on someone you're not confident enough to do otherwise and making you temporarily relax.

[chips93]

Zero.

Alcohol tastes like shit, it's expensive, it's bad for your health, it's emotionally damaging to others and it offers nothing other than lowering your inhibitions to hit on someone you're not confident enough to do otherwise and making you temporarily relax.

thats more than enough reason to drink

[PistonsFan#21]

not a big fan of alcohol. Id rather get high twice a week

[Alter Ego]

He has to be either reaaally skinny or overweight


That pretty much narrows it down doesn't it

[IGOTGAME]

Used to drink like a fish, now I don't drink at all...as many of you know.


Reading through this, looks like there are a few of you that have legit drinking problems but probably don't know it or deny it right now in your young lives...probably will cause you severe problems later on if not already.

If you get "drunk" even just once a week then you have an issue.
This...I may drink once every few weeks but its not to get drunk. I haven't been drunk in long time. It's usually just a beer with dinner or a drink at an event. Getting drunk is a college and early 20s thing. That behavior is not cool after you hit a certain age.

[Charlie Sheen]

Used to drink like a fish, now I don't drink at all...as many of you know.


Reading through this, looks like there are a few of you that have legit drinking problems but probably don't know it or deny it right now in your young lives...probably will cause you severe problems later on if not already.

If you get "drunk" even just once a week then you have an issue.

get off your soapbox & take care of your own life buddy :oldlol:

[red1]

2-3 nights a week

[-p.tiddy-]

get off your soapbox & take care of your own life buddy :oldlol:
No, ill always preach that alcohol is bad when the topic comes up...because it is, sorry

In fact I would argue that it is one of the most harmful drugs there is, with a few exceptions like crack and heroin

It is unique in that it is impossible to make illegal and it can be used in a casual sense unlike other drugs...thus it is accepted in society as not so harmful, but it causes more damage than any other drug minus perhaps nicotine, but even that is arguable.

[JohnnySic]

Nothing wrong with an occasional drink. Like anything else, its only bad if you abuse it.

[-p.tiddy-]

Nothing wrong with an occasional drink. Like anything else, its only bad if you abuse it.
agreed but too many people abuse it...its a legit problem, a big one

No one buys a case of lite beer for an occasional drink

[Doctor K]

Used to drink like a fish, now I don't drink at all...as many of you know.


Reading through this, looks like there are a few of you that have legit drinking problems but probably don't know it or deny it right now in your young lives...probably will cause you severe problems later on if not already.

If you get "drunk" even just once a week then you have an issue.

Getting drunk ONCE a week is an issue? :facepalm
You are trying to preach but its all BS


To answer the OP, 2-3 times a week, including getting drunk at least on Friday or Saturday

[LJJ]

Getting drunk ONCE a week is an issue? :facepalm
You are trying to preach but its all BS

I kind of have to agree with PT here. Alcohol is sort if unique in the scale of the effects. You can drink a couple of glasses, get a perfectly harmless buzz and that's enough for most people. That's all most people are after. But getting seriously drunk is a very strong effect that rivals the strength of the effects of most hard drugs.

I don't agree with PT that it's definitely a problem, I think most people can deal with alcohol and some people can't. Extensive use is not necessarily abuse. But there is a dissonance there that when someone does E every single week most people would think of that as a problem, while getting drunk every week is really not a smaller event.

[-p.tiddy-]

Getting drunk ONCE a week is an issue? :facepalm
You are trying to preach but its all BS


To answer the OP, 2-3 times a week, including getting drunk at least on Friday or Saturday
You are a prime example of the problem with the way our society views getting drunk.

If you were to get drunk every weekend for the rest of your life it will be a short life full of domestic issues, and good luck if you ever attempt to raise kids or keep a wife.

[-p.tiddy-]

I kind of have to agree with PT here. Alcohol is sort if unique in the scale of the effects. You can drink a couple of glasses, get a perfectly harmless buzz and that's enough for most people. That's all most people are after. But getting seriously drunk is a very strong effect that rivals the strength of the effects of most hard drugs.

