[muleskinner]

I didn’t what to go back and read all the posts, but it looks like Eric and Clam have no personal experience with alcoholics, otherwise they would quit trying to be comedians.They are fortunate not to know any alcoholics and what alcoholism does to them, their family and part-time friends.

If I'm misreading their attempt at humor, I apologize. I used to think that kind of humor was marginally funny, too.

[Clam Digger]

Where do you live, Eric only had half a bottle, and I’m out already.

[Eric Blair 2084]

There is absolutely nothing funny about any of this. Bob (Clam Digger) is throwing up in my bathroom. He has broken all of the family heirlooms and his motorcycle is parked on the rose bushes in front of my house.

I’m not amused either. This society that tolerates boozing has to stop. We need a Gubmint social engineering experiment to reduce alcohol use. It’s worked with the smokers. We can follow the same blueprint.

Sue Anheuser Busch. Tax alcohol to within an inch of it’s life. Ban advertising. Reduce the number of places people can drink.

If you have any other ideas, I’m willing to listen.

[Gabz]

My first (now late) husband was an abusive drunk, a very abusive drunk - I have the scars to prove it. I find the posts of both Clam Digger and Eric Blair 2084 to be very funny.

[Quix]

Bless you muleskinner.

Awareness has it’s own rewards. I just wish the tuition were not so costly.

But then, I guess the value of the lessons would be less precious, too.

Thanks for your wisdom and meeting up with you and your wisdom.

BTW, did you hear about the mule that foaled recently? I don’t recall if I heard it on—yes, I did hear it on Paul Harvey.

God’s best to you and yours.

BTW, I don’t think you are reading their poor humor wrongly. Such folks usually can’t restrain themselves . . . in more ways than one.