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What are you afraid to try because you might like it?

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Owlette said:
I second this. Though I'm not necessarily afraid to try it because I'm afraid I'll like it.
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Technically, I already seconded it, so... you're thirding it.

MehGuy said:
Y'all need to have a CF gathering in real life and we'll all head to a bar.. lol.
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That would make you like the 1,743rd person to try and get me to drink!

Even in my position at work (which involves sales/marketing), the expectation is to mingle & drink, or take clients out for drinks. I am the first account manager in my company to never drink or buy a single drink for anyone (or cuss, or tell a dirty joke, or take a client to a strip club)... and I've had the most sales since I took the position lol. Just letting God do His thing.
 
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Dude. That is amazing.
 
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Soyeong said:
I've seen alcohol ruin too many lives and too many people who are struggling to quit that I think I'm better off not trying it.
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The key I think is to 1) not drink more than a limit you set ahead of time, and 2) not drink at all when depressed or angry.
 
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Darth Bagel said:
Now you're talking.
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I've been thinking lately of organising a meet up, in (possibly) New York, for next year sometime. I think I need to jab you all out of your comfort zones a bit.

I want to cross the pond at some point anyway for a bit of a jolly up - so I could meet you all en route. I also thought New York would be a relatively accessible place for most. (Especially me, it's a direct flight, and I can get sweet deals too.)
 
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Depends on the time of year and such. I'd be open to it, though it'd be a pretty expensive weekend and I don't have any disposable income at this point in my life.
 
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Sketcher said:
The key I think is to 1) not drink more than a limit you set ahead of time, and 2) not drink at all when depressed or angry.
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I think pretty much everyone thought that they could control their drinking when they started, but for many it turned out to be the other way around.
 
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Soyeong said:
I think pretty much everyone thought that they could control their drinking when they started, but for many it turned out to be the other way around.
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Personally, I've been at it for years now, it hasn't begun to control me yet. And those who I know do drink to much, don't care at all to control their intake - I don't know if they ever did.
 
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Darth Bagel said:
Depends on the time of year and such. I'd be open to it, though it'd be a pretty expensive weekend and I don't have any disposable income at this point in my life.
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We'll see how it pans out. If more people are interested then we'll start discussing options

My advice to you is the write to the university and get funding for a crap load of stationary, books, and internet data.

Speaking of which, I spent a whole months wages on Tipp-Ex. BIG mistake!
 
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Definitely alcohol. Now, I have tried it, but only sips. I didn't like it too much but I'm worried that one day I'll try a specific type and I won't want to stop. My family is full of alcoholics and I'd like to be the sober one.
 
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