I don't agree with PT that it's definitely a problem, I think most people can deal with alcohol and some people can't. Extensive use is not necessarily abuse. But there is a dissonance there that when someone does E every single week most people would think of that as a problem, while getting drunk every week is really not a smaller event.
Not sure about where you live but in the US alcohol is a huge problem...kills thousands every year, many of which don't even drink. It is also at the base of over 90% of domestic violence.

[StateProperty]

How many times a month is more appropriate for me. Only drank more than once a week in college, no more than once a week since (except a recent vacation), and sometimes go 2-3 months without a drink.

Only drink when I go out too. Never at home, buddy's home, cookout, etc. Never tempted.

[-p.tiddy-]

Alcohol linked to 75,000 U.S. deaths a year (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/6089353/ns/health-addictions/t/alcohol-linked-us-deaths-year/#.UercQtIZp8E)


Alcohol abuse kills some 75,000 Americans each year and shortens the lives of these people by an average of 30 years, a U.S. government study suggested Thursday.

Excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States after tobacco use and poor eating and exercise habits.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which published the study, estimated that 34,833 people in 2001 died from cirrhosis of the liver, cancer and other diseases linked to drinking too much beer, wine and spirits.

^^^ A big part of that is because so many people out there are like Doc K who don't view it as an issue...this is because it is legal and ingrained in society as normal. Alcohol is a big reason why I don't wish to see other hard drugs every legalized (pot is harmless for the most part)...because then it will eventually be viewed as normal to abuse them like alcohol is, and I don't ever want to see coke or heroin use viewed as normal behavior...

[WayOfWade]

I've never had a drop of alcohol in my life. Am I missing out or something?

[Doctor K]

You are a prime example of the problem with the way our society views getting drunk.

If you were to get drunk every weekend for the rest of your life it will be a short life full of domestic issues, and good luck if you ever attempt to raise kids or keep a wife.
:roll:
You got to be kidding me. Getting drunk on ONE day of the week and you can't raise kids and will have domestic issues? How does that even make any sense.
I don't get angry or violent or do sh*it like that when I'm drunk, im the fun drunk. So ur basically saying if you have fun ONE day of the week you will have problems all your life?


GTFO you loser

[LJJ]

Not sure about where you live but in the US alcohol is a huge problem...kills thousands every year, many of which don't even drink. It is also at the base of over 90% of domestic violence.

I actually grew up here:


Hoorn - Six mayors in West Friesland sent a 'no alcohol contract' to the first graders of secondary schools. The letter asked children to promise not to start drinking alcohol before they turn 16.

West Friesland has been struggling with alcohol abuse among youth for several years: they are among the top 3 of excessive drinkers in Europe. From the West Frisians between 12 and 16 years 43 percent is a heavy alcohol user. http://www.volkskrant.nl/vk/nl/2844/Archief/archief/article/detail/1024513/2010/09/25/Zwart-op-wit-tot-16-jaar-geen-drank.dhtml

When I was 18 we actually had to call an ambulance for a co-worker because he drank himself into a coma. Good times. I've never been one to actually get proper drunk though.

[Doctor K]

I've never had a drop of alcohol in my life. Am I missing out or something?
life

[East_Stone_Ya]

can of beer almost every night. Heavy stuff in the weekend only

[IGOTGAME]

:roll:
You got to be kidding me. Getting drunk on ONE day of the week and you can't raise kids and will have domestic issues? How does that even make any sense.
I don't get angry or violent or do sh*it like that when I'm drunk, im the fun drunk. So ur basically saying if you have fun ONE day of the week you will have problems all your life?


GTFO you loser

The thinking you evidence is troubling. You can have fun days without getting drunk. You can also stop after a couple beers. You seem like you are heading down a dark spiral. Good luck.

[Doctor K]

The thinking you evidence is troubling. You can have fun days without getting drunk. You can also stop after a couple beers. You seem like you are heading down a dark spiral. Good luck.
you can have fun while not drinking. And you can have fun while getting drunk too. whats your point lol, the later only happens once a week for me. its not a problem.

