That's strange... the sky is white and our water is frozen.

New Hampshire is taking advantage of the bad economy by aggressively marketing less-expensive liquor to out-of-state customers.

And remember kids - liquor is bad for you and just say no to smoking!

Of course, if the state needs the money, all bets are off. Sometimes I wonder what MADD thinks of articles like this one. Do they realize the implications for their neo-prohibitionist philosophy, or does the fanatical dedication to their asinine cause burn out the thinking portions of their brains?

I picked up a nice bottle of Glenlivet today, so I feel glad I'm doing my part in helping that trend

I'm eating less so I can still afford good beer.

I'll drink to that!



A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her.
W. C. Fields

I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.
W. C. Fields

I drink therefore I am.
W. C. Fields

I never worry about being driven to drink; I just worry about being driven home.
W. C. Fields

If I had to live my life over, I'd live over a saloon.
W. C. Fields

Now don't say you can't swear off drinking; it's easy. I've done it a thousand times.
W. C. Fields

Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.
W. C. Fields

Set up another case bartender! The best thing for a case of nerves is a case of Scotch.
W. C. Fields

The cost of living has gone up another dollar a quart.
W. C. Fields

There are only two real ways to get ahead today - sell liquor or drink it.
W. C. Fields

Liquor sales will skyrocket. Take away jobs, people lose their jobs, have more time, get depressed, drink more. Which means more DUI convictions, big demand for lawyers, more hospital visits, more demand for prescription drugs.

Has anyone heard of a shortage of police or corrections jobs?

Oh and, Go Cards!

I'll drink to that!

Actually, question for the thread:

We were debating how much alcohol per week is considered too much/borderline alcoholism.

Is a person who drinks a bottle of scotch (750 a week) a week without ever getting drunk someone who falls under that definition?

Obvious tag should have been obvious.

I love living in NH... All the massholes come up here and pay our taxes by buying our liquer and smokes..

Soon Mass wants to tax soda, I am sure it will be another wonderfull boost to our allready strong economy..

Looks like I picked the wrong year to quit huffing bad poon.

boobsrgood: Looks like I picked the wrong year to quit huffing bad poon.

Try this for withdrawal symptoms:

Really? That's interesting...the asshats over here (pops) seem to think it's because of the smoking bans. I guess that's that whole business of correlation/causation again, isn't it?

gimlet: I love living in NH... All the massholes come up here and pay our taxes by buying our liquer and smokes..

Soon Mass wants to tax soda, I am sure it will be another wonderfull boost to our allready strong economy..

I hope maybe some more of our money will funnel to your schools.

/Always look at the funny little dots underlining some your words.

TheGreatGildersleeve: boobsrgood: Looks like I picked the wrong year to quit huffing bad poon.

Try this for withdrawal symptoms:

Wow. Did you just have that waiting for me?

/flattered
//huffed bad poon last night
///drunk

Tatsuma: Actually, question for the thread:

We were debating how much alcohol per week is considered too much/borderline alcoholism.

Is a person who drinks a bottle of scotch (750 a week) a week without ever getting drunk someone who falls under that definition?

I think it depends upon how much you pay for the scotch. If it's expensive stuff, you're just a connoisseur.

Tatsuma: Actually, question for the thread:

We were debating how much alcohol per week is considered too much/borderline alcoholism.

Is a person who drinks a bottle of scotch (750 a week) a week without ever getting drunk someone who falls under that definition?

http://www.moderation.org/Questionnaire.shtml

TheGreatGildersleeve: gimlet: I love living in NH... All the massholes come up here and pay our taxes by buying our liquer and smokes..

Soon Mass wants to tax soda, I am sure it will be another wonderfull boost to our allready strong economy..

I hope maybe some more of our money will funnel to your schools.

/Always look at the funny little dots underlining some your words.

Liquor... U pompuss masshole grammer natsi..

Liquor in the front.....Poker in the rear.

Heineken Skywalker

You must lurk a lot. First username I lol'd at. Sweet.

Heineken Skywalker:

Well, for me that's a definite no, but I'm not sure that really answers my question...

Darth_Lukecash: I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.
W. C. Fields

I always knew WC was a Franklinesque character, but that quote is of a Cobain caliber.

That's a keeper. Thanks.

Anyone able to explain why people give out more money on alcohol when they are less well off?

This has always confused me.

Pretty much everything spurs my drinking, Economy/personal income good= lots of cash, let's blow it! Less money= let's drink 40s to forget! School ends=Let's drink because we're off, School begins=school sucks, let's drink!
/and this is why I'm writing my senior thesis on Fark

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Anyone able to explain why people give out more money on alcohol when they are less well off?

This has always confused me.

Money really does buy happiness?

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Anyone able to explain why people give out more money on alcohol when they are less well off?

This has always confused me.

Escapism.

Check out Ruby Payne's research on poverty, it's quite interesting.

Similar thread yesterday.

WTF?

Miss Misery: Pretty much everything spurs my drinking, Economy/personal income good= lots of cash, let's blow it! Less money= let's drink 40s to forget! School ends=Let's drink because we're off, School begins=school sucks, let's drink!
/and this is why I'm writing my senior thesis on Fark

I want to hang out with you!

In this economy it's important to only buy decent alcohol, so be sure to avoid anything listed on this site: www.sadspirits.com (new window)

Oh and go Cards!

