Alcoholism.

[Strannik]

i usually buy a cask of wine or port on friday and drink it for however long it lasts. then don't drink until next friday

 

[redwing]

My old man used to carry around a newspaper excerpt about someone who drowned from drinking too much water, he said it was fine for showers, but look what it did to the bottom of boats..


Two friends were out drinking when suddenly one lurched backward off his barstool and lay motionless on the floor. "One thing about Jim," his buddy said to the bartender, "He knows when to stop."

The following is an actual excerpt from this month's Forbe's Magazine:

A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo, and when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole is maintained or even improved by the regular culling of the weakest members.

In much the same way, the human brain can operate only as fast as the slowest brain cells through which the electrical signals pass. Recent epidemiological studies have shown that while excessive intake of alcohol kills off brain cells, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first.

Thus, regular consumption of beer, wine etc., helps eliminate the weaker cells, constantly making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. The result of this in-depth study verifies and validates the causal link between all-weekend parties and job related performance. It also explains why, after a few short years of leaving a university and getting married, most professionals cannot keep up with the performance of the new graduates. Only those few that stick to the strict regimen of voracious alcoholic consumption can maintain the intellectual levels that they achieve during their college years.

So, this is a call to arms. As our country is losing its technological edge, we cannot shudder in our homes. Get back into the bars. Quaff that pint. Your company and country need you to be at your peak, and you shouldn't deny yourself the career that you could have. Take life by the bottle and be all that you can be. Forward this to all of your friends, acquaintances and co-workers that may be in danger of losing their edge.

 

[joeExpat]

one thing I did notice though, was that we in Australia do drink more than Mediterraneans...

Southern Europeans handle alcohol better than the north where most of the problems are. Getting drunk is uncool in Spain/Italy.

I have a workmate who is an "alcoholic"...he drinks the better part of a bottle of scotch everynight.

Anyone who drinks that much daily has a serious problem, even if still functioning normally at the moment (or appearing to, as they often hide it).

 

[DavidMc]

Agreed. I know of at least two people self medicate for depression/anxeity with alcohol. Not good.

We're talking larger quantities though, one cracks his first at 3pm each day. Dunno how many he has but is almost always 'happy drunk' when I see him.

The other will do a 1L wine in your average family BBQ no worries.

 

[DavidMc]

If you want to see if you own it or it owns you try going without for a month.

 

[vbplease]

I'm definitely not asking for "a vb please" as often as I used to... although the new vb raw isn't too bad..

they're now getting replaced with shiraz and dark chocolate at night time. I must be getting old

 

[Player]

Antioxidants

.............they're now getting replaced with shiraz and dark chocolate at night time. I must be getting old

Nah ........you're actually benefiting your system with a more optimal choice of anti-oxidants

 

[jaimeandrenee]

i brew my own beer know costs me 30 cents a stubbie.

 

[jaycee]

Southern Europeans handle alcohol better than the north where most of the problems are. Getting drunk is uncool in Spain/Italy.


Anyone who drinks that much daily has a serious problem, even if still functioning normally at the moment (or appearing to, as they often hide it).

Greece was the same. Out at a cafe/ bar by day which turns into a nightclub at night and 1/2 the place was drinking iced coffees...

 

[weg]

Greece was the same. Out at a cafe/ bar by day which turns into a nightclub at night and 1/2 the place was drinking iced coffees...

I was with a group of Greek friends and relos recently where we were discussing this (over a few drinks of course ) and we all commented how we had observed the same thing over there.

The Greeks love going out and enjoy having a few drinks but apparently they scratch their heads trying to work out why the non European tourists like to get blind drunk.

 

[VYBerlinaV8]

I'm a keen home brewer, but I'd be lucky to get through 2-3 standard drinks in the average week.