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

( girlinthehole, Wed 26 Oct 2011, 11:12, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

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)