Invisible wrote:
> I asked several people what being drunk feels like. Without exception,
> they all replied with "er... I can't really remember". Sounds like a
> great way to expend vast sums of money to me! :-.
> 

Where is the fun in not remembering? No fun stories to tell!

Though, I do admit to not remembering a hangover after one night of
heavy drinking. That might have more to do with falling asleep on a
friends futon and then having 1 or more of their cats falling asleep on
me. Being allergic to cats, all I remember is waking up and sneezing for
a few hours. How the fuzzy little beasts got the door open, we never did
figure out.

> I've never been drunk. I think. I don't know - I did once sit down and
> drink several glasses of Archers. Eventually I reached the point where
> it *felt* like I couldn't walk - although in fact I could, without much
> difficulty. For some reason, this was extremely humourus. I'm not sure why.
> 
> When I reported this, somebody said to me "Invisi mate... Drinking is
> like sex. It's fun by yourself, but it's *so* much better with other
> people." He didn't specify how many "other people" he had in mind...

For me, alcohol removes the socially inept part of my brain that tends
to over think everything. I can sit around with strangers in public, and
no longer be worried that the people next to me are thinking I am
strange. They probably are, by that point, but it just no longer bothers
me. Physically, I get a nice warm feeling after a few drinks, and feel a
bit dizzy and slow after a few more.

As for drinking alone, the most I'll take is a spoon of rum in a cup of
tea, or just a spoon of whiskey, when I have a cold.

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Sabrina Kilian escribió:
> For me, alcohol removes the socially inept part of my brain that tends
> to over think everything. I can sit around with strangers in public, and
> no longer be worried that the people next to me are thinking I am
> strange. They probably are, by that point, but it just no longer bothers
> me.
> 

Maybe I should start drinking.

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>> The way I see it, drinking is more of a spectator sport. It's fun to 
>> watch everyone *else* get drunk while you stay sober.
>
> Hmm, I often find the opposite to be true.

I agree.

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> Well said. I hate bars. Some pubs are ok... the difference being the less
> horrid music, and the option for a table and food. I'd rather have people
> over and drink a few glasses with some good food. I hate going out with 
> the
> sole purpose of drinking.

Have to agree with you there.  We don't really get "pubs" round here, but 
some bars are ok that do pretty decent food.  More often though I'll just 
stay at home now and drink there with my gf and sometimes other friends too. 
Added bonus is that the identical drinks are about 5x cheaper in the 
supermarket compared to at the bar.

> I can't drink more than 4 beers before I feel done. Physically, mentally,
> done. A whole evening of it will get me in the worst mood.

Hehe, during Oktoberfest I'd had 2 litres of (strong) beer by about 1pm, 
then I went home :-)  I think the most beer I have drunk recently was 4.5 
litres (at Oktoberfest '06), then I really did have to go home and had the 
room spinning etc etc.  Not very nice...  But I think other people had drunk 
more as there were plenty just lying about on the grass and generally 
looking far worse than I felt.

I find that often it's only once you get home and finally relax that you 
realise how drunk you are.  While you're out with people and it's noisy and 
you're drinking and chatting you really don't notice, well not until it's 
too late...

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Sabrina Kilian wrote:

> Though, I do admit to not remembering a hangover after one night of
> heavy drinking. That might have more to do with falling asleep on a
> friends futon and then having 1 or more of their cats falling asleep on
> me. Being allergic to cats, all I remember is waking up and sneezing for
> a few hours. How the fuzzy little beasts got the door open, we never did
> figure out.

A cat... fell asleep... on YOU?!

Bahahahaha! That's *advanced*!

(Hmm, maybe one of your drunk "friends" let the cat in on purpose? 
Weirder things have happened...)


I remember my sister while she was at uni telling me there's no point 
not going out drinking, because "all that will happen is that at 2 in 
the morning, I'll have Lottie banging on the door saying 'Jenny... 
Jenny! I'm pissed! :-D Hehehe'."

(This is the same Lottie who famously said to my sister "aww, Jenny... 
Now your whole family will thing I'm *weird*". Gee, what would 
*possibly* give us that idea... Much.)

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John VanSickle wrote:

> I quit drinking 18 years ago, but even then I never liked anything 
> stronger than wine.  Distilled liquor always reminded me of cough syrup, 
> and I just didn't like it that strong.

I once tried some home-made Polish vodka that some Polish guy smuggled 
into school in a jam jar.

It smelled like paint thinner. But it tasted distinctly of strawberry. 
And a few seconds later, I felt inexplicably warm. I mean, like, 
*stupidly* warm. As in, I was sweating and I had to start taking clothes 
off... Random!

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And lo on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:01:09 -0000, Jim Henderson  
<nos### [at] nospamcom> did spake, saying:

> On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:22:33 +0000, Invisible wrote:
>
>> I asked several people what being drunk feels like. Without exception,
>> they all replied with "er... I can't really remember". Sounds like a
>> great way to expend vast sums of money to me! :-.
>
> I really think the "I can't remember" is an excuse - I have been quite
> drunk a few times, but I always remembered (eventually in *one* case)
> what I did.
>
> What's it like?  Well, your balance may go out, and muscles don't work
> quite the way they're supposed to.  Everything feels a bit exaggerated to
> me - when moving, for example, it feels to me like I'm moving a bit
> faster but with a lot less accuracy of movement.  If I try to, I can
> force myself to slow down and concentrate on things, but that takes a
> fair amount of effort.

Not that I get drunk (though looking at the date...), but that's a pretty  
fair description from my perspective. Just add talking a lot more then  
when I'm sober, something Andrew might testify as not a good thing.

> The next morning, hungover, is not a fun feeling.  I started adding a
> glass of water between beers when I was last in the UK, and that helped a
> lot.  Ibuprofin helps as well.

One of those odd things no hangovers <shrugs>

-- 
Phil Cook

--
I once tried to be apathetic, but I just couldn't be bothered
http://flipc.blogspot.com

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473ad4a6$1@news.povray.org...
> And a few seconds later, I felt inexplicably warm. I mean, like, 
> *stupidly* warm. As in, I was sweating and I had to start taking clothes 
> off... Random!

Alcohol is a well known vaso-dilatator.


Marc

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M_a_r_c wrote:

> 473ad4a6$1@news.povray.org...
>> And a few seconds later, I felt inexplicably warm. I mean, like, 
>> *stupidly* warm. As in, I was sweating and I had to start taking clothes 
>> off... Random!
> 
> Alcohol is a well known vaso-dilatator.

Why would that make you warm?

(If anything, shouldn't that make you *cold* since you loose more heat?)

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"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
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> M_a_r_c wrote:

> > 473ad4a6$1@news.povray.org...
> >> And a few seconds later, I felt inexplicably warm. I mean, like,
> >> *stupidly* warm. As in, I was sweating and I had to start taking
clothes
> >> off... Random!
> >
> > Alcohol is a well known vaso-dilatator.
>
> Why would that make you warm?

It makes you feel warm.

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