Its I'm a little tipsy Wednesday 16/10/02 MKF

[Coma123]

Well I'm not, but I was thinking anyone got any really good drinking stories? Were do you like to drink?
Ever had just that little to much to drink and done something you've regreted afterwards? Maybe vomited on the wrong person
Can't really think of a W/T question maybe its more of a job for our pens writers.

[mollyig]

Well being Irish, I, of course, don't drink!

Okay, even I didn't believe that![img:afbe8355a6]http://homepage.eircom.net/~mollyig/winkgreen.gif[/img:afbe8355a6]

I have this tendency when I'm really drunk to sing, and it could be anything from Kate Bush impressions to Rage against the machine, but is usually, yes, you've guessed it - [b:afbe8355a6]Indigo Girls[/b:afbe8355a6]

Its grey (not gray!) and raining here in Dublin at the moment and I'm mightily tempted to put a nip of brandy in my coffee - for medicinal purposes! [img:afbe8355a6]http://homepage.eircom.net/~mollyig/revolve.gif[/img:afbe8355a6]

[June Leigh]

Sorry, no drinking stories, but I read this in the paper today in an article about domestic violence and I thought it would be nice to share with you all. It's the Pledge of Non-Violence, adapted from the Families Against Violence Network and the Institute for Peace in St. Louis, Mo. Some parts reminded me of "Buffy."

"I believe that generating peace starts with myself, in my family, school, and community. Therefore, I commit ... to become non-violent and peaceable in all my actions.
... to respect myself, to affirm others, and to avoid uncaring criticism, hateful works, physical attacks and self-destructive behaviors.
... to share my feelings honestly, look for safe and healthy ways to express my anger, and to work at solving problems peacefully.
... to listen carefully to one another, especially those who disagree with me, and to consider others' feelings and needs rather than insist on having my own way.
... to apologize and make amends when I have hurt another, to forgive others and keep from holding grudges.
... [b:be0c7a956f] to avoid entertainment that makes violence look exciting, funny or acceptable.[/b:be0c7a956f] (emphasis mine)
... to challenge violence in all its forms whenever I encounter it...and to stand with others who are treated unfairly."

Have a great Wednesday everyone.

[saule77]

Well, living in Ireland. I don't drink either!
Can you smell the big fat lie?

I'll share two with you...

First year in college:
First time I got hammered really. (It's legal to drink at 18 where I come from). Up until May that year, i had never been drunk. I was always the one making sure my 2 friends got home OK and sobbered up Ok the following day and didn't vanish in the middle of the night with some stranger and giving out to them for drinknig themselves silly... (They are both respectivellly 1 and 2.5 years older than me, might I add...)

Then, there was a birthday party. Not even mine. But I polished off a bottle of Bailey's almost by myself in a rather short space of time.
There was spaghetti Bolognese to be had that night. I was sitting on the floor but I couldn't get up for 2 hours solid. My head was fine. (Well, I thought it was and since I remember this vividly ad it was 6 years ago, I think was). My plate had to be brought to me by one of the aformentioned friends (in fits laughing, of course). I ate it all by myself though. I thought it was a pretty good effort.
Then we decided to go to the pub. I remember walking to the pub (5 minutes down the road) between my 2 friends who kept saying "We're so proud of you, it's about time it happened..." or something to that effect and me replying (imagine crying / whining voice) "You don't understand, I'm so ashamed... Look, I can't even walk straight..."


The second (second year in college) started as a drinking competition with a rugby player. A friend of mine. I was supposed to drink Vodka orange but apparently, we ran out of OJ and finished off with apple juice. I never noticed the difference. I got sick outside the house, then I proceeded to pass out. Woke up on the sofa a few hours later and everybody was gone. Apart from my rugby playing friend still going strong.


The shame of it all...

They were probably the worse two... Unless I don't remember... That's always a possibility.

