drink

LegacyUser

Thought here would be as good a place as any for advice...

I have a rather annoying problem. I get drunk very easily. Are there any good ways (apart from eating lots before going out) to increase alcohol tolerance levels?

The Corinthian

What are you doing on Saturday night?

Are you female?

Please answer the second question first.

leeroybrown

Just alter your drinking habits:

Theres no point to spending more money getting equally pissed over a longer period of time. And all that just to impress people too

WhiteWashMan

whats wrong with getting drunk easily?

the problem is when you black out etc etc etc....

LegacyUser

The problem with getting drunk easily is its rather hard to pace yourself over a whole night when you're drunk after 2-3 pints.

I'm an average height / slightly underweight (maybe half a stone) late teenage male Corinthian

Placebo

drunk after 2-3 pints ? erm .................

How about , you finsih your pint very very slowly .
OR dont drink pints at all , have an after shock , that way people wont be shocked / :P
OR
dont drink .

Funky

drink less strong drinks , or just very slowly

damnyanks

Doesnt milk help or is that to stop you getting sick ?

stereo_steve

DOn't know about this but is it possible to order non alcoholic beer in pubs? You could go to the bar and order two bottles of becks. and pour them into a pint glass, your friends would never know

Caesar_Bojangle

Steve you can buy non alcoholic becks but whats the point in drinking something which tastes like becks if it doesnt even slightly stimulate your mind wow psychedelia man . Most people wouldnt drink beer because of its acquired taste if it didnt give some sort of buzz.

Space out your drink, say a pint or whatever you are drinking every hour or even drink a pint of water after every pint then go to the toilet and try pizz it out of your system.

stereo_steve

Caesar_Bojangle I agree completely but I'm just tryng to help the guy!

While we're on the subject, does anyone know ways of decreasing alcohol tolerance levels? I'm a poor student and can't afford crazy pub prices!

DapperGent

Don't eat all day before drinking. You get pissed as **** and only puke up bile! Fantastic stuff. Other favourites are combining painkillers with alcohol, cannabis with alcohol or snorting spirts.

Of course you may develop an ulcer and destroy your olfactory senses. But what's all that in comparison to sweet sweet drunkeness?

Mossy Monk

plenty of cheap nasty strong cider from the off license will sort you out Steve

Seraphina

bring a few cans into the pub. buy one pint. proceed to refill pint glass from cans

you'd be surprised how no one notices, but be careful anyway!
if you've no where to hide cans, a naggan of vodka or something equally strong does the trick too.

Mercury_Tilt

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Seraphina

......you're a strange guy merc

/me pats mercury tilt on the head

hedgetrimmer

It could be an issue with quantity - it's a known fact taht some people's systems can handle alcohol, but not pints, as the kindeys/ liver can;t process that quantity fast enough to delay the effects of drunkenness. Something like that anyway . try shifting to shorts, or shorts with mixers

thedrowner

if u think thats bad try having a body that gets pissed after a pint of smirnofff ice. coz of my job, we stay for drinks after work and pints are cheapest so i ahve to drink pints of smirnoff ice if i want to ahve a pint like everyone else, and i have gotten drunk on one pint a few times previously, if one doesnt get me the second one will!, and even the fact that i drink this about 3 nights a week doesnt make it any better. however, i can drink shorts all night without getting pissed (well...maybe a little ) so hedgetrimmers story makes sense. just drink slower, have a pint and then have a pint of water after it. but to be honest, most people i know would be tipsy after 3 pints of beer.

Mercury_Tilt

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WhiteWashMan

im fond of you merc.

i owe you a double vodka and red bull i think. and can i thank you for my hangover also.

i think you are possibly the most wonderful person i have ever met (with exception to my lovely girlfriend naturally. and on second thoughts, possibly me as well).


i havent had an alcoholic drink or a cigarette in 7 days.
and i feel good.
and i dont miss either to be honest.

GOD BLESS ALLEN CARR!!!!!!!!

Typedef

I'm fond of Merc too.... more as an interweb wierdo, then a drinking buddy.

I reckon we should invite all the female members to the 'harem' board.

I'd just like to put myself forward now, to mod that one.

On that note, I'd like to point out, I'm not a drinker, but when I do, I try to be responsible about it... mostly because I was so irresponsible about getting inebreated in a past life.....

<I seem to remember being Joan of lart>

anyhoo.

Beruthiel

Originally posted by Typedef
I reckon we should invite all the female members to the 'harem' board

I was not aware this board existed....
was there some reason I was not informed??

Typedef

It doesn't exist yet.... but, I'm starting it think it could fly.

The Gopher

Originally posted by abcdefgh
The problem with getting drunk easily is its rather hard to pace yourself over a whole night when you're drunk after 2-3 pints.

