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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 08:40 PM
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Please post your current blood alcohol level.
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 08:41 PM
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1. .03
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 08:41 PM
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2. How am I supposed to test it
without turning myself in? :P
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Ahpook Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 08:45 PM
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4. I judge it by the music i listen to:)
Look at the CD player tomorrow:)

The quality falls greatly with added booze.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 08:46 PM
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5. That's hilarious.
A whole other level of "shock at whom I woke up next to" is the CD player.
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 08:48 PM
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6. God, that's so damn true.
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Ahpook Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 08:51 PM
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8. When you somehow find...
Freddy Fender in there (I honestly know nothing about it) you got trouble:)
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 08:51 PM
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7. That's a good test
although I turned off the music about an hour ago. My ears were sweating under the headphones :P
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:48 PM
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23. Tooth pain caused an interruption in my fun
so had to take a break for a bit of "healing"...

Now I'm listening to the Polkaholics
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 11:35 PM
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34. I stopped drinking over an hour ago. Now I'm listening to polka.
Specifically, The Polkaholix :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkIi4UZTviU
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 11:51 PM
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35. Ah, yes. They open for Kenny G.
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 11:54 PM
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37. If that's true, I find it hard to believe
;)

I could see them opening for The Specials, though :D
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 12:21 AM
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39. It's a lie, so you should have no problem believing.
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 12:28 AM
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40. Well, there ya go.
I believe I will go watch "Used Cars" now and get my fix on lying properly :P
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appamado amata padam Donating Member (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 01:02 AM
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41. Haha - I used to gauge mine the next day by counting
how many buttons I had ripped off my shirt, struggling to get undressed for bed. :blush:
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Ahpook Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 07:33 PM
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49. Recovered as well?
9 years and running:)

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appamado amata padam Donating Member (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 10:27 PM
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51. Well, I honestly don't think I am an alcoholic;
I did get carried away at times, but it was mostly "wild oats" and big social events. I played in bands, etc., and just spent a lot of time in that environment. Most of the time I was able to keep it pretty moderate and under control.

I did quit drinking for 3 years for religious reasons, but lately I have started back. However, it is very occasional and moderate. My button-popping days are over, haha.

Thank you for your response, and keep up your admirable discipline.

Peace.
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JBoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 08:45 PM
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3. Just getting started.
It's 6:44pm on the west coast. Dinner is taking little longer to get going than planned, so on an empty stomach my martini is rocketing to my head. Probably 0.02 right now. Will be 0.05 in about 10 minutes.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:01 PM
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9. 0,0000
:( Still at work.
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:06 PM
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12. Come back later when you're listening to Abba's Greatest Hits.
Edited on Sat Sep-26-09 09:15 PM by BuyingThyme
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:11 PM
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13. Ya know,
I can't think of owning any bad music. I do have some industrial. Oh wait! I've just the thing:

Music To Be Murdered By
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:13 PM
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14. I'm way out of that loop, but maybe on Halloween.
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kentauros Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:21 PM
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19. Some of the best music for Halloween would be Throbbing Gristle
or any of the artists on these compilations:

A Storm of Drones
The Throne of Drones
Swarm of Drones

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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:14 PM
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15. Not an Abba fan.
:puke:
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:17 PM
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16. I get into Abba around 0.14 .
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:19 PM
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17. Good for you!
:)

Maybe at .28, I will feel the love. :P
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 10:53 PM
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31. Just before my dentist was about to inject me
I once asked, "Couldn't you just play a Madonna album instead?"

:evilgrin:
rocktivity

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liberaltrucker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:01 PM
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10. >.08
But, I'm not driving. So, all's well.

:beer:
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zanne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:03 PM
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11. 0. I'm dull as hell. nt
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petronius Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:19 PM
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18. 0.00 - No drinkies till I kick the flu
(But I am a bit delusional, so it's largely the same thing...)
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:33 PM
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20. 3 beers...what would that be for a 190 lb male?
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:41 PM
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21. Probably not enough.
Edited on Sat Sep-26-09 09:47 PM by BuyingThyme
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Ahpook Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:43 PM
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22. Approaching Bread
Watch out my friend, you are getting damn near close to Styx.

