How many drinks does it take you to get drunk?

[LostInAnomie]

We aren't talking about legally drunk, were talking fo' real drunk.

[Breeze54]

1. Who's pouring?

:P

[LeftyMom]

2. I don't know.

I had I forget how many jackncokes when I was in Vegas and that did the job a bit too nicely.

[Breeze54]

3. Booze is watered down in Vegas.

Just sayin'.

[LeftyMom]

8. Apparently not enough

[Breeze54]

21. LOL! Depends on how many 'free' drinks you have!

:rofl:

They make money off the drunks. That's actually their game plan. ;)

[jobycom]

15. Funny. I thought water was liquored up in Vegas. nt

[pitohui]

40. why would it be? certainly not my experience of vegas and i've only been about 97 times

not seeing the logic of this, since the purpose of the free drinks is to promote gambling, and a watered down drink would not do the job

i've occasionally encountered a watered down margarita at some really shitty place like western ho but not in "real" resorts

something tells me that you are not tipping properly

for whatever reason i've had more than my fair share of un-asked for doubles in vegas, not that i'm complaining mind you, just that if you're drinking a double in the desert you need to order a water back!

[RevolutionaryActs]

4. That depends, what am I drinking?

Beer? Vodka tonic? Cosmos? :shrug:

[Breeze54]

5. At least 30 hard liqueur drinks.... straight up !!

:rofl:

Yeah, riiight!! :P

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear LostInAnomie!

I actually have no idea...

I only got drunk once...

And that was waaaaaaaaaaay more than enough for me!

I can tell you this:

One glass of wine, with food, and I'm high.

Not sky-high, mind you, but with a very pleasant buzz...

;-)

[yellowdogintexas]

7. I buzz pretty quickly too CalPeg. Of course I can get high on a pediatric dose

of Benadryl so that isn't saying much.

which is why I pretty much stick to wine

[LostInAnomie]

9. My dear Peggy!

I'll finish this drink just for you... and think about them... heheheheheheh. :evilgrin:

[Left Is Write]

10. I don't know. What am I drinking?

[Reverend_Smitty]

11. Depends on what I'm drinking and how fast

So I'll use a practical example from my past drinking experiences.

My friends determined for me to get drunk enough to fall into a bush it would take 2 vodka and cokes, 12 or so light domestic beers and a few shots of Jager thrown in for good measure. I'd say all of that would have to be consumed between 9pm and 2am It's not very scientific but it actually happened and I would consider falling into a bush "fo' real drunk"

The 2 times I've had a blackout drinking experience, I couldn't remember what I've had to drink so I couldn't say how much that was...but I do know *a lot* of vodka was consumed both times

[w8liftinglady]

12. ...and I'm there...Thanks.(btw,i'm alone)

[Breeze54]

13. Welcome to the club....

You really need to move out of there and get somewhere less stifling.

:hug:

[w8liftinglady]

16. no shit...when my kids are grown...i'll start loooking

[flvegan]

14. I can drink a quart of monkey and still stand still

No, seriously, it depends on the beverage.

I could probably drink a dozen light beers and be good, but two Long Island Iced Teas or a couple high output microbrews, and I'd be toasted.

[pokerfan]

17. I don't know anymore

I gave it up seven months ago so my tolerance probably isn't what it used to be.I will probably never be drunk again but in exchange for all that "fun," I wake up feeling great every day.

[w8liftinglady]

18. truthfully-8 beers and i'm fucked up!love y'all

[jobycom]

19. No idea, Never been that drunk. But I've kept pace with friends and left them under the table.

I think there is some psychological component to being drunk. I've matched beer for beer with people, especially in grad school, then stood up and walked away while they couldn't even get up. I was legendary for it--people were always trying to get me drunk, and always admitting they had failed.

My secret weapon back then was the Ultimate Cheeseburger at Jack in the Box. I'd eat one of those before hitting the clubs. I think the fat neutralized the booze, or that's what I thought back then.

I wonder how I'd fair now in a drinking contest as a vegetarian. :) Not that I'm interested in finding out. Sometimes when you've survived something intact, you know better than to attempt it again.

[Mr. Blonde]

30. I believe oil is supposed to have the same effect

the only time I don't start feeling wine in a hurry is when I have it at dinner and put vinegar and oil dressing on the salad.

But I think any heavy meal will slow things down. And an Ultimate Cheeseburger definitely fits the bill.

[jobycom]

34. Oil... Taking notes.... nt

[bikebloke]

33. Same here.

I've kept up with big drinkers and never felt, nor behaved differently. I couldn't see what the big deal was. But I knew too much was poison and stopped keeping up with the crowd.

[w8liftinglady]

20. truthfully..I am really lonely!~

[Breeze54]

22. -------->

:hug:

[w8liftinglady]

23. Love you!

[Breeze54]

25. Luv ya back!!

C'mon now! Cheer up! this will pass. many have gone through this. I've been on my own

for a long time and... well, you just have to get 'used' to yourself. Get comfortable

in your own skin and don't let the asshats bother you and you seem to have a monumental

task doing that, where you live. :yourock: for all the letters you write to the newspaper

and I think that is just awesome! Take a warm, fragrant bath and relax... having a partner

isn't all it's cracked up to be. Sometimes it's really good to be alone! It's freeing!

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[w8liftinglady]

26. you have been such a good friend!

Thank you for your friendship

[moriah]

24. Depends on your definition of "drink"....

Two LIITs with only 2 oz of alcohol in each gets me really, really hammered. (I went to a bar in California, I usually order a LIIT variant called either a Grateful Dead or a Royal Tea -- it's a LIIT with Sprite or 7-Up instead of Coke, and a splash of sour mix. When I ordered it, the chick who was bartending that day said "That's my favorite drink, too!" But she made it double-strength, and I could not taste the amount of alcohol in it. So I ordered another, and halfway through it I realized I was in trouble. Everyone said I didn't look drunk, but I puked all day the next day. Yuck.)

I answered this as though you were discussing 5 oz glasses of wine -- three glasses is enough to get me nicely drunk, and four is edging close into puking hangover territory.

[w8liftinglady]

27. So...I've had too much to drink...love you!

[Debi]

28. The most I've had to drink in the last decade is one full glass of wine at a time

two would put me over the edge! x(

[graywarrior]

29. It's the first drink that gets me drunk.

[RetroLounge]

36. ...

:loveya:

RL

[graywarrior]

37. I like to Keep It Simple

:loveya:

[Chan790]

31. 1 750mL bottle of Jameson.

If I had a heavy meal, I might need a few (2-4) caipirinha to chase it down.

I'm a heavyweight.

[Rhythm]

32. Just a couple... i've become a 'cheap date' as i've gotten older

I used to be able to handle liquor pretty well (never liked the taste of beer), but over the last 10 years or so, i have noticed that i would consider myself 'impaired' after my 2nd Captain & Coke.

[Lil Missy]

35. I think you need to find a different way to pick up women.

[Paula Sims]

38. I'm allergic to alchohol

even Nyquil gets me sick. Bummer of an allergy! That's OK, I make up for it with chocolate.

[pitohui]

39. seems to depend on that time of the month

oddly even more so now that i'm getting to an age where you think "that time of the month" would be sort of an irrelevance

there are days, like today, where one glass of wine has me pretty giddy!

[Inchworm]

41. One

I never know which one it is though. That "one" sometimes is sneaky and tricks me early.

:toast:

[malta blue]

42. I don't know anymore...

back in my college days, I would have to say it was A HELLUVA LOT. I could easily throwback 12 or more miller lite :puke: pints and still be composed enough to not fall in a bush (criteria mentioned upthread) or make a complete fool of myself.

In my mid-late 20s, I was still on the same level, but there had to be enough activity involved to sweat it out.

As I approach 40, I can honestly say that I avoid over-consumption because I dread the hangover. There is nothing worse than a hangover. I did drink an entire bottle of red wine at my company holiday party this past year, and yeah, I was pretty drunk - not as drunk as the young lady who hurled on herself as she was escorted out by HR, but I had a damned good buzz going.

[DarkTirade]

43. I don't know. So far I haven't been capable of downing enough to get me drunk.

My stomach has a far lower tolerance to alcohol than my body does.