Get drunk. With Final Fantasy!

[Kasandaro]

Re: Get drunk. With Final Fantasy!

There were 4 ways of dealing with it that the government are considering.

1. Up the limit to be able to buy alcahol to 21
2. Amend the law to include tougher penalties to people who are violent or cause a disturbance when under the influence of drugs/alcahol.
3. Raise the cost by 2 fold of alcahol as a starter.
4. Ban supermarkets from selling alcahol to prevent the culture of drinking lot before going out

were still waiting on which one is going to be pushed to the houae of Lords for discussion.

Hate to break it to ya, Jarre, but down here in Texas:

1. purchase/consumption age = 21? Check.
2. increased punishment for crime under the influence? Check.
3. Cost? well, no...
4. Purchase ban? Depends on where you are - can only buy beer and wine in supermarkets where I'm at...
5. Continued immaturity and irresponsibility? Check.

Restricting alcohol causes as many problems as easy access does--cf. the American Prohibition.

[Ameroth]

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Many of you will be jealous that we have a drinking age here in teh Uk of 18, but I am hoping they will raise it to 21. Their is too much drunk related violence going on now and most cities at night are no go zones due to drunk people randomly starting on you.

Because like we all know, kids never have even a sip of beer until they are legally allowed to do so. I mean, we can't legally drink here until 21 years of age, so how could kids under 21 possible cause problems?

Hell, let's just up the drinking age to around 60 or so when people start getting too tired and old to drink anyway. That should completely eliminate the drinking "problems".

[Feba]

Re: Get drunk. With Final Fantasy!

There were 4 ways of dealing with it that the government are considering.

#2 is the best option; but really, if your current laws don't keep people from causing trouble, more penalties aren't going to help.

[Yellow Mage]

Re: Get drunk. With Final Fantasy!

Raise the cost by 2 fold of alcahol as a starter.

Do you really mean two-fold, or do you just mean double it?

Ban supermarkets from selling alcahol to prevent the culture of drinking lot before going out

We tried that already. It doesn't work so well.

[Jarre]

Re: Get drunk. With Final Fantasy!

There were 4 ways of dealing with it that the government are considering.

1. Up the limit to be able to buy alcahol to 21
2. Amend the law to include tougher penalties to people who are violent or cause a disturbance when under the influence of drugs/alcahol.
3. Raise the cost by 2 fold of alcahol as a starter.
4. Ban supermarkets from selling alcahol to prevent the culture of drinking lot before going out

were still waiting on which one is going to be pushed to the houae of Lords for discussion.

[Mhurron]

Re: Get drunk. With Final Fantasy!

Yes, because as we all know, 21 year olds never do anything stupid and are so much more intelligent and responsible.

Other countries that have the legal drinking age at 18 don't have the level of drunken idiot problems that the UK has. Upping it won't change anything.

[Feba]

Re: Get drunk. With Final Fantasy!

but I am hoping they will raise it to 21.

What better way to deal with social problems than eliminating personal responsibility?

[Jarre]

Re: Get drunk. With Final Fantasy!

Theres a good reason i don't drink, and I'll tell you if you did teh job I used to, when you cut dead bodies out of cars thanks to an accident caused by a drunk driver, especially when its kids you are removing, it would put you off it for life.

Many of you will be jealous that we have a drinking age here in teh Uk of 18, but I am hoping they will raise it to 21. Their is too much drunk related violence going on now and most cities at night are no go zones due to drunk people randomly starting on you.

[Ziero]

Re: Get drunk. With Final Fantasy!

So you're saying there are manly Final Fantasy players?

I have a hard time to believe that. The manliest person I saw at FFFF06 wound up wearing his girlfriend's pink hoodie. Because it was too chilly for him.

We are not exactly a masculine bunch.

Nah, only the forum posters are the girly ones. Most of the actual players are chauvanistic ass hats.

Hell, I personally know plenty of "masculine" guys who play FFXI, two of whom are NYPD (p.s. I know your comment was facetious so don't get your panties in a wad )

I'd say that the majority of the people there were "Final Fantasy wha??" They were just there for the booze. LOL And its an Aerith for me unfortunately!

Personally, I'm not much for drinking myself, but I'm sure there are plenty of other "geeks" out there who are pros at it. Hell, a Transformer News and Forum I frequently visit repeatedly wins bragging rights that they "Win at drinking" at the yearly official convention. Buncha drunkards they all are

[Mhurron]

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What wouldn't be girly, that at the same time wouldn't be a terrible drink?

If you don't like it straight, you don't like it. Girly drinks all have one thing in common, they add so much to hide the taste of the actual spirit in it. Drinks that don't exist to hide the taste of the base spirit are not girly drinks, and if you like them would not be terrible drinks.

[Feba]

Re: Get drunk. With Final Fantasy!

I have no problem with alcohol and people that drink it, I just can't do it personally.

Mainly because if there is anything drinkable within arms reach, I will inhale it. I'm not kidding, I used to go through 64 oz. bottles of gatorade in a couple hours; if I have a glass of water near me it will be empty within minutes. When I go out, I tend to empty my glass one and a half times before the food is ready. Combine that with alcohol and I'd be blacked out inside two hours. Also, the smell of it is repulsive to me, but that's minor compared to the above.

[Kafeen]

Re: Get drunk. With Final Fantasy!

Those are all pretty girly looking drinks.

But Final Fantasy men are usually pretty girly anyway.

I'd say that the majority of the people there were "Final Fantasy wha??" They were just there for the booze. LOL And its an Aerith for me unfortunately!

I dunno, it was IT university. You're basicly looking at a campus full of geeks.

[Raydeus]

Re: Get drunk. With Final Fantasy!

I'm so glad I don't drink (or smoke).

[TheGrandMom]

Re: Get drunk. With Final Fantasy!

Or a session with Uncle Hewy at the porcelin.

Yes, my son recently had a visit with him.........and then with me the next day. ><

[Jarre]

Re: Get drunk. With Final Fantasy!

OoOoOoOoOo....drinking one of each and mixing all of these drinks is NOT recommened! Thats one NAAAAAAASTY hangover waiting to happen!

Or a session with Uncle Hewy at the porcelin.