What's the point of getting drunk?

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AreaCode707

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Originally posted by: johnjohn320
Originally posted by: Tret
none of you guys answered my question

Yeah they have: Because getting drunk is fun. That's your answer. Why do people smoke pot? Because it causes euphoria, increased appreciation for food and music, and everything's funny as hell. It's fun. Why do people drink alcohol? Because they stumble around, laugh a lot, and get to escape reality for awhile.

People get drunk because it's fun to get drunk. If you choose not to, then that's cool. But honestly, you're 17-what kind of question is this...why do you think people get drunk?
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Wow, until your answer I had been completely misreading the question as, "what's the point at which people get drunk?" I guess my brain shuts off after midnight.
 

Linux23

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what's the point of having sex?

or maybe you're not planning on having sex because it is not a necessity?:p
 

Rainsford

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What kind of question is that? Because getting drunk is fun. It's not by any means the only way to have fun, but it sure can be amusing especially if you get drunk with others. The key is moderation.
 

LS20

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Originally posted by: halik

also when you pay tuition, part of it goes to the greek organization, from that part of the money goes to the respectible fraternities and majority of them use it as beer money :D ... so if you dont drink and party youre wasting your money

uh, what kind of school does that. my money goes towards the presidents mercedes, the deans bmw, the bio lab ill never touch, and the classes i sleep through... but not a cent goes towards greek orgs
 

Tret

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Originally posted by: Linux23
what's the point of having sex?

or maybe you're not planning on having sex because it is not a necessity?:p
now thats a different story
 

Tret

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Originally posted by: americangigolo
Originally posted by: Tret
Originally posted by: Linux23
what's the point of having sex?

or maybe you're not planning on having sex because it is not a necessity?:p
now thats a different story

How so?

Thats a need for me as for other guys. I know its a need to get drunk also
 

Rainsford

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Originally posted by: Tret
Originally posted by: Linux23
what's the point of having sex?

or maybe you're not planning on having sex because it is not a necessity?:p
now thats a different story

Not at all. The situations are pretty much the same. Judgement of an activity that many people find enjoyable without having tried it yourself. Speaking from ignorance and all that. Not a knock on you or anything, but it's like a blind guy telling a painter what a rainbow looks like (or something :))
 

BigToquex

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Personally, I feel there is no real reason to get "drunk" (or "stupid drunk" is the term I like to use). When you are stupid drunk, you are a totally useless person who just makes themselves look like idiots when they get to that point.

I do however like to drink, although not as much as I used to. I like to drink to the point where I am just getting drunk. The peak of buzzing I guess. At that point, I'm pretty loose and having a good time, yet still functional enough that people can understand what I'm saying and I'm not doing incredibly retarded things.
 

ViRGE

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Originally posted by: Rainsford
Originally posted by: Tret
Originally posted by: Linux23
what's the point of having sex?

or maybe you're not planning on having sex because it is not a necessity?:p
now thats a different story

Not at all. The situations are pretty much the same. Judgement of an activity that many people find enjoyable without having tried it yourself. Speaking from ignorance and all that. Not a knock on you or anything, but it's like a blind guy telling a painter what a rainbow looks like (or something :))

The difference is that a kid that's had sex isn't going to go driving and end up killing my fvcking uncle.:|
 

clamum

Lifer
Feb 13, 2003
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Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: Rainsford
Originally posted by: Tret
Originally posted by: Linux23
what's the point of having sex?

or maybe you're not planning on having sex because it is not a necessity?:p
now thats a different story

Not at all. The situations are pretty much the same. Judgement of an activity that many people find enjoyable without having tried it yourself. Speaking from ignorance and all that. Not a knock on you or anything, but it's like a blind guy telling a painter what a rainbow looks like (or something :))

The difference is that a kid that's had sex isn't going to go driving and end up killing my fvcking uncle.:|

Drinking doesn't necessarily mean driving drunk and killing someone.

A kid can have sex and get AIDS too if you want to look at it that way.
 

