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To: thegagline

My Dad used to say “Beware of the guy who doesn’t drink, smoke or swear. He hiding some really terrible vice”. LOL.


10 posted on 03/26/2026 10:32:06 AM PDT by Ditto
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To: Ditto
My Dad used to say “Beware of the guy who doesn’t drink, smoke or swear. He hiding some really terrible vice”. LOL.

“Son, never trust a man who doesn’t drink because he’s probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time. Some of them are good men, but in the name of goodness, they cause most of the suffering in the world. They’re the judges, the meddlers.

And, son, never trust a man who drinks but refuses to get drunk. They’re usually afraid of something deep down inside, either that they’re a coward or a fool or mean and violent. You can’t trust a man who’s afraid of himself.” James Crumley

18 posted on 03/26/2026 10:44:06 AM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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To: Ditto
He hiding some really terrible vice.

My father. Hardcore religious masters of divinity from Bob Jones Univ. The man couldn't hold on to a job or a wife. Loudly berated young people that worked for him. Total disregard for anyone's personal boundaries or ideas that differed from his own.
39 posted on 03/26/2026 11:52:09 AM PDT by know.your.why
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To: Ditto
My Dad used to say “Beware of the guy who doesn't drink, smoke or swear. He hiding some really terrible vice”. LOL.

People who are nondrinkers are viewed in a negative way by even people who are only light boozers. In general nondrinkers tend to be ostracized by most people in our society. Usually, it is assumed that they are people who are reformed alcoholics, or feel that they are morally superior.

43 posted on 03/26/2026 11:56:44 AM PDT by fireman15
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