[ballup]

:roll:
You got to be kidding me. Getting drunk on ONE day of the week and you can't raise kids and will have domestic issues? How does that even make any sense.
I don't get angry or violent or do sh*it like that when I'm drunk, im the fun drunk. So ur basically saying if you have fun ONE day of the week you will have problems all your life?


GTFO you loser
Raising kids is a full time job with overtime hours. You are an idiot if you think getting drunk on a weekly basis is normal after you settle down.

[-p.tiddy-]

how old are you Doc K if you don't mind?...you joined here 6 years ago, which means you are probably mid-20s...when I was your age I was getting hammered on a regular, evidence as shown in here with plenty of threads made while in a retarded state of mind...I promise you that I understand where your thought process is coming from, and I also promise you that down the road you will understand what I am saying to be true...

If you get "drunk" once a week that is about 14% of your life that you are wasting away in a drunken stupor...and you are telling me that it won't have an ill effect on your life? What if your father was wasted every Saturday of your life? do you think it wouldn't be an issue?

nevermind the fact that it is extremely unlikely for anyone that only gets drunk on weekeds to keep that way forever and avoid happy hours after work...

[Doctor K]

how old are you Doc K if you don't mind?...you joined here 6 years ago, which means you are probably mid-20s...when I was your age I was getting hammered on a regular, evidence as shown in here with plenty of threads made while in a retarded state of mind...I promise you that I understand where your thought process is coming from, and I also promise you that down the road you will understand what I am saying to be true...

If you get "drunk" once a week that is about 14% of your life that you are wasting away in a drunken stupor...and you are telling me that it won't have an ill effect on your life? What if your father was wasted every Saturday of your life? do you think it wouldn't be an issue?

nevermind the fact that it is extremely unlikely for anyone that only gets drunk on weekeds to keep that way forever and avoid happy hours after work...

21

You are only drunk at "night", which is just at most 6 hours of your saturday. A fourth of 14%, so just 3-4%. So yeah 3-4% of your time.

So is there something wrong with not giving your kids and wife full attention for 3-4% of your life? Do you like stay with them 100% of your time or something? And note that 3-4% probably happens after they sleep. You gonna watch your kids sleep all night too?

So overall no I don't think it will have any ill effects. And it doesn't have to be every weekend, maybe every weekend except one per month.

[Doctor K]

Raising kids is a full time job with overtime hours. You are an idiot if you think getting drunk on a weekly basis is normal after you settle down.
Right because after you settle down you have to pay attention to your kids 100% of the time you are away from work and can't even have 1 night (after they probably fall asleep) that you can do what you want to do


people are stupid on this forum lol

[-p.tiddy-]

okay well you're very young so you get a pass on this for now...

but as I was saying earlier the root of this issue the country has is the fact that our youth is brainwashed into thinking that getting drunk is normal and one can go through life just fine getting wasted once a week...like Doc K

and the legality of booz is part of the issue, because Doc K probably doesn't feel the same about getting high once a week on crack or heroin...and ultimately they really aren't much different at all other than the feeling you get while "wasted"...unfortunately it is impossible to make booz illegal, so the only route we can go is to try and educate people, and most kids just refuse to listen...

[ballup]

Right because after you settle down you have to pay attention to your kids 100% of the time you are away from work and can't even have 1 night (after they probably fall asleep) that you can do what you want to do


people are stupid on this forum lol
Kids wake up in the middle of the night due to nightmares, pissing their bed, and among other things. How are you going to take care of a crying baby at 2 AM when you are drunk? Getting drunk often sets a terrible example for your kids. Makes you look irresponsible.

[HarryCallahan]

P-Tiddy got brainwashed by those religious zealots at AA.



I've never had a drop of alcohol in my life. Am I missing out or something?

Nope.

[Doctor K]

Kids wake up in the middle of the night due to nightmares, pissing their bed, and among other things. How are you going to take care of a crying baby at 2 AM when you are drunk? Getting drunk often sets a terrible example for your kids. Makes you look irresponsible.

