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virgogal

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27. Nope.

Reply to smirkymonkey (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2018, 09:41 PM

Jul 2018

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Is anybody else drinking a little more than they should be? [View all] smirkymonkey Jul 2018 OP

My friend says yes.... FM123 Jul 2018 #1

*snort* smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #2

My friend also GP6971 Jul 2018 #4

Sadly, yes. secondwind Jul 2018 #3

My friend has been swearing a lot more too RainCaster Jul 2018 #5

Damn it! smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #22

I live in the Florida panhandle Phoenix61 Jul 2018 #6

I know how it is. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #23

I started taking it in the hip with a tire pump. Lint Head Jul 2018 #7

That's really the only way to go. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #8

cheers dweller Jul 2018 #9

Cheers to you as well! smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #24

No, because of an old Persian adage. Shemp Howard Jul 2018 #10

Honestly, I keep telling myself "You don't need that bottle of wine tonight", but by the smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #11

I feel as though Ohiogal Jul 2018 #34

I'm very highly functional. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #36

Dogs are awesome Ohiogal Jul 2018 #42

Thank you! smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #50

well, it's definitely not less. bdtrppr6 Jul 2018 #12

Damn straight I am. NoMoreRepugs Jul 2018 #13

I only wish I could lapfog_1 Jul 2018 #14

Yes and I'm now awake in the middle of the night mnhtnbb Jul 2018 #15

That is a tough situation. I'm sorry. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #25

Thanks. mnhtnbb Jul 2018 #44

Yes. Turbineguy Jul 2018 #16

Seriously, I have 2 friends that are... LuckyCharms Jul 2018 #17

I drink too little, I can't explain it Cicada Jul 2018 #18

You are lucky! I go through phases, but right now I always feel like I need to take the edge off. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #31

Same here - I didn't decide to back off, it just happened. Yonnie3 Jul 2018 #33

Nope! Just the right amount. Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2018 #19

Yep. bif Jul 2018 #20

I told my wife that... Ohiya Jul 2018 #47

All depends on your definition of "should." FSogol Jul 2018 #21

Well, ideally, I would not be drinking at all or only on special occasions. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #26

Nope. virgogal Jul 2018 #27

Not NEAR as much as I should be. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #28

I swear, they are trying to drive us all to drink. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #29

Look for me in the Gulags.... Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #32

It's a deal. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #35

and blood pressure is running higher StTimofEdenRoc Jul 2018 #30

ever since 2016... AlexSFCA Jul 2018 #37

My bartender says YES.... pbmus Jul 2018 #38

I don't drink anymore. Then again, I don't drink any less. TomSlick Jul 2018 #39

No. Aristus Jul 2018 #40

Ever since 1972 benld74 Jul 2018 #41

I'm not as drink as some thunkle peep I am! nt Atticus Jul 2018 #43

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me, than a frontal lobotomy. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #51

Eating more marlakay Jul 2018 #45

I have a Dump induced twenty pound weight gain! Ohiya Jul 2018 #48

I picked up 5 pounds right away. Way more wine than I normally consume yellowdogintexas Jul 2018 #56

Me too Freddie Jul 2018 #53

This administration is definitely driving me to drink more! Initech Jul 2018 #46

WHATTERRGS? XXX SSS LuckyCharms Jul 2018 #49

WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT. Zoonart Jul 2018 #52

My compulsive behaviors like eating and exercising are way out of control. GreenPartyVoter Jul 2018 #54

No steve2470 Jul 2018 #55

Can't drink, but have been vaping medical weed like a steam-powered locomotive. VOX Jul 2018 #57