Why did I catch stupid?

KNiVES · 12 Oct 2008 at 15:28

digitalwolf said:
I'm not sure why, but when i'm drunk little things in general seem to really annoy me.

Went to a bar, everyone inside, me and a mate get a pitcher.

Then everyones outside waiting to go. I'm like hang on, just got a drink here. Then the group walks off.

Normal I'd be like ahh well, i'll catch you up but when i'm drunk it's suddenly a big deal and i'm saying if they want to leave us, we'll not tag along with them all night and do our own thing.

Unpolitely.

Is it your first time getting drunk? What you describe is pretty much how most nights out go for me. We end up doing our own thing but nobody is any worse off really. You have to remember that the others are the same as you, ie drunk. You might be going 'hang on ffs' they might be going 'come on ffs'

Parsley · 12 Oct 2008 at 15:30

What I don't get is why people who get violent when they drink still do it anyway.

Horrible people.

JBuk · 12 Oct 2008 at 15:30

so you had a drink and a laugh, I fail to see whats bothering you?

are you feeling post drinkage depression?

digitalwolf · 12 Oct 2008 at 15:30

KNiVES said:
Is it your first time getting drunk? What you describe is pretty much how most nights out go for me. We end up doing our own thing but nobody is any worse off really. You have to remember that the others are the same as you, ie drunk. You might be going 'hang on ffs' they might be going 'come on ffs'

No not at all.

They were not all as drunk as me, some were sober. I'd been drinking at home with a mate so yeah some people thought what a ****.

JBuk · 12 Oct 2008 at 15:32

digitalwolf said:
No not at all.

They were not all as drunk as me, some were sober. I'd been drinking at home with a mate so yeah some people thought what a ****.

so they were embarrased because you were merry and enjoying yourself?

tell them to **** *** and find some friends who don't judge you

digitalwolf · 12 Oct 2008 at 15:32

Corran said:
What I don't get is why people who get violent when they drink still do it anyway.

Horrible people.

Because they feel invisible?

I've been told I get violent when I'm drunk yet I've never been in a fight and never raised a finger . I just get angry sometimes. There are some complete idiots out there.

digitalwolf · 12 Oct 2008 at 15:38

I was actually singing about how poor the club was.

Hahaha.

I can't remember any of this.

semi-pro waster · 12 Oct 2008 at 15:44

placeholder said:
Im struggling to see what went wrong? If the topic was changed to "worst thing you did when drunk" the OP would feel fine in 10 mins!

This is true, from the sounds of it digitalwolf didn't make a particularly great impression on the night but if that is the worst thing to come from a night out then you're probably not doing that terribly overall.

Tom|Nbk · 12 Oct 2008 at 15:49

Sounds like a normal night to me you had a laugh etc. Lighten up a bit

mattyprice4004 · 12 Oct 2008 at 15:50

digitalwolf said:
One of my mates gets really violent when he has a certain drink but he's one of the softest guys you'll ever meet sober.

Is it because it makes him feel ill or something?

This sounds just like my mate Kyle.

WantoN · 12 Oct 2008 at 15:50

You need some perspective mate. Seriously. Besides it always feels awful the next day.

I've done some awful, awful things when drunk. What you've done I should think most who drink would class as a standard/quiet one.

These days I tend not to get smashed often at all. I've come to the conclusion that everyone acts like a complete tool when drunk, it's just if everyones on the same level it doesn't matter

Ant

placeholder · 12 Oct 2008 at 15:57

semi-pro waster said:
This is true, from the sounds of it digitalwolf didn't make a particularly great impression on the night but if that is the worst thing to come from a night out then you're probably not doing that terribly overall.

Some form of arrest or trying it on with your mates girlfriend would add no end of realism to the OPs question.....not that im saying i have ever.........

[FnG]magnolia · 12 Oct 2008 at 16:02

Booze helps the rest of the world understand just what a numpty you really can be

I'll have a double, thanks

Parsley · 12 Oct 2008 at 16:02

digitalwolf said:
Because they feel invisible?

I've been told I get violent when I'm drunk yet I've never been in a fight and never raised a finger . I just get angry sometimes. There are some complete idiots out there.

Getting a bit angry is different to lashing out though.

