tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post5283772044168101167..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Binge-drink BritainCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-6893659815419167862011-10-17T23:34:35.294+01:002011-10-17T23:34:35.294+01:00I regularly drink to excess because I am possessed...I regularly drink to excess because I am possessed by the devil and I will die very young!<br /><br /><br />Via tap-a-pint from The AnglersCampaign for Vaping in Pubshttp://camvip.webs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-23131101566814034982011-10-17T17:09:26.224+01:002011-10-17T17:09:26.224+01:00But Mudge, you asked people what was the 'maxi...But Mudge, you asked people what was the 'maximum number of pints they've had in one session in the last year'. They could have had one session with ten pints, and not drunk anything for the next few months, you couldn't really call them a binge drinker.Ghost Drinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753576955816756710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-26332591171677773192011-10-17T16:50:44.730+01:002011-10-17T16:50:44.730+01:00Last Wednesday it was my brother's birthday. I...Last Wednesday it was my brother's birthday. I joined him in the pub in the afternoon and drank 6 pints. Does this make me a bad person? He did a zombie lurch all the way to his place! LOL.Dr Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00176521760477086914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-73607279721319438912011-10-17T16:40:06.311+01:002011-10-17T16:40:06.311+01:00@Steve Lamond .. have you not heard of a bladder a...@Steve Lamond .. have you not heard of a bladder and going to the toilet ?<br /><br />In my youth 12 - 14 pints on a Saturday night was commonplace and six pints was going for a quiet drink ...Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14033959207017710565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-33608077120252884682011-10-17T14:10:21.794+01:002011-10-17T14:10:21.794+01:00Going over ten really isn't hard, not for me a...Going over ten really isn't hard, not for me anyway. Six is normal on a night out.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-6843150200810877262011-10-17T13:56:19.689+01:002011-10-17T13:56:19.689+01:00Nothing to say it had to be done in pubs, Cookie. ...Nothing to say it had to be done in pubs, Cookie. Demolishing a 12-pack of Fosters while watching the footie on your sofa counts just the same.<br /><br />Incidentally, Cookie, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2049794/Asda-branded-irresponsible-selling-bottles-beer-50p-each.html" rel="nofollow">better get yourself down to ASDA</a> pronto. How good of the <i>Daily Wail</i> to alert us to these offers.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-47682157291261737462011-10-17T13:34:15.625+01:002011-10-17T13:34:15.625+01:00The only way to halt this is a 5 quid minimum pric...The only way to halt this is a 5 quid minimum price for these irresponsible pubs.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-38434471270958048172011-10-17T13:18:56.966+01:002011-10-17T13:18:56.966+01:00I was one of those who clicked "Over 10"...I was one of those who clicked "Over 10". I have to admit it isn't very often these days (It was every day once upon a time). <br /><br />That said, the problem is with the one size fits all thing, I having quite a high tolerance to alcohol can drink 8 pints without so much as a stagger, the wife otoh has 2 halves of lager and a martini and lemonade and is dancing on the tables (practically) and would be throwing up on the way home.Budvarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01411709142357622721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-25772158748416696532011-10-17T11:58:45.228+01:002011-10-17T11:58:45.228+01:00maybe people misread "pints" as "dr...maybe people misread "pints" as "drinks". I think my stomache would burst if I tried to drink more than 8!beersiveknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293913182389157112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-33987029397623202722011-10-17T11:39:08.287+01:002011-10-17T11:39:08.287+01:00I'm shocked!I'm shocked!Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.com