I hope you aren't a single parent. Also, I can do all those things while drunk.

[ballup]

I hope you aren't a single parent. Also, I can do all those things while drunk.
Not a parent. I'm just not as naive as you. :rolleyes:

If you have future kids, I hope for their sake your future ex wife will be a great mother and will have primary custody over your future children with the exception of every other Monday.

[Doctor K]

Not a parent. I'm just not as naive as you. :rolleyes:

If you have future kids, I hope for their sake your future ex wife will be a great mother and will have primary custody over your future children with the exception of every other Monday.

What I meant by the "single parent" comment was if you are not a single parent then you will help taking care of your kids. So if you are not a single parent, I can easily see getting by not taking care of your kids EVERY minute of EVERY night. hence, no problems

i dont say be an alcoholic and get drunk every night. those are the people who have issues and lose their children and so on. But thinking that you can't even go all out once a week is naive :oldlol:

[Doctor K]

Here is primeitme 5 years ago trying to make it a goal to get drunk once a week
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95139

And now he is hating on people who do that. In fact, most people in this thread say once a week is ok

[-p.tiddy-]

I told you Doc I understood your mindset...

[-p.tiddy-]

P-Tiddy got brainwashed by those religious zealots at AA.




Nope.
I've never done AA, what I'm saying should just be common sense, its a shame it isn't

[LJJ]

Here is primeitme 5 years ago trying to make it a goal to get drunk once a week
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95139

And now he is hating on people who do that. In fact, most people in this thread say once a week is ok

I like that test he posted, we should fill it out:


I have done well in limiting myself to 2-3 times a week right now...

I am trying to get it down to just once a week on the weekends

in the past is was more like 4-5...it was pretty ridiculous

I will say this right now though...if you are getting hammered 2-3 times a week then you have a serious problem....as I in fact do.


I used to think that an alcoholic is someone that drinks every night and even during the day and that 2-3 times a week was normal...but I was very wrong.

this is the test most doctors use to determine if you need help:



1.How often do you drink alcohol?

(0) Never
(1) Monthly
(2) 2-4 times a month
(3) 2-3 times a week
(4) 4 or more times a week


2.How many units of alcohol do you drink on a typical day?

(0) 1 or 2
(1) 3 or 4 (I guess a .5)
(2) 5 or 6
(3) 7, 8 or 9
(4) 10 or more


3.How often do you have six or more units of alcohol on one occasion?

(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily


4.How often during the last year have you found that you were not able to stop drinking once you had started?

(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily


5. How often during the last year have you failed to do what was expected of you because of drinking?

(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily


6. How often during the last year have you needed a drink first thing in the morning to get yourself going after a heavy drinking session?

(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly (2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily


7. How often during the last year have you felt guilt or remorse after drinking?

(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily


8. How often during the last year have you been unable to remember what happened the night before because you had been drinking?

(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily


9. Have you or someone else been injured as a result of your drinking?

(0) No
(2) Yes, but not in the last year
(3) Yes, during the last year


10. Has a relative, friend, doctor or health worker been concerned about your drinking or suggested you cut down?

(0) No
(2) Yes, but not in the last year
(3) Yes, during the last year




a score over 20 means you have a serious problem...

in fact they say if you score above an 8 that you are drinking too much

a 7.5, I guess I'm in the clear.

[ballup]

What I meant by the "single parent" comment was if you are not a single parent then you will help taking care of your kids. So if you are not a single parent, I can easily see getting by not taking care of your kids EVERY minute of EVERY night. hence, no problems

i dont say be an alcoholic and get drunk every night. those are the people who have issues and lose their children and so on. But thinking that you can't even go all out once a week is naive :oldlol:
You still think like a naive kid. If you aren't a piss poor parent, kids drain the energy out of you, assuming you have a full time job. They need you to take time out of your hands to take care of their needs. You have to take care of their medical issues and extracurricular activities to enrich them physically/mentally. Even after you do that, there are things that you need to take care of your own like investments, sorting out home finances, taking care of your home and providing improvements. All these things can be prepared for, but they most of the time, you won't be efficient with handling all of this stuff.

