• Parties, peer pressure, Drinking. A short guide on how to not suck at being 'cool'
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Major edit: This thread quickly turned against me. Let me restate my intentions here. This threads purpose is to educate those who are new to the idea Of alcohol or parties. You don't need booze to be cool. That was a total joke/ play on the stereotype. I repeat. YOU DON'T NEED BOOZE TO BE COOL. It was a poorly executed joke. And a few corrections. Most hard liquor on it's own won't taste good but some feel they are acquired tastes. Beer is most Definitly an aqcuired taste. Some like it some don't. The reason I say it will probably taste bad is because it's best to assume the worst. If you think vodka is gonna be like watermelon and you take a shot you will be extremely turned off and disgusted. If you think it will be like sewage and it turns out it's not that bad. Fantastic you saved yourself a shocking conclusion. With that said. Look at this post one more time. But now with the idea that it's just a beginners guide filled with little tips. Take it with a grain of salt. Thanks Before you read keep in mind. This post will not make you cool. This post will not teach you how to get invited to parties. That part is up to you. This post is for people who can or will go to parties, but don't know how to drink/ wont drink because they are afraid to. Insult me/ call me dumb all you want, but that probably just means you were/are one of these people and you want to hide it and flex your e-peen. Hey there facepunch. Since a majority of you have just turned or will be turning 14 this year, you are probably nearing the age where your 'cooler' friends are gonna go and get fucked up at parties. Woah slow down there you say, "Parties? I dont really care about parties. I don't actually need alcohol to have fun." You are right! You don't! But alcohol is fun and it can be a good way to have social fun with people, meet new friends, girls, and even get laid( But don't have sex if she's too gone. ) Let me start by explaining why im writing this. I was the kid in high school that didn't really like the idea of weed or other drugs, didn't like alcohol, thought all that shit was stupid and just for the stupid kids who party all night and fail school. Then I got drunk in junior year of High school and guess what. It was fun. I didn't really know if I wanted to. I told people I had tasted it and i didn't care for the taste. People knew that "I didn't drink cuz I can have fun sober." but behind all that fluff, I was just plain afraid of what it would be like. And I guarantee a lot of you that have been put in a situation involving alcohol probably feel exactly that. Just too afraid to try it/Don't wanna look like a hypocrite. Lets start there. You are afraid. What does it feel like? how do I know if I have too much? how do I drink it? How much do i pour? what if I get sick? does it hurt? Is it REALLY that much fun? [U][B]HOW DOES IT WORK?[/B][/U] So Alcohol works by, after consuming it, it is absorbed into your bloodstream through various parts of your insides. From there it circulates your body until your liver can break it down. the more you drink, the more gets circulated, the longer it takes for your liver to eliminate all of it. The drunk feeling you get is the alcohol going to your brain. OH shit you might say, this sounds dangerous. And yes. You are super fucking right. It is dangerous to drink irresponsibly which brings me to my first main point [U][B]POINT 1. [/B][/U]Don't be fucking retarded. Drinking is not a contest about who can take more shots quicker. If you beat your buddy in a shot contest and take 10 shots in 10 minutes. Your gonna be so fucked up its unbelievable. Expect to vomit your brains out. I'll say it again. BE FUCKING SMART. Know your limit. a good general rule is [B]1 shot an hour will keep you 'generally' sober[/B]. Now this isn't true for everyone. my girlfriend is pretty out there after just 2 shots. But with just 1, shes only a tad bit tipsy, therefore she is manageable. You may have noticed i've said the word Shot a lot. So why don't I explain. [B] WHAT IS A SHOT? [/B]A shot is a measurement of alcohol, usually referring to hard liquour. Depending on your country a shot can be different amounts of alcohol. the easiest way to find out how much you need for a shot is to ask someone else at the party to pour you a shot, or get a shot glass. Beer usually is about 1 shot per can/bottle. Mixed drinks are usually 1 shot. 1 shot is 1 shot. [U][B]OKAY, I'VE POURED A SHOT FOR MYSELF. NOW WHAT?[/B][/U] Theres multiple techniques to a shot. But rather then explaining what to do, i'm gonna tell you what not to do, along with a few warnings. Lets face it, you don't wanna look like a pussy. You get poured a shot, you need to take it and you need to take it with whoever else is taking a shot with you. Don't do it a minute later, not 30 seconds later, not 10 seconds later. If you drink alone you're on your way to becoming an alcoholic. take a shots in groups of friends and do it at once. Dont sip. I repeat. DONT SIP. shots are terrible tasting. alcohol just tastes bad. Thats just that. Vodka is bad, Rum is bad, Tequila is bad. Its all bad. You won't like it, I almost guarantee it. I say almost because some people enjoy it, but thats rare. And enjoying and tolerating are two different things, mind you. So once again, Don't