Miss Misery: Pretty much everything spurs my drinking, Economy/personal income good= lots of cash, let's blow it! Less money= let's drink 40s to forget! School ends=Let's drink because we're off, School begins=school sucks, let's drink!
/and this is why I'm writing my senior thesis on Fark

I like the way you think. Do you have a newsletter?

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Anyone able to explain why people give out more money on alcohol when they are less well off?

This has always confused me.

Category two of drinking.
Category one: drink to celebrate
Category two: drink to forget
Category three: drink to entertain.

Heineken Skywalker: Tatsuma: Actually, question for the thread:

We were debating how much alcohol per week is considered too much/borderline alcoholism.

Is a person who drinks a bottle of scotch (750 a week) a week without ever getting drunk someone who falls under that definition?

http://www.moderation.org/Questionnaire.shtml

Apparently I'm moderately dependent.

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Anyone able to explain why people give out more money on alcohol when they are less well off?

This has always confused me.

A gregarious animal by nature, the homosapien is prone to thoughts of comparison. Instead of an appreciative perspective on existence as a whole, the ape feels compelled to make value judgements as a passtime. This results in things being viewed as having a value across sliding scales, such as "Good vs Bad" and whatnot. The unfortunate result of this two dimensional worldview is that someone always "loses". Thus, at least 50% of the universe is having a "bad day" at all times. Enter sandman, er, booze.

John Buck 41: Similar thread yesterday.

WTF?

Farkers have an insatiable appetite for articles on why their poor spending choices are the choices of The People.
/united we booze

KajakPro: Category two of drinking.
Category one: drink to celebrate
Category two: drink to forget
Category three: drink to entertain.

Right, but I would think that it applies when you have something bad happen to you, but still have the money.

If you have no money and still drink like crazy to forget about having no money, you end up even worse off. Seems stupid at that point. You would be better off saving the money, hence helping yourself out of poverty.

I get why people do it, but it just doesn't make sense to me personally.

Tatsuma: Actually, question for the thread:

We were debating how much alcohol per week is considered too much/borderline alcoholism.

Is a person who drinks a bottle of scotch (750 a week) a week without ever getting drunk someone who falls under that definition?

No, that doesn't sound bad at all really. My own experience was roughly a 750 per evening of either rum or vodka...

/hospitalized with hole in stomach

lozak: In this economy it's important to only buy decent alcohol, so be sure to avoid anything listed on this site: www.sadspirits.com (new window)

Oh and go Cards!

Wouldn't the best thing to do in a down economy be distilling your own? They need to legalize that in small quantities like they did beer.

Psylence: My own experience was roughly a 750 per evening of either rum or vodka...

/hospitalized with hole in stomach

Holy crap. No wonder.

I'm not as think as you drunk I am.

Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude:

Right, but I would think that it applies when you have something bad happen to you, but still have the money.

If you have no money and still drink like crazy to forget about having no money, you end up even worse off. Seems stupid at that point. You would be better off saving the money, hence helping yourself out of poverty.

I get why people do it, but it just doesn't make sense to me personally.

Ah, but see, you're probably middle class.

The same rules don't apply to the poorer class.

Miss Misery: Pretty much everything spurs my drinking, Economy/personal income good= lots of cash, let's blow it! Less money= let's drink 40s to forget! School ends=Let's drink because we're off, School begins=school sucks, let's drink!


I was wondering if there is anything in society that would reduce the amount of liquor bought. In an up economy I doubt we'd see the complimentary article.

/and this is why I'm writing my senior thesis on Fark

I want this posted when it's done.

Any more details on the subject?

Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.

Listerine biatches.

boobsrgood: Schadenfreude ist die schoenste Freude: Anyone able to explain why people give out more money on alcohol when they are less well off?

This has always confused me.

A gregarious animal by nature, the homosapien is prone to thoughts of comparison. Instead of an appreciative perspective on existence as a whole, the ape feels compelled to make value judgements as a passtime. This results in things being viewed as having a value across sliding scales, such as "Good vs Bad" and whatnot. The unfortunate result of this two dimensional worldview is that someone always "loses". Thus, at least 50% of the universe is having a "bad day" at all times. Enter sandman, er, booze.


I like it.

This thread is very contemporary, as it deals with a very unique subject that is only revelant to the very unique moon orbiting the the very unique planet orbiting the very unique sun here.

/not my fault
//she made me

In the last depression, alcohol and cheap entertainment were good investments. I suppose it will be the same in this one. Is Netflix publicly traded?

The_Sponge: Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.

It's drinkable after it's filtered through a loaf of bread.

Or so I hear.

Asinine?? What, was the tag drunk at the bar.

Oldiron_79: Listerine biatches.

It's drinkable after it's filtered through a loaf of bread.

Or so I hear.

/that makes more sense
//sleepy

boobsrgood: Enter sandman, er, booze.




Um, why not both?

/should read that again one of these days....

ScubaDude1960: In the last depression, alcohol and cheap entertainment were good investments. I suppose it will be the same in this one. Is Netflix publicly traded?

Hmm. A good question. I would shoot lower, though. Who makes shoddy, offbrand vaseline? That would be the cornerstone of my investment portfolio, if only I weren't blind. Can't see a thing.