Has anyone on DU ever posted after having had a few drinks?

[Rhiannon12866]

I keep hearing innuendos, so I just thought I'd ask. I don't expect anybody to come forward, unless they want to, but to just vote. This is my first poll, ever, so I appreciate the votes.:-)

[mrbill]

1. where's the driving while blind option?

n/t

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Sorry, I ran out of options!

But most of us don't post while driving, only after. I really thought I had thought of them all.:shrug:

[mrbill]

5. sorry, obscure reference to ZZTop tune.......

"Driving while blind" might some kind of zen state involving the use of alcohol.

Posting while driving, that would be impossible. I can't even dial a cell phone in a moving vehicle.

Using a computer is somewhat like driving a car. Can you get arrested for posting while blind?

on edit: spelling (burp) WTF with post #2?

[Rhiannon12866]

7. Thanks! I get it now and remember the tune

Wasn't the refrain "Driving on empty...?" I can't manage to dial while driving, either, which is lucky for me, since it's illegal in New York State. The hands-free version, which I have had, is okay, but I only use it in an emergency. Cell phones while driving may be illegal here, but I see people using them while on the road, everyday.:shrug:

[Rhiannon12866]

8. I didn't get post #2, either.

#6 said it was making fun of Freepers, which is easy to agree with, but there are many of them on this board.:shrug:

[jdots]

2. i would have to have a drink if i read my crap

and now a freeper post You peace queer stary eyed idealist,racial mongrels make me sick,you don't get it with your one world socialist propaganda and smart assed ............bla bla bla America love it or leave it ! NO NO DICKWAD AMERICA FIX IT OR FORGET IT !!!!!!!!!

[Rhiannon12866]

4. Excuse me?!

I'm not sure of how you voted or where you stand. I think this is a joke, right?:shrug:

[Robeson]

6. I think that jdots is making fun of freepers. Its easy to do.

[Rhiannon12866]

22. Thank you. I know and I do, but I was a little scared...

And welcome to DU, Robeson! It's great to have you with us!:toast:

[WMliberal]

9. at least half of my posts must be alcohol induced,

i'm rather reticent while sober.

[Rhiannon12866]

37. I didn't think anybody on DU was reticent, LOL!

Many of my posts are anger-induced. Right now I'm so angry at what is happening to this country and so scared of what additional untold horrific damage Bush* could do if he has four more years! These days, I will talk to anybody who's not running the other way, LOL! And that's not like me, at all. But desperate situations create desperate people!:grr:

[kick-ass-bob]

10. Just ask Wat_Tyler, he'll know which vote is mine.

:)

[underpants]

11. Me? Never

:silly:

[Rhiannon12866]

39. Glad to hear it!!!

:toast:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

12. Only a couple times, but I always tell people and I stay out of serious

conversations when I do.

[Rhiannon12866]

40. I would think that the things that we read on DU

would cause people to drink, rather than the other way around. I mean, everyday, there is more bad news about Iraq, the economy, jobs, health care, education, which Bush* keeps telling us are going so well and being taken care of. And we know that he's lying or is positively delusional. I don't know which option I prefer.

And everyday, something new comes out about what this administration has been up to. Lately, it's been Sanchez's December letter which says that the troops in Iraq lacked needed supplies and spare parts and Gore's recent speech on how, just prior to 9/11, there was a flood of intelligence that we were in danger from an attack from al-Qaeda, and Ashcroft chewed out the acting head of the FBI for bothering him with this and another huge problem with the voting system in Florida. If all this doesn't want to make you reach for a drink, then what does?!:shrug:

[bif]

13. Friends don't let friends post drunk

If you post, don't drink. If you drink, don't post. Why don't i listen to these rules?

[Rhiannon12866]

54. More important, friends don't let friends vote Republican!

I got that in e-mail, recently, from a friend, LOL!:kick:

[Magrittes Pipe]

14. Nobody on DU has ever posted under the influence.

Nobody. Ever.

