Yeah, it's fun.
A mate of mine, who was a very heavy drinker ordered a pint, I warned her to go easy, she laughed at me. 3 pints later I was helping her stagger home.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:11, 2 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Haha, dear oh dear

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:12, Reply)

It was awesome, given she can usually drink me under any given table.
I practically had to sling her over the crossbar of her bike and wheel her home.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:13, Reply)

Try Biddedens, tastes just like apple juice, and not alcoholic in the least.
Or White Lightning, if you're skint.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:14, Reply)

Biddendons is nice IIRC.
White lightning is posho cider, Ice Dragon or Frosty Jack were the tramp juices of choice when I were a lad.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:16, Reply)

I don't think they do Frosty Jack any more.
I wuz arrested last time I drank Rosie, visiting mum in Yorkshire. Got pissed with some old mates, poured into a taxi, couldn't remember her address, gave mine (100 odd miles off), woke up in the cells, and got 50 quid penalty thing for being drunk and incapable on a public highway.

*Proud*
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:20, Reply)

Cider really is a classy drink.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:24, Reply)

They do still make Frosty Jack.
I'm afraid I know they do.

At least, they did up to 2 years ago.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:24, Reply)

Drinking out of 3 litre bottles takes skill and coordination.
This is why gentlemen of the road have wet coats.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:27, Reply)

You're speaking to an expert.
edit: An ex-expert.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:28, Reply)

Still exists.
Or at any rate has a website, a quick Google has also reminded my of Diamond White and, my personal Favourite, K. Ahh for the dear dead days of youth.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:32, Reply)

Last time I...um...'saw' it...
It was doing a promotion to get free sports equipment of all things. I think it was basically bags and baseball caps mind you. As if anyone who is drinking that stuff wants (or possibly even needs) to advertise the fact.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:34, Reply)

I'd not advertise Frosty Jack
but a nice, tasteful, black K baseball cap I'd probably wear, for nostalgic and ironic lols.
( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:37, Reply)

Frosty Jack - The Sportsman's Choice

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:39, Reply)

Assuming the Sportsman is Paul Gascoigne it may work.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:41, Reply)

I used to drink a 10% lager, called ESL, Extra Strong Lager. That WAS class.

(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:37, Reply)

Ha. That's pretty special.

( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:41, Reply)

My ex-housemate and I used to drink 2 bottles of Special Brew once a year, on Hallowe'en
Tis now a dead tradition, and I'm not entirely sure that's a bad thing...
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:45, Reply)

Yeah but it's got apples in so it's one of your five a day.

( girlinthehole, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:12, Reply)

If you can manage 5 pints I'll be amazed.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:13, Reply)

Oooo no! I'm a lightweight for sure.

( girlinthehole, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:14, Reply)

I though I was too, but maybe I can hold my cider better than I thought to listen to AA.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:17, Reply)

It's really strange but my alcoholic ability can vary depending on circumstances I haven't worked out yet.

( girlinthehole, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:19, Reply)

Yes, this too.

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:24, Reply)

I believe it's been shown that how drunk you act
depends on who you're out with, how you wish to be perceived by them and how much they've drunk.

ie, my first Christmas party at work, I drank 3 bottles of wine over the course of about 6 hours and was pretty compos mentis, a couple of weeks ago out with a friend, 1 pint of cider and I was all over the place.
(berk, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 12:04, Reply)

You can get people to act drunk just by telling them what they're drinking is alcoholic.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 12:05, Reply)

Yes, I read that article on the bbc as well.

(berk, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 12:07, Reply)

I've seen this done.
Barmaid at my old local came to a party with us, she was reasonably merry, and was told that she'd been spiked with acid. She began acting as she perceived a tripper would. Sounds cruel, but it was fucking funny.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 12:08, Reply)

They did studies on it while I was at uni,
gave half of us some alcopop the other half just fruit juice with something in it to make it taste weird. Then tested reaction speeds and things.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 12:10, Reply)

What were the results/

(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 12:17, Reply)

Not sure never read the article,
but I think my reactions slowed and the short term memory result was worse after drinking.
Not sure if I had the fake stuff either.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 12:18, Reply)

That's true.
I've done several jobs when I was really hitting the sauce, pissed out my face, and as far as I know nobody noticed. I managed the job too.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 26 Oct 2011, 12:06, Reply)