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Razzle, or how we gave a carny $1400

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BudAshes said:
You had 1400 dollars in your wallet and give it to a carny? How have you survived this long on this planet?
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He was drunk, I'm chuckling at all the people on here talking shit on OP and claiming when they're drunk they make uber intelligent decisions. They've either never been drunk, or they're lying. I have gotten drunk to the point I don't remember anything I did 3 times in a life. 2 of those I did wtf things that when others told me about I was stunned. People here who claim they can get fall down drunk yet still have their sense about them are full of fucking shit. Some people are better than others, but shit faced drunk, yeah you're not going to be rational and use brainpower to make excellent choices.

But then again, this is ATOT where people could drink a fifth of Johnny Walker Blue label and go immediately take the SAT's and score a 1400.
 
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QueBert said:
He was drunk, I'm chuckling at all the people on here talking shit on OP and claiming when they're drunk they make uber intelligent decisions. They've either never been drunk, or they're lying. I have gotten drunk to the point I don't remember anything I did 3 times in a life. 2 of those I did wtf things that when others told me about I was stunned. People here who claim they can get fall down drunk yet still have their sense about them are full of fucking shit. Some people are better than others, but shit faced drunk, yeah you're not going to be rational and use brainpower to make excellent choices.

But then again, this is ATOT where people could drink a fifth of Johnny Walker Blue label and go immediately take the SAT's and score a 1400.
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I've been pretty wasted... I've never been so wasted that I flushed $1400 down the toilet (hell, after a couple hundred I think the adrenaline would have counteracted any alcohol)

the one time I tried to drink my way out of being crazy stressed was the worst... the alcohol was affecting my physically, as in I was moving sluggishly, slurring words a bit, etc, but the stress was keeping my mind annoyingly sharp and focused.
 
AznAnarchy99 said:
For $1400 I would have had more fun spending it on two bottles of vodka at a club.
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$700/bottle vodka is BS...Vodka is the poor man's drink and even high end bottles are under $200.

Expensive vodkas are usually only more than that because of a fancy/jeweled bottle or case.

I do know there are clubs that do $700 bottles, but unless you are a millionare you are just showing the world you are a moron.
 
alkemyst said:
$700/bottle vodka is BS...Vodka is the poor man's drink and even high end bottles are under $200.

Expensive vodkas are usually only more than that because of a fancy/jeweled bottle or case.

I do know there are clubs that do $700 bottles, but unless you are a millionare you are just showing the world you are a moron.
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I assume he's talking about bottle service (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_service) not "a" bottle.

$700 is probably more than I'd expect for bottle service in NO, but maybe not during Mardis Gras.
 
QueBert said:
He was drunk, I'm chuckling at all the people on here talking shit on OP and claiming when they're drunk they make uber intelligent decisions. They've either never been drunk, or they're lying. I have gotten drunk to the point I don't remember anything I did 3 times in a life. 2 of those I did wtf things that when others told me about I was stunned. People here who claim they can get fall down drunk yet still have their sense about them are full of fucking shit. Some people are better than others, but shit faced drunk, yeah you're not going to be rational and use brainpower to make excellent choices.

But then again, this is ATOT where people could drink a fifth of Johnny Walker Blue label and go immediately take the SAT's and score a 1400.
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No, he was just fucking stupid. At that level of abject ignorance drunk is only a side effect, it's not the prime factor. Anyone who has consumed a level of alcohol that allows him to stand upright and find his wallet should still have enough control of his faculties to not keep pumping out money. At least he should still have enough control of his faculties to not keep pumping out money anywhere except a strip club. We've all been drunk and we've all been REALLY drunk and some of us have even been drunk enough to black out or pass out and VERY VERY few of us have ever been scammed out of that much money while drunk. Again, at least in any environment except a strip club. There comes a point where a person should be able to recognize "Man, I'm wasted, probably best to not make any major financial decisions for a while". And if a person can't see that point approaching it's because he's an idiot, not a drunken idiot, just a plain old idiot.
 
loki8481 said:
I assume he's talking about bottle service (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_service) not "a" bottle.

$700 is probably more than I'd expect for bottle service in NO, but maybe not during Mardis Gras.
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Exactly and it's ridiculous when your 'bottle' is just Vodka, but some clubs are doing this.

Usually you get mixers, but only one or two main bottles and a cute half naked server plus a private area.