What I said was a bit naive in retrospect, people do it because they like the fighting and the violence and I guess being drunk makes them brave enough to get involved. Anyone who drinks to get drunk, knowing that they get violent to the point of physical violence is a waste of space. It doesn't matter if they mean it or not, or if they are "nice when they are sober". If they were truly nice they wouldn't be allowing themselves to get drunk enough to turn nasty.

JBuk · 12 Oct 2008 at 16:26

Corran said:
Getting a bit angry is different to lashing out though.

What I said was a bit naive in retrospect, people do it because they like the fighting and the violence and I guess being drunk makes them brave enough to get involved. Anyone who drinks to get drunk, knowing that they get violent to the point of physical violence is a waste of space. It doesn't matter if they mean it or not, or if they are "nice when they are sober". If they were truly nice they wouldn't be allowing themselves to get drunk enough to turn nasty.

I have drank quite sensibly before yet ended up getting **** faced ,becoming aggressive and lashing out

its not something I have set out to do or the norm and I have been very regretfull of it, I am quite placid by nature

lots of factors can affect the way the body and brain handles a little or a lot of alcohol and sometimes things just happen no matter how carefull you are

Parsley · 12 Oct 2008 at 16:59

I'm sorry but I still don't see it as an excuse.

Do bear in mind that I mean those who go out to get aggressive and pick fights with random strangers because "they looked at them funny" or because of some offhand remark. If you get drunk and get angry because of some other reason... for instance a break up and you bump into your ex and their new person... well yeah it isn't right but beng angry is at least a little understandable. Everyone looses their temper at some point, alcohol can just accelerate the temper loss

.

I know plenty of people who can get absolutely blazing yet still remain friendly and daft (myself included). If you get violent when you drink then it is of my opinion that you just shouldn't drink enough to get to the state where you could lash out. You should have the self control to stop yourself doing something silly and if you don't then the drinking is a bit silly / selfish.

I'm not preaching at you by the way, I have a couple of friends who do turn violent with drink (and as a result need a friend to be put on and keep them in line...) the situation just boggles me though, if I turned nasty I just wouldn't drink at all.

placeholder · 12 Oct 2008 at 17:05

Corran said:
I'm not preaching at you by the way, I have a couple of friends who do turn violent with drink (and as a result need a friend to be put on and keep them in line...) the situation just boggles me though, if I turned nasty I just wouldn't drink at all.

That makes you a very disciplined person. You are in the minority.

Parsley · 12 Oct 2008 at 17:07

placeholder said:
That makes you a very disciplined person. You are in the minority.

It's also very easy for me to say as I don't turn nasty when I drink (I'm a giggly happy drunk, and then I get tired and go to sleep anyway) so the situation of stopping myself drinking because of potential violence hasn't come up

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JBuk · 12 Oct 2008 at 17:10

Corran said:
I'm sorry but I still don't see it as an excuse.

Do bear in mind that I mean those who go out to get aggressive and pick fights with random strangers because "they looked at them funny" or because of some offhand remark. If you get drunk and get angry because of some other reason... for instance a break up and you bump into your ex and their new person... well yeah it isn't right but beng angry is at least a little understandable. Everyone looses their temper at some point, alcohol can just accelerate the temper loss .

I know plenty of people who can get absolutely blazing yet still remain friendly and daft (myself included). If you get violent when you drink then it is of my opinion that you just shouldn't drink enough to get to the state where you could lash out. You should have the self control to stop yourself doing something silly and if you don't then the drinking is a bit silly / selfish.

I'm not preaching at you by the way, I have a couple of friends who do turn violent with drink (and as a result need a friend to be put on and keep them in line...) the situation just boggles me though, if I turned nasty I just wouldn't drink at all.

I understand what your saying but the point I am making is sometimes you can go out and drink little and drink sensibly but for some unknown reason be drunker than usual and end up having an incident, self control goes right out of the window

I don't normally get violent with drink and over 15 odd years of drinking I think I have had maybe 2 instances where I have got a lot drunker than expected with very little intake and ended up having an incident

I don't think I should stop drinking beacuse of that, although I don't tend to drink often these days anyways

Kell_ee001 · 12 Oct 2008 at 17:13

I regularly get the urge to walk home when I'm drunk

Doesn't seem to matter what time it is, where I am or how big my heels are