Posted on 12/10/2013 11:03:54 AM PST by Laissez-faire capitalist
LOL really
Perhaps I was careless in my wording. I was affected but NOT drunk.
My blood alcohol would not have been considered legally or otherwise drunk. Any alcohol whatsoever causes impairment, it’s just to what degree.
Again you’re quibbling about degree. Affected IS drunk, you might not have been blackout drunk, might not have been falling down drunk, but you drank enough to get affected, you got drunk. Problem here is you’re fighting against the connotations of the word, “drunk” has certain societal meanings that are very negative, but the denotations, the actual definition is that it’s just drinking enough to be affected. Which you were.
If you were unsteady you almost certainly would have blown better than .05 which is the line in most places.
Not diversionary at all, you don't drink, yet you inquire about 'beating God' at the drinking game. No questions about angels and pins?
Two 4 oz glasses of wine with dinner for 180# man is NOT drunk. Nuff said.
Doubt it.
I’ve been at the three tequila shot limit for a few years.
Four is “carry to bed” time.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tipsy
Synonyms
intoxicated
mellow
loaded
tight
merry
happy
drunk
You said you were tipsy. The much more interesting question is why are you so upset about the idea that indeed you were drunk? Why is it such a big deal? You’re willing to admit you were tipsy, you’re willing to admit you were unsteady, so you’re willing to admit to a synonym AND a symptom, but you cower from the word itself. It’s just a word, it’s not worth all the weaseling you’ve put in trying to avoid it.
Really, tonight I’m going to a movie were they serve alcohol, I’ll have a beer, maybe even 2, I’ll be tipsy, and therefore drunk, but sober before I go home. See how easy.
No, but being subject to the authorities is, and the authorities say (at least in California) that .08 is drunk.
Because you are flat wrong. You said one must get drunk repeatedly in order to develop a higher tolerance for alcohol. That is simply not true.
One can and does devlelop a higher tolerance over a period of time from drinking regularly even in relatively moderate amounts over time.
I stated that I was careless in my use of the term “tipsy” and “unsteady”. It wasn’t an accurate designation. “Affected” would be a more correct description.
And contrary to the impression you have, I have no problem with myself or anyone else getting drunk but I do take issue with characterizations that are blatantly false.
But I’m not wrong. You got drunk. Sorry that bothers you, but you did. Period.
Next, can we tackle the weighty issue of how many angels can dance on the head of a pin?
If you want to argue that the risk of drunkenness is always there, and it is always a sin to take a risk for no benefit, therefore drinking is always a sin, I guess you can make that argument.
In a word: “no”.
If only speaking of the sin of drunkenness, I suppose the answer could be “yes”, again in that narrow window of consideration. But there is no fooling God.
While it may be true such a person wouldn’t be guilty of the sin of drunkenness, such a person would be guilty of a sin of gluttony.
It is impossible to use sin to become righteous.
My Grandmother always warned me about aguing with fools....wished I’d have listened.
And now you’ve got to go to personal attack. Sad sad sad.
Take it up with merriam webster. Meanwhile you were drunk, it’s only a big deal because that upsets you. So take that up with your shrink. I’m out, enjoy pretending you don’t get drunk.
You are sober until you are drunk...Just drink a six pack...If a six pack gets you drunk, drink it every day...Eventually you may be able to tolerate it without being drunk...
Thing is, if you’re not sober, you’re drunk...You can’t be just a little bit sober or a little bit drunk...
Just use bigger glasses. I ‘only’ had one beer, in a 64 oz growler.
See Luke 10:8: “Eat what they set before you.”
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