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[Jerry]

I can vaguely recall a night of drinking planter's punch in San Juan Puerto Rico when I was in the navy. It is made with 151 rum among other things. We had a radioman from the back country of Arkansas who bragged that he had been drinking moonshine since he was 15 and could handle anything. We had the bartender make him a Planter's punch which was about three quarters 151 run. He turned up the glass and chugged it down. To his credit, he managed to walk out of the bar, but he did pass out on the way back to our ship. We all tend to do dumb things in our youth.

[auld argonian]

To his credit, he managed to walk out of the bar, but he did pass out on the way back to our ship. We all tend to do dumb things in our youth.

I hope that all of our friends who have the courtesy and good manners to walk outside before hurling and passing out know how much the rest of us appreciate your consideration.

Some of the best stories I've ever heard came from my buddy Charley (now deceased...and we all miss him every day) about his time in the US Navy. I seem to recall his telling us of a joint in the islands that had a specialty cocktail called "The Skull Buster". There was a sign on the wall that said "skullbuster: limit 1".


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[UmAnOnion]

I hope that all of our friends who have the courtesy and good manners to walk outside before hurling and passing out know how much the rest of us appreciate your consideration.

this thread has me so enthralled and excited at the thought of the St Patricks day festivities i will be attending tomorrow (its in Hoboken - a smaller town just outside of NYC who dioes their parade early so as not to conflict with NYC itself)

Hoboken is NOTORIOUS for kids who cant hold thier liquor and i got a feeling tomorrow is just gonna get ugly...

gonna wear my big sn1t kicker combat boots to be on the safe side...

[Riverkilt]

Had a client a few weeks ago. A little guy, weighed about 120 pounds. He had an extreme DUI with a blood alcohol level pushing 0.20
The guy kept insisting he normally didn't drink, and right before he got the DUI he'd only had three drinks. Kept telling him I'm not a cop, no need to lie, its obvious from his blood alcohol level he had about nine drinks.

He kept insisting it was only three.

So asked him to tell me about that night. He said he was sober, stopped by a bar looking for a friend who hung out there. Stumbled onto other friends playing a drinking game and that he had three drinks as part of that drinking game then left to keep looking for his friend.

I asked him what he had to drink, he said "Ankle Breakers." What's in them? He didn't know. So we looked it up on the Internet.

2 oz 151 proof rum
1 oz cherry brandy
1 oz fresh lime juice

So we were both right. He only had three drinks in terms of glasses of booze. But each glass held the equivalent of three drinks, so he had the same amount of alcohol contained in nine regular drinks.

He tossed nine drinks into a 120 pound body, got behind the wheel before the alcohol left his intestines for his blood, got down the road and became a very intoxicated driver.

Ya gotta know what's in them things....

Ron

[davedove]

So we were both right. He only had three drinks in terms of glasses of booze. But each glass held the equivalent of three drinks, so he had the same amount of alcohol contained in nine regular drinks. ....

Ya gotta know what's in them things....

Ron's right. Just because there is only one glass, doesn't mean it's only one drink. You can put a lot of alcohol in a glass if there's not much diluting it. And let's not forget the fishbowl sized drinks you get in some places. It's only one glass, but it's got the equivalent of 4-6 drinks worth of alcohol in it.

[UmAnOnion]

Take a look at this recipe for a LOng Island Iced Tea

1 part vodka
1 part tequila
1 part rum
1 part gin
1 part triple sec
1 1/2 parts sweet and sour mix
1 splash Coca-Cola®

they dont define how large a 'part' is so its up to the maker and how large a glass is being used... one of these things can knock even the heaviest drinker on his or her keester in a heartbeat

[Iolaus]

Take a look at this recipe for a LOng Island Iced Tea

1 part vodka
1 part tequila
1 part rum
1 part gin
1 part triple sec
1 1/2 parts sweet and sour mix
1 splash Coca-Cola®

they dont define how large a 'part' is so its up to the maker and how large a glass is being used... one of these things can knock even the heaviest drinker on his or her keester in a heartbeat

Yup, I had two tall ones at a neighborhood bar (walking distance) one twenty-something afternoon, and was definitely weaving on my feet before I got home; I needed a nap and a shower to be somewhat functional that evening!

[UmAnOnion]

Yup, I had two tall ones at a neighborhood bar (walking distance) one twenty-something afternoon, and was definitely weaving on my feet before I got home; I needed a nap and a shower to be somewhat functional that evening!

WHAT??? How big were those bloody drinks, my good man??? you dont appear to be a lightweight (and i mean that in the best possible way) so those things must have been LETHAL!!!