Past that, phew
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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:55 PM
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25. Styx is a good time.
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:54 PM
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24. I am humming "Afternoon Delight" and wondering where the cops are
This = 1 bottle of wine.
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datasuspect Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 10:33 PM
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29. i wanna party with you
i start hearing the multi agency task force coming up the stairs sometimes.
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backwoodsbob Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 09:55 PM
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26. probably about .15
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 10:27 PM
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27. Just added to it with another beer....
College football turned out pretty well today from my perspective, with the exception of the U of Washington game.
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hobbit709 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 10:31 PM
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28. 0.00%
Can't drink-or at least not supposed to.
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rocktivity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 10:47 PM
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30. Here are some baselines you can use
Edited on Sat Sep-26-09 10:53 PM by rocktivity
A (blood alcohol content) of .10 means that .1% of your bloodstream in composed of alcohol...

.020 Light to moderate drinkers begin to feel some effects.
.040 Most people begin to feel relaxed.
.060 Judgment is somewhat impaired.
.080 Definite impairment of muscle coordination and driving skills. This is the legal intoxication level in most states (including California).
.100 Clear deterioration of reaction time and control. This is legally drunk in all states.
.120 Vomiting usually occurs (unless this level is reached slowly or a person has developed a tolerance to alcohol).
.150 Balance and movement are impaired. At this BAC. level an equivalent of 1/2 pint of whiskey is circulating in the blood stream.
.150-.25 Most people begin to experience blackouts
.300 Many people lose consciousness.
.400 Most people lose consciousness and some die.
.450 Breathing stops. This is a fatal dose for most people.

link

You're welcome.


rocktivity
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theNotoriousP.I.G. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 03:40 PM
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43. Thank you
I'll take it with me to the Oktoberfest next Tuesday. We don't usually drink more than one beer but the fucking drunks are all over Munich right now. One year we saw a kid that had reached the limit and was dead on the side of the road. My level right now is .00000
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 10:56 PM
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32. 0.0000000000000^9
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trackfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 11:27 PM
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33. .055
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EvilAL Donating Member (357 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-26-09 11:53 PM
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36. .12
would be my guess. Since I blew a .09 once, I figure I'm about 1/3 more buzzed than I was then.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 12:18 AM
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38. 0.052
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Iggo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 03:07 PM
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42. I wanna say 0.000...
...'cause I haven't drank in almost 13 years. But ya never know what's in what, so I'll say a hair over 0.000.
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rcrush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 03:58 PM
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44. 100%
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kedrys Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 05:04 PM
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45. 0.00, but about to increase dramatically
I'm making a conscious decision to go to work hungover tomorrow. :P

Limoncellos, anyone?
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TommyO Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 05:59 PM
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46. In the words of Dean Vernon Wormer
Zero point zero. For now.
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Moondog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 06:07 PM
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47. Hard to say.
I live on the east coast, started drinking scotch at 5:00, local. Stopped around 6:30. Had dinner, which I just finished. So right now I'd guess about a .075 - .09. After some dessert, I'll tuck into some fine old cognac, at which point I expect my BA level to go back up a bit. I'm guessing I'll end up around .1 to .125 before I quit, watch the idiot box for a while, and then go to bed.
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 07:35 PM
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50. Post #30 says that you may vomit at .120
:scared:
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gauguin57 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 06:11 PM
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48. sober as a judge.
Too beautiful a fall day here in the Northeast (once the drizzling stopped) to go through it blotto.
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crim son Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 10:29 PM
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52. Zip.
Zero. *Sigh* :P
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dysfunctional press Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 10:41 PM
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53. 0.0000
i haven't had a drink of alcohol in over 10 years, due to the narcotic chronic pain meds i take daily.
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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Sep-27-09 11:23 PM
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54. 0.0000, though last night it had to have been in the 0.3+ range.
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