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Jah Lush

Jah Lush

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Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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> Serious Q: why do people need permission or an

> excuse to have a drink? Can't think of anything

> else it applies to.


Because they are guilt ridden alcoholics in denial about the severity of their addiction and need someone, anyone, even if it is a stranger on a local forum they have never met to okay it for them to start their daily drinkathon.

Robert Poste's Child

Robert Poste's Child

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Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Because they are guilt ridden alcoholics in denial

> about the severity of their addiction and need

> someone, anyone, even if it is a stranger on a

> local forum they have never met to okay it for

> them to start their daily drinkathon.


May be an element of truth, though people I know who say things like that are more likely to see drinking as a social ritual. I was just wondering why you don't hear smokers say anything like that, or fat people ask if they're allowed a cake yet (lying in bed with a bag of Tyrrell's as we speak).

steveo

steveo

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I had a nice cup of Earl Grey in the end


Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Serious Q: why do people need permission or an

> > excuse to have a drink? Can't think of anything

> > else it applies to.

>

> Because they are guilt ridden alcoholics in denial

> about the severity of their addiction and need

> someone, anyone, even if it is a stranger on a

> local forum they have never met to okay it for

> them to start their daily drinkathon.

rendelharris

rendelharris

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Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Because they are guilt ridden alcoholics in denial

> about the severity of their addiction and need

> someone, anyone, even if it is a stranger on a

> local forum they have never met to okay it for

> them to start their daily drinkathon.


Golly, and there was me thinking it was a bit of meaningless persiflage to while away the afternoon!

Jah Lush

Jah Lush

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rendelharris Wrote:

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> Jah Lush Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

>

> > Because they are guilt ridden alcoholics in

> denial

> > about the severity of their addiction and need

> > someone, anyone, even if it is a stranger on a

> > local forum they have never met to okay it for

> > them to start their daily drinkathon.

>

> Golly, and there was me thinking it was a bit of

> meaningless persiflage to while away the

> afternoon!


I wasn't being totally serious.

rendelharris

rendelharris

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Jah Lush Wrote:

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> rendelharris Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Jah Lush Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> >

> > > Because they are guilt ridden alcoholics in

> > denial

> > > about the severity of their addiction and

> need

> > > someone, anyone, even if it is a stranger on

> a

> > > local forum they have never met to okay it

> for

> > > them to start their daily drinkathon.

> >

> > Golly, and there was me thinking it was a bit

> of

> > meaningless persiflage to while away the

> > afternoon!

>

> I wasn't being totally serious.


Well you need to be careful Jah, we guilt-ridden alcoholics can often take things the wrong way!


(P.S. I know you weren't!)

Alan Medic

Alan Medic

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rendelharris Wrote:


>

> Golly, and there was me thinking it was a bit of

> meaningless persiflage to while away the

> afternoon!


Excuse my ignorance but where did you learn the word persiflage from and how often do you use it? I?ve never heard of it which is no great surprise as I communicate by re-arranging the (about) 25 words I do know. I?ve looked it up though as I'm keen to be educated, though I suspect I won?t be saying ?persiflage? very often.

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