April 22nd, 2008
I try not to make this comic a mere vehicle for me to beat you over the head with my opinions. My aim is to take a look at these people as people–with wills of their own, with their different feelings and personalities, and yes, with their different opinions. Sometimes I succeed at my goal more than others.
But you’re also a person, and as such, your opinions have value. What are your opinions about alcohol and drinking? I’d like to know. Please drop a comment and share your thoughts with us all. We’ll be glad to listen.
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:55 am
Hmm, is there some secret story that reveals Jay’s apparent experience with bat urine? ;P
It just amuses me that people, including me, say things like, “that tastes like crap,” so casually, as if we had the knowledge to compare the two fairly.
I like this strip! 8D
April 22nd, 2008 at 9:22 am
I must agree. Beer does taste like pee.
April 22nd, 2008 at 9:37 am
That’s because what you guys (Jay, Al) are drinking isn’t beer. It’s the urine that Budwiser and Coors (et al) sell as “beer”
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:55 am
A lot of people think it is because of my religious beliefs, but I’ve never been one to drink. Even before God got a hold of me. I come from a family of alcoholics. My dad gave up drinking when I was little, but all of my brothers still drink. It makes for akward family gatherings (wedding receptions, etc). I see what it does to them -how hooked they are- and I want not part of it. That’s why don’t drink.
April 22nd, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Drinking excessively is super fun and entertaining, until you stumble home with a little poorer and wake up with an incessant pounding in your head…. Ouch! So control is good…
April 22nd, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Actually, I’m Canadian. The only beer I’ve had is Molson and Labatt. Corona too, but that tastes like fermented orange juice.
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:43 am
I find that getting a strongbow cider (or other cider) early in the night and carrying it with you is an effective deterrent to people asking if you want a beer. replacing it every so often through the night is optional
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:40 am
@Al…
Cool… Those beers aren’t any better…
the “et al” was “every other non micro-brew from the Americas”
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:52 am
@Tsu-chan: Hee hee. Reminds me of that exchange from Happy Gilmore…you know, the one about what Shooter McGavin eats for breakfast?
@Al Creed: Hey, you’re from the Thinkin’ Lincoln forums! Thanks for checking out the comics. Thanks also for voicing your beer opinions. It is true: crappy beer abounds all over North America.
@Speearr: Control is good indeed. I think it’s worth noting that the consequences for drinking too much are rather more severe than the consequences for drinking too little. Impaired judgment, hangovers, and potential alcoholism vs. maybe possibly having a little less fun at the party…well, it’s pretty obvious where my bias lies.
@Dwight: I still can’t get into Guinness. It’s so dang cold!
@all: Wow, lotsa replies! Thanks for opining, guys.
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:26 pm
I wonder how one gets addicted to alcohol… it just doesn’t seem *possible*. I mean, drinking alone really sucks, and drinking at the same bar can only be fun the first 100 times, so unless you bar-hop a lot and have a huge load of drinking buddies…..
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:47 pm
@speearr I think there are two levels of addiction, physical (i.e. chemical) and psycological.
They probably aren’t that easy to divide.
@Jackson I have no idea what you are talking about. Anyway. Other beer might not be your thing, but it definately stops tasting like urine when you get away from mass produced NA stuff…
April 24th, 2008 at 9:48 am
True enough, Dwight. Guinness may not be my “cup of tea” (if you’ll pardon the not-quite-apropos figure of speech), but I can at least see how someone could enjoy a beer like that for its flavor. That’s certainly not the case with, say, Milwaukee’s Best.
I’ve said it before, but if that’s the best Milwaukee can come up with, I shudder to think of their worst.