Drinking Like a Gentleman

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04-19-2013, 06:01 PM

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terribob

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Drinking Like a Gentleman

This is Dee's term not mine. I know for sure I can never do it.

04-19-2013, 06:16 PM

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Goat

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Haha, me neither! I'm actually quite a gentleman (if I do say so) when I'm sober. But all that goes right out the window when I'm drinking!

04-19-2013, 06:18 PM

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Anna

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It's good to know that, for sure.

04-19-2013, 06:19 PM

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terribob

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I have to remind myself because my drunk brain thinks I can. Dee is hard on me and I need that. This Friday I will not drink. Hopefully it's the first of many.

04-19-2013, 06:22 PM

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Hevyn

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You can do it, terribob. I'm no lady when I drink, either. In fact, I become a completely different person. It was becoming dangerous. I don't miss it at all now - never thought I'd say that. You will be free - it's a great feeling.

04-19-2013, 06:36 PM

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Drinking like a gentleman - does that mean one uses a glass?

04-19-2013, 06:42 PM

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terribob

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Drinking like a gentleman - does that mean one uses a glass?

Lol...I'm not that classy.

04-19-2013, 06:46 PM

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Nonsensical

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I rarely bothered with a glass toward the end, but the pinky was always extended. Standards are important.

04-19-2013, 06:53 PM

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amberbris

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Im not sure where this thread is going...

04-19-2013, 06:53 PM

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Carlotta

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I would drink like a lady, a glass of wine or two at most

Then, I'd go home and slam 211s like a skid row bum.

04-19-2013, 06:57 PM

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Dib42

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This thread makes me happy...

04-19-2013, 07:00 PM

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terribob

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For me it's a reminder of where I was, where I am, and where I'd like to be.

A drunk, a barely recovering drunk, and a full blown recovering alcoholic.

04-19-2013, 07:35 PM

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Dee74

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I can't take credit for 'drinking like a gentleman' - it's an old expression...it's also in the AA Big Book

I never 'drank like a gentleman' tho - I always drank to get drunk.

hope I've been not too hard on you Bob

04-19-2013, 10:51 PM

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rainyengland

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Quote:

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I rarely bothered with a glass toward the end, but the pinky was always extended. Standards are important.

lMAO - that cracked me up this fine and sunny Saturday morning!

I can just imagine it :-) :-) :-)

04-19-2013, 10:57 PM

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LadyinBC

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I certainly didn't drink like a lady! I just used a standard mug and got the booze down as fast as I could.

04-19-2013, 11:00 PM

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rainyengland

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I ended up trawling shops for a glass that held a bottle of wine so to kid myself I only had one or two glasses!

Never did find that glass though...!