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" You're lame because you don't drink"

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Dobber
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I am proud to say I do not drink alcohol, but that doesn't go over too well with most people. (Especially in Wisco)

Why is it such an important part of society? It seems as if everything revolves around drinking.

I think chocolate milk is pretty cool. Why don't bars have chocolate milk on tap?

What makes it cool/popular?
Apr 26 2015 12:38AM
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deleted5
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its not unless you go out to party, and then you're the only sober person there.
Apr 26 2015 12:42AM
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sellinger
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As a fellow non-alcoholic drinking person, I know the struggle. I don't find enjoyment out of getting drunk to have fun. To the people that do however, it is all about the lowering of inhibitions to where they're a lot more confident and therefore have more fun; to them at least, in that moment.

I second the notion on chocolate milk on tap in bars.
Apr 26 2015 12:43AM
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corona
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drinking is necessary so people don't think you're a creep being the sober guy bringing drunk girls home.
Apr 26 2015 12:46AM
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saskskier
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I've never drank and no one has ever given me a hard time about it. I don't see what the big deal is. If you are going to drink, cool. If not, cool. To each their own.
Apr 26 2015 12:53AM
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last_tango
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Drunk right now but I'd rather be baked. Drinking can be fun but at least for me it amplifies my anxiety. If people think you are weird for not drinking they can fuck off and are probably not worth your time. You do you man.
Apr 26 2015 1:03AM
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JAHpow
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Nothing wrong with not drinking alcohol. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Chocolate milk tastes better anyway IMO.
Apr 26 2015 1:07AM
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Abu_Hajaar
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You're lame because you have to tell us you don't drink
Apr 26 2015 1:16AM
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JGWI
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Anyone who is not willing to respect my decision of not to drink is not someone I would want to be around anyways.

Drinking seems to be a tool used for social interaction. However some people don't know how to control themselves and end up like my mother and father. They showed me the bad side if alcohol and played a major role in my decision not to drink.
Apr 26 2015 1:23AM
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NEPTR
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https://www.newschoolers.com/forum/thread/808469/Drunk-8-year-old-at-skatepark-

just know this kid is infinity cooler than you
Apr 26 2015 1:25AM
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deleted5
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sellingerAs a fellow non-alcoholic drinking person, I know the struggle. I don't find enjoyment out of getting drunk to have fun. To the people that do however, it is all about the lowering of inhibitions to where they're a lot more confident and therefore have more fun; to them at least, in that moment.

I second the notion on chocolate milk on tap in bars.


This is also one of the main reason that I don't like some sober people, who put themselves up on a pedestal above the rest. I like drinking because its fun and sometimes when I go out I do it, I don't do it because I need to have confidence or self esteem. It's called having fun try it sometime.
Apr 26 2015 1:26AM
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sellinger
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zzzskizzzThis is also one of the main reason that I don't like some sober people, who put themselves up on a pedestal above the rest. I like drinking because its fun and sometimes when I go out I do it, I don't do it because I need to have confidence or self esteem. It's called having fun try it sometime.


I'm not saying that's everyone's reason behind drinking, let alone calling out anyone in particular. It's just scientifically proven that the more you drink, the lower ones inhibitions become and in turn, are more susceptible to doing stuff they might not do while sober. I wasn't "putting myself on a pedestal", I was just simply saying that's a common basis for drinking at parties and the like.

There's nothing wrong with drinking out and having fun while drinking. I don't have anything against it; I just don't drink.
Apr 26 2015 1:34AM
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-WZ-
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I havent drunk for a few months, in all honesty i dont really miss it. however having a drink now and then with a few friends will never be a bad thing in my mind
Apr 26 2015 1:45AM
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.Hugo.
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just wait, people will love you in college
Apr 26 2015 1:46AM
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DFJ
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I feel like it all has to do with how you act at the party (that said my school and town is pretty open-minded compared to a lot of Wisconsin schools).

If you sit in the corner and don't interact with people because you don't drink, then you are a dick. If you are still having fun and talking and doing whatever is going on it is fine that you aren't drinking since it isn't important.
Honestly a lot of people look at drinking as a way to be in the same place mentally so they can interact better. If you are interacting fine without drinking they won't care, only if you are not interacting (and not interacting while drunk can be brushed off as being wasted, where not interacting while sober is differnet)

I;m pretty drunk right now btw so idk if that affects what I am saying right now.
Apr 26 2015 1:48AM
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crotchvent
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Fred_Bearjust wait, people will love you in college