sip. you wanna shoot this fucker all at once because the faster its down the faster your done with the shot. How do you do that you might ask? [U][B]Main point/tip # 2. [/B][/U]Get a chase. You may or may not need it, but have it. Good chases depend on the liquor, ask around. Although chase-less is more manly and cool, No one will judge you for using a chaser. Lift the shotglass/redcup up. recite whoever the shot is dedicated to, or whatever it is for... or whatever the fuck you guys are doing. when its time to drink it, breath in, breath in deep. open your mouth wide, tilt the shotglass/cup up enough to allow ALL of the liquid inside to enter your mouth. At this point you are gonna have a lot of booze in your mouth. Swallow it asap. And SWALLOW IT ALL AT ONCE. I REPEAT. DO NOT SWALLOW HALF, AND LEAVE THE OTHER HALF IN YOUR MOUTH. Thats a good way to throw up due to the taste. After you swallow, exhale, take your chase if you have it, drink a little, then inhale again after you swallow some of the chase. Why such a complex procedure? The alcohol burns. Vodka is like lighter fluid, for example. You take the shot and breath in, your throat is gonna be practically set on fire and its gonna suck, possibly even make you gag. Now that you have taken your first shot, give yourself adequate time to feel it out. it takes about 15 minutes for you to feel anything. If you don't feel anything yet, go have another, rinse repeat until you are happy where you are. Most people are perfectly drunk and content at or around 5 shots. some people require more, some, less. but 5 will almost always allow you to feel something, if not get you drunk. Thats it. That's partying. So now, you're wondering, what does it feel like? well I can't tell you exactly. its different for everyone. Generally your [B]first few shots[/B] get you feeling warm and comfortable. It gets you talkative and happy. You will just be having a good time. [B]Getting a bit tipsy[/B], your vision may blur. Shaking your head from side to side will have a slight delay to it, a matrix-like feel if you will, and of course an enhanced feeling of 'happy and warm'. [B]Getting drunk[/B], its hard to walk, everything is funny, speech is slurred, but its all really fun. Your having a great time, you are open to trying new things/talking to new people. You speak your mind but are fairly empathetic. [B]Getting smashed[/B], you will probably not remember the night, but deep down you know it was fun [B]Getting sick[/B], You may or may not remember it all. But in the moment it feels like years, everything is spinning, you are dizzy, as if you had just spun in circles an infinite amount of times. Your stomach may hurt, you may feel nauseous, You will probably vomit. Throwing up feels wonderful, by the way. If you are wasted and you feel awful, go throw up. seriously. you will feel a million times better. But make sure you drink lots of water. So just dont get sick. Avoid that, be smart, know your limit. but I will tell you now. You will eventually get sick. Everyone does, everyone will. hopefully not your first time, probably not your second time, most likely your third or fourth time. But on the flipside, the time you get sick is also the time you realize how serious I was when i said, Be smart, know your limit. [B]Hangovers. [/B]They just suck. you don't want them. No one ever says "Oh i had a crazy hangover, it was awesome." They just suck. Light is too bright, your head is pounding, you may be still nauseous and even throw up again. They are bad. Best ways to avoid hangovers: -Stay awake if you are smashed. If you are sober when you fall asleep, you probably avoided a hangover. -Drink water. lots of water. -Eat between drinks. -Dont drink to much. So thats drinking in a nutshell. Ill now just give a bunch of general tips/shit you should know before going to a party/drinking. #1. Eat beforehand. more bready foods in your stomach = less likely to throw up. Bread absorbs alcohol. you will get drunk slower, meaning you can control your drunk better. #2. Watch out for hot tubs. for whatever reason, hot tubs will fuck you up. 3 shots will feel like 6. 5 like 10. etc. #3. Dont ever mix colors unless you absolutely know you can. majority of people will get sick if you mix light alcohol and dark. Ex. Dont mix vodka and rum. 1 shot of each wont hurt you. but 3 of vodka, then 4 of rum, then 3 more of vodka will screw you over. #4. Alcohol poisoning kills. Look out for yourself and your friends. Don't force anyone/be forced to drink more than you/they should. #5. Drink lots of water, More water = probably no hangover #6. Breath in, shoot it ALL, breath out, chase it, breath in. That is the best method to avoid the awful taste and burn of a shot. #7. Don't fall asleep with your shoes on. #8. Don't have sex if she is too gone. #9. Don't leave the party til the booze is gone. #10. Beer before liquor, never been sicker. liquor before beer, you're in the clear. I hope this short little guide helps you all. Party hard, but party responsibly. Take my word for it, Parties are fun. You will have fun if you are responsibly drunk. So try it before you mock it. Be safe, get just tipsy your first time and you are guaranteed to have fun. Dont party your life away, don't drink alone, ever. Don't pressure others into doing something they don't want to do. Reminder; I don't endorse underage drinking. But I did it, and I do it, and I know you probