My weeks has been average
alt: Dunno, outdoor season hasn't restarted so probably take minibadger swimming or sutin.

altalt: Parking ticket probably. Some parts of the residents parking system around us are fucked. Last speeding fine was five years ago now. Other than that, don't think I've ever been fined. Oh, years ago I got a penalty fare in London not long after they introduced them as there was no ticket office at the interchange between underground and rail at Finsbury Park and I needed a travelcard extension. THRILLING STORY, BRO.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:16, 1 reply, 11 years ago)

Also, taking a month of booze as some sort of pretend detox
is retarded. Sorry, but it just is.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:19, Reply)

gives your liver a rest though, eh?

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:20, Reply)

I am sure I will be corrected
but your liver will recover (assuming no scarring from extreme abuse) in around 3-5 days
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:24, Reply)

Yes,
And your liver is pretty much the only thing you have that's capable of fairly rapid regeneration. But if you are drinking enough that the damage to your liver is a bigger problem than the other damage you are doing to your body, a month off's not going to cut it. Your liver will heal a bit, you'll get back on the booze and fuck it again.

All taking a month off proves is that you can actually stop drinking. The health benefits will be ruined when you get back on it, hard, a month later. See also: starvation diets.

If you want to prove you can stop drinking, take a day or two off a week. Or, accept it's all a load of shit and something has to kill you, and drink as much as you want.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:26, Reply)

I only read the last six words of that.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:27, Reply)

So did I, and I wrote it.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:29, Reply)

i didn't read any of it

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:30, Reply)

I only drink on a weekend, really.

( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:28, Reply)

Fucking hell
does that mean I have actually got something (pretty much) right on the internet.

My week is full of WIN
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:28, Reply)

That deserves a drink!

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:32, Reply)

Also, a mate of mine's just about to bring a regen med facility online in Birmingham
which is primarily hepatology based, so we're probably all saved. YAY.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:29, Reply)

has anybody ever described you as 'fairly pompous'?

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:29, Reply)

no, usually just as "a cunt"
You asked a question. what with the question mark. I answered it, what with it being something I know a little bit about. I fail to see what's in the slightest bit pompous about that, chap.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:31, Reply)

Also, have I just been called pompous by Dozer?
fucking hell, there just aren't enough kilospoons on the irony scale.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:33, Reply)

^ upset and fairly pompous

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:34, Reply)

This means I win, yeah? that's how the internet works, right?

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:35, Reply)

^ still upset

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:39, Reply)

shut up, you're not even my real dad.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 13:47, Reply)

whilst this is a good scientific explanation
it fails, in the usual way of virginal scientists (my sweet), to see the bigger picture. usually people do dry January because they're sick and tired and penniless after indulging over Christmas. it's time to regroup financially, feel a bit healthier, rest and relax and get back into the working year...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:40, Reply)

Nah. it's because they're pricks.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:41, Reply)

I'm afraid tangles here has hit the nail on the head.

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 13:47, Reply)

Is this your medical opinion
If so I am going with it.
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:21, Reply)

I'm not medically qualified
only biologically. It's still bollocks.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:23, Reply)

I know I was just going to use it as an excuse
Any of these abstinence diets (unless you are on the point of organ failure) are pointless
(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:24, Reply)

*thunderous wankfad fives*

( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:26, Reply)

If you're a heavy drinker then it's best to cut down gradually, a sudden halt can be dangerous. Only applicable to long term
Heavy boozers. Moderate boozers, packing in booze for a month will be of very little benefit.
(DBT became a fruitarian on, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:25, Reply)

Are you reading this, Battered?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:28, Reply)

Poor Amy :(

( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Thu 9 Jan 2014, 12:29, Reply)