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1awake

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9. All alcohol does

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 11:05 AM

Mar 2014

is remove inhibitions and allows a person to be who they really are or do what they are thinking about doing but don't. Alcohol isnt an excuse nor is it the reason... whats inside is the reason.

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"We used to think they behaved badly because they were drunk... [View all] MissMillie Mar 2014 OP

I think we can file this under "No Shit." Orrex Mar 2014 #1

I've always looked at alcohol as more of a truth serum. It's never an excuse for being an asshole, brewens Mar 2014 #2

Pretty true. Alcohol lowers inhibitions. Cleita Mar 2014 #5

Funnily enough this was said, in paraphrase, about me. whatthehey Mar 2014 #7

Well, you were just sitting at the end of the bar by yourself snooper2 Mar 2014 #16

playing trivia myself actually, but other than that uncannily accurate. nt whatthehey Mar 2014 #23

I am very aloof sober... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #30

And, if someone posts pictures chervilant Mar 2014 #3

You gloss over a ton of subjectivity there. Orrex Mar 2014 #8

As expected... chervilant Mar 2014 #12

As expected... Orrex Mar 2014 #17

... Cleita Mar 2014 #10

Dang. And it's still early here, Cleita........ raven mad Mar 2014 #14

PS to all the boys that respond chervilant Mar 2014 #13

Do what you gotta do to survive here JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #18

Wow... chervilant Mar 2014 #35

Well, whose dirty sandbox will you girls play in, then? Orrex Mar 2014 #21

Feel free to put me in your ignore list. Marr Mar 2014 #22

+10 Cleita Mar 2014 #24

Self-aggrandizing threat? chervilant Mar 2014 #33

Ohhhhh. She told you... joeglow3 Mar 2014 #37

Why did you feel the need to post this? joeglow3 Mar 2014 #26

Oh, for pity's sake! chervilant Mar 2014 #34

I don't need to put people on my ignore list. I can cope with life just fine joeglow3 Mar 2014 #36

I looove women in bikini's AgingAmerican Mar 2014 #28

I only have one person on ignore... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #31

The tiny contingent of sexists, chervilant Mar 2014 #32

People who are assholes when drunk or probably assholes otherwise. redgreenandblue Mar 2014 #4

As a man I will say that I know (and have known) that this true. jimlup Mar 2014 #6

All alcohol does 1awake Mar 2014 #9

bottom line is that drinkers know its effects and are completely responsible for their actions unblock Mar 2014 #11

I think you guys are missing something from this article MissMillie Mar 2014 #15

I'm glad you gave that clarity JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #19

I used to get grabbed and groped on the job back when and no one Cleita Mar 2014 #20

That's shitty. Orrex Mar 2014 #27

Well fortunately there are now laws in place to address this today so young Cleita Mar 2014 #29

Not really JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #38

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2014 #25