h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Ah ha, another convert.

I help your Holy Crusade every weekend

manda

Onwards, Brother, onwards.

Onward Liquid Warriors, fighting against the foe

I've met a "warrior aganst the tee-total" a couple of times. The first one was a horrific-looking satanic gothic called Dave who offered me a drink of bourbon. I accepeted and ended up running off into the night, screaming at nothing. I still don't know how I got home alive.

The second one got me sooo drunk on purpose that I got alcohol poisening.

That must of been a "warrior aganst being sober" there's a difference

I like a few s at the weekend with Mrs manda, but that don't mean that we have to get (We do get drunk, we just don't *HAVE* to )

manda

Hhhmmm! Sounds like an interloper to me. The Liquid Warriors would never knowingly force some-one to join the order. You are either a member or you are not.It is your own free will and accord, as Manda quite rightly poiints out.

Yep. I drink one beer at the weekends, unless I'm going out.

Well this goth wasn't *forcing* me to have a drink but you don't turn that offer down when you're too poor to by a drink. But yes, you're right, there is a difference between tee-totalling and just not drinking all the time.

So answer the call to the bar.

I did,

manda

Well, I'm only 17 so I can't go to the pub.

Ah, yes well, that does explain how one bourbon could knock you out. Be more careful in future. I usually drink bourbon myself, either Woodford Reserve which is 46% or Jim Bean or Wild Turkey which about 40% Of course there is the sour mash Jack Daniels which isn't a bourbon, but rather like, which is about 40%. Bourbon is matured, whereeas Sour Mash is forced. Don't accept drinks from a nyone you don't know, keep your hand over the glass then no-one can slip anything into it. If you drink beer, unhygenic as it may be, drink from the bottle, then you can put your thumb over the top, and if you need to pop into the gents, you can take it with you.

Why is drinking beer unhygenic

manda

Drinking from the bottle is, or so I've been told by publicians and brewers.

Now, that I can understand as you lips touch the bottle and every thing else has touched it as well.

Only when you said "If you drink beer, unhygenic as it may be" I thought you ment ALL beer was unhygenic

manda

Good Lord no!!!!!! Heaven forbid. May I be forced into watching endless episodes of Nieghbours were that true. May there be Des O'Conner singing Feelings in an endless loop. I think you get the picture

I think I get the picture

(Not that would of stopped me drinking it even if it was true )

manda

Still trembling from fear of the Des O'Conner and Neighbours threat. Enough to drive anyone to drink, that, isn't it?

As long as you get a sober person to drive you home, so you'll live to drink another day!

Um, this is a bit out of date but what happened was I went out to a music gig with an old friend. We met her gothic mates and ended up sitting in a playground drinking bourbon straight from the bottle.

It's not ~that~ unhygenic, because the alcohol kills germs, dontit?