11/15/2004: Marine's bridge message

[wah]

I prefer whiskey. I am given to understand that it contains water. Can I substitute safely if I carefully follow the package directions?

Be careful. Whiskey includes alcohol, which is water without one of them hydrogens (OH). It tends to cause the mind to spin. The body can also be "trained" to enjoy this spin, to need the spin, and such a 'disease' is called alcoholism.

So be careful with that fire water. Personally, I'm a scotch and water kind of guy myself, when I take a drink, but to each their own.

[404Error]

Originally Posted by wah

Be careful. Whiskey includes alcohol, which is water without one of them hydrogens (OH). It tends to cause the mind to spin. The body can also be "trained" to enjoy this spin, to need the spin, and such a 'disease' is called alcoholism.

So be careful with that fire water. Personally, I'm a scotch and water kind of guy myself, when I take a drink, but to each their own.

Wah, are you, or have you ever been a *client* at Wolf's place of employment?

or maybe he's flippant's alter ego...humm?

[wolf]

Originally Posted by wah

So be careful with that fire water. Personally, I'm a scotch and water kind of guy myself, when I take a drink, but to each their own.

It's a shame to know that you'd ruin scotch that way. Probably put ice in it to, don't you, you philistine!

[Brown Thrasher]

Originally Posted by wah

Be careful. Whiskey includes alcohol, which is water without one of them hydrogens (OH). It tends to cause the mind to spin. The body can also be "trained" to enjoy this spin, to need the spin, and such a 'disease' is called alcoholism.

So be careful with that fire water. Personally, I'm a scotch and water kind of guy myself, when I take a drink, but to each their own.

Actually, White zinfadel and a percocet has been my choice of late. I'm sure the wine has sufficient H2O. Maybe It's the percocet thats counteracting the
positive cleansing effects of the wine. There are many people who enjoy the spin. 1 in 10 are alcoholics. Alcoholism is defined as when the use causes significant problems in ones life. There are actually people who drink daily.
These people defined by the Big Book of A.A. are considered heavy drinkers.
I have known people who drank beer etc.. everyday, but it never caused them
problems such as jails, institutions, or any of the other problems that are caused by alcoholism....

[wah]

Wah, are you, or have you ever been a *client* at Wolf's place of employment?

I'm guessing by that you mean either an institution for the mentally unstable or a prison, eh?

Umm, I've been to 'jail' before (DUI, to continue the threadjack)...there's a story there, as per.

As to the other, I get to that well down in this mefi thread. [search word: "foucault" & "insanity"]

Also, I agree with the 'social definition' of alcoholism. Many of those who 'need' the substance everyday are quite capable of leading mostly normal lives, but, I think most would agree, it puts quite a strain on things. Things like your 'liver'.

[capnhowdy]

************Whiskey Contains Alcohol..........................................

Imagine that.