tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post5425767874268374503..comments2023-10-24T14:51:45.756+02:00Comments on Bloggertropolis: AlcoholStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-43909245452172166842013-08-30T07:43:27.731+02:002013-08-30T07:43:27.731+02:00Fran: that and the fact I'm a chocoholic.
Sub...Fran: that and the fact I'm a chocoholic.<br /><br />Suburbia: you can have mine with pleasure!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-20662587931949953302013-08-29T23:21:37.226+02:002013-08-29T23:21:37.226+02:00Oh dear...I do love alcohol!Oh dear...I do love alcohol!Suburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-82995879185173550512013-08-29T22:48:10.465+02:002013-08-29T22:48:10.465+02:00Soooooo, this'll help to explain why you just ...Soooooo, this'll help to explain why you just posted on my blog that the pudding was the best bit of going out! Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-55270442432711304062013-08-27T12:28:27.876+02:002013-08-27T12:28:27.876+02:00Nota Bene: plainly we need to go out more.Nota Bene: plainly we need to go out more.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-73160984806546912032013-08-27T12:20:48.314+02:002013-08-27T12:20:48.314+02:00I know loads of people that don't drink anymor...I know loads of people that don't drink anymore for all sorts of reasons...mostly because they just don't like alcohol...I like them because it means a cheap round....Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-27219669602892568812013-08-27T09:27:02.310+02:002013-08-27T09:27:02.310+02:00K Ville: my recent experience has made me realize ...K Ville: my recent experience has made me realize that it is just not worth relenting; I'm going to stick to my guns in future.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-1830757284222154422013-08-27T09:23:25.006+02:002013-08-27T09:23:25.006+02:00I rarely drink now. A g&t maybe once a month. ...I rarely drink now. A g&t maybe once a month. It keeps me awake gives me startling hangovers and generally means I lose days 'getting over' anything that is more than 2 glasses. It's just not worth it. But I think it's easier for a woman to say that she doesn't drink. The waiters on holiday were always wanting me to have wine not water, sometimes it was such peer pressure I relented and felt dreadful afterwards.AGuidingLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05823333742737762759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-67911530236634764232013-08-24T11:40:38.619+02:002013-08-24T11:40:38.619+02:00Keith: either way is good for me / you.Keith: either way is good for me / you.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-4361657561771044422013-08-24T11:19:59.785+02:002013-08-24T11:19:59.785+02:00Or should I have been less self centric and asked ...Or should I have been less self centric and asked if I am just you in a parallel universe ?Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070505642533336362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-63181112718755819822013-08-24T10:41:45.759+02:002013-08-24T10:41:45.759+02:00Marginalia: aside from the universal bigotry and t...Marginalia: aside from the universal bigotry and the constant trial by tabloid press.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-14115769513036647622013-08-24T09:35:52.892+02:002013-08-24T09:35:52.892+02:00Wanderlust: I so agree. My drink of choice now is ...Wanderlust: I so agree. My drink of choice now is water and as for drugs the cocoa bean is my choice there too. The world can have our drinks but I'm afraid you've got competition for the chocolate.<br /><br />Kellie: never mind the fact that technically alcohol is a poison!<br /><br />The fly in the web: I honestly think it's getting that way.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-5972701997951037412013-08-24T08:12:09.536+02:002013-08-24T08:12:09.536+02:00Can't understand why people pressure others in...Can't understand why people pressure others into having a drink they don't want....unless booze is cheaper than soft drinks when buying a round...the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-21761667606494471312013-08-24T06:04:18.109+02:002013-08-24T06:04:18.109+02:00I'm not much of a drinker either, not because ...I'm not much of a drinker either, not because it makes me feel bad like that, just because it's an awful lot of work and effort for what I consider to be minimal returns. After you've bought the alcohol, organised the designated driver, called the taxis if you couldn't get a designated driver, and sorted out all your "safety issues", you might as well have just had a diet coke and been done with it.Kellie @ Delightfully Ludicroushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18226603919012169939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-71533236954386946012013-08-24T01:20:28.712+02:002013-08-24T01:20:28.712+02:00Oh Steve, I am the same way. I rarely drink and wh...Oh Steve, I am the same way. I rarely drink and when I do, I generally regret it. I don't get depressed, just physically ill. My body just doesn't like alcohol. Also, it just never had much appeal for me. I like the taste of wine now, but have never liked beer or any hard liquor. Fine for the rest of the world to consume my portion (though a few chocolates thrown my way would compensate nicely).<br /><br />I'm glad you have the self-awareness to make this connection. Many people wouldn't, you know. Kudos to you. I raise my glass (of water) to you.Wanderlusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099758957492165428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-39298210790329305632013-08-23T23:11:22.902+02:002013-08-23T23:11:22.902+02:00Rol: I think you and I both know that, creatively ...Rol: I think you and I both know that, creatively speaking, happiness is very much over-rated.