Drink as an excuse for everything

Bodhidharma

Is anyone else sick of hearing people doing terrible things and using drink as an excuse for doing it?

I really think its ridiculous. Drink does not make you do things you dont want to do. It gives you the confidence to do something you might not have otherwise done, but it doesn't do make you do something against your will. Maybe it helps put in motion whats in your mind. I've heard of people cheating on their bf/gf and the likes and saying it was all down to drink, but I dont believe it.

I have been drunk many, many times but it has never made me do anything I didn't want to. Is it just an Irish thing or what?

(btw I mean drunk, not demented from a three day absinth binge).

cursai

What other excuse do i have for my behaviour?

James Forde

it made me feck a girls arse

Snakeblood

cursai wrote: »

What other excuse do i have for my behaviour?

Alcoholism?

Chuck Stone

I agree.

If drinking turns you into a prick then don't drink.

hondasam

Drink is evil and bad for you.

Biggins

cursai wrote: »

What other excuse do i have for my behaviour?

Yore Ma?

(Can't believe I said that!)


In all seriousness though - some DO try to lay all the blame on their parents instead.

Chris P. Bacon

I don't blame anything on the drink,i do and say stupid things everyday without been drunk.

Overheal

You came from a broken and home and drank to excess? You poor thing. Here lets suspend this sentence for murder.

admiralofthefleet

ill drink to that

M cebee

Bodhidharma wrote: »

Is anyone else sick of hearing people doing terrible things and using drink as an excuse for doing it?

I really think its ridiculous. Drink does not make you do things you dont want to do. It gives you the confidence to do something you might not have otherwise done, but it doesn't do make you do something against your will. Maybe it helps put in motion whats in your mind. I've heard of people cheating on their bf/gf and the likes and saying it was all down to drink, but I dont believe it.

I have been drunk many, many times but it has never made me do anything I didn't want to. Is it just an Irish thing or what?

(btw I mean drunk, not demented from a three day absinth bing).

i post drivel like this when im drinking

Bodhidharma

M cebee wrote: »

i post drivel like this when im drinking

In what way is it drivel?

Oranage2

Ha

I used " I was very drunk your honour"

And got the probation act -

So of course its a valid excuse OP

Giblet

Drink lowers Inhibitions. It doesn't reset them to the level they're really at. So of course, people do stupid things when they are drunk that they wouldn't do otherwise. However, that being said, if you are prone to doing stupid ****, maybe you shouldn't drink so much.

M cebee

Bodhidharma wrote: »

In what way is it drivel?

it's not

i was joking

eco2live

I would write a witty reply to this but I am drunk.

cursai

Drink isn't an excuse for me.....

its my source of power!




Have ya seen the ones ive been taking home lately?

M cebee

i reckon you could be right

i got into bother lately posting while drunk

i don't give a **** about anything but the catholic training keeps me in check when when im sober

Links234

Bodhidharma wrote: »

It gives you the confidence to do something you might not have otherwise done, but it doesn't do make you do something against your will.

So people just aren't confident enough to puke in the middle of the road? :cool:

Shryke

It isn't an excuse and it is a good reason for people doing stupid things. It impairs judgement. You may not have heard that before... You can blame a person for drinking too much but jesus were all fallible. Get off your horse and worry about yourself.

Bodhidharma

Shryke wrote: »

It isn't an excuse and it is a good reason for people doing stupid things. It impairs judgement. You may not have heard that before... You can blame a person for drinking too much but jesus were all fallible. Get off your horse and worry about yourself.

I wasn't referring to stupid things, I said terrible things. Puking in the road, having your pants fall down, singing on the streets, thinking you're hilarious when you're just annoying, all of those things are stupid. They're fine. Cheating on your partner, hitting someone, doing intentionally devious things and saying awful stuff, this is what I'm talking about.

General General

It's not just drink as an excuse for everything that bothers me... it's that everything is an excuse for a drink...

hiscan

They say drink brings out the truth so it can't be all bad

Turtyturd

Oranage2 wrote: »

Ha

I used " I was very drunk your honour"

And got the probation act -

So of course its a valid excuse OP

I tried it too....now I am not allowed to drive.

harney

Bodhidharma wrote: »

Is it just an Irish thing or what?

Can I take it you have not lived / or even been outside Ireland for any length of time? And going somewhere with your parents as a kid probably doesn't really count.

pragmatic1

You've never blacked out on drink then OP.

Bodhidharma

pragmatic1 wrote: »

You've never blacked out on drink then OP.

There was that one time I killed my neighbour and dumped the body in the ocean . . . other than that, no I haven't. No matter how drunk I've been, I've always been somewhat aware.

Dotsie~tmp

Bodhidharma wrote: »

Drink does not make you do things you dont want to do. It gives you the confidence to do something you might not have otherwise done, but it doesn't do make you do something against your will.

Drink 3/4 a bottle whiskey or more and report back.

paddy0090

You do relize alcohol is a controlled substance, the excuse being that it can leads people to do stupid things. No it's not an Irish thing!

Get over it!

Bodhidharma

Dotsie~tmp wrote: »

Drink 3/4 a bottle whiskey or more and report back.

The assumption here being that I haven't already done that?:rolleyes: I only drink whiskey.

Latchy

General General wrote: »

It's not just drink as an excuse for everything that bothers me... it's that everything is an excuse for a drink...

I must remember that line if I'm ever up before a judge for a drink related offence ,it's bound to knock a few months of any sentence .