If you don't skip on any of that stuff, you won't have much free time.

When you are young, getting drunk once a week isn't too significant because you don't have too many responsibilities. When you get older and your body starts slowing down, you can't afford that when you have people depending on you.

[DeuceWallaces]

You still think like a naive kid. If you aren't a piss poor parent, kids drain the energy out of you, assuming you have a full time job. They need you to take time out of your hands to take care of their needs. You have to take care of their medical issues and extracurricular activities to enrich them physically/mentally. Even after you do that, there are things that you need to take care of your own like investments, sorting out home finances, taking care of your home and providing improvements. All these things can be prepared for, but they most of the time, you won't be efficient with handling all of this stuff.

If you don't skip on any of that stuff, you won't have much free time.

When you are young, getting drunk once a week isn't too significant because you don't have too many responsibilities. When you get older and your body starts slowing down, you can't afford that when you have people depending on you.

I don't agree with any of that.

[-p.tiddy-]

He is absolutely correct, children are much more work than a full time job. You think working an 8 hour day is rough? Try watching after a toddler for an entire day, you'll be completely drained of your sanity. Going to work during the day IS FREEDOM if anything.

The worst part is the lack of sleep...when you have an infant you barely sleep at all, they have to eat during the night and need diaper changes, or they just wake up screaming for no reason in general.

If I were to go out drinking even one night my wife would have her work cut out to the extreme...once a week I am sure would not be tolerated at all, it would probably cause a divorce...I know I wouldn't tolerate her getting wasted every weekend, hell no.

[Doctor K]

I told you Doc I understood your mindset...
I got 6 points on your "doctor quiz". And that includes my get drunk weekly mindset. I guess I should be fine then.




1.How often do you drink alcohol?

(0) Never
(1) Monthly
(2) 2-4 times a month
(3) 2-3 times a week
(4) 4 or more times a week


2.How many units of alcohol do you drink on a typical day?

(0) 1 or 2
(1) 3 or 4 (I guess a .5)
(2) 5 or 6
(3) 7, 8 or 9
(4) 10 or more


3.How often do you have six or more units of alcohol on one occasion?

(0) Never
(1) Less than monthly
(2) Monthly
(3) Weekly
(4) Daily or almost daily

[Doctor K]

He is absolutely correct, children are much more work than a full time job. You think working an 8 hour day is rough? Try watching after a toddler for an entire day, you'll be completely drained of your sanity. Going to work during the day IS FREEDOM if anything.

The worst part is the lack of sleep...when you have an infant you barely sleep at all, they have to eat during the night and need diaper changes, or they just wake up screaming for no reason in general.

If I were to go out drinking even one night my wife would have her work cut out to the extreme...once a week I am sure would not be tolerated at all, it would probably cause a divorce...I know I wouldn't tolerate her getting wasted every weekend, hell no.

:facepalm
I would divorce my wife if she could not understand going out ONE NIGHT per week. Like you are there 7 days and 6 nights of the week, but your wife can't handle 1 night of the week? #Divorce

You must just be whipped :oldlol:

[-p.tiddy-]

If you ever have a family you'll see...you can bump this years from now when it happens to say "you were right PT"

Youre just a child, you are just now legal to drink...let's see what 5 years of the bar and club scene do to you.

[LBJMVP]

during this summer 2-3 days i drink enough to get drunk.

when i'm in college probly 3-4 days of getting drunk and atleast one day a week of just getting extremely f*cked up to the point when i wake up in bedding wondering how the **** i got home and why the only think left in my wallet is one crinkled one dollar bill and a piece of link.

[oh the horror]

Right now, the loss of my ex that I loved to another dude has got me going for the gusto in the drinking dept. Like all things though it'll pass and I end up doing once a week maybe even once every two weeks.