People in college drink some nasty ass shit. Your way better not drinking whatever crap beer/other alcohol at college cause its pretty much all disgusting. Being sober in college can get you some good blackmail too.
Apr 26 2015 1:52AM
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snowdon
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Just offer to DD if you don't wanna be hassled for not drinking
Apr 26 2015 1:58AM
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.Hugo.
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crotchventPeople in college drink some nasty ass shit. Your way better not drinking whatever crap beer/other alcohol at college cause its pretty much all disgusting. Being sober in college can get you some good blackmail too.


my reasoning was more along the lines of always being able to be able to drive to parties.... if you have a full car everyone will usually throw you a few bucks too so you can actually make money
Apr 26 2015 2:01AM
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crotchvent
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Fred_Bearmy reasoning was more along the lines of always being able to be able to drive to parties.... if you have a full car everyone will usually throw you a few bucks too so you can actually make money


Yea that's a good point just depends on your school and if you can walk home/ need a ride home.
Apr 26 2015 2:05AM
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KEVTRON
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dont hangout with "most people." Just hangout with your friends. It doesnt matter if you drink/smoke. The people you should be around wont give a fuck.
Apr 26 2015 2:05AM
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plyswthsqrrls
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I find as long as I'm not advertising the fact that I'm the only sober person around people don't really give a fuck that I don't drink, it isn't really a big deal at all once you're out of high school. High school kids (in my experience at least) are the only ones who think you need to drink to be cool

I enjoy being DD, and to other people its always reassuring to have at least one sober person around with a car in case shit really hits the fan
Apr 26 2015 2:19AM
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theabortionator
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DobberI am proud to say I do not drink alcohol, but that doesn't go over too well with most people. (Especially in Wisco)

Why is it such an important part of society? It seems as if everything revolves around drinking.

I think chocolate milk is pretty cool. Why don't bars have chocolate milk on tap?

What makes it cool/popular?


I don't think you're lame if you don't drink, or abstain from anything else. I do think the people that get too into "Im proud of not doing this or that" and judging the people that are doing it can be lame though.

I don't care if you drink, I don't care if do. I judge people based on their actions. There are super cool people that drink, and huge douches, same with sober people. Some of my best friends are sober whether from choice earlier on, or wanting to make a change mid way through life.

One of the big things with drinking other than people simply unwinding is the social aspect. IT's easier for people to be themselves when drunk or even under the perceived notion of being drunk.

Dolphous Raymond in To Kill A Mockingbird drinks coke from a paper bag to pretend he's drunk so he can feel comfortable living his life being seen as a drunk instead of catching hate for embracing people of other races.

People feel like they can be who they are, tell people what they really want to say, etc. Even without the intoxication that perception of someone being drunk can be enough to make them feel comfortable in life.

Think about it. If someone does something kind of fucked up and they're drunk, it's sort of a right off. If they did that same thing they're just an idiot or a loser.

As far as chocolate milk, it doesn't have the same allure because it lacks the intoxicates properties of alcohol. I know you understand this, but that's really all it's about.

Basically, people have been getting fucked up on anything and everything since the beginning. All throughout the world, throughout history, even disconnected tribes have some way to get intoxicated.

Some people chew plants, drink wine, eat mushrooms, all kinds of stuff. I'm not saying you should drink, or smoke weed, but I don't see why you feel the need to look down on them as lesser people as if you're somehow better than them for not indulging.

Idk how old you are, if you're young it really isn't advisable to drink/do drugs especially binge out on them regularly. That said to each their own.

Maybe you're from one of those small towns where all people do is get fucked up, drive around, and make an ass out of themselves. That said their are plenty of people drinking and using drugs responsibility.

It's all about personal choice man. If you never touch a beer in your life that's great, but if you have a couple beers later in life that's fine as well.

Just don't be a douche, live it up as best you can, and you will never be lame IMO.
Apr 26 2015 3:27AM
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Laurent.
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DobberI am proud to say I do not drink alcohol,


Why are you proud to say that? Don't try to feel morally superior for your decision to abstain.

French existentialists & intelligentsia during and after World War II who were primarily engaged in art or literature drank senseless until finally passing out, far more fashionable.
Apr 26 2015 6:28AM
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Dr_Gonzo
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/768296/Doug-Stanhope---Drink-To-Have-A-Good-Time
Apr 26 2015 6:56AM
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CheesusChrist
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Laurent.Why are you proud to say that? Don't try to feel morally superior for your decision to abstain.

So fucking true.

OP you're just lame because you're lame, that's all.
Apr 26 2015 7:11AM
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Dobber
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Laurent.Why are you proud to say that? Don't try to feel morally superior for your decision to abstain.


