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design219 · May 14, 2007, 08:57 AM

Congrats Laminar. Try not to get wasted.

Dakarʒ · May 14, 2007, 08:58 AM

He's going to get tanked and wake up with a mailbox that looks like a fish next to him in bed in the morning.

Laminar · May 14, 2007, 09:13 AM

Fortunately it's a large mouth bass.

Laminar · May 14, 2007, 09:14 AM

But in all seriousness, yes. My sister and her fiance made some recommendations and told me what's good and what sucks. My dad also gave me a talk about making wise decisions and not ruining my life.

Dakarʒ · May 14, 2007, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by Laminar

My dad also gave me a talk about making wise decisions and not ruining my life.

Good to know he has so much confidence in you.

design219 · May 14, 2007, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by Laminar

My dad also gave me a talk about making wise decisions and not ruining my life.

pshaw, listen to your advisors at MacNN, we know best.

Dakarʒ · May 14, 2007, 09:18 AM

Originally Posted by design219

pshaw, listen to your advisors at MacNN, we know best.

Or we think we do when we're loaded.

mdc · May 14, 2007, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by design219

pshaw, listen to your advisors at MacNN, we know best.

"Told shorty you don't even have to go to summer school, just read the MacNN Lounge...Get all the education you need."

peeb · May 14, 2007, 09:50 AM

I think my first beer was about age 11.

Laminar · May 14, 2007, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by peeb

I think my first beer was about age 11.

And your life is a complete wreck right now because of it, correct?

peeb · May 14, 2007, 10:06 AM

Erm? Well, how do I break this to you....?

design219 · May 14, 2007, 10:09 AM

That's the spirit!

peeb · May 14, 2007, 10:13 AM

What, the one in that bottle over there?

Jawbone54 · May 14, 2007, 10:25 AM

Happy birthday, Goss!

*toot*

Railroader · May 14, 2007, 10:33 AM

Happy birthday!

I waited a little more than a year after I turned 21 to drink. I had went on a bender a few months before I turned 21 and was quite gun shy. Let's just say the evening involved a 1/5th of Absolute, a 12 pack of Budweiser, a few strippers and a trampoline...

peeb · May 14, 2007, 10:38 AM

As long as you don't wake up handcuffed to a hospital bed, you're probably ok!

Railroader · May 14, 2007, 10:52 AM

True that.

monkeybrain · May 14, 2007, 10:55 AM

Really, you have to be 21? Which state is that and are there any states where's it's older? I thought most of the US had made it 18 now. It's 18 in the UK, but we do have a massive drinking problem, the age issue is not the cause though.

I don't want to turn this political, but what age can you own a gun?

From my experience: at first alcohol will just be a way to get yourself completely wasted. For most people this phase only lasts a few years. For others it lasts forever. If you're smart it will be short and you'll learn to appreciate the finer points of alcohol, the many varied and magical beers, the sweet allure of wines, the cowboy image of the whiskey drinker, the proper vodka and maybe eventually you'll even like rice wine.

But stay away from cider.

Cipher13 · May 14, 2007, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by Railroader

Happy birthday!

I waited a little more than a year after I turned 21 to drink. I had went on a bender a few months before I turned 21 and was quite gun shy. Let's just say the evening involved a 1/5th of Absolute, a 12 pack of Budweiser, a few strippers and a trampoline...

The Bud boggles my mind.

Originally Posted by design219

Congrats Laminar. Try to get wasted.

Fixed.

Get wasted, drink lots of water, keep a powerade in the fridge for the next morning.

peeb · May 14, 2007, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by monkeybrain

Really, you have to be 21? Which state is that and are there any states where's it's older? I thought most of the US had made it 18 now. It's 18 in the UK, but we do have a massive drinking problem, the age issue is not the cause though.

Yep - it's quite ridiculous. You can sign up for the military, fight, kill and die in Iraq, vote, get married, own a gun, but not have a beer.

Laminar · May 14, 2007, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by Cipher13

Get wasted, drink lots of water, keep a powerade in the fridge for the next morning.

That's probably unlikely. I'm going out to a pizza place, then a movie or something afterwards, then driving 25 minutes home, so I need to be good for that.

Laminar · May 14, 2007, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by peeb

Yep - it's quite ridiculous. You can sign up for the military, fight, kill and die in Iraq, vote, get married, own a gun, but not have a beer.