[RidonKs]

ljj you're from friesland? you guys are like the punching bag of the country, no? i worked with a guy from friesland while i was over there and he caught flack, prolly has at least something to do with the drinking problem i imagine



i've never actually looked them up but i've heard often enough about long term studies attempting to correlate life expectancy with drinking habits, and generally speaking the results were

moderate drinkers lived the longest
heavy drinkers came next (and that includes, yakno, "accidents")
abstainers came last

which i always laughed at. plenty of ways to interpret that of course, but it mainly signals that in our culture anyway at least some drinking is a strong indicator of a lower stress level and ability to relax, and in lots of cases actually contributes to those outcomes.

[Goldrush25]

Drank a little bit when I was in the Army, as in once or twice a week. But it was always in a social setting. I understand its appeal, and I keep a bottle of wine in the apartment just in case the occasion calls for it, but other than that I may drink 3-4 times a year, and it's always in social settings.

[BrooklynZoo]

been out drinking each of the last 9 nights. was vacationing in Miami. back to real life

[MadeFromDust]

I don't limit myself to night drinking. I chunked down 3 Strawberritas in a row after work Friday and it was good. You can get more buzz and quicker if it tastes good yeah buddy

[LikeABosh]

In college 5 or so, now <1

[-p.tiddy-]

ljj you're from friesland? you guys are like the punching bag of the country, no? i worked with a guy from friesland while i was over there and he caught flack, prolly has at least something to do with the drinking problem i imagine



i've never actually looked them up but i've heard often enough about long term studies attempting to correlate life expectancy with drinking habits, and generally speaking the results were

moderate drinkers lived the longest
heavy drinkers came next (and that includes, yakno, "accidents")
abstainers came last

which i always laughed at. plenty of ways to interpret that of course, but it mainly signals that in our culture anyway at least some drinking is a strong indicator of a lower stress level and ability to relax, and in lots of cases actually contributes to those outcomes.
This is false, heavy drinkers die 30 years earlier than nondrinkers on average, I just posted that in here earlier. Alcoholics die young if they don't stop...my uncle was an alcoholic, he is dead from it, died before his parents did.

Now the moderate drinker think has been debated a lot...supposedly a glass of red wine can be healthy...probably some truth to that.

[mlh1981]

When I was in college, it was every other night. Now, I usually don't go to bars unless its to watch sports, so not that often.

[-p.tiddy-]

I'm a non-religious person but I stopped doing drugs about 6 years ago, and have only drank alcohol once between 2010 and now. And that last time was last September.

My reason to stop drugs and alcohol(open to once in a blue moon situation) was because when I was 25 I realized I haven't really matured between age 16-25. I had the same desires and no responsibility to care about adult life. I thought to myself that maybe drugs and alcohol was part of the reason why I didn't go anywhere in life.

Your reason is probably similar to mine but somehow because you're a religious person, you were brainwashed and I'm wasn't. :lol
I am not religious either, and I've never done AA like I said but I do know that the age thing you are talking about is called your "real age" by AA peeps. It is the age you started drinking heavy because they say your brain doesn't mature once that starts. If a 50 year old alcoholic started drinking heavy at age 25 then he pretty much has the brain of a 25 year old...his "real age" would be 25 in AA.

I stopped drinking and smoking both at the same time because I realized I was killing myself and I'm not a depressed person, I have too much to live for. The realization just hit me hard out of no where one day...just said "fck this, what am I doing"

[mlh1981]

Something I've noticed is that much of adult social interaction revolves around alcohol. Someone who aspires not to drink will have to try that much harder to be social. For instance, my friends here all go to the bars every single weekend. That is what they do, and seemingly, not much of anything else. In addition to not being able to afford that (I'm out of work and looking for a job), it's not something I really aspire to do anymore. Of course, I hear from these guys less and less now.