[underpants]

15. Sometimes I think posting on DU IS like being under the influence

:beer:

[FarLeftRage]

16. I did a couple of times...

Nothing happened, tho :hi:

[Rhiannon12866]

18. Thanks for the kick!

And it was great that you could join us on Saturday!:hi:

[Swamp Rat]

21. What happened last Saturday?

Was I there? I think I was but I don't remember where.

[Rhiannon12866]

23. LOL! A few of us from DU got together to watch political films

We saw "Unconstitutional" and "Bush Family Fortunes," based on "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" by Greg Palast. farleftrage joined us. You're more than welcome and we'd love it if you could join us, but it would be quite a trip for you, since we're in Northern NY. I can tell you, for sure, that you weren't there, since there were only five of us, but we'd love to include you next time.:D

[FarLeftRage]

32. I was happy to be there!!

And finally met some DUers...

I'm looking forward to meeting up again, whenever I get the chance.

:)

[Rhiannon12866]

33. We were so glad to finally meet you!

It was my first chance, except for the first movie night, to meet other DUers, as well. I do hope that you can make it, again. Everybody who was there said the same thing and I did pass on your message. Your other DU friend was sorry to have missed you, but hopes to make one of our meet-ups when things slow down for her. Glad to run into you, since DU has gotten pretty huge, but with very good reason.:hi:

[JimmyJazz]

17. the night after the first debate - I was HAMMERED, but still

coherent enough to use spell check! Nothing like a bunch of typos to broadcast the fact that the keyboard is getting fuzzy.

[Rhiannon12866]

20. But the first debate was the BEST for us, LOL!

But, I also agree, thank God for spell check!:D

Al Franken, today, accused Bush* of having an alcohol problem. Apparently, Franken is familiar with this and has made a couple of films that are required viewing in rehab centers, so he should know. He listed all the symptoms Bush* has, and I believe him.:shrug:

[yvr girl]

19. Don't judge me

A girl needs her vodka.

[Rhiannon12866]

24. I promise that I'm not judging you

I was just curious, since everybody talks about this on DU. It's a free country, and you are entitled to your freedoms, until January 20th, if Bush* is elected, this time, then watch out.:scared:

[StlMo]

29. I won't. :)

:) :beer:

[necso]

25. 11% sounds about right.

...Of those that would secretly admit it.

[mrbassman03]

26. I am right now!

No classes in the morning, and 12 packs of PBR were $4, so why not?

[StlMo]

30. Cheers!

:toast:

[nickgutierrez]

27. Have you been in the Lounge on Friday nights?

Let's just say it's probably more than 11% :)

[StlMo]

28. I would have to agree. :)

:toast: :beer:

[StlMo]

31. New poll: Who has posted a thread ABOUT drinking after having a few drinks

Who has posted a thread about drinking after having a few drinks?

:beer: ? :toast:

[Rhiannon12866]

34. Me. n/t

[Champ]

35. A few?

I came on here once or twice after alot of drinks, but still haven't got ticketed for P.U.I. ;)

[Rhiannon12866]

50. That's what it is! Posting under the influence, PUI

It's not a good thing, but I just wondered how prevalent it is. And I'm hardly holier-than-thou. I'm also guilty and not proud of it, but when I look back, I make perfect sense. I guess that I have the issues down.:shrug:

[SarahB]

36. Twice. Bet I can even find the threads.

My embarrassingly lewd vegetable poll from last year (my name used to be populistmom until March):
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=232686

Then at Matcom's BBQ last June:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=1297305

That's it. I don't drink often and I find I can usually manage to thoroughly embarrass myself without alcohol thank you very much!

[JohnKleeb]

38. this is your first ever Rhi?

Of course I have.

[Rhiannon12866]

41. This is my first poll, ever

I didn't think I knew how to do it, but I figured it out, LOL! And what a subject I chose! Both you and leftistrebel1569 posted polls the very day that you got your star. I was totally amazed!:D

[JohnKleeb]

42. heh

I have all sorts of polls. BTW PM me.