I once knew someone that died from voting and driving. I move to increase the voting age to 21.

design219 · May 14, 2007, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by Laminar

...then a movie...

In case you don't already, you should know that beer is a diuretic. Don't get yourself in a situation where you can't take a piss for an extended period of time.

There should be an emoticon for the painful need to urninate.

Dakarʒ · May 14, 2007, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by design219

diuretic

OOO, look at Mr. Fancy Pants!

design219 · 12:45 PM

Word of the week.

and stop check’n out my pants!

Pyoko · May 14, 2007, 12:07 PM

Heh, I wish I was turning 21, pyo.

Congrats from a new kid, pyo.

Kenneth · May 14, 2007, 12:34 PM

Turned 21 years ago.. but didn't have any beer at all.

Railroader · May 14, 2007, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by Cipher13

The Bud boggles my mind.

After a 1/5 of Absolute, your mind is boggled enough already that it doesn't matter what is drunk.

peeb · May 14, 2007, 12:58 PM

Just stay away from wood alcohol.

Laminar · May 14, 2007, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by monkeybrain

But stay away from cider.

Really? My sister and her fiance recommended the Woodchuck Amber Cider since I'm such a fan of apple juice anyway.

Dakarʒ · May 14, 2007, 03:01 PM

Sounds fruity.

goMac · May 14, 2007, 04:02 PM

I turned 21 last Thursday. I don't actually remember what the first thing I drank was.

residentEvil · May 14, 2007, 06:39 PM

i'm long from 21, but i'll have jack for you anyway...because well, i can.

design219 · May 14, 2007, 07:05 PM

I'm toasting with a little vodka. Cheers.

Parvez · May 14, 2007, 07:07 PM

Congrats. Have a blast.

I am 16 year-old and I already got wasted few times at a party.

peeb · May 14, 2007, 07:13 PM

You got wasted a few times at one party? Wow - that must have been some party!

- - e r i k - - · May 14, 2007, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by peeb

I think my first beer was about age 11.

13 here. I guess I was just more innocent

monkeybrain · May 14, 2007, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by Laminar

Really? My sister and her fiance recommended the Woodchuck Amber Cider since I'm such a fan of apple juice anyway.

Well I'm not sure what the ciders in the states are like. The traditional ones in the UK are normally at least 6% (going up to about 9%, some are rumoured to be stronger, but the government won't let the brewers sell them, they do anyway but say it's weaker) - it's not that strong but the thing is it's so sweet you drink it quicker than beer. It will also give you a much worse hangover. It is nice though. Hell just give it a go. If you do like it, look out for perry too, that's cider made from pears.

Actually I think the warning should be to stay away from all that crap stuff smirnoff ice and other alcopops (dunno what the term is in the US, these small bottles of very artificial sugary alcohol that are basically marketed to teenagers).

design219 · May 14, 2007, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by monkeybrain

... say it's weaker...

In the states, they usually say it's stronger than it is.

peeb · May 14, 2007, 08:28 PM

Is the age restriction in the US largely followed? In the UK it seems to be honored more in the breach...

monkeybrain · May 14, 2007, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by design219

In the states, they usually say it's stronger than it is.

I think what they do is advertise it as something like 8.5%. This is a magic number. If it's 8.5% it secretly means it may be way higher. Easy to get away with in small pubs and local microbreweries.

design219 · May 15, 2007, 06:56 AM

So, anyone hung over this morning?

Dakarʒ · May 15, 2007, 07:14 AM

No drunken posts from last night.

Apparently those fuzzy navel's didn't knock him out.

design219 · May 15, 2007, 07:25 AM

He damn well better give a report.

Dakarʒ · May 15, 2007, 07:26 AM

Laminar · May 15, 2007, 08:02 AM

Hey guys.

Dakarʒ · May 15, 2007, 08:04 AM

Ah, the non-chalant, innocent routine.

design219 · May 15, 2007, 08:21 AM

Oh... it must be bad.

Laminar · May 15, 2007, 08:32 AM

Luckily I have internet access in prison.

Laminar · May 15, 2007, 08:54 AM

But seriously.
I had the Woodchuck on my sister's recommendation and a St. Pauli Girl that one of my friends suggested. I have another friend that spent some time in the Czeck Republic and swears by Pilsner Urquell, so I tried a sip of that too. After that we went and played ultimate frisbee on campus, then had some ice cream at Coldstone. It was a good time.