[katydid]

Well...when I drink I forget to filter what I say before I say it. It stays that way for a good bit of the next day. Those of you who had breakfast at Sidewalk with me understand. lol

Katie

[snuggle79]

I did some very stupid things when i was younger and got drunk. Usually i get very funny and i'm laughing a lot when i'm tipsy or drunk. Ok, the most embarassing thing happened around 4 or 5 years ago, when i was 18 or 19.
I got way too drunk after drinking a mix of tequillas and beer and some cocktail stuff.
My tummy was all rumbly when my friends and i were preparing to leave the bar. After a while my friends wanted to stop by a McDonald's restaurant to grab something to eat.
I was just feeling yuck and awful and wanted to be in my bed. So we walked in that mcdonald's place, my friends ordered their things, and i was just sitting on a chair and waiting to leave. Well, that wasn't really smart i guess.
Because the smell of hamburgers and stuff in that place...
was reallly not healthy for me.
So, the worst thing possible happened right there in front of all people. I had to throw out in a mcdonald's restaurant.
So i looked kinda like that:
But thank god my friends reacted very quickly when they saw my face, so they asked for a bag and i could use that one for the whole ....disaster... lol
Well, yeah, now I'm all grown up (haha) and since that time i never threw up again, because of too much alcohol.

[Grimaldi]

well, the worst thing i did was accedently throwing up on my girlfriend. it happened a couple of years ago, we had gone out with a bunch of friends and i had too much to drink. so the one friend who didn't drink that night drove everyone home. since i was feeling too good i ended up hanging my head out of the passenger window and puking, but i forgot that my girlfriend was right behind me and had her window down also. i'm just glad that looks can't kill or i would have be dead that night.

[relativegirl]

I never drink and I never lie.

[Kieli]

Uh huh, and I'm bonny Prince Charlie

[jaycatt23]

I'm very predictable when I get drunk: I throw up. And often I start fights with strangers. Proper wrestling matches, and often with boys. And I'm only a little girl, but I forget that they could quite probably beat me to a pulp if they wish.

I have a friend who got drunk and thought it would be a good idea to headbutt a toilet cistern in the toilets of the restaurant we were in. So he did. Then he came back and threw up over his curry. Not nice.

[Spice Faerie]

Like Mollyig, I have a tendency to burst into song when drunk. A few years ago, on my 21st birthday, actually my whole floor of my dorm decided to have a huge party. I don't actually remember the evening at all but some pictures later surfaced of my in a sombraro and sunglasses singing into a bottle of something... Needless to say I puked from 10am to 4pm the following day. It must have been some party.

Spice

[Kieli]

and I've got a million of them (thankfully none involve vomiting though, surprisingly enough). I've now got the nickname "Sister Shoehorn" from one party where I started out fine and then was told the next morning that I was dancing on a coffee table with a rather frillly lampshade on my head singing to Aretha Franklin. Talk about horror of all horrors.

And then there was this time that a frat (PHILO or Phi Lambda Sigma) that I was a little sister to had a rather large party for some former frat brothers who were in the Air Force. I remember being tossed into bed by one of the sweet fratties who hauled me up the stairs to my dorm room when I could no longer stand. Not only was it THE worst hangover of my life, but I managed to get nicked by the cops for Drunken Disorderliness (me and my PHILO big bro Mike managed to crank up his stereo so loud that it could be heard in the cemetary two miles away), Misconduct (one of the Air Force guys and I set off EVERY SINGLE fire alarm on campus and then dashed away) and Disturbing the Peace. You don't even want me to go into some of the other drunk stories. The hangovers are STILL too painful for words.

T.

[oneyedchicklet]

Well for my 30th birthday, my friends took me to a club that was on the top of the 45th floor of a building. They thought it would be fun to line up all the bottles of beer I drank and I kept getting up and dancing. Being so small they couldn't keep track of me so one of my friends tied a "Happy Birthday" balloon to the back of my pants. This way, when ever they saw the balloon, they knew where I was. Well, a lot of people in the club were buying me drinks and saying happy birthday to me and I couldn't figure out how they knew. I was feeling a little buzzed but not drunk. Well, we decided to leave and on the ride down in the elevator everything was starting to move around in my stomach. You know the old saying "with every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"? Being the elevator was going down, everything in my stomach was coming up. I did wait until we got to the parking lot before I blew. Then we went to a diner and I fell asleep at the table. My one friend had one of the guys carry me upstairs to my apartment when they got me home and she got me changed and into bed. Thats when I learned how much I really hated those one hour photo places. The pictures were pretty embarrassing. By the way, there were 16 empty bottles of beer in front of me. It was definetly a night to forget.