Higher end service sometimes includes security and more servers.
 
loki8481 said:
I've been pretty wasted... I've never been so wasted that I flushed $1400 down the toilet (hell, after a couple hundred I think the adrenaline would have counteracted any alcohol)

the one time I tried to drink my way out of being crazy stressed was the worst... the alcohol was affecting my physically, as in I was moving sluggishly, slurring words a bit, etc, but the stress was keeping my mind annoyingly sharp and focused.
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Try to pull a gun even on a carnie and watch your ass get toasted.
 
alkemyst said:
Exactly and it's ridiculous when your 'bottle' is just Vodka, but some clubs are doing this.

Usually you get mixers, but only one or two main bottles and a cute half naked server plus a private area.

Higher end service sometimes includes security and more servers.
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I'm exaggerating at $700. It's more like $200-350 a bottle plus tip.
 
Ns1 said:
totally depends where you're at and what day/time it is...
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QueBert said:
He was drunk, I'm chuckling at all the people on here talking shit on OP and claiming when they're drunk they make uber intelligent decisions. They've either never been drunk, or they're lying. I have gotten drunk to the point I don't remember anything I did 3 times in a life. 2 of those I did wtf things that when others told me about I was stunned. People here who claim they can get fall down drunk yet still have their sense about them are full of fucking shit. Some people are better than others, but shit faced drunk, yeah you're not going to be rational and use brainpower to make excellent choices.

But then again, this is ATOT where people could drink a fifth of Johnny Walker Blue label and go immediately take the SAT's and score a 1400.
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Or maybe you just don't quite understand that people are different, and do not necessarily intend 'different' to fuel your inferiority complex.

When I drank, I could consume pretty decent quantities and remain coherent. Altered, yes, but not falling down drunk. No slurred, unintelligible speech, ect. No blowing hundreds/thousands of dollars on a carnie game (lol wtf?).

But I went immediately from coherent to unconscious. There was no crazy black-out do-crazy-shit phase. I was just okay, generally more together than most...or I laid down and went the fuck to sleep. I have known others like this, as well.

Truthfully, if you feel that consuming alcohol renders you unable to make the most basic of decisions (...while, you know, conscious), you should PROBABLY not drink.
 
But I went immediately from coherent to unconscious. There was no crazy black-out do-crazy-shit phase. I was just okay, generally more together than most...or I laid down and went the fuck to sleep. I have known others like this, as well.
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that's me too.

I don't black out, I'm just hella buzzed one moment then PTFO the next.
 
phucheneh said:
Or maybe you just don't quite understand that people are different, and do not necessarily intend 'different' to fuel your inferiority complex.

When I drank, I could consume pretty decent quantities and remain coherent. Altered, yes, but not falling down drunk. No slurred, unintelligible speech, ect. No blowing hundreds/thousands of dollars on a carnie game (lol wtf?).

But I went immediately from coherent to unconscious. There was no crazy black-out do-crazy-shit phase. I was just okay, generally more together than most...or I laid down and went the fuck to sleep. I have known others like this, as well.

Truthfully, if you feel that consuming alcohol renders you unable to make the most basic of decisions (...while, you know, conscious), you should PROBABLY not drink.
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Dude, did you even read what Quebert posted that you quoted. He was talking about being totally drunken/fall down drunk.

You can't operate in that state unless you have the gift of ATOT's Adrenaline surge! Able to grab pit bulls by their nuts when they attack, incapacitate the best MMA fighters with a simple falcon punch and a HADOKEN!, and then sign contracts that net out millions of dollars.

You were probably alone.

/forever alone.
 
Nebor said:
To buy our way into balcony parties. Admission ranges from $75\person to $250\person. The most aggravating part for me was that after giving the carnie the majority of my cash, I went to the nearby ATM only to find it allowed for a maximum of $100 out at a time. So I had to sit there taking out $100 at a time again and again until it started saying transaction denied after $800. I called the bank, thinking I'd hit some kind of withdrawal limit, but it turns out I'd hit the maximum ATM fee reimbursal limit, as this machine was charging me $5 per transaction. The guy at the bank told me "you should take out more than $100 at a time." Yeah, thanks genius. 🙄 Anyway I got him to turn it back on so I could replenish my cash.

So I've got like $100 in ATM fees now. Mardis gras is a cruel mistress.
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Great thread - missed it the 1st time round

Have to agree - carrying that much cash with you with that big a crowd is insane - but where are those balcony party pics 🙂
 
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