My son just told me he got invited to a party where there will be drinking. No biggie, he's level headed. I told him to stick to beer or wine coolers because too much hard liquor could kill him.
Now I'm second guessing that. Could anyone ever drink so much beer/coolers that they would get alcohol poisoning? Is it possible?

I took my boyfriend to a party last night and he got alcohol poisoning. He's a decade younger than me, so I know that he has a fraction of my drinking experience, but I told him specifically NOT to drink Jack and to stick to beer. He vomited six times in my car (I don't know what it's going to do to my leather seats, but it smells like ass in there). I had to carry him from my car to the house... carry, not "assist with walking", but outright carry and/or drag his corpse to my home. The guy fell so many times, I'm surprised he's not in a hospital. The fucker made an ass out of himself in front of six of my co-workers. Somehow, he ended up with serious bruises all over his body, an ugly laceration on his rip cage, a nasty black eye, and a huge knot on his head.

As I type, he's lying on the floor of my living room totally sick. I finally got him to drink some h.o.c. (hang over cure), which is finally staying down.

~String

so, did he stick to beer or did he drink the Jack?

:-) Oh, well... that'll teach your boyfriend to stick to the weed.

so, did he stick to beer or did he drink the Jack?

No, the fucker drank so much jack that even I would have been ralfing.

~String

so can you get alcohol poisoning from beer/coolers? How about wine?

Hahahaha - that's funny SS - sweet

People die of alcohol poisoning everyday it's a common form of death in teenagers.

so can you get alcohol poisoning from beer/coolers? How about wine?

A person can get alcohol poisoning from any alcoholic beverage. The likelihood of getting it diminishes as the proof goes down. So, in beer and wine coolers, it's far more difficult (I'd almost say impossible-- you'd have to REALLY be a lightweight and REALLY drink a shit load of beer... so much so, that you'd be pissing every five minutes). That said, I won't deny the possibility of it.

~String

Alchohol doesn't work until it gets into the blood, which is when people start feeling the effect. Some people have "good" blood, which doesn't easily allow the intake of foreign matter, thus I would think sickle celled individuals or people who generally fall sick easily would get drunk faster. However the biggest contributor to how well you can hold your liquor is experience. FYI drinking through your ass hole makes you drunk exponentialy faster, apparently the rectal area doesn't have defense mechanisms like the oral.

Awesome story, string.

I went on a stag trip one time with a bunch of guys from the lab - the senior lab tech was getting married. One bar and one stripper bar later he was blasted. I got dropped off a block away from my place; they dumped him on the lawn in front of his building. Apparently he tried to climb up the wall; later he fell unconscious and vomited profusely on himself and everything else, then curled up in the sick. And that was where his bride-to-be found him at five AM.

Ah, those were the days.

...uhh...I mean:

Alcohol poisoning is bad. Don't do it.


This has been a public service message from Geoff.

Alchohol doesn't work until it gets into the blood, which is when people start feeling the effect. Some people have "good" blood, which doesn't easily allow the intake of foreign matter, thus I would think sickle celled individuals or people who generally fall sick easily would get drunk faster. However the biggest contributor to how well you can hold your liquor is experience. FYI drinking through your ass hole makes you drunk exponentialy faster, apparently the rectal area doesn't have defense mechanisms like the oral.

I bow to your greater experience in this area.

more common in guys than gals?

Yes. More common in men.

Yes. More common in men.

is it an ego thing? Or women barf more?

No. Woman have higher immune systems. They can fight off poisens much easier.

No. Woman have higher immune systems. They can fight off poisens much easier.

:rolleyes: riiiiiiiight

This is why women have higher life expectancy on many levels.

This is why women have higher life expectancy on many levels.

really? I thought it was because we aren't as stupid.
wait, I mean, women are dumb with their hearts and pick the wrong guy over and over. Men are dumb with their bodies and don't go to doctors or do macho risky things.

I'm a man you know.

I'm a man you know.

Yes <patting you on the head> yes, you are. Such a big boy too. ;)

Seriously, men are dumb with their bodies and women are dumb with their emotions. And the damage is reflected accordingly.

''Yes <patting you on the head> yes, you are. Such a big boy too''...

Oohh... kinky...

''Seriously, men are dumb with their bodies and women are dumb with their emotions. And the damage is reflected accordingly.''

It might be best not to remain stereotypical in these times. Men are changing. They are becoming as fimble as women.

Could anyone ever drink so much beer/coolers that they would get alcohol poisoning? Is it possible?

No, you just end up pissing the whole night

No, you just end up pissing the whole night

thank you. Now I won't worry so much.:) I gotta go pick him up at about 1:00 if he doesn't call before that.

See coolers... pure shit. I can't even get drunk off the buggers... by the end of any night, i need to resort to some vodka...

Now... red wine... that's the bomb, taht gets me as pissed as a... well... someone who's really pissed...

I'm sure your son will be fine... It never helps to worry too much.

See coolers... pure shit. I can't even get drunk off the buggers... by the end of any night, i need to resort to some vodka...

He's 16, so I'm quite happy if he sticks to coolers. Coolers are just fruit flavoured malt beer, right?

Usually a low vodka based sugery drink.

See coolers... pure shit. I can't even get drunk off the buggers... by the end of any night, i need to resort to some vodka...

Can you drink it straight????

I like mimosa with my sturgeon caviar. lol

Caviar> >>> >? That's posh isn't it?

Death...
Yes i can drink it straight... but it depends on how i'm feeling. I might be in the mood for it with coke... or vimto... love vimto...

Caviar> >>> >? That's posh isn't it?

Death...
Yes i can drink it straight... but it depends on how i'm feeling. I might be in the mood for it with coke... or vimto... love vimto...

Don't you shiver when you down it????

I always do the first go. After that, it gets easier. But it always happens. It's easier to down vodka than it is with the whiskies i think.

Usually a low vodka based sugery drink.

I think your coolers are different than ours.

No. Woman have higher immune systems. They can fight off poisons much easier.

Negative. Men engage in more reckless behavior... women (by and large) seem to have this thing called: common sense and self control, in excess in the early years, whereas young men just dispense with those altogether and try to inadvertently kill themselves for fun. Ahhhhh... I remember those days!

This is why women have higher life expectancy on many levels.

Also a negative. Men usually lead more stressfully lives and generally eat less healthy foods than woman. This coupled with the fact that men generally will seek medical attention less than women equals the disparity (though, I will not deny the possibility that the male's lifestyles affect their immune systems, causing them to get sicker more, but again, either way it's a cause of male behavior and not some biological predisposition).

~String

I think your coolers are different than ours.

Yes, in the USA wine coolers actually have an alcohol content slightly higher than beer. They're still gross as shit though!

~String