[bmulls]

I haven't had a drop of alcohol since Christmas, and I quit dipping 2 weeks ago. I am officially vice free

[-p.tiddy-]

Something I've noticed is that much of adult social interaction revolves around alcohol. Someone who aspires not to drink will have to try that much harder to be social. For instance, my friends here all go to the bars every single weekend. That is what they do, and seemingly, not much of anything else. In addition to not being able to afford that (I'm out of work and looking for a job), it's not something I really aspire to do anymore. Of course, I hear from these guys less and less now.
Yes in order to stop drinking you pretty much have to stay clear of bars and clubs for good. This is something that is very difficult for bachelors, but not married men. Me and my wife go out and do things with other couples without alcohol just fine, we don't even think about it.

If I was single though? Probably have to just resort to meeting women online rather than bars, which is probably better anyway, very hard to find quality women in bars and clubs.

[che guevara]

okay well you're very young so you get a pass on this for now...

but as I was saying earlier the root of this issue the country has is the fact that our youth is brainwashed into thinking that getting drunk is normal and one can go through life just fine getting wasted once a week...like Doc K

and the legality of booz is part of the issue, because Doc K probably doesn't feel the same about getting high once a week on crack or heroin...and ultimately they really aren't much different at all other than the feeling you get while "wasted"...unfortunately it is impossible to make booz illegal, so the only route we can go is to try and educate people, and most kids just refuse to listen...
We tried making alcohol illegal before. It did jack shit. Look up prohibition. Education is best way to deal with alcohol/drug problems, not through the legal system.

As far as the topic, I'll drink a few beers maybe 1-2 times a week, but I haven't been truly drunk in years. I used to drink regularly and smoke weed all day, every day though, for years straight, but at this point I'm kind of over getting ****ed up.

[HarryCallahan]

I've never done AA, what I'm saying should just be common sense, its a shame it isn't

Most of what you're saying is generalised nonsense.

Just because it's irresponsible for you to get drunk every week doesn't make it irresponsible for me. You have an infant child, I don't even have a gold-fish.

Matter of fact, I think it's quite irresponsible for you (a graphic designer, not a doctor or therapist) to tell a bunch of people you don't know, have never met & never will meet that they are alcoholics.

It's also incredibly irresponsible to go around saying alcoholism is a disease. All that does is encourage people to feel powerless and also shirk their responsibility for their drunken misdoings.

Never mind the fact that alcoholism is not a disease.

[SilkkTheShocker]

2-3.

Definitely Friday/Saturday and usually a Wednesday thrown in there for drinking.

[LA_Showtime]

Three to five days a week. Depends on what's going on--exams, parties, club meetings, networking events, etc.

[-p.tiddy-]

We tried making alcohol illegal before. It did jack shit. Look up prohibition. Education is best way to deal with alcohol/drug problems, not through the legal system.

As far as the topic, I'll drink a few beers maybe 1-2 times a week, but I haven't been truly drunk in years. I used to drink regularly and smoke weed all day, every day though, for years straight, but at this point I'm kind of over getting ****ed up.
That is what I just said...you're just repeating me

[-p.tiddy-]

Most of what you're saying is generalised nonsense.

Just because it's irresponsible for you to get drunk every week doesn't make it irresponsible for me. You have an infant child, I don't even have a gold-fish.

Matter of fact, I think it's quite irresponsible for you (a graphic designer, not a doctor or therapist) to tell a bunch of people you don't know, have never met & never will meet that they are alcoholics.

It's also incredibly irresponsible to go around saying alcoholism is a disease. All that does is encourage people to feel powerless and also shirk their responsibility for their drunken misdoings.

Never mind the fact that alcoholism is not a disease.
I never brought up the disease debate but it has been proven to run in familys DNA.

Irresponsible would be telling people there is nothing wrong with getting drunk.

[mlh1981]

Yes in order to stop drinking you pretty much have to stay clear of bars and clubs for good. This is something that is very difficult for bachelors, but not married men. Me and my wife go out and do things with other couples without alcohol just fine, we don't even think about it.

If I was single though? Probably have to just resort to meeting women online rather than bars, which is probably better anyway, very hard to find quality women in bars and clubs.


