Drinking..

[Spicy McHaggis]

Personally, I think it tastes like urine.

dude if my urine tastes like beer I'm never leaving the house.

 

[immersedingrace]

dude if my urine tastes like beer I'm never leaving the house.

Forget that! I'm wondering how he knows what urine tastes like!!!

 

[Blank123]

AS in Booze-- How many of you drink?

and if Not how long have you not-- or have you ever.

I was out with some friends of mine tonight and I am ALWAYS the DD( by choice) and they think it is weird I do not want to drink..

I just have no need for it, I have not drank in a long long time and do not miss it

How about you?

I do drink, not a whole lot, but I do. I do enjoy having a cooler every once in a while, but I never drink enough to get drunk. I do think it is kinda strange though living in a society where alcohol seems to be the necessary ingredient for fun.

I personally think that its much more fun to go out and not have to worry about killer hangovers the next day, but what do I know?

 

[GQ Chris]

I drink.. and occasionally I do also get drunk.

 

[Diane_Windsor]

BlessedJourney,

Yes, I do drink on occassion, and I am extremely careful. In all likliehood my mother's family probably had some alcoholism in it, but that is pure speculation on my part.

DIANE

 

[Willtor]

Forget that! I'm wondering how he knows what urine tastes like!!!

You know, that's why they serve American beer cold. It's so you can tell it apart from urine.

 

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

My liver thanks me every day for me not consuming alcohol.

I avoid it entirely, not just in beverages. It is my understanding that alcohol in mouthwash increases one's risk of oral cancer.

People used to say that I obsess too much with avoiding alcohol in cooking--the alcohol all evaporates when you bake the cake, they said. Well, I can't furnish a link right now, but I did some research and found that some alcohol always remains. The percentage that remains depends on the cooking method, I recall the source saying. But don't quote me on any of that.

Anyway, I have never tried any of it. Never tasted an alcoholic beverage. Never smoked a cigarette. Never used drugs. And I never will.

If I ever get married, what are we going to do at the wedding? Cake and Mountain Dew, anybody?

 

[~HopeFloats~]

I have been to wedding with no booze and it is usually sparkling cider..

I have heard there is a difference between Can. booze and US booze.. anyone tried both?

 

[Spicy McHaggis]

Anyway, I have never tried any of it. Never tasted an alcoholic beverage. Never smoked a cigarette. Never used drugs. And I never will.

iklepac13 draws lightsaber because Obi Wan Kanobi said that 'only a Sith deals in absolutes...'

 

[Spicy McHaggis]

I have heard there is a difference between Can. booze and US booze.. anyone tried both?

If you're talking beer the macros are all pilsners (lagers), and there's basically no difference. The bar I work at, if someone orders any American/Canadian macro, if the pint has too much head, and settles before the waitress grabs it, leaving room at the top of the glass, we'll top it off with whichever tap is closest because no one would notice.

Back in 1516 Germany passed the purity laws stating that "beer" can only contain yeast, water, hopps and barley. That's when all the good brewers fled to Belgium and the best German recipes from before that time were lost. Pilsner is a type of Lager, and Lager is from the German word Lagern, meaning to store. Lagered beers use a yeast that ferments at lower temps than ale yeasts, and has crisper, lighter characteristics. The "storing" part is because it's like any chemical reaction, heat makes it go faster, so cold makes it ferment slower, takes more time. (btw Zymurgy is the branch of chemistry dealing with fermentation)

Bud, Coors, Labatts, Molson, Miller, etc. are all Pilsners and (IIRC) all use fillers like corn and rice to stretch out profits.

Plus, the American (and I assume Canadian too) palates are trained to take in massive quantities of less intense foods, which is why European chocolate is so much stronger tasting to us, they're lower qty, more intense flavor.

So, our macro beers being based off the same recipes containing the same four ingredients, plus desensitized palates means they're all pretty much the same.

Try a Guinness or a Bass, maybe a Newcastle or a Boddingtons. Those are some good starter ales if you're looking to branch out. Well, maybe not Guinness for starters. I've learned that if you offer a girl a sip of your Guinness and she says she likes it she's either up to something shady or you need to propose on the spot.

 

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

iklepac13 draws lightsaber because Obi Wan Kanobi said that 'only a Sith deals in absolutes...'

We have barely scratched the surface.

I am a 34-year old male virgin. I don't mean a "technical virgin". I mean no partner sex of any kind. I have never even kissed a woman. Other than the time a woman who was "interested" in me showed up out of the blue at my apartment and started doing stuff that I was apparently to ignorant and naive to see that she was going to do it, I have never even held a woman's hand.

Other than the one time that co-workers pressured me into asking a woman out, I have never been on a date. I don't think that that one time counts as a date. She did not want to be there.

I have never partied.

Absolutes? With all due respect, I must say that I believe it is the people who criticize my choices and tell me that I need to "get a life" who think in absolutes.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Or is there something messed up about not drinking, not smoking, not doing drugs, not partying, etc. that needs to be fixed?

 

[Spicy McHaggis]

We have barely scratched the surface.

I am a 34-year old male virgin. I don't mean a "technical virgin". I mean no partner sex of any kind. I have never even kissed a woman. Other than the time a woman who was "interested" in me showed up out of the blue at my apartment and started doing stuff that I was apparently to ignorant and naive to see that she was going to do, I have never even held a woman's hand.

