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msanthrope

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40. I woke up in St. Petersburg with my head balanced on a window sash, and long dribbles of vomit

Mon Nov 11, 2013, 01:29 PM

Nov 2013

going down the side of a building, with some frozen in my hair. Pissed myself? Oh yeah.

I have no memory of gettting there. I had been in Moscow the night before.

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Cruz once ruined a school play after getting loaded on Everclear [View all] 47of74 Nov 2013 OP

Joe McCarthy drank himself to death. Archae Nov 2013 #1

A Pic of Ted's favorite... nikto Nov 2013 #88

Google Joe McCarthy and Ted Cruz. Cruz IS McCarthy without the Brylcream & eyeliner yurbud Nov 2013 #92

Everclear is like 170 proof IIRC MannyGoldstein Nov 2013 #2

1t's 190 proof actually...it's grain alcohol. VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #4

Oh shit, a Jackyl reference on DU! nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #10

I was hoping someone would get a kick out of that idea! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #22

We used to make PJ in bathtubs or trashcans in college. Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #11

Where the term 'Purple Jesus' came from: trof Nov 2013 #18

we may know each other.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #23

I was a lifeguard in M.B. in '63. trof Nov 2013 #73

I was being potty trained in 63...but I am from that area! VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #74

Ha! I am SUCH a geezer. trof Nov 2013 #75

Ha! Never heard that one. Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #25

If we're talking about the same drink, we call it Purple Passion LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #54

Purple Passion in 1980's Virginia too. Usually had a bunch of fruit fragments floating in it. arcane1 Nov 2013 #79

When I was in college it was called spouly oly. MissMarple Nov 2013 #66

We did it for weekend party's using lots and lots of fruit... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #77

I was the last one standing after PJ parties. Jamastiene Jun 2014 #103

I went to the second woodstock Mojorabbit Nov 2013 #27

How does Everclear differ from shine, exactly? EOTE Nov 2013 #37

"Shine could be 200 proof.... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #39

I doubt there's very much if any shine that's 200 proof. EOTE Nov 2013 #42

Good point...but 'Shine ain't what it used to be either... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #43

trust me...no shine goes over 140 or so backwoodsbob Nov 2013 #71

I knew someone who made shine from "corn squeezings" that had to be near 200 proof.... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #45

The issue becomes the very hygroscopic nature of ethanol. EOTE Nov 2013 #47

He ran his coil though ice. Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #48

Where's Walter White when you need him? robbob Nov 2013 #86

LOL. I miss Breaking Bad. EOTE Nov 2013 #101

Moonshine is supposed to be smooth and strong at the same time. LuvNewcastle Nov 2013 #55

I would definitely agree with that. EOTE Nov 2013 #56

Its also great for making a tincture out of pot robbob Nov 2013 #85

news you can use! BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2013 #91

Yeah, pure grain alcohol. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #6

I drank like a fish in college Major Nikon Nov 2013 #17

Where's Alcohol Poisoning when you need it? Heather MC Nov 2013 #3

Where's that VIDEO when ya need it? MADem Nov 2013 #5

Wouldn't make any difference - "youthful indiscretions" by Republicans csziggy Nov 2013 #67

Video is a gift that keeps on giving. MADem Nov 2013 #68

Ok, so I totally am creeped out pnwest Nov 2013 #7

I'm just grateful Twitter and Facebook weren't around then. BainsBane Nov 2013 #9

Somebody would have let my parents know what I was up to Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 #12

Pissing myself was probably the worst. Only happened once, which was also the first time I puked. nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #14

Grabbing the ground and crying because I thought I would fall off the Earth xmas74 Nov 2013 #16

There was the time I thought I was Lady Macbeth BainsBane Nov 2013 #58

I once carried on a conversation with a Big Mac, in the middle of McDonalds, xmas74 Nov 2013 #60

I woke up in St. Petersburg with my head balanced on a window sash, and long dribbles of vomit msanthrope Nov 2013 #40

you win! bettyellen Nov 2013 #50

Now that's a night! xmas74 Nov 2013 #61

These are some great stories, you guys. Put mine to shame. nomorenomore08 Nov 2013 #76

