I can stop anytime... right?
Right, well I don't smoke or drink or do recreational or prescription drugs, but I do have a story of consumption that amazed my college mates at the time (quite a few years ago, this was).

I love Coca Cola. I like the flavour, but not the fact I can't sleep at night now if I have one after about 6pm. But back in my College days, it was "Anytime is time for Coke".

I didn't really think about it consciously, but I always had a couple of bottles on hand in the fridge. When recycling came to town in the mid '80's in Brisbane, I started putting the empty PET bottles behind the huge old stove in our share house kitchen. One day, one of my housemates said "Holy shit, Shazz, there are a lot of bottles back there" so we decided to pull them out and tally up the Coke I'd drunk in the last six months.

It turned out to be about 360litres or so. Consumed in less than 6 months. And most of these empty bottles were the big-arse 3 litre "Thirst Tanker" ones.

That didn't even take into account the cans I consumed at College (at least two a day), the Cokes I had every time I went to McDonalds (at least three times a week) or the ones I drank at friends' places and parties.

My mate told me I was obviously addicted to Coke. I said "Nah, I can quit anytime!", so she challenged me to go without for a week. I called her bluff, and volunteered to go without consuming Coca Cola for a month. I stuck to it too, with no apparent ill effects, which honestly surprised me.

When the month was up, I felt vindicated. Couple of days later, I went to maccas, and had a Coke with my meal. Within ten minutes, my lips had swelled up like the lovechild of Mick Jagger and Angelina Jolie.

From that point on, I never had that reaction again, though I continued to drink the black gold, but in lesser quantities. My body must have been screaming "ARE YOU STUPID?" but I just re-started drinking it again. Matter of fact, I have one right next to me now.
( Shazzoir Old enough to know better young enough not to care, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 11:46, 5 replies)

I quit for the entire month of February
the first week was tricky, after that I didn't miss it.

I'm slightly annoyed I started drinking it again.
( chenobble rocking his explorer beard on, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 11:50, closed)

Coca-Cola
Ahh, Southern Champagne! It is the elixir of the gods....
(TDub Nunc id vides, nunc ne vides on, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 14:12, closed)

Coca Cola
Do you appreciators of the drink of kings prefer Diet or Normal?
(Mr. Cunt put the indy in kindy., Fri 19 Dec 2008, 14:39, closed)

normal for me
diet is hideous :S
(HoBag (TM) <-- Fookin' legend, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 15:22, closed)

Leaded only, thanks.
Diet coke and all other derivatives of the original are the drink of the Debbil.
( Shazzoir Old enough to know better young enough not to care, Sat 20 Dec 2008, 4:32, closed)