Why Do You Drink?

• justincredible

  

  Con_Alma;838832 wrote:Good word!

  
  Nay, great word.
• Con_Alma

  Let's not get carried away now.
• fan_from_texas

  Just to look cool, mostly.
  
  Occasionally to unwind after a long week. But with alcoholism running in my family (and profession, for that matter), I try not to drink much at all. I probably average less than a drink a month.
• september63

  

  coyotes22;838334 wrote:I meant more like cookouts, bday parties, stuff like that. LOL.
  
  It is ALL too expensive, thus why I dont buy it ever, anymore.

  
  So if u are at a cookout where beer has been provided, you might drink it. LOL
• Cat Food Flambe'

  

  I genuinely enjoy the taste of certain beverages (red wines and bourbons in particular), and I enjoy the relaxation effect that one or two reasonably-sized drinks produce. I detest getting even to the "buzzed" stage, though - the idea of downing a six-pack at one sitting just doesn't have any appeal to me.
  
  Also - at my age, I've seen way too many of my contemporaries get in trouble with excessive drinking - I do not wan tto end up in the same situation.
• 2kool4skool

  

  To get yucky.
• iluvz

  Not so much a drinker b/c I'm a seriously major light weight. But I love the taste of beer, or sometimes its just nice to unwind and relax with a glass of wine.
• ohiobucks1

  

  BC im in college
• Firad

  

  ohiobucks1;839511 wrote:BC im in college

  
  
  this
• ernest_t_bass

  

  I should have added, "because of a nagging wife" to my options!
• Dr Winston O'Boogie

  

  I was a functioning alcoholic when I drank. I professed to enjoy the taste, but really drank to get drunk virtually every time. I quit several years ago for this reason. I wished I could have been one of those who enjoyed the taste and the occasional buzz, but this wasn't in the cards for me.
• Little Danny

  

  They get on me wanna know Hank
  Why do you drink?
  (Hank) why do you roll smoke?
  Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
  Over and over
  Everybody made my prediction
  So if i get stoned
  I'm just carryin'
  On an old family tradition
• ernest_t_bass

  

  I treat beer like Lays potato chips. Betcha can't have (eat, for Lays) just one.
• wes_mantooth

  

  justincredible;838757 wrote:For the shenanigans that ensue.

  
  exactly.
• SnotBubbles

  

  I don't know if my drinking schedule is on that list. I drink about every other weekend. And when I do, I usually consume between 5-10 one night on that weekend.
• ernest_t_bass

  

  SnotBubbles;840429 wrote:I don't know if my drinking schedule is on that list. I drink about every other weekend. And when I do, I usually consume between 5-10 one night on that weekend.

  
  Probably b/c the OP mixed "Why" and "When" in his poll, like a retard.
• Fab4Runner

  

  Because it's fun. I love beer and I love drinking with friends and/or family.
• power i

  

  I like to drink when I'm cleaning house. Makes it a little more fun. I also drink with my friends when we get together to watch Big Brother. But I only drink on days that end in 'y'.
• Thinthickbigred

  the last 4 are pretty much the same .. the 7 people who say they like to sample 6 of them are lying ... I like to sample ice cream or maybe soda.. If im gonna sample beer its going to be in a Budwieser plant or a Samuel Adams brewery ..get real people dont lie
• thavoice

  I have not been drunk since July 10th of 2010. Have not had more than 3 drinks in any given evening since then either.
  A week after that event I went some place that I really couldnt drink anyways so that pretty much put a wrench in 6 months of that time. I do get nasty , nasty hangovers so even before that I would pick my times to really get blasted.
  
  Friend who owned a bar always called me a starting pitcher who likes to finish the game. Meaning...I dont drink as often as others, but when I do I try to go the distance and be there all night. I never really understood those who have a few drinks here and there. I like the taste of beer, but I dont drink it with a meal. It isnt my drink of choice when I am hot and thirsty. It may seem stupid, but I dont go to the bar and have a couple of drinks because, well, i dont wanna get one of those cheapo DUI's!
• 4cards

  

  power i;840743 wrote:I like to drink when I'm cleaning house. Makes it a little more fun. I also drink with my friends when we get together to watch Big Brother. But I only drink on days that end in 'y'.

  ...well atleast you don't have a drinking problem!
• se-alum

  

  I drink socially to get drunk! I've never drank more than a beer or 2 at a time, when I'm home by myself. I typically get drunk one night every weekend, and both nights a fair amount of time. I don't drink at all Sunday-Thursday.
• gorocks99

  

  I drink to sample - trying a lot of different wines and beers is a good, albeit expensive, hobby for me - but also to get a buzz. I'm not one of those "sip and spit" type of drinkers. Sunday through Thursday I'll probably have 2 glasses of wine per night, Friday-Saturday I'll probably have 4-5 drinks throughout the day (unless it's football season ... then Saturdays are more like 12 throughout the day).
• Commander of Awesome

  

  I enjoy the taste and I enjoy having fun with buds pounding some brews,. I'd say I have a beer or two least 2 nights during the week and drink more on a Friday or Saturday night.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  gorocks99;840757 wrote:(unless it's football season ... then Saturdays are more like 12 throughout the day).

  
  I got into this habit for a bit in 2009, found myself gaining too much weight and cut back heavily.