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Re: Alcoholic being a fucking alcoholic. Whats new? [Re: Anonymous #1]
#27296179 - 05/05/21 08:39 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Anonymous #5 said: If you seek out Fireball unironically, then your addiction isn't as bad as you think it is. Seems pretty positive to me 
I only recently tried fireball. I always thought of it as a drink people get to be funny. It tasted very good mixed with diet coke at the bar I ordered it at. Or rather a chick ordered it for both of us.
Its also not full strength. So I wanted a tiny bottle thats not full strength to give it a go.
Interesting that I need to prove I'm an alcoholic.
Yeah people are downplaying it and scoring on it because it's Fireball but alcohol is alcohol at the end of the day. Doesn't matter if it's high end bourbon or Mike's Hard Lemonade.
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Re: Alcoholic being a fucking alcoholic. Whats new? [Re: Anonymous #6]
#27296580 - 05/06/21 06:00 AM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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No, it doesn't.
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Re: Alcoholic being a fucking alcoholic. Whats new? [Re: Anonymous #10]
#27296660 - 05/06/21 07:42 AM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Anonymous #10 said: No, it doesn't.
And by the way, just to clarify, I do definitely agree that there are different qualities of alcohol that range the entire spectrum. Of course. I'm not saying a top shelf liquor, wine or even beer is the same as the low end ones. As far as taste and overall quality goes.
A $400 bottle of 750ml Grey Goose VX vodka is going to be a significantly higher quality of vodka than a $7 bottle of Skol vodka of the same size. Obviously.
But for an alcoholic, the problem and addiction remains the same, whether he or she is consuming Grey Goose or Smirnoff. Or a bottle of 16 year Lagavulin versus Fireball. Or a quality IPA versus Natty Light.
Grey Goose is the same exact proof (80) as a $4 dollar bottle of McCormick Vodka.
This is where I mean there's no difference for an alcoholic. The damage that alcoholic is doing to his or herself, mentally and physically, remains the same regardless of how high (or low) end the actual alcohol they are consuming is.
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Re: Alcoholic being a fucking alcoholic. Whats new? [Re: Anonymous #6]
#27296708 - 05/06/21 08:13 AM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Anonymous #6 said: Liquor will do far more damage than Mike’s Hard Lemonade. The drink matters.
Okay sure I'll give you that, but does it really matter if the alcoholic in question is drinking 12 Mike's Hard Lemonades a day? That would still be 12 drinks a day at 5% abv. The generally accepted guideline that is used today suggests that men drink no more than 14 per week, and no more than 4 per day.
Fireball is 66 proof. Your average whiskey is around 80 proof. Yeah Fireball is a little lower on the proof scale, but if an alcoholic is taking 10 shots of Fireball a day he's still doing significant, quality of life altering damage.
For someone to imply that an alcoholic who drinks mostly Fireball is somehow a "lesser" alcoholic than one that relies on, let's say Jameson, which is 80 proof -- is really splitting hairs.
The guy who drinks Fireball every single day is still a certified alcoholic.
Edited by Anonymous (05/06/21 08:26 AM)
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Re: Alcoholic being a fucking alcoholic. Whats new? [Re: Anonymous #8]
#27296723 - 05/06/21 08:24 AM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Anonymous #8 said: Alcohol is Alcohol, an alcoholic can kill themself just fine on Mikes Hard Lemonade
Exactly. Thank you.
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Re: Alcoholic being a fucking alcoholic. Whats new? [Re: Anonymous #6]
#27296767 - 05/06/21 08:57 AM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Anonymous #6 said: I have a little experience here. Liquor will fuck you up quicker.
I also have experience here. I went through a good decade as a full blown alcoholic.
Nobody is disputing that liquor will blitz you a lot faster than Mike's Hard Lemonade.
That's not the point though. The point is, one can still be an alcoholic whether they're drinking Mike's Hard Lemonade, Fireball, or Maker's Mark.
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Re: Alcoholic being a fucking alcoholic. Whats new? [Re: Anonymous #11]
#27302088 - 05/09/21 08:29 PM (2 years, 8 months ago) |
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Anonymous #11 said: I thought I was in the clear because I only drink beer.
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