Definitely not what I was trying to say. I just think of it as an achievement. Not superior at all.
Apr 26 2015 10:44AM
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Big_Spence
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DobberDefinitely not what I was trying to say. I just think of it as an achievement. Not superior at all.


achievement: a thing done successfully, typically by effort, courage, or skill.

so....in what way are you NOT considering yourself a class above us heathen drinkers by proclaiming your sobriety from alcohol on NSG?
Apr 26 2015 11:16AM
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no_steeze
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I couldn't care less if you don't drink, it just bothers me when people get on their high horse about not needing to drink to have fun. Like okay, I don't need to drink to have fun either, but I also have fun when drinking
Apr 26 2015 11:59AM
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Anathema
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Don't worry about it. We've just learned to associate drinking with people who want to get out and have a good time.

If you're one of those people who condemns all things fun, then yeah, you're lame. But one cannot assume that because you don't drink you aren't fun.
Apr 26 2015 12:24PM
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theBearJew
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Anyone who says you are lame fot doing somethibg or not doing something, is lame.
Apr 26 2015 12:28PM
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Titus69
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Dont worry OP Im with you and my friends and I prefer weed but dont smoke it a lot. I know people from my childhood and skiing who have died from using alcohol. Its fine to limit yourself so you dont passout and puke but I just dont even bother with it. If youre at a party and kids shit on you, leave or just ignore them since theyre drunk douchey teens. I have better things to do then drink usually.
Apr 26 2015 2:01PM
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Mingg
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Fuck that. You do you OP. I drink but I would never look down on someone for not drinking. I don't even see the logic in that to be honest, lol.

I feel ya though. I don't smoke weed. I used to get some shit for it in high school because I was pretty much the only person of my friends who wouldn't smoke regularly. Honestly, anyone worth your time isn't going to mind. If someone looks at drinking/ smoking like it is that important, they probably have some issues of their own. Just keep doing you dude.
Apr 26 2015 2:28PM
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Titus69
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MinggFuck that. You do you OP. I drink but I would never look down on someone for not drinking. I don't even see the logic in that to be honest, lol.

I feel ya though. I don't smoke weed. I used to get some shit for it in high school because I was pretty much the only person of my friends who wouldn't smoke regularly. Honestly, anyone worth your time isn't going to mind. If someone looks at drinking/ smoking like it is that important, they probably have some issues of their own. Just keep doing you dude.



Well said, Ive been accused of "being a bitch" because I didnt drink at a party. I get if you wanna have a good time but people over do it and get wrecked and waste their time puking. Ive just seen what my parents become when theyre drunk and didnt wanna be like that, nothing bad just embarassing me infront of friends and toward themselves. People just need to be smart and consider themselves and their surroundings before drinking.
Apr 26 2015 2:33PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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I don't trust people who don't drink...they make me nervous...


True story, one of my current roommates hardly drinks and almost never smokes, yet he always goes out to the bars and socializes and always hangs around when we throw parties. The way I see it I feel like him being sober in a room full of drunk people is a power trip to him. I feel like he gets a weird sense of control from people who are drunk around him when he is not.
Apr 26 2015 2:36PM
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Mingg
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Laurent.Why are you proud to say that? Don't try to feel morally superior for your decision to abstain.


I don't think that was the point he was trying to make at all. You can be proud of something without being cocky/ feeling superior about it. I think he's just standing up for his morals... Whats wrong with that?
Apr 26 2015 2:52PM
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Dobber
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Big_Spenceachievement: a thing done successfully, typically by effort, courage, or skill.

so....in what way are you NOT considering yourself a class above us heathen drinkers by proclaiming your sobriety from alcohol on NSG?


It takes effort to deal with all of the peer pressure to drink or smoke. Didn't say I was above anybody else. Don't get so salty.
Apr 26 2015 2:56PM
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theabortionator
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Titus69Well said, Ive been accused of "being a bitch" because I didnt drink at a party. I get if you wanna have a good time but people over do it and get wrecked and waste their time puking. Ive just seen what my parents become when theyre drunk and didnt wanna be like that, nothing bad just embarassing me infront of friends and toward themselves. People just need to be smart and consider themselves and their surroundings before drinking.


Word, I here ya. I had friends with parents like that. If you ever do start drinking I feel like you'll be able to do it responsibly if you want to but I understand not wanting to fuck with it.