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-91552951070377406242013-08-23T23:05:54.944+02:002013-08-23T23:05:54.944+02:00As you may know, I gave up drinking around the tur...As you may know, I gave up drinking around the turn of the millennium. At the time, a night of drinking left me with a hangover that would go on for two or three weeks. I eventually discovered the medical reason for this (Gilbert's Syndrome - though it depends which doctor you ask) but having given up, I came to realise how dependent I'd been on the drug... <br /><br />I only very occasionally crave a Jack Daniels now. The rest of the time, I'm a happy sober. (Well, OK, you know me... "happy" is probably a slight exaggeration...)Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-79870542924995079792013-08-23T19:32:30.643+02:002013-08-23T19:32:30.643+02:00Not From Lapland: er. I'm pretty antisocial to...Not From Lapland: er. I'm pretty antisocial too. I'm better when I've had a drink though. Oh. Shit.<br /><br />Keith: separated at birth, mate. That's what we are. P.S. I quite like Frosties.<br /><br />Emma: the fun of watching other people drink is sometimes better. On the other positive note it's much harder to slip rohipnol into someone's mineral water.<br /><br />LCM: there's nobody more dangerous at a party than a teetotaller with a phone camera...Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-27778710254834581002013-08-23T18:08:10.305+02:002013-08-23T18:08:10.305+02:00Same as Trish - an odd drink, and a glass of wine ...Same as Trish - an odd drink, and a glass of wine with dinner, but hate the 'must drink at all costs' or (worse) 'drink 'til you fall over' mentality that still rules so many social occasions. <br />Thankfully less so as the years progress.<br /><br />Upside is that I can dance like a loon and everyone around me remains blissfully unaware, thinking a) I *must* be sozzled just like them, and knowing b) noone will remember the following day.<br /><br />Result!<br /><br />LCM xLondon City (mum)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13700717302832203631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-58590267656706013582013-08-23T17:49:13.395+02:002013-08-23T17:49:13.395+02:00oh yes and remember there's always Caliber the...oh yes and remember there's always Caliber the non alcoholic beer although I have never tasted it I<br />imagine it's pretty bad. Yeah I know what you mean i feel depressed sometimes the next day after drinking but the fun of drinking is worth it.....sometimes!!Studio Kaufmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17594457934627321408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-30891625154567689352013-08-23T17:07:38.278+02:002013-08-23T17:07:38.278+02:00My sentiments EXACTLY !!! Are you sure you're ...My sentiments EXACTLY !!! Are you sure you're not just me in a parallel universe ?<br /><br />No no, hang on. I LOVE cornflakes, so....Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070505642533336362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-49418984323968949942013-08-23T17:06:42.461+02:002013-08-23T17:06:42.461+02:00I love people that don't drink - it means ther...I love people that don't drink - it means there's more for me ;) But it really doesn't make any difference to me whether my friends drink or not - it's the being social and seeing them that counts.Not From Laplandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165208811776097332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-33068205596914735622013-08-23T12:15:55.837+02:002013-08-23T12:15:55.837+02:00Trish: a woman after my own heart. I always prefer...Trish: a woman after my own heart. I always prefer to have a Vimto smile on my face than a beard full of carroty chunks.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-84296047301277727272013-08-23T12:14:35.459+02:002013-08-23T12:14:35.459+02:00Gorilla Bananas: alas, my coke habit has left me w...Gorilla Bananas: alas, my coke habit has left me with a deviated septum the size of the Hadron Collider. If I took snuff I fear the entire tin would disappear up my nose at the speed of light and destroy every Higgs boson between here and Switzerland.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-73884512205847478222013-08-23T12:13:29.249+02:002013-08-23T12:13:29.249+02:00I'm not much of a drinker, having hated being ...I'm not much of a drinker, having hated being very sick at a party when I was 18. Since then, I find I enjoy a glass or two of wine, or a G&T, but am quite happy with that. But you're right, some people think it a bit odd and try to force another glass on you. Whenever we go out for a meal/drink with friends, I always drive and never drink. People say, oh have a drink, you can always get a taxi. No thanks, I'll save my money and have an orange juice.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35009574.post-28341833247941921202013-08-23T12:09:45.088+02:002013-08-23T12:09:45.088+02:00Alcohol is a depressant, so the only surprising th...Alcohol is a depressant, so the only surprising thing is that it stays in your system for so long. Maybe your liver hasn't worked out how to take one for the team. You never looked like a drinker to me, so why not take snuff instead? Just imagine the entertainment you'd give people by taking a pinch and sneezing the powder into your beard. That would cheer up all the boozers.Gorilla Bananashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044093013423635830noreply@blogger.com