Other than the one time that co-workers pressured me into asking a woman out, I have never been on a date. I don't think that that one time counts as a date. She did not want to be there.

I have never partied.

Absolutes? With all due respect, I must say that I believe it is the people who criticize my choices and tell me that I need to "get a life" who think in absolutes.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Or is there something messed up about not drinking, not smoking, not doing drugs, not partying, etc. that needs to be fixed?

okay dude, I was joking. I don't really think you're a Star Wars character.

 

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

okay dude, I was joking. I don't really think you're a Star Wars character.

Good. With all of the Mountain Dew that I have been drinking I don't think that I could handle a lightsaber very well right now. And there is still half of a 24 oz. bottle remaining!

Well, if a wedding is supposed to be a celebration then I will have the perfect wedding. I am going to have to give up the liquid candy as soon as I clean out the refrigerator. Therefore, I would be celebrating with my first Mountain Dew in a long time at my wedding.

But if the bride and I decide that we ought to accommodate our guests who like to celebrate with a drink, we'll call you for your expertise.

 

[Spicy McHaggis]

I am going to have to give up the liquid candy as soon as I clean out the refrigerator.

I found that mixing 75%/25% regular/diet, then after a week 50/50, then 25/75 regular/diet was a good way to ease myself down to diet sodas. But since I think diet soda is actually worse for your body than regular, now it's water or Beck's Premier Light (64 cals, 4 carbs, 1 gram protein)

 

[Willtor]

...

Try a Guinness or a Bass, maybe a Newcastle or a Boddingtons. Those are some good starter ales if you're looking to branch out. Well, maybe not Guinness for starters. I've learned that if you offer a girl a sip of your Guinness and she says she likes it she's either up to something shady or you need to propose on the spot.

A woman who appreciates the finer points of Vitamin-G is a rare find, indeed. Usually, when I go to a pub with some friends, the women buy drinks with long names and umbrellas. Secretly, I wish I could order something like that without my manhood being challenged. They're always so colorful.

That's okay. Guiness is good for you.

 

[Grunt]

[quotePeople used to say that I obsess too much with avoiding alcohol in cooking--the alcohol all evaporates when you bake the cake, they said. Well, I can't furnish a link right now, but I did some research and found that some alcohol always remains. The percentage that remains depends on the cooking method, I recall the source saying. But don't quote me on any of that.[/quote]

Do you eat bread, then?

 

[LOVEthroughINTELLECT]

Do you eat bread, then?

I don't know what you are suggesting, but, yeah, I eat bread.

That same source that said that some alcohol remains even after cooking also said that orange juice contains a little naturally-occurring alcohol. But that does not mean that I am going to stop drinking orange juice.

Just because skim milk probably still contains traces of fat does not mean that I am going to give up all milk as part of a low-fat diet.

The point is that whenever possible I am not going to add alcohol to my food. And whenever possible I am going to use an alcohol-free alternative, such as alcohol-free mouthwash.

I am probably getting better quality and more for my money anyway. For example, it is my understanding that the peppermint oil that I found around Christmas is pure peppermint oil and contains no alcohol. It probably costs the same as the peppermint extract or whatever they call it that is on shelves all year but contains alcohol. In other words, I am getting a purer product for probably the same price.

If I am wrong, it is not a big deal. Only somebody who wants to nitpick and be difficult would point out trivial inconsistencies in my consumption habits.

If I am overreacting to your question, please forgive me.

But I have noticed that people whose choices don't coincide with mine can't seem to just let me live. Is my avoiding alcohol hurting anybody? If not, then people must be insecure about their own choices if they are going to spend the time and energy looking for and pointing out trivial inconsistencies in my words and my choices when those words and choices aren't hurting anybody. It is like people want to show that I am a hypocrite.

 

[FlatpickingJD]

Tim, I'm w/you on this. Everything you've said about alcohol traces is true, so far as I've read. I agree w/your choice, fwiw. As I said earlier in this thread, I wear my teetotaler-ness as a badge of honor. Someone I work w/said she "looks suspiciously" on anyone who doesn't drink. Well, it's a lifestyle choice I made. She doesn't like it and can't understand it, but it's really none of her business why I don't drink. Don't worry about what others think or say about your choices, especially re: your diet and/or drinking choices. Really, whatever problems exist are not yours to own.

 

[strengthinweakness]

When I was in high school, I didn't drink alcohol at all. It was not so much a moral issue for me (I was an agnostic from the age of 13 to 21) as it was a "being in control of myself" issue. After high school though, and into my first two years of college, I did drink alcohol, and far too much of it many, many times. After college, I cut back considerately, but I did still drink too much occasionally. In more recent times (meaning, as a Christian), my level and consistency of drinking have dropped off much, much more. I don't drink alcohol often at all now, and when I do, I drink very little. I prefer it this way by far, as it is pleasing to God (when done for the right reasons), and as such, it is better for me in every way. I may have one or two beers once in a year, or one mixed drink every few years... but I never seek out alcohol and actually, I usually turn it down now if it is offered to me. I just don't want to revisit the past when "the past" was bad enough for me the first time.

 

[Blank123]

I have heard there is a difference between Can. booze and US booze.. anyone tried both?

Sorry nope - I've been limited to Canadian I've heard the Canadian alcohol content in beer is supposed to be higher than the American though. I don't know if thats true - I'm only repeating what I've heard