[Rhiannon12866]

47. I'm sure that you've posted many polls,

but I remember your very first. You were up very late the night that you came back from vacation and had discovered that you'd received your star, so you posted a poll asking if you should stay up or go to bed.:D

[JohnKleeb]

56. damn good memory

[Droopy]

43. I do all the time, but I usually stay in the lounge when I do

I leave all that serious talk to them sober folks when I'm drinking.

[Rhiannon12866]

44. This makes perfect sense.

I think I'll follow your lead, but intend to give up drinking, then smoking. I only do either very late at night. Like now.:shrug:

[Droopy]

45. One vice at a time sweet Jesus

I would worry too much about enjoying adult beverages every now and then, but smoking is a killer. But I'm not going to preach to you because I smoke, too. One word of advice, however. If you give up smoking plan on giving up drinking also for a little while. Having a few drinks while trying to quit smoking has been my undoing many a time.

[Rhiannon12866]

46. Thanks for the advice. I can use all that I can get

My doctor has told me that I should give up smoking, since I also have asthma, but I haven't ever managed it, despite SmokeEnders and hypnotism. I have given up drinking before, and find that much easier, despite being Irish-American. I know that this is a stereotype, that the Irish drink, but I know my family, and several have had problems, so I know I shouldn't have gone there. But giving up smoking is something I just can't imagine. That will be much more difficult for me, even though I came to it late, the year I got out of college. My dad started smoking at 14, and I lost him to throat cancer, far too young, so you'd think that would be sufficient motivation for me. But that's the addiction that's tough for me to deal with.:smoke:

[Droopy]

48. I know where you are coming from

I lost both of my granfathers to tobacco related illnesses, but I can't seem to quit. I started smoking regularly when I turned 16 but I had my first cigarette much earlier. They say that nicotine is one of the most addictive substances on the planet. I have a friend who used cocaine heavily for a year and also smokes. He was able to give up the cocaine without any 12 step programs, but he can't quit smoking.

[Rhiannon12866]

49. Thanks for the support. We're both in the same boat

I did smoke, occasionally, as a teen-ager, but didn't smoke, habitually, until I graduated from college. I, too, have lost family from tobacco-related illnesses. I lost my Dad, as you know, but also his brother and sister, to lung cancer. My uncle was only 47. I know that I am crazy to continue, but it's very hard to quit. It doesn't help that my mother rags on me about this, each and every day. I was doing well, after the hypnotism, until she started in on me, not even noticing that I wasn't smoking. She quit smoking and is the same as George Bush* as a "dry drunk." I wish you luck with this. Quitting alcohol is my first priority, and I know that I can do it as soon as I get away from my mother. As for cigarettes, I just wish I had never started.:shrug:

[orpupilofnature57]

51. I dint drink though i always have a bzzzzzz in my bonnet

[Rhiannon12866]

52. A bee, perhaps?

:shrug:

[Skittles]

53. I did it yesterday at 2:30 in the afternoon

not as bad as it sounds; I got off work at 06:00 and have the next four days off. Anyway, I regret it now - I have a bad headache. :(

[Rhiannon12866]

55. You have my sympathies...

:hug:

[HEyHEY]

57. Other: Drunk at the moment

I'm not, but have ben many times

[Rhiannon12866]

59. I didn't post an "other," did I? I should have, but

I guess I just had too many options. I didn't want to embarrass anybody by encouraging them to post their personal experiences, but should have realized that this wouldn't have been a problem on DU, LOL!:-)

[ofrfxsk]

58. I'm plastered right now! I have an excuse though....

THE CARDS WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rhiannon12866]

60. Thanks for the info!

I was sort of rooting for Houston, since I was thinking that Boston vs. Houston would sort of reflect the presidential election. Don't mind me, I've become superstitious, I'm so afraid of the results on November 2nd. But you have to explain, are you pleased that the Cards won, or plastered because Houston lost?:shrug: