The AH Teetotalers Appreciation Thread

Pedant

So, who here on AH is a teetotalers? Come on, step forward, don't be ashamed.

Personally, I've been a teetotaler for about 7.23598 months now and I'm enjoying the benefits, such as the moral high ground on nights out; me with my cup of tea in the corner of the pub, scorning yet psychoanalysing all those barbaric alcoholics.

Needless to say, I'm feeling the loneliness and rejection. But still, it feel nice sitting here on my blissful pompous throne with my superiority complex looking down on all those porter-mongerers.

So, fellow teetotalers. Have you felt the isolation and how have you copped?

eth0

What about the coffeetotalers?

El Guapo!

What about the beertotalers?

mikemac1

The price of rock shandys would drive me to drink!

Pottler

Fair dues to them, I'll drink to their success with their new attitude - in fact, I am already. Well done.:)Hic.

brummytom

To the teetotalers. Cheers!

southcentralts

I think I will stick to the occasional tipple, to maintain an air of inferiority to you tee totaling uber-human that you are. Alcohol keeps you down to earth.

TeddyTedson

I wish I was. I'd love to never drink again.

Fr_Dougal

Few naggins.
Be grand.

mikemac1

Session through the recession

cocoshovel

Im sorry, but what in the name of fúck is a teetotaler?

Zebra3

cocoshovel wrote: »

Im sorry, but what in the name of fúck is a teetotaler?

A golfoholic?

Temptamperu

Pedant wrote: »

So, who here on AH is a teetotalers? Come on, step forward, don't be ashamed.

Personally, I've been a teetotaler for about 7.23598 months now and I'm enjoying the benefits, such as the moral high ground on nights out; me with my cup of tea in the corner of the pub, scorning yet psychoanalysing at all those barbaric alcoholics.

Needless to say, I'm feeling the loneliness and rejection. But still, it feel nice sitting here on my blissful pompous throne with my superiority complex looking down on all those porter-mongerers.

So, fellow teetotalers. Have you felt the isolation and how have you copped?

These might be connected OP

Pedant

cocoshovel wrote: »

Im sorry, but what in the name of fúck is a teetotaler?

Seek the Oracle of Google, for it shall enlighten thee with the answer.

Jen Pigs Fly

I'm not a big drinker, happy to go out once every few months and even then chances are high that I won't drink.

I suppose I am a teetotaler ... never thought of it like that.

Sometimes I will have the odd drink, but 9 times out of 10 I'll head out and remain sober for the night.

TeddyTedson

I used to drink out of the bottle, now the bottle drinks out of me:mad:
Is there any way to get off the booze?

Skid

I know it's the wrong thing to say but I don't really trust them at all.

Especially on a night out. Those feckers remember everything that goes on, including the details which are better best forgotten.

cocoshovel

Pedant wrote: »

Seek the Oracle of Google, for it shall enlighten thee with the answer.

One refuses to lift thy finger for such obtuse phrases.

emzolita

I don't drink at all, but dont really call meself a teetotaller. the word has an air of annoyance about it, like pioneer.

QuiteInterestin

Not a big fan of the expression teetotaler either, sounds like a golf term. Fair enough about us remembering everything, but if we're driving, at least we're handy for a lift home at the end of the night.

Ficheall

Would making the poll public not have made it easier to discern the teetotalers from the non-teetotalers?

Also - I do not think that you're leaving the poll open long enough.

Whippersnapper

Skid wrote: »

I know it's the wrong thing to say but I don't really trust them at all.

Especially on a night out. Those feckers remember everything that goes on, including the details which are better best forgotten.

They really don't care either.

Shryke

I'm at something approaching the like. It's a health and fitness thing more than anything.
I'm over all much healthier and it's better for my pocket.
I go out less but tend to have at least as much fun. It's great remembering everything and not having any kind of fear. It's fairly shocking seeing the state of people though. Repeating themselves, bleary, boring, but that's the ones that get too drunk. Plenty do but mostly it's all good.
It's great having the car. Wonderful excuse to keep away from the stuff. I can imagine it being a lot tougher to do without a strong reason to fob people with.
That's not to say I never have a drink but only fairly infrequently these days.

Chuck Stone

I was born a Catholaholic but I kicked the habit and now I'm less mad.

deathrider

Never even heard the word teatotalers untill a few nights ago. I always thought the name was simply- dry sh1tes. Anyways, I've been a dry sh1te for about three years now. It's not much craic

woodoo

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I used to drink out of the bottle, now the bottle drinks out of me:mad:
Is there any way to get off the booze?

You sound like you are on the way off it. When you get completely sick of it you'll knock it on the head. Go off it for a month and even if you go on a binge then go back off it for another month. Go to 3 months etc once you get a year its a bigger deal to go back on it and you'll just stay off it.

mickrock

I got sick and tired of getting sick and tired from the drink so I've stopped poisioning myself on a regular basis.

I've removed the option of ever drinking again, and it's nice to be free.

Rabies

I go out on the booze maybe every second week.
Now and again I decide to not drink for a few weeks, anything from 3-6 weeks usually.

Pedant

Teetotalers are gaining some ground in the poll. *Fingers crossed*

Princess Peach

Wouldn't be for me at all. Good wines and beers are delicious. Love cocktails too!

And that happy feeling you get after a few!

I really don't know many people who have chosen not to drink, but the couple I do know do tend to rub in it your face a little. They're bad people in all aspects of life though so I shouldn't use them as an example.

My boyfriend doesn't drink, but not by choice so he really doesn't have any problem with me drinking. I don't think anybody should anyway, as long as I'm not harming them. Nothing makes them superior, just different.

the groutch

emzolita wrote: »

I don't drink at all, but dont really call meself a teetotaller. the word has an air of annoyance about it, like pioneer.

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Straight Edge is so much better

Mr Benevolent

Pighead is dead, long live Pedant.

mattjack

xxxJennyxxx wrote: »

I'm not a big drinker, happy to go out once every few months and even then chances are high that I won't drink.

I suppose I am a teetotaler ... never thought of it like that.

Sometimes I will have the odd drink, but 9 times out of 10 I'll head out and remain sober for the night.

Not a big drinker you say.... would you be about 4' 10' ? If so, could I balance my pint on your while talking animately with my acquaintances , please ?

TeddyTedson

Confab wrote: »

Pighead is dead, long live Pedant.

Did Pighead die:eek:

Jester252

I have a little drink every now and again. Never blacked out or throw up

Gummy Panda

I sometimes have a drink. I sometimes don't drink for a long time. I don't label myself based on this.

Herb Powell

Beer is too good to never drink

Shryke

Gummy Panda wrote: »

I sometimes have a drink. I sometimes don't drink for a long time. I don't label myself based on this.

I sometimes do both.

iguana

I pretty much am. I'm pregnant now so don't drink at all, nor did I drink while I was trying to get pregnant and before that I'd really only drink at a very special occasion like maybe having some champagne at a wedding but I'm just as likely to not bother. My husband can't drink as he's had a serious liver injury so I'm just as happy to not drink either as he's not always comfortable with being the only sober person in a room.

Sea Filly

Not a teetotaler but barely drink these days. I just don't enjoy the hangover and depleted bank balance and feel it's not worth it.

Battered Mars Bar

I love alcohol. Everything about it is great.

/thread.

grindle

No Ataritotallers for all us geetotallers?

Wattle

9 years off the sauce in August. How have I coped? Well I couldn't cope with drinking anymore so I had to find a way. Do like the odd joint now and then so I'm definitely not perfect.