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I'm so never getting drunk again

#21
My freshman year of college was very similar. I'm not saying I don't drink: I do. However, it's in moderation. Homecoming weekend, I had something like 29 or 30 drinks (tallied on the back of my hand) and my stomach hurt like hell until the next Thursday. I did it again the next Friday and ended up getting smashed again. I did this for an entire semester and felt pretty crappy all week around almost permanently.

Then I went home for Christmas break, where I won't drink at home. I live on a street with a bunch of little kids who look up to me, as a musician, a student and a number of other things. I won't let them see the weak side of me, and to me that's drinking. I don't want them getting an idea that it's cool, especially this young.

I come back from break, have about nine beers and feel fine, a bit of a buzz, and relax. And slowly I realized that getting drunk is fun, but it's not as fun as being with good friends. Sure, I'll knock back a few beers while at a party, but I won't get drunk anymore. I've been drunk once this semester as I watch my entire floor puke every weekend in the bathrooms, on the floors, etc.

For me, a case of Budweiser lasts me a good 3-4 weeks. And that's the way I'm happy.
 
#22
Young people have no idea how to drink and that's the problem.

Ever heard of such thing as FOOD? yeah... helps... You were feeling hangover next day, there are plenty of ways to avoid it. I don't know if i can tell you that as you are under 21 and i don't know if mods will appreciate it. Mods can I get a OK on this? :)

Funny, few shots of vodka is not even getting drunk for me, I might get small amount of buzz for maybe a minute or two if I did that. I don’t even really get much hangover after I drink a lot, but you have to learn that, you have to know your limits and how to drink safely and good.
 
#23
ric1312 said:
LOL, lightweight. Seriously I hate vodka, or any shots straight. I like to enjoy the taste of what I drink. Vodka has the worst buzz, and hangover. Personally I think jack daniels and coke is a gift from god.
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Vodka is the best drink ever, problem is you guys don't get good vodka or know what good vodka is.
 
#24
kserg said:
Young people have no idea how to drink and that's the problem.

Ever heard of such thing as FOOD? yeah... helps... You were feeling hangover next day, there are plenty of ways to avoid it.
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The worst pains of hangovers are direct results of dehydration. Down a bottle of water or gatorade before bed and another when you wake up. Does wonders.

But needless to say, that a big part of drinking as a young person is largely due to peer pressure. Some people like it, some grow out of it sooner than others.
 
#25
tplyons said:
The worst pains of hangovers are direct results of dehydration. Down a bottle of water or gatorade before bed and another when you wake up. Does wonders.

But needless to say, that a big part of drinking as a young person is largely due to peer pressure. Some people like it, some grow out of it sooner than others.
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True, it's not a compatition people, you do what YOU like.
 
#26
Ok, here it is about drinking. When you drink eat at same time, nothing big, I usually chance vodka with a bite of a pickle sometimes orange or something. When I drink with old school Russians it’s basically full meal we eat when drinking, food helps observe alcohol.

Before going to bed like was said drink a glass of water. Don't drink cheap alcohol, not the greatest idea. Don’t slam if you care how you going to feel in the morning. Have a drink once in a while, since even 4 shots get you drunk think of mixing. Vodka mixes well with cranberry, orange, redbull (redbull vodka is a good first drink). This way it will be almost like drinking a beer.
If you wake in the morning and feel hung-over several things will help. Like people said, water helps also what helps is a shot of something (I usually take a shot of vodka in the morning). Not saying get drunk again but taken a shot will mellow you out for small amount of time and let it heal. Again food isn’t a bad idea, it gives you energy. When you dehydrate alcohol leaves small crystals in your blood, more alcohol breaks them apart. This is why pickles are good for chaser, If you get good pickles (such as ones at Russian store) in the morning you can drink the pickle juice, that helps as well, but only if it’s a good juice. Shower helps too.

Sometimes you can’t avoid being a bit spacey after drinking so don’t plan on the next day, just take it easy, things I told will help but wont take it away 100%. 4 shots isn’t much, your body will get used to it, you will get tipsy but not enough for hangover.
 
#27
Bardolph said:
I downed seven shots of vodka in 40 minutes
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Your next challenge is ten shots in an hour. You're almost there buddy!

I agree with KSerg about the Vodka thing. If I'm going to drink vodka I'll drink 42 Below. Drinking it straight is delicious, and it warms you up without burning. In saying that, I'm mostly a Bourbon fan. Best I've tried (despite smaller boutiqe bourbons) is Jack Daniels Single Barrel.

I say there's too many other things to go wrong to worry about soft palate cancer from 3 cigars a year. Some people smoke & drink their entire lives, and die at 95 of old age. Some people eat wheatgrass juice and protein shakes, run twice a day and have never touched alcohol, and then get leukaemia. Or just hit by a bus.

I figure with the chances of being in a car accident, I'll take my chances with the occasional cigar and the weekly drinks.
 
#29
Geoff St. Germaine said:
I've heard this line from many people. You say that you'll never having another alcoholic drink, but you should remember that there's a difference between having a drink and getting drunk. Though many people don't understand, there is a difference between drinking and getting drunk.
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Definitely. I've never been what I would call "drunk." I usually only have one drink in a sitting and never more than two. I've had a slightly buzzed feeling a couple of times but that's it. I like good tequila and good wine too much to never drink it again!

bc
 
#35
arbitrary said:
But on the plus side it makes you look cool.
Just look at Jimmy Dean, he smoked and he looked cool.
And smoking didn't kill him; a tree did.
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Yeah, and if you're not obnoxious enough on your own, a good cigar will impose the odor of a burning turd on anyone within nose-shot. Then they won't be able to ignore you, will they?
 
#36
kserg said:
Ok, here it is about drinking. When you drink eat at same time, nothing big, I usually chance vodka with a bite of a pickle sometimes orange or something. When I drink with old school Russians it’s basically full meal we eat when drinking, food helps observe alcohol.

Before going to bed like was said drink a glass of water. Don't drink cheap alcohol, not the greatest idea. Don’t slam if you care how you going to feel in the morning. Have a drink once in a while, since even 4 shots get you drunk think of mixing. Vodka mixes well with cranberry, orange, redbull (redbull vodka is a good first drink). This way it will be almost like drinking a beer.
If you wake in the morning and feel hung-over several things will help. Like people said, water helps also what helps is a shot of something (I usually take a shot of vodka in the morning). Not saying get drunk again but taken a shot will mellow you out for small amount of time and let it heal. Again food isn’t a bad idea, it gives you energy. When you dehydrate alcohol leaves small crystals in your blood, more alcohol breaks them apart. This is why pickles are good for chaser, If you get good pickles (such as ones at Russian store) in the morning you can drink the pickle juice, that helps as well, but only if it’s a good juice. Shower helps too.

Sometimes you can’t avoid being a bit spacey after drinking so don’t plan on the next day, just take it easy, things I told will help but wont take it away 100%. 4 shots isn’t much, your body will get used to it, you will get tipsy but not enough for hangover.
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Cripe! Sounds like a lot of extraneous procedure just to kill off a few brain cells. Look at how you scheme and plan your life around drinking.
 
#40
nonohmic said:
It's the Sunday chorus. Drinking rules, but you get over it eventually.

And smoking is the dumbest thing you can possibly do cause you get nothing from it at all.
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Except a slight buzz. Some people swear by it, others don't.

And why is it always the singers, sax players and other wind instruments that smoke? Never the bassist or guitarists who don't need lungs. Seems kinda backwards to me...
 

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