Drinking just to get drunk.

[Darkfox]

I so agree with your last line. It's not religions, wars, capitalism or whatever that's killing the world. It's the stupid people.

THANK YOU!

[Nandez]

EDIT: Plus without the stuff I'd never get laid. So DRINK UP OKAY.

Best EDIT ever.

[MissingName]

I'm partial to scotch.  But if I have more than a few sips, I get somewhat woozy.  I have very low alcohol tolerance now...

[drenrin2120]

You guys obviously hang out with terrible drunk people.

[Darkfox]

You guys obviously hang out with terrible drunk people.

This is assuming there are GOOD drunk people. My brother-in-law is a sensible guy usually, but him+alcohol, dear Lord... you got to get out. O_O I've never seen him get violent, but he is really short tempered. "WHERE DO YOU THINK YOUR GOING!? YOUR STAYING HERE! DON'T INTERRUPT ME! SHUT UP!"

So I sit down quietly next to my nephew waiting for a chance to escape.

[Bluhman]

Drink? Alcohol? I disinfect my damn hands with that.

My parents literally let me taste beer like three times in my life; twice when I was very young, which established to me that beer tasted HORRIBLE, and once when I was older; I was wondering, perhaps the taste of beer had somehow mellowed down for me since I had now grown up or something. I asked, they let me. NOPE. Still the rancid, bitter, almost burning sensation of my mouth. I shall let the foolish continue to drink the sour water of sluggishness.

Going to a party school, this means that I have a distinct advantage over everyone in academics.

[Shady Ultima]

Seeing as at least half the board is under age here, this is a slightly strange topic.

A part of it is that being drunk is a way to lose your inhibitions. There are many more things that people do when drunk they would NEVER do when sober, and the fact is, they NEED that release. It comes down to allowing yourself to have fun and not worry about the consequences.

When you're drunk, other drunk people are hilarious and really cool to hang out with, but when you're sober, they make you hate the thought of ever drinking again... (Trust me... I work at a McDonald's in the downtown (read: drinking) district)

While I also don't drink, I personally do not enjoy the feeling of being drunk. There are other ways for me to lose my inhibitions that I prefer.

[X_marks_the_ed]

It comes down to allowing yourself to have fun and not worry about the consequences

There are other ways for me to lose my inhibitions that I prefer.

Like the INTERNET!

[Apex]

Simply because it's been denied to them for so long (hopefully), they get the feeling of freedom from the experience.


Or they're stupid. Either way works.

It's all peer pressure. Living in a Fraternity house, I've watched countless people walk in, claiming they wont drink until their 21 or ever. 90% of these kids however DO end drinking within the semester. The fact that they drink to get drunk is because of the examples around them, people playing drinking games, people stumbling all over, passing out and vomiting, they get the idea in their head that this IS to drink, and because of that follow in suit. Now, you guys were discussing a higher demographic; most of these habits probably don't go away in their adult lives. Simply because people are taught it's alright to binge drink by their peers, they don't know any better and just follow suit.

Just my thoughts on it.

[fruckert]

Beer is nasty.
Only drink I've ever had and actually felt a desire to drink again was a White Russian.

[RuneBlade]

I love drinking, depending on your amount of experience, tolerance and how mentally retarded you are, it can balance out greatly. I have fun being sort of intoxicated, makes everything me and my friends do that bit funnier to make it truly epic. The kind of drinking you do just to fall the **** dead and wake up two days after with two new tattoos, shaved head and a vodka bottle up your *** is nothing more than idiotic. Sadly most idiots drink this way, it makes it look horrible and alot of people are afraid to try anything out.

Oh and beer tastes like ****

[Grandy]

Guys, none of my friends drink beer.

They got limitless ammounts of vodka stached away in their rooms.

[RuneBlade]

Ah Vodka, water of the gods. I approve of their selection.

[DragonBlaze]

Its funny, a lot of you are talking about how people get violent, stumble, puke, and just do stupid things when people drink. I must ask, how often are you around drunk people? Thats the what the media portrays drunks as, and yes, there are a few people like that, but out of all the parties I have gone to, I have only ran into one violent drunk, very few people that have puked, and generally nothing really 'stupid' has happened.

I also think its funny that most of the people who are saying 'drinking is horrible' or 'drinking is stupid' have never tried it for themselves. I'm not saying that everyone should drink, but you can't know how it affects you until you try it for yourself.

And on a final note, I believe everyone has a right do what makes them happy as long as they're not hurting anyone else in the process. Granted, being drunk all the time is probably not a good way to be happy, if someone enjoys it, who has the right to say they can't? On a more practical level, say someone enjoys the occasional party, maybe once or twice a month, do any of you really have the right to condemn that activity? Drinking once a month will not hurt your body in any significant way, and if you're responsible about it, it won't hurt anyone else either. I hope none of you are foolish enough to think YOU have the right to say what people should or shouldn't do to have fun in these circumstances.

[Darkfox]

Well, it is a pseudo-happy in that is a chemical induced sensation of well-being followed by an eventual crash. And that alcohol is THE #1 most abused substance in the world. So there is some logical right-away to assign negative connotations toward it.

All in all, it is sort of like getting "high", it is a pseudo-happiness. A faux joyfulness that will last until it drains from the system attaining then a "need" to regain that "high". Similarly caffeine has this effect as well, and I am a victim of caffeine addiction.

And admittedly, I have drank. Not the funnest time of my life.