Dude, it's Iowa. What else is there to do?

I know I've been drinking much more in these hard economic times.

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GoDawgs!: Dude, it's Iowa. What else is there to do?

Farking?.

/Seriously, which state in the US is awesome to live in?
//Because every time there's a thread about a US state, it's either redneck, boring, violent or snobby
///... The cool state is Alaska, right?
////Well, at least cold

Cornholers

I lived in Corydon, Iowa, in the early 90s (Town motto: The closest McDonald's is 75 miles away.) Everyone I knew who was my age (mid-20s then) was a recovering alcoholic. Yep, about the only thing to do there is drink.

Speaking of livers...anyone have a functional liver for sale?

contact me at Georg­eJone­so­oh­a­ycom

/that is a joke if you don't get it

I need my liver, but I'd sell you my nipples.

I for one, am doing my part. I even buy beer from that walk-in in the picture.

drink and get high is all there is to do in most of the state. Also, we have a humongous meth problem.

I'm still in my early 20s. I binge drink on average 3 days a week and drink every other night in moderation. How long can I last until I have to actually start worrying about my liver?

John's Grocery!

Gigglecream: I'm still in my early 20s. I binge drink on average 3 days a week and drink every other night in moderation. How long can I last until I have to actually start worrying about my liver?

As a recovering alcoholic, I have an answer for you ... they say that it is anyone's guess how much your liver can handle. Everyone's liver is different. Some livers can handle years and years of abuse, while other people, well, their liver goes bust after a short period of abuse, like a year or two.

I went to Ankeny High School.

No wonder I am a raging alcoholic.

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You witty son of a biatch!
Did you think of that all by yourself?

I dunno, I would imagine the sex industry, liquor sales and drug sales would remain the same or even have more of a profit when the economy is doing poorly.

/talking outta my ass FTW!

Drink
Farm
Drink
fark

That's what we do in the Midwest.

I do love those "real men of genius" adds...

statsistics: Dirty John's Grocery!

FTFY

/I'm drunk in Iowa, so I'm really getting a kick, etc.

Gigglecream: I'm still in my early 20s. I binge drink on average 3 days a week and drink every other night in moderation. How long can I last until I have to actually start worrying about my liver?

Um, I'd be a little more worried about the addiction than how long your liver can hold out...I think your saving grace is that your liver does have the ability to regenerate itself, so I'd cut back...

statsistics: John's Grocery!

ah good ol' dirty johns. when I went to u of iowa I lived on market, right up the street from there. my three female roommates all worked at the pizza hut in coralville. good times, good times.

/only had sex with two of them
//seriously nothing to do in iowa except drink, fark, and take acid

What sucks is that all Iowa beer and liquor wholesale distibutors have to buy from the State. The distributors then provide the bars, liquor stores, and grocery stores. Iowans are at the mercy of the state on what we can purchase - for example, Fat Tire and all the New Belgium beers have been available for less than 1 year, and you cannot find or buy Arrogant Bastard or many other fine microbrews, as the STATE has decided we can't have it.

/IT'S TYRANNY!!

Gigglecream: I'm still in my early 20s. I binge drink on average 3 days a week and drink every other night in moderation. How long can I last until I have to actually start worrying about my liver?

You would be surprised how resilient the liver actually is. It can take tremendous damage yet still regrow but every organ has limitations. I would recommend supplementing your diet with Milk Thistle and Burpleurem and alpha-lipoic-acid; it may sound hokey but these herbs have amazing hepatocyte protecting properties. I have been a really hard drinker for decades but with consideration of my liver health. To my amazement I had the poor old organ checked out through diagnostic tests and it supposedly within normal limits.

/Milk Thistle and Silymarin!

Last time I was in Iowa, I could buy hard liquor in a grocery store until 2am. Try that in Minnesota!

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How do you think Slipknot was formed? Sobriety? Ha!

If you build it, they will come.

being from iowa, it doesn't matter how much we drink, we will not attain "proffesional drinker" status like people from wisconsin have.

I'm sure every state has seen alcohol consumption rise steadily since Bush took office.

Reytron: statsistics: John's Grocery!

ah good ol' dirty johns. when I went to u of iowa I lived on market, right up the street from there. my three female roommates all worked at the pizza hut in coralville. good times, good times.

/only had sex with two of them
//seriously nothing to do in iowa except drink, fark, and take acid

I never understood the dirty label. If I had been in charge, I would have called it Tasty Beer John's.

I lived in Cedar Rapids for 2 years (The city of 5 seasons smells). All i did there was drink and fark (and work). I did a significant amount of each.

I would not be so quick to dismiss the appearance of Iowa girls unless you have sampled the wares. yes when they get older they let themselves go, but younger? very nice.

OH Dubuque
OH Dubuque
Why you make me shiver
with your long winding streets
and your Mississipi river
o I love you with my heart
and I love you with my liver
Oh Dubuque
by the River...

/never more appropriate

DUIOWA

dude, when you live in eastern Iowa and your house is inhabited by fish you might as well drink like one

I'm just happy I can get Fat Tire there now. One more thing to look forward to when I visit my parents.

CKBlack007: I lived in Cedar Rapids for 2 years (The city of 5 seasons smells). All i did there was drink and fark (and work). I did a significant amount of each.

I would not be so quick to dismiss the appearance of Iowa girls unless you have sampled the wares. yes when they get older they let themselves go, but younger? very nice.

As being from near the MN/IA border (MN side), I will have to agree with that statement. It's amazing what corn does to a young female body (in a good way).

The average adult Iowan consumed 37.23 gallons of beer, 1.98 gallons of liquor, and 1.69 gallons of wine over the 12-month period.


wada bunch of lightwieghts

dogfood: I went to Ankeny High School.

No wonder I am a raging alcoholic.

more like Skankeny.

//Dowling Catholic ftw.

CKBlack007: I would not be so quick to dismiss the appearance of Iowa girls unless you have sampled the wares. yes when they get older they let themselves go, but younger? very nice.

No doubt. I've been in every state in the U.S., and lived in Iowa for five. Walk around W. Des Moines, and its hard to find hotter.

It's also home of the MILF. MILF's are not my cup of tea, but West Des Moines is littered with hot moms.

As for the increase in consumption? My guess is growth. The Des Moines area has seen a pretty nice growth boom. Wages are on par with the rest of the midwest and Cost of Living is 11% lower on average.

Throw in very low commute times and safe communities, and it's a become a place companies are putting up new offices or relocating. (Wells Fargo)

Of all the cities I have been in, West Des Moines is where I'd throw my money into a business. The people I worked for believed the same thing and made a killing on farmland that is now commercial real estate.