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OT: Another Corona Drinking Question

NEforceUConn said:
or it’s means if you drink enough booze you have a package on.

kudos to my RI relatives for that one
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I thought it came from prohibition and when you went to pick up a package It was code for booze.
 
JHHusky said:
Another way to look at this:

A standard drink is about 150 calories. A Big Mac is about 563 calories. (see USDA)

If you drink 3 bottles of wine (5 servings per bottle) per week = 2,250 calories
If you drink two six packs per week = 1,800 calories
Grand total: 4,050 calories or 7 Big Macs

So on average, after eating your usual amount of food and snacks per day, you are also eating an extra Big Mac every day. If you drink mostly in the evenings after supper, it is like having a Big Mac every night before going to sleep.
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5 servings in a bottle of wine?!! I think my wine glasses must be supersized.
 
August_West said:
I think when they had to close at 8pm they probably took advantage of earlier open.
Now I think they still want their 12 hour days. 10 -10. I’m sure some areas where it makes sense take advantage of early opening at 8. Just not near me . I don’t really day drink but early lockdown I got in habit of doing grocery store early am and Wanted wine for dinner. But nobody was open....
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I haven't seen many stores stay open past 9, probably a big drop off of business after that.
 
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8893 said:
Always Foxon Park Gasossa.
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Never heard of the stuff before this post. I'm at the Geissler's today and there's Foxon Park on sale for a buck a bottle. I had to read the labels as I had no clue to its color. I must say, delicious and refreshing!
 
Waquoit said:
Never heard of the stuff before this post. I'm at the Geissler's today and there's Foxon Park on sale for a buck a bottle. I had to read the labels as I had no clue to its color. I must say, delicious and refreshing!
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It's one of the strangest and least-attractive soda names imo; to me it suggests something that makes you gassy. But damn it's great, isn't it?

Someone once told me that the 'g' is supposed to be pronounced like a 'y,' like some people do when pronouncing "gyro." Tried that once in a New Haven pizza joint and got a blank stare, so I have stuck with the hard 'g' instead.

Hmmm...I'll bet it mixes well with vodka.
 
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8893 said:
Get thee behind me Satan.
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total bs. if you live by yourself and have wine with dinner you are drinking alone? Thank god I have a dog, thus I never drink alone.

Blackouts - maybe a couple in college, but it could have been the extracurriculars rather than booze.

Hypothetically speaking of course.

I mean who didn’t have shots after UConn fb ran the clock out and couldn’t get a play off during the last 20+ seconds of the Navy game a few years ago and lost
 
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you only need 2-3 "yes" out of those 20 to be considered an alcoholic? Yeesh.

I've had like 5 beers in the last month and I can answer yes to probably 4 of those at least.

It says a fixed time, maybe a year ... if it was EVER, I would have answered yes to darn near all of them, lol.
 
8893 said:
Get thee behind me Satan.
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One out of 20.
 
TRest said:
I worked at a place that opened at 8, I spent so many 12 hour days there I would go home and dream about it.
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I'm curious, how many people on bikes were there when you opened?
 
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temery said:
I'm curious, how many people on bikes were there when you opened?
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There was a trailer park nearby so a few walkers, maybe one bike. My favorite was a little old lady who would buy a handle of Old Mr Boston apricot brandy every month for her cough.
 
temery said:
I think this is one of those lists that if you answer yes to even one question, you have a drinking problem.
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Yep. It was drink alone. So, if I have a beer with lunch after doing yardwork and no one else is home, technically, I drink alone. I’m not particularly worried.
 
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prankster said:
I only drink if I am alone or with somebody.
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If I recall correctly, Prank used to bring some demon pirate home brewed rum to the BYC's. Thus the overturned golf cart.
 
This list is a complete joke. One of the reasons I've always been skeptical about medical professionals and their advice.

In my 20's, I would have answered YES to 10.
Now, I can answer YES to 3 - 7, 11, and 16. And those questions are laughable IMO.

7 - Do you turn to "lower companions or environment" when drinking? What a joke question. This assumes what? We're all at least middle class and drinking in some snobby country club? I answered YES because I still hit up The Federal on game days and I have a wide group of friends that includes people who live and work in all areas, and have all levels of income. That must make me susceptible to alcoholism.

11 - Do you crave a drink at a certain time daily? YES, and it's not anywhere near noon. I look forward to a beer or two at night after I've handled all of my work and responsibilities. That's so crazy.

16 - Do you drink alone? YES, sometimes my wife or friends aren't around when I drink at night while eating dinner and watching the game. WOW! And this assumes what? Everyone is married or has a companion/roommates? Do pets count?
 
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