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Old 06-02-2015, 01:39 PM
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saoutchik
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Celebs and booze

I wasn't sure where to post this but since it is not about one individual I thought I would post here.

Recently I have read a lot of interviews with some famous people (all men by the way, not sure if that is significant).

In these interviews said person claimed in the past to be drinking 2, 3 or even 4 (the record) bottles of proof spirit - so vodka, whiskey, brandy etc.

Now i'm 55 and I quit 5 months ago at 54 and was a full on alcoholic for some years so I must have some idea what i'm talking about and to me these amounts just don't seem possible.

Incidently a UK "bottle" is 70 centilitres or 24.6 fluid ounces in US size

When I was drinking I guess I weighed 240 pounds so no lightweight and would drink more than half a bottle most nights and my worst couple of weekends it was maybe a bit more than a litre (34 oz).

I'm pretty sure I couldn't have drunk 3 bottles even as fit 23 year old

l would be interested to get some feedback because if they have not been drinking at those levels and claiming they are well, it seems irresponsible to me
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