I'm an average height / slightly underweight (maybe half a stone) late teenage male Corinthian

2-3 pints?Of what,Vodka?Most people take at least 4 and usually 5 to be pissed.
Thats why I dont drink beer much.Why pile yourself full of 5 cans of generally foul tasting beer when you can get the same effect by drinking a small amount of strong but alcohol filled spirits?Whereas beer only has usually 4-8% alcohol vodka and the like have 40% and more.Therefore a small amount of spirits which takes two minutes to drink will get you as locked as a ****load of beer.
Besides the bad taste I dont drink alot of beer as it makes my stomach feel funny sometimes(though strangely only certain brands do this).

LegacyUser

2-3 pints of beer, which is the problem. The best solution I could find from google was that over time its possible to build up a resistance..but I was hoping for something rather quicker.

Telling me how get drunk faster / cheaper / going wildly off topic isnt much help really.

Steve's suggestion is an idea....

Mercury_Tilt

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Beruthiel

Originally posted by Mercury_Tilt
The very thought offends my sensibilities.[/SIZE]

you have sensibilities?? :eek:

on topic - try to drink water between your pints, that should help!

Runfree

Well I find Eating loads works like a charm. I was at a wedding there the other day. had a 5 course dinner(got my plate refilled for the main meal).

Had bout 13 pints and I wasn't even feeling tipsy. whereas another day after that I went out drank bout 6 pints and it started hittin me and after 10 i was polluted

WhiteWashMan

Originally posted by Runfree
Well I find Eating loads works like a charm. I was at a wedding there the other day. had a 5 course dinner(got my plate refilled for the main meal).

Had bout 13 pints and I wasn't even feeling tipsy. whereas another day after that I went out drank bout 6 pints and it started hittin me and after 10 i was polluted

you big mad eijit ya!

Runfree

Originally posted by WhiteWashMan
you big mad eijit ya!

Ah yea then again I am laying off the alcohol and increasing the fitness now.

I drank half a bottle(the big yes) of Aftershock and was only bearly tipsy which i was disgusted with. Me and a mate of mine were drinking every weekend like fishes and we only got marry not drunk(except that time we drank gone off tequila oh were we drunk).

WhiteWashMan

Originally posted by Runfree
we only got marry not drunk(except that time we drank gone off tequila oh were we drunk).

you got married after getting drunk on tequila?
i thought homosexual weddings were illegal in ireland?

are you in nevada?

Seraphina

Originally posted by Mercury_Tilt
Your only making it harder for me to chat to Seraphie tbh.

.....

/me shakes head slowly in confusion

i'm just gonna leave this be now....

Mercury_Tilt

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sceptre

Originally posted by Caesar_Bojangle
Steve you can buy non alcoholic becks but whats the point in drinking something which tastes like becks if it doesnt even slightly stimulate your mind

I like Becks. And I like that alcohol-free Becks almost as much. Better than that American horse water.

All right then, here's my honest suggestion: have half a pint of yogurt about an hour before you go out.

Caesar_Bojangle

Had a Yop! today it made me sick so i can only imagine the consequences of having a half pint of yogurt then going on the pizz. Just do as i suggested earlier then someone else ripped it off and played it as their own original idea. Drink a pint of water between drinks, it will work Caesar guarantees it.

Mr.Applepie

Just be happy that it doesnt cost you about 70yoyos on a night out. 40-50 of which is on that wonderful god damn substance known as beer!

seamus

Count yourself lucky. I'd give my right arm to be locked on 2-3 pints.

Being a student, I have to go the cheap route - Shoulder of vodka at home, 3-4 pints when out, and as many shots of vodka as I can scab. I usually end up at least €30 poorer (before I go for transport home)

That said, it's nice to be able to go for one pint, and feel fine afterwards (but never drink and drive kids).

The eating one is good. Eat a good deal before you go out. Chrimbo day, I had 12 cans (over the course of the day) and still managed to play cards relatively coherently. Could only be due to the small field I consumed on Chrimbo day.


Oh, yeah, and uh, my penis is bigger than yours

monument

Originally posted by damnyanks
Doesnt milk help or is that to stop you getting sick ?

milk i'm told lines the stomach, stopping u from getting drunk as quick and also getting sick as quick, if at all

damnyanks

Originally posted by monument
milk i'm told lines the stomach, stopping u from getting drunk as quick and also getting sick as quick, if at all

But drinking milk after drink isnt good, it goes sour from the alcohol

petes

Drinking milk before going out drinking does indeed line the stomach and stops the alcohol eating at the lining.You know that feeling of sickness you get the next day, well milk stops this.If you overindulge you get sick,milk or not.As for intolerance basically there is no short term answers(speaking from experience)Your body will build its own intolerance over time.For a while without gettin locked have a couple of pints a night and gradually increase.There im glad all my days of drinkin wasnt wasted.
Incidently the very best hangover cure(if your not too blocked to remember) is to have 2 or 3 pints of water before you go to bed.Stops the dehydration which causes them woeful headaches.
You know the ones im talkin about!!!


Petes