Love to All,
Barb

[sparrow]

Drinking, what me never. Parish the thought. I love a nice glass of water while I'm watching sports. Hey what's the deal with the nose growing?

[Tsia]

(Thank you, fantastic Mod. Kitty!)

Well, - what I said originally (more or less) - is that I don't drink and detest the stuff. I plan to stay sober and perfect for the whole of my life :-P.

I don't think that will happen!

[saule77]

[b:7311139e5f] Tsia[/b:7311139e5f], I used to say that too... Then I turned 19...
All Hell broke loose!
That being said, I actually enjoy myself just as much when I don't drink...

[little wicca dude]

ooohh i have many embarrising drunk stories, not that im an alcoholic or anything

well the worst probably has to be my running round topless in a residential area at night and then almost getting hit by a car whilst being topless, yes this really happened
i was in the headlights for all the street to see on new years eve what a way to welcome in the new year!, but the driver was cool bout it probobly coz he could see my boobs wiggling everywhere though

luv jill xx

[Mrs Vertigo]

Hey, could you imagine Ive never been drunk my entire life? Wouldja? Isnt that just so cool and back-boney of me? Always the driver, yes I am. And not one bit because I have a completely irrational high-phobia and am unable to enjoy a little beer or any other even slightly intoxicating substance. Just freak out completely, [i:beda89ce41] not[/i:beda89ce41] a nice sight if youre the one that has to live inside my head. Even have a psychological reaction to coffee.

Nope, nothing at all to do with that. Im just so responsible and healthy that I dont need any mind-altering drugs to have fun. Yup. Im not an uptight prick. Im just so mature that way.

Im not jealous.

*growls soberly at the lucky potheads and, er, Irish kittens, then struts soberly away*

[GiftofAmber]

[b:c3f861829d] Mrs Vertigo[/b:c3f861829d]--Don't worry. I'm not big on the whole drinking thing either.

Considering how much of an exhibitionist I am sober, that's a good thing. I have plenty of embarrassing stories of things I did while completely sober that one time (yes, this was the only time I ever got drunk) I got drunk and no one could tell the difference in my behavior!

[tasha]

Well my most memorable drinking story was when I nearly got arrested after trying to sneak back into a beer tent after it had closed and we were kicked out. I had been dared to retrieve something from inside by my friends, who knew I would do anything in that state. I hadn't even got to the door before I was spotted, much to the amusement of my friends (who were watching from a safe distance).

Anyway, i'm off to watch Family before Tipping the Velvet tonight

tasha

[MsTizzyFantastico]

OK, well, I don't know if my stories are as good as some of the ones already posted, but they're moderately funny. I've never thrown up while drunk, but I have done some pretty embarising stuff, most of which I've only ever heard about as I don't remember doing it.

There was this one time I got so drunk I more or less just passed out on the floor of my friend's room, and then later, once everyone had gone to sleep, I managed to wake everyone back up when I stepped on my friend's head as I tried to use her radiator as an exit to the bathroom. Another time I woke up after a non-memorable night to one of my friends informing me that she had to talk to me sometime that day because I had said some things while I was ranting. Needless to say, I had managed to come out to her, and didn't even remember it. Luckily, it all worked out fine, but that was soo not a good day!

Now, this story isn't mine, but just this weekend one of my suitemates did something pretty funny while she was drunk. At my school, we have these ID cards that get us into our rooms, meals, etc. Well, she had her card stuck in the wasteband of her sweatpants, and she went to the bathroom. The next thing she knew, she had flushed her ID down the toilet! Then she had to go to the desk in our dorm to ask for a temp card with everyone around her laughing at her! I got home from another party about 3 hours later, and she was still hysterically laughing over the event. It's become the story of the week in the dorm!

