Posted on 03/23/2006 10:18:31 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Pisole will work.
Ah, menudo. The Savior of Sunday Morning! It's many a bowl I've eaten after one of those "Hispanic" parties where all the anglos were drunk. The ones that the priests came to were the worst, though, and required the most menudo the next morning.
The article never even mentioned Catholics or priests and out of nowhere you place the entire blame for Hispanic drinking on Catholic priests.
You might want to reflect on that. Not very Christian of you.
"Catholic priests?.. I was referring to hispanics"
I know, but MeMeMeMeMeMe was blaming the drinking of Hispanics on the priests, so I just pointed out that some priests smoke, so they're probably responsible for Hispanics smoking, too. [/sarc]
Tekillya?
I was praying that what it was. But to be safe we will be getting some tests.
Ignore post #58. I was confused.
I saw something recently that claimed that a genetic trait had been discovered that accounted for the greater susceptibility of American Indians and Asians to alcohol (I think it reduces the body's ability to metabolize the alcohol in the drink). I don't know if that has been generally accepted as valid. It would account for Mexicans having that difficulty since most are predominantly descended from the pre-Columbian (pre-Cortezian?) population.
I have a funny story. When I was based up at Wurtsmith in the 80s, I had a friend come over to the house with a bottle of tequila. He had his lime and his salt. After a shot he went to make a phone call. While out of the room, I emptied his bottle into another container and filled the bottle up with water. He came back and started taking more shots (now water). He'd do the lime and salt thing prior to each shot and down it so fast that he never really tasted what he was drinking. The funny thing was that as the night went on he was getting more wasted and goofy ON WATER!
Yes, but was he hung over the next day?
You mean MeanieMeanie isn't a little girl? I've always charitably assumed so.
SD
No...we had menudo.
"No...we had menudo."
Bwahahaha!
You said -- "Mexicans have always had a drinking problem.. We used to live in So. Calif., and every Sunday morning you would see them lined up with their pats and pans for menudo to combat a hangover."
I've seen a few of them driving around in Dallas (where I happen to be at the moment) and they're drinking with a bottle kept between their legs. They don't seem to mind "drinking and driving" apparently. I don't know if this is an overall trend with them in general -- but -- I've already noticed it on my own, just around here.
And I've seen a number of them come staggering (and I mean "literally staggering") out of bars and jumping into cars (or pickups, which seem to be a favorite around here...) and driving off. It makes me worried about driving around here at times.
Regards,
Star Traveler
What a wonderful bit of wizdom. 'Cuz everyone know, there was no drinking prior to illegal immigration.
Why I remember when there was no illegal immigration problem...every day was 75 degrees and sunny, it only snowed when you wanted to ski, my team won the pennant every year, all the girls were pretty, everyone drove perfectly, there was no murder, unemployment was minus 1%, my underwear never crawled, folks chewed with their mouths closed, I never waited in a line, my tires had tread for 300,000 miles….
You said -- "This alcoholism problem among hispanics is neither unusual nor new. As I stated, it is a characteristic of the culture! But, obviously, fortunately not in the genes."
I wonder if that was true of the Indians, too? I know that they seem to have a problem with drinking. Or is that in their genes, instead of the culture? Just wondering...
Since I'm from Oklahoma and go there a lot, I see a lot of Indians around. I know they have a reputation for "drinking" to excess.
Regards,
Star Traveler
Invite them all to the local bar for an evening of conviviality and arrest them after the third beer.
You said -- "Read post # 25. It happens to be the TRUTH. How does that make it egregious? I have seen on MANY occasions catholic priests drinking at parties. How is the priest going to persuade members to avoid alcoholism when he drinks?"
I think you should have left the "avoid catholicism" in there. That was more appropriate, even though you might not have been trying to do that.
I mean, it's a real big question as to whether Catholicism is Biblical Christianity or not. I'm doubtful that it is. But, I'll accept that it is -- as long as a Catholic says that a person does not have to be a Catholic in order to be saved -- but rather that one is saved solely and only through the Grace of God by faith in Jesus Christ -- and *not* by any church or organization -- including the Catholic Church.
And if a Catholic can say that -- and say that they could even leave the Catholic Church and reject its practices and *still be saved* (by faith in Jesus Christ alone) -- then I'll accept that the Catholic Church is biblically Christian.
I am convinced that a future version of the present day Catholic Church is what is referred to as the Whore of Babylon in the book of Revelation. It may not be that right now -- but it certainly will be as those events of Revelation unfold.
Say..., I notice that you've got a "book of Daniel" name. Why did you pick that? Just curious.
Regards,
Star Traveler
Yes, I have such fond memories of the days before illegal aliens introduced alcoholism to the US.
Though I didn't catch on that Foster Brooks was actually speaking Spanish. Or that Carry A. Nation was actually railing against Welch's grape juice. Or that Prohibition actually outlawed Sasparilla...
"I am convinced that a future version of the present day Catholic Church is what is referred to as the Whore of Babylon in the book of Revelation. It may not be that right now -- but it certainly will be as those events of Revelation unfold.
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Uffda!
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