ViRGE

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Originally posted by: americangigolo
Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: Rainsford
Originally posted by: Tret
Originally posted by: Linux23
what's the point of having sex?

or maybe you're not planning on having sex because it is not a necessity?:p
now thats a different story

Not at all. The situations are pretty much the same. Judgement of an activity that many people find enjoyable without having tried it yourself. Speaking from ignorance and all that. Not a knock on you or anything, but it's like a blind guy telling a painter what a rainbow looks like (or something :))

The difference is that a kid that's had sex isn't going to go driving and end up killing my fvcking uncle.:|

Drinking doesn't necessarily mean driving drunk and killing someone.

A kid can have sex and get AIDS too if you want to look at it that way.

That is true, but that's also not my point. My uncle was killed because a kid decided to drink himself stupid, then drive. Had he decided to sex himself stupid, and then drive, my uncle would still be alive today; his catching AIDS would not have killed my uncle.

<- A bit sore about losing his uncle
 

NewSc2

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Originally posted by: Tret
Originally posted by: americangigolo
Originally posted by: Tret
Originally posted by: Linux23
what's the point of having sex?

or maybe you're not planning on having sex because it is not a necessity?:p
now thats a different story

How so?

Thats a need for me as for other guys. I know its a need to get drunk also

That's cool you acknowledge what the older population here has been saying. I personally smoke weed sometimes because I get really bored after dinner on nights where nothing's going on (i.e. a random Tuesday night) and I watch movies or play games because they're much more funnier or I get very absorbed into a game when I'm high.

Same with social situations with alcohol and without alcohol. Without alcohol people get bored just watching TV at somebody's house, but with alcohol I can be sitting in a furniture-less house with 10 others and we can be entertained all night (it's happened before, no chairs no TV no table no nothing except 6 bottles of alcohol, ice, cups, and a mixer)
 

lowfatbaconboy

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unless you end up going to a christian ...goodie goodie school most likely you will be one of the kids that was good and never did anything wrong and freaked out

i have at least 3 friends from hs that did that.....i come back after first year of college and all 3 of them are going no where with their life b/c they smoke/drink all the time and either can't get into a good college or got kicked out of a good college

but everyone else i know....we did stuff in hs not like getting drunk all the time but we experimented so when we got to college we didn't feel like we were some how completely and utterly freed of our parents control and go crazy....b/c we had already got a slight taste of that in hs

but i agree with most everyone else drinking does not always = fun
and yes there are other ways of having fun.....but drinking some (moderation is good for EVERYTHING) at social events can be fun

like someone else said id rather die 10 years earlier than not has as much fun in my younger years....hell
i wish i could have my retirement from age 20-30 and then work till i die b/c i know i would have ALOT more fun with it then than from age 65-death
 

clamum

Lifer
Feb 13, 2003
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Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: americangigolo
Originally posted by: ViRGE
Originally posted by: Rainsford
Originally posted by: Tret
Originally posted by: Linux23
what's the point of having sex?

or maybe you're not planning on having sex because it is not a necessity?:p
now thats a different story

Not at all. The situations are pretty much the same. Judgement of an activity that many people find enjoyable without having tried it yourself. Speaking from ignorance and all that. Not a knock on you or anything, but it's like a blind guy telling a painter what a rainbow looks like (or something :))

The difference is that a kid that's had sex isn't going to go driving and end up killing my fvcking uncle.:|

Drinking doesn't necessarily mean driving drunk and killing someone.

A kid can have sex and get AIDS too if you want to look at it that way.

That is true, but that's also not my point. My uncle was killed because a kid decided to drink himself stupid, then drive. Had he decided to sex himself stupid, and then drive, my uncle would still be alive today; his catching AIDS would not have killed my uncle.

<- A bit sore about losing his uncle

Sorry about you losing your uncle... :( that kid was definately not responsible enough to drink and/or someone should've stopped him frrom driving.
 

IGBT

Lifer
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I can understand curiosity the first few times..anything byond that is self punishment. Ya'll must hate yer selves...