Why pull this out? Who cares? BainsBane Nov 2013 #8

But not all of us have become holier-than-thou finger-wagging RepubliVangelist annoinTED Ones Berlum Nov 2013 #13

Everyone knows the preacher's kids are the worst...I suspect there are more... VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #34

If Obama had pulled something like this, would the Repubs follow your advice? Paladin Nov 2013 #21

If most of us don't care, chances are no-one else will nxylas Nov 2013 #33

I suppose BainsBane Nov 2013 #46

agreed... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2013 #57

+1. nt. cstanleytech Nov 2013 #65

I feel the same. xmas74 Nov 2013 #62

Deep down, Ivy League drinkers are just plain folks KamaAina Nov 2013 #78

I just associate Everclear with bathtub punch xmas74 Nov 2013 #82

I'm actually surprised our rivals from Dartmouth never used it in their Jell-O shots KamaAina Nov 2013 #87

We did that here in Missouri. xmas74 Nov 2013 #93

We certainly all did 840high Nov 2013 #83

I remember when you had to cross over the state line to buy Everclear, B Calm Nov 2013 #15

Back in the day, us Californians would reprimand anyone who returned from Nevada without a bottle Brother Buzz Nov 2013 #38

This Explains So Much... Laxman Nov 2013 #19

talked my ex husband who didn't know anything about Grain Alcohol VanillaRhapsody Nov 2013 #24

Nothing good ever comes from drinking something... Laxman Nov 2013 #32

.....rheumatism..... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2013 #51

I once came close to ruining a wedding while shit-faced on that stuff... rudolph the red Nov 2013 #20

Everclear will fuck you up liberal N proud Nov 2013 #26

strong stuff sigmasix Nov 2013 #28

jesus, using MD as a mixer. i know this crazy guy who uses 4 loko as the mixer for his rum... dionysus Nov 2013 #53

Using Mad Dog as a mixer?? Good lord, I'm getting dizzy just thinking about that. arcane1 Nov 2013 #80

guess he was just born an asshole! gopiscrap Nov 2013 #29

It's not that he wrecked a school play, it's the fact that he was dumb enough to drink Everclear. Brickbat Nov 2013 #30

Everclear is illegal in several states including Massechussetts dynasaw Nov 2013 #31

I didn't know that. xmas74 Nov 2013 #63

POS heaven05 Nov 2013 #35

I seriously doubt mimi85 Nov 2013 #70

+1000 heaven05 Nov 2013 #100

This explains his fake filibuster Dopers_Greed Nov 2013 #36

Good casting however. Rev Parris is a hell fire preacher soaked in paranoia and Bluenorthwest Nov 2013 #41

That was my first thought NastyRiffraff Nov 2013 #69

I heard when he orders a Beef Wellington - he smothers it in ketchup and hot sauce Douglas Carpenter Nov 2013 #44

I heard he cheated on a math test in 7th grade as well! n/t zappaman Nov 2013 #49

Carnival Booze Cruz Blue Owl Nov 2013 #52

Idiot freepers will now proclaim him a hero Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #59

I find this to be something about him to like. PeteSelman Nov 2013 #64

I had him pegged for a Zima guy. nt RiffRandell Nov 2013 #72

Being the Canadian he is, I'm surprised he hasn't tried Swish. Crowman1979 Nov 2013 #81

I love this show!!!! obama2terms Nov 2013 #95

And you would've thought that being Canadian Ted would be a bit more handy... 47of74 Nov 2013 #97

Everclear? mmm413 Nov 2013 #84

C'mon, who HASN'T ruined a school play while on Everclear? JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2013 #89

I don't think that a performance in a school play is relevant iandhr Nov 2013 #90

despite him being the a creep of mammoth proportions - can't blame him for partying - and seems we'd Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2013 #94

Good point oberliner Nov 2013 #99

Everclear that stuff is the worst obama2terms Nov 2013 #96

In more ways than one, Ted Cruz is a "bad actor." JEFF9K Nov 2013 #98

Meh. Over drinking in college stories are a dime a dozen. cleanhippie Nov 2013 #102