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Are you a binger, or do you just love stastictics

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  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Lies, damn lies, and statistics.

    Statistics tell you nothing. It's not new.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I went to the pub this evening and had a couple of pints with friends, i do object to this labelling me as a binge drinker.

    Though i probably could be classed as one on a Monday night out mind....mmm student night
  • Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    It is stupid. My dad must bigne every night! Yet he isn't drunk.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    My guess is the entire Continent must qualify as binge drinkers, given that so many of them have a couple of glasses of wine with each meal and often the odd beer during the day/evening.

    Could do worse than that though.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ales
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    As far as I know binge drinking is drinking to get drunk.

    Any talk of units etc is bollocks becasue it effects people so differently anyway...........

    Statistics are useful as long as they are used properly, technically this is not a case of bad stats, but of bad definition..........
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Toadborg wrote:
    As far as I know binge drinking is drinking to get drunk.

    Which makes it a totally meaningless term because thats what people drink the stuff for, if it wasnt an intoxicant people wouldnt drink it.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    No but there is a difference between actually getting drunk and having a couple of drinks and getting merry.

    I like having a pint although it doesn't make me drunk........
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Toadborg wrote:
    No but there is a difference between actually getting drunk and having a couple of drinks and getting merry.

    I like having a pint although it doesn't make me drunk........

    But then whats 'drunk' all these terms mean something different to different people.

    I count being drunk as being intoxicated, it doesnt matter what wording you use be it just 'merry' or 'blasted' you are intoxicated, therefore by the wierd logic of the term you are a binge drinker.

    That one pint might not make you sloppy drunk, but would you really drink it so often if it had no alcohol?
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yes, I like a pint, for the taste......

    I go down the pub and will have a pint although I know that I will fell no alcoholic effect, simply because I like that pint.......

    At the weekend however I will have 10 pints and know that will make me drunk, and that is binge drinking...........
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I like a good drink, just the same as I like a good smoke.
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    We're all alcos, lets face it!
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    *hic*
  • Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    turlough wrote:
    We're all alcos, lets face it!
    No you're all British... but the two are pretty much interchangeable. ;)
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