Posted on 11/17/2004 7:49:14 AM PST by BritishBulldog
Don't tell that to Ted Kennedy!
I believe it.
I feel great the next morning in the office after I have a drink or two the night before. I feel very sharp and very attentitive to what I am doing.
I'm a woman, but I have a low tolerance for alcohol. The best I could manage on Election night was about a quarter of a bottle--and that was over eight hours!
Oh really? I watched the Geat Race last night. Their first stop was in Iceland. I assume it was the middle of the day. One couple stopped to ask directions to a Waterfall(apparently a tourist spot) and everyone was drunk. couldn't even tell them where it was. yeah booze is good for the brain......NOT
I'm allergic to alcohol. If I drink it I break out in drunkeness and stupidity.
" although drunkenness probably negates any positive effects on the brain."
I have to take any study with a grain of salt if they can only say "probably"!
I have found from past experience that two bottles of wine makes women's brains work even better than that - at that point, they would finally start to consider giving me their phone number instead of turning away and retching.
Makes other things work better, to. :-)
I've noticed that after a few drinks women seem to see the wisdom of my suggestions.
This study is crap! Cliff claven knew about this long ago!
"The human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers." -Cliff Claven
Seriously, I'm not surprised they're finding more and more "good" effects of alcohol. Moderation is the key.
Grain of salt... a little lime... some Tequila :)
burp!!!...BURP!
yeah what he said
Doogle
"I feel very sharp and very attentitive to what I am doing.
Well, obviously not sharp enough to spell check "attentive". Thus your alcohol intake ought to be increased.
I always have a few gulps of wine before studying for a test. It helps me to focus on the material if i am nervous/energetic/distracted
Or to Tah-Ray-Zah! Keep those gin-soaked raisins comin'!
Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.
In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we know, kills brain cells. But naturally it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first.
In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few beers.
That old Teddy's gotta be one sharp dozer - when he's unconscious.
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