Drink
The missus and I drink a fairly impressive amount at weekends, but I tend to avoid booze during the week. I did a alcohol consumption questionnaire at the doctor's when I registered, which was scored out of 40, with 8 being "borderline heavy drinker with a danger of developing drink related problems".

Which is, of course, exactly what I scored. Goddamn nanny state.
( Kroney, Mon 23 Sep 2013, 16:15, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

Badger once posted a very convincing and sciencey sounding reason why it was ok to drink loads more than the recommended limit and that was good enough for me.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 23 Sep 2013, 16:18, Reply)

the very fact that such reasons could exist is good enough for me

( Reginald Donkeyfuck, Mon 23 Sep 2013, 16:21, Reply)

It's the same as any other substance, really.
If you're liable to have bad reactions or get addictions to it, then you will. If you're not, you won't. You have to commit to some pretty serious, socially unacceptable levels of drinking to get to cirrhosis. As in George Best or Ollie Reid. If you're at that level everybody will know you're an alcoholic, you won't have to take some gay NHS quiz that was written by a no-hoper drone to find out.

As far as I'm concerned, as long as you're not reaching for the vodka before you have breakfast, you're probably OK.
( Kroney, Mon 23 Sep 2013, 16:21, Reply)

the no-hoper drones don't write the quizzes
they just analyse the results and put them in a spreadsheet
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 23 Sep 2013, 16:22, Reply)

Still pining, huh?

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Mon 23 Sep 2013, 16:24, Reply)

It's a great sign that despite him not even being here anymore
you STILL can't let it go. Doing a great job of showing how little you care.
( Kroney, Mon 23 Sep 2013, 16:28, Reply)

you were the one having the go here... i just highlighted it...

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 23 Sep 2013, 16:28, Reply)

If I was having a go I'd have put "like Chompy" in there.

( Kroney, Mon 23 Sep 2013, 16:30, Reply)

uh huh

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 23 Sep 2013, 16:31, Reply)

*roll eyes*

( Kroney, Mon 23 Sep 2013, 16:33, Reply)

I nearly always have breakfast first.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 23 Sep 2013, 16:24, Reply)

Yeah, gives you a foundation.
You just get hammered too quick on an empty stomach and then your boss will find out.
( Kroney, Mon 23 Sep 2013, 16:25, Reply)

the guy that came up with the recommended limit
said they pretty much plucked the figure out of the air, essentially everyone is different, so while you might be able to drink 80 unit per week with no damage if stunned did so he would be onto his last working limb and so on
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Mon 23 Sep 2013, 16:22, Reply)