I met my current GF online. You're right, meeting women at bars/clubs usually isn't the way to go, unless you are just looking for a hookup. I had plenty of those in college, so got all that out of my system.

During NFL fall Sundays, I go to the local sports bar with NFL sunday ticket to watch my Bengals and get a pitcher of beer, but I can't remember the last time I went go out just for the sake of drinking. it usually involves sports.

[2013 Lakers]

Why can't people just have a drink occasionally? It's always an extreme with so many people. Either drinking constantly and excessively, or never drinking ever, at all.

[HarryCallahan]

I never brought up the disease debate but it has been proven to run in familys DNA.

Irresponsible would be telling people there is nothing wrong with getting drunk.

Just because it's genetic, doesn't make it a disease. I'd really like to see one of Bill W's friends say it is to a Cancer or AIDS patient.

There is nothing wrong with getting drunk, for some people!All of your posts have been so sillily generalised. Just because you lack any self-control, and can't stop yourself doesn't mean it's like that with everyone else.

[-p.tiddy-]

Just because it's genetic, doesn't make it a disease. I'd really like to see one of Bill W's friends say it is to a Cancer or AIDS patient.

There is nothing wrong with getting drunk, for some people!All of your posts have been so sillily generalised. Just because you lack any self-control, and can't stop yourself doesn't mean it's like that with everyone else.
If you went past a few drinks and actually are "drunk" then you either lost self control or are going for a drunken state which in a general sense is bad. And no where did I say there atent people who are capable of drinking responsibly or that EVERYONE on the planet should never have a single drink.

The disease debate is pointless, it just turns into a debate on what the definition of disease is which is meaningless, botyom line is that some people are born with an inibility to control their drinking and science has shown this much. You can call it disease or call it something else, it doesn't matter that is just a label.

[HarryCallahan]

If you went past a few drinks and actually are "drunk" then you either lost self control or are going for a drunken state which in a general sense is bad. And no where did I say there atent people who are capable of drinking responsibly or that EVERYONE on the planet should never have a single drink.

The disease debate is pointless, it just turns into a debate on what the definition of disease is which is meaningless, botyom line is that some people are born with an inibility to control their drinking and science has shown this much. You can call it disease or call it something else, it doesn't matter that is just a label.

There you go again making silly generalisations. There are plenty times where being tipsy/drunk can be beneficial, like if you're a football fan. How else are you supposed to sit through an entire game?

The whole label thing is relevant though (maybe not to this thread), because it trivialises peoples suffering. When you compare a difficulty of stopping drinking to oh-I-dunno having an in-operable TUMOUR on your brain, I'd say that's offensive.

[-p.tiddy-]

There you go again making silly generalisations. There are plenty times where being tipsy/drunk can be beneficial, like if you're a football fan. How else are you supposed to sit through an entire game?

The whole label thing is relevant though (maybe not to this thread), because it trivialises peoples suffering. When you compare a difficulty of stopping drinking to oh-I-dunno having an in-operable TUMOUR on your brain, I'd say that's offensive.
notsurifsirus

[HarryCallahan]

notsurifsirus

Well the football part was a joke, but i'm serious about alcohol having a beneficial effect in many situations.

[Goldrush25]

Why can't people just have a drink occasionally? It's always an extreme with so many people. Either drinking constantly and excessively, or never drinking ever, at all.

That's reasonable. It's not that I don't like drinking, because I do. I just don't fit it into my routine.

[boozehound]

yes

[RidonKs]

This is false, heavy drinkers die 30 years earlier than nondrinkers on average, I just posted that in here earlier. Alcoholics die young if they don't stop...my uncle was an alcoholic, he is dead from it, died before his parents did.

Now the moderate drinker think has been debated a lot...supposedly a glass of red wine can be healthy...probably some truth to that.
oh.. well thats a shame, i liked citing that study lol

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

oh.. well thats a shame, i liked citing that study lol

ANd I liked spreading that statement around to about 30 people yesterday.

Sh!t. I've become an agent of misinformation.