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> The argument you are preseting is: "Many people choose to avoid alcohol
> completely because most people can't control their drinking." In other
> words, they seem to think that there are only two options: Either you
> avoid alcohol completely, or you risk going out of control.
That is completely correct for *some* people, unless there is some kind
of physical barrier to stop you then there is always the *risk* (not the
certainty) that you end up drinking too much. If you know that risk is
high for yourself (or you don't know and simply don't want to find out),
or if the consequences would be really bad, then it's completely logical
to take the decision not to start drinking whilst sober to completely
avoid that risk.
> Many people just appreciate the taste of fine wine or other beverages,
> and they do not feel any temptation to drink it in excess.
Nobody is disagreeing with you there.
> I find your argument to be quite insulting to people who appreciate
> these beverages yet never drink it to an excess. You are, when we go
> to the bottom of it, calling them drunkards.
...
> Ah, there we go putting words in other people's mouths. Of course.
> What a mature conversational tactic.
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On 22-6-2013 13:42, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>>> Random fact of the day: The percentage of monkeys who are tee-total is
>>> identical to the percentage of humans...
>>
>> Cite your sources :-P
>> Not xkcd, this time I hope?
>
> The Discovery Channel. (Hence, it must be true...)
almost but no cigar. And you probably saw it on cheezburger.
Or did someone from here post it there?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pSm7BcQHWXk
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Everytime the IT department forbids something that a researcher deems
necessary for her work there will be another hole in the firewall.
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>> The Discovery Channel. (Hence, it must be true...)
>
> almost but no cigar. And you probably saw it on cheezburger.
> Or did someone from here post it there?
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pSm7BcQHWXk
That's the video. And no, I saw it on TV. I just wasn't sure exactly
what program or which channel...
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On 25-6-2013 9:46, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>>> The Discovery Channel. (Hence, it must be true...)
>>
>> almost but no cigar. And you probably saw it on cheezburger.
>> Or did someone from here post it there?
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pSm7BcQHWXk
>
> That's the video. And no, I saw it on TV. I just wasn't sure exactly
> what program or which channel...
Interesting, it is a video from some time ago and a link to it appeared
around the time you mentioned it on cheezburger, possibly even a day later.
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Everytime the IT department forbids something that a researcher deems
necessary for her work there will be another hole in the firewall.
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>> That's the video. And no, I saw it on TV. I just wasn't sure exactly
>> what program or which channel...
>
> Interesting, it is a video from some time ago and a link to it appeared
> around the time you mentioned it on cheezburger, possibly even a day later.
I saw it on TV several years ago. I only just remembered it now...
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