Who here actually does NOT drink???

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oboeguy

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I'm not going to read the 99 replies to this thread. Instead I will add that I don't drink alcoholic beverages. I grew up in an environment where it was fine for kids to try it, so it's not like I wasn't given the chance, but I don't like alcohol, simple as that.
 

flxnimprtmscl

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I used to drink all the time. Now I rarely do at all. I just feel no compulsion to do so and have no reason or desire to drink really.
 

Excelsior

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Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Originally posted by: Excelsior
Originally posted by: Brutuskend
Originally posted by: Mwilding
You can't trust people who don't drink (unless they go to meetings)

I resent that remark.

I'm a trustworthy person.

I just decided years ago that the way booze made me feel the next morning just wasn't worth it.

I DID used to drink, but NEVER had a drinking problem.

Uh...see..maybe that was your problem. If it made you feel bad the next morning, you obviously had to much. I don't see why some say "it just isnt my thing". Do they think that drinking means getting drunk? Having a few beers ISNT a thing, you don't get drunk, and no one is harmed, not even yourself. What is the big deal?

99% of beer I've tried gives me headaches.

Plus I don't like the way it tastes. (well except for a few REAL dark beers I've tried.)

Once again, it just isn't worth it to me.

Why do something just to be doing it, unless I get something out of it that's better that what I get from NOT doing it?

Oh ok, it gives you headaches. I never said to do it to be cool, but it seemed like some peoples reasons were stupid. I have never heard of someone getting a headache from having a beer.
 

PanzerIV

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Originally posted by: grrl
PanzerIV, interesting name. Would that be a model F1? G? H? J?

I am in awe not only that you know what a Panzer IV is but some model numbers. :D I have no preference by the way, I love several varieties of German armor such as the Jagdpanzer, Stug III and King Tiger.
 

PanzerIV

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Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
I'm underage, I get my kicks from using the :beer: emoticon constantly. :hic:

LOL. Yeah, I use it sometimes too although I am of age.
 

thrashev

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Originally posted by: tennisflip
So do you drinkers drink for the taste, the buzz, or what? Just curious.

for me, if it came down to it I would take a pepsi over an alcoholic beverage for a drink

but you can't get drunk from pepsi
 

Lithium381

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I've never had alcohol....like sat down and had a glass of wine, never went to a party and had a beer etc......i hear some cakes and dishes have small amounts in them....not sure if that counts.....but i've been sober for 20 years
 

xSauronx

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i drink when i frag sometimes (frag 4-7 times a week,have a drink 2 or 3 of those at most)

also have one if im eating something with chilis in it
 

waffel

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I usually have a beer with dinner a few times a week. Might get wasted a couple times a year, that's about it.
 

MDE

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I don't drink which is a minor miracle considering that I work for a liquor store.
 

KGB1

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/Raises hand
Yep... don't drink...smoke...do drugs (legal and illegal)
Mundane life I must tell you.. :(
 

mechBgon

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I don't drink. If you saw me near a full 12-cup coffeemaker, you'd understand why. ;) I lead a fairly content life, so I don't have much motivation to seek an escape that way either. That's what my mountain bike is for, right? :)
 

skyking

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Me niether.... mechBgon, what town are you in? I am somewhere south of Aroma, Washington <inside joke for Puget Sound residents>
 

Remnant2

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I'll drink between 1-4 drinks probably at least once a week socially, but only really get drunk maybe once every other month or so.

I enjoy alchohol, but it doesn't rule me.