[sweetmisery21]

I'm not a big drinker. However, when I do drink, I tend to be the type who gets a little crazy and laugh a lot. I think the last time that happened was about four years ago.

I usually just like to hang around and watch how others act when they're drunk. It can be quite interesting.

[Chino6069]

This is not so much a drinking story as a non-drinking story.

I don't drink much because of the medications I'm on so I'll only have the very occasional drink at birthdays, xmas or some other special occasion.

A couple of Xmas' ago when they were still experimenting with my meds dose I won two prizes at the GLBT Centre Xmas raffle. The first one was a trip to the local bowling alley with 6 of my friends - I couldn't bowl because of a neck injury. The second was a case of 24 bottles of HOOCH that I couldn't drink because of my meds!

I managed to give away the bowling tickets but no one would take the HOOCH LOL

I used to like a nice JD on the rocks or a nice Pipers Ale whenever I was in Vancouver. Now I'll have the occasional Petes Wicked if I can find it here, or a Sam Adams. I think I'm just about the same drunk as I am sober - boring aint it

[mollyig]

I'm kind of wishing I was drunk now. [img:d263ad381e]http://homepage.eircom.net/~mollyig/winkgreen.gif[/img:d263ad381e]

Due to our stupid Football Association selling television rights to Irish soccer matches to Sky, (and the fact that I don't have sky sports), I have to listen to the match on the radio. And if that wasn't bad enough, we are a goal down to Switzerland. (No offence to Switzerland).

I believe England are drawing with Macedonia 2-2.

[BoredNow99]

You believe right. And thanks for not pointing out we went behind twice. Very kind

Drinking. Hmm. Well on the very rare occasions I get drunk (okay, everybody stop laughing now), I never know what my limit is. So one minute I'm fine, the next I can't see.

The only thing that helps is to rest my head on something, preferably a table. Of course, the many hours I have to sit in that position before I stop feeling dizzy take their toll on my neck. But it's fine after, y'know, a week.

Drinking - isn't it fun!

[mscheckmate]

I don't have a good drinking story of my own, because I'm not much of a drinker. But, I do have a drinking story:

One afternoon, I was giving a music lesson to a thirteen year old. She complained of not feeling well. She said that her head hurt, and that she was kind of tired. I asked her if she'd like to go get herself a glass of water, and she replied that her mom had given her some lemonade about half an hour before.

I noticed an empty bottle in her wastebasket, and pulled it out.

"Is this the lemonade your mom gave you?"

"Yes. It was really good"

I tried to keep a straight face as I told her that it was hard lemonade. Her mom doesn't read English all that well, and apparently the alcohol content part of the label went over her head.

Needless to say, it was a very interesting lesson.

[ruby]

My worst story involves being sick at a midnight movie after eating chili and drinking kamikazes. God, it was awful. I've been a lot more responsible since then. Now it helps that I live across the street from a bar. At least I get home safely.

The lessons I've learned are: stick to the hard stuff, don't mix, go slowly, and for heaven's sake, don't drink anything sweet. Oh, and avoid rum at all costs! If you're planning to have a lot, drink a glass of water with every cocktail. Then you should be able to down as much as you like and be fresh as a daisy the next day.

My great downfall, oddly, is beer. It's foamy. Beer good. Must have more beer.

[relativegirl]

[b:b57fc53907] BoredNow[/b:b57fc53907], may I respectfully suggest that next time you try resting your head on something other than a table. Preferably some nice girl's lap? It's a lovely position in which to spend many hours, even if you don't have the spins.

It can still take a toll on your neck, but you hardly ever mind.

[BoredNow99]

You just never miss a trick do ya?

In much the same way as you appear to be doing with English girls, I'm building up quite an impression of Americans, y'know.

[tommo]

Resting your head on a table...yeah.

Kind of like falling asleep in the sun lounger in the back garden, right? Or walking home uphill? Or...

Oh wait. Nah. My drinking stories generally end the same way. Heh. Ah well, there you go.