I watched some friends in high school get sketch because of coke. Kind of swore it off. Really only ever did it a few times in my life. Knew that it was probably fun, but I was doing fine without it so figured why take the chance.
Apr 26 2015 2:57PM
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bfulmer
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It's not that you don't drink. It's that you're a little shit about it.
Apr 26 2015 3:10PM
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Nikolaus
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where i live nobody gives 2 shits what you do
Apr 26 2015 3:56PM
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caucasian_chad
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If people don't like that you don't drink, it's probably for one of the following reasons:

1. You act like you're superior to everyone else because you don't drink.
2. You won't DD for your friends
3. You do go with/DD your friends but you're a buzzkill

#3 is really annoying. When you're sober and with your drunk friends, let them do stupid stuff unless it's life threatening. Better yet, instigate stuff! That's the most fun part of being a sober kid at a party. Everybody likes the sober instigator.

#1 will make everyone hate you, there's no reason to be that way.

Here's an example of the it's "cool/popular:"

Me to myself: Should I straightline this mogul field?

Sober Me: No, I might get hurt.

Drunk Me: WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Apr 26 2015 4:17PM
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dingus
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I always get made fun of from some of my friends for not smoking weed, for not drinking too but mostly the weed part, it's really annoying I just don't see the point especially when I'm only 16.
Apr 26 2015 4:25PM
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S.J.W
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https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/768341/Jim-Jefferies---I-love-drinking
Apr 26 2015 4:29PM
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thedawg
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snowdonJust offer to DD if you don't wanna be hassled for not drinking


seriously this, offering to DD is the complete opposite of "lame".
Apr 26 2015 4:53PM
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fresh_prince
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Apr 26 2015 5:37PM
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TBK_ski.co
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There is nothing wrong with abstaining from drinking, I don't smoke weed because I do not find it enjoyable. Just don't be a bitch about it, I have no problems with others smoking weed and support legalization, its just something I don't personally enjoy. That being said, I think alcohol is mans single greatest achievement. It really has brought a lot to this world.
Apr 26 2015 5:38PM
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Swaggy_P
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TBK_ski.coThere is nothing wrong with abstaining from drinking, I don't smoke weed because I do not find it enjoyable. Just don't be a bitch about it, I have no problems with others smoking weed and support legalization, its just something I don't personally enjoy. That being said, I think alcohol is mans single greatest achievement. It really has brought a lot to this world.


shut up TBK
Apr 26 2015 5:46PM
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chicknfriedsteak
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Nothing wrong with drinking, nothing wrong with abstaining. Being an asshole to other people because they don't drink and you do or vice versa is. I'm proud I don't drink, not because I feel superior to people who do, but because I can be the designated driver and keep my buddies safe.
Apr 26 2015 5:47PM
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S.J.W
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TBK_ski.coThere is nothing wrong with abstaining from drinking, I don't smoke weed because I do not find it enjoyable. Just don't be a bitch about it, I have no problems with others smoking weed and support legalization, its just something I don't personally enjoy. That being said, I think alcohol is mans single greatest achievement. It really has brought a lot to this world.


So that insta edit where it shows you spark up a rollie is just tobacco. HAHAHAHAHAHHA, you guys try too hard
Apr 26 2015 10:25PM
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plyswthsqrrls
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TBK_ski.coThere is nothing wrong with abstaining from drinking, I don't smoke weed because I do not find it enjoyable. Just don't be a bitch about it, I have no problems with others smoking weed and support legalization, its just something I don't personally enjoy. That being said, I think alcohol is mans single greatest achievement. It really has brought a lot to this world.


really? not the wheel? sliced bread? twin tips? alcohol is the pinnacle of man's creative genius?

I love that tbk is on this site, every post he makes is something I can argue with
Apr 26 2015 10:38PM
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50Kal
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plyswthsqrrlsreally? not the wheel? sliced bread? twin tips? alcohol is the pinnacle of man's creative genius?


Alcohol is pretty much the best thing ever(if you minus all the Deaths it's caused.)
It turns fat girls skinny, makes a very large portion of the people of earth happy in a world that is morally, literately, and physically falling apart. And you can use it to clean wounds and talk internationally.(Talking drunk overcomes any language barrier.)

TO OP: Good for you. There's more than enough drunk morons out there.(this guy^^^(I'm pointing at myself.))
Your probably the first Wisconie person I have heard of NOT drinking.

Your gonna have a very interesting life if you spend it in Wisconsin sober but there are worse thing you could do. Like drive drunk and run into bus full of school children. It has happened in Wisconsin.
Apr 26 2015 11:03PM
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MACAQUE
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I barely drink at all any more. I drank a decent amount freshman year (of college) but over the summer I didn't really drink at all and I haven't drank much since. Ocassionally Ill have a few beers but that's it. I couldn't drink and do well in school, so I don't drink.
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