O.T. Are you as good as this man at holding your liqour?

Yvsa

Yvsa

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This man is astounding.

I also posted this in W&C and was going to link to it here, and then remembered you aren't supposed to link to that forum so here it is for your entertainment.

Also stole a joke from there that I think you guys will appreciate.

"Saw in the Wall Street Journal that Victoria's Secret was going to merge with Smith and Wesson.
The new company will be named "Titty Titty Bang Bang" :D "

Yvsa, promoting the Whine and Cheese Forum. If you don't visit you don't know what you're missing!:rolleyes: :p
 
And they say older folks don't know how to party...
 
I wish there were a follow up article. The guy should be studied; I think he'd volunteer, just give him free booze.

Seriously, some poisens can reach incredible levels, as in cases of arsenic poisening over a long period of time, but I'm curious if this man has a genetic identifiable difference.


munk
 
I remember, from way back when, learning about "maintenance alcoholics" in school. I don't know if this was a real term or not, or whether it's still used. Supposedly it's when an alcoholic progresses to the level where they don't really get drunk anymore; at that point, they're literally drinking to live because their body has become tremendously dependant on it. I'll have to look into this.

On a similar note, in a family with more than its fair share of alcoholics, my grandfather is still a legend. He once downed a complete fifth of Jack Daniels in a little over three hours, then began the drive home. (Amazing how things have changed over the last generation or two...I don't like driving after a single beer and refuse to drive after two. DWI is an expensive hobby.) My concerned grandmother managed to get the attention of a state patrolman nearby and they were pulled over. She told him the situation and he gave my grandfather a field sobriety test. He passed.

He's been gone for some time but that story still gets tossed around occasionally. We're still scratching our heads over that one.

Back to the original topic - I agree with Munk. I'd hate to think what that man's liver looks like though.
 
I don't know what that phrase may mean today. There is a point reached where one drinks to maintain a semblence of sanity. You drink yourself 'sober'. The high is long gone at this stage of drinking. They're climbing back to just OK.
There is also a use for that word regarding keeping a level of intoxication where you can still function but not fall apart.
A ironic thing to ask a drunk: "Are we having fun, yet?"


munk
 
Some 10 years ago or so therewas a report of a polish man found dead by the side of the road, he had 1.2% (yes, that is 1/3 more than what this guy had) pf alcohol in his blood and he died of hypothermia - apparently he fell asleep after guzzling all that drink :rolleyes:
 
At least the guy wouldn't freeze to death...he might get a little slushy though.
 
One more thing (not to tarnish the "reputation" of your GF Satori :) ) - if 1/5th means 1/5th of 1 liter bottle (4 whiskeys) you'll find "legends" like this in your nearby pub. And in the next one. And next one ... :D
 
"Fifth," in this context, refers to a 750ml bottle.

Here's one for the linguists: is "fifth" an actual proper term, or is it just slang? I'm curious.
 
SatoriHere's one for the linguists: is "fifth" an actual proper term said:
Don't know if it still is since the liqour industry went metric years ago:confused: , but a 1/5th used to be 1/5th of a gallon, little less than a quart.
A method of measurement used to confuse young men just out of high school when trying to figure out how much booze they want for their first party.:rolleyes: ;)
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Satori said:
I'll stick with beer. Everyone knows what a pint is. :)
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Umm...how much is that anyway? One longneck, two longnecks? ;)
 
Nasty said:
At least the guy wouldn't freeze to death...he might get a little slushy though.
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Nasty's just kiddin' :D

Consumption of alcohol speeds loss of body warmth and speeds hypothermia. :(
 
There's a quality to a drunk's blood, found strewn over wreckage and bodies at an accident site and I can't remember what the Cops and EMT's call it. Is it clotted or runny?

Years ago a guy told me what his BA was when he checked into treatment but I didnt believe him- and it was .6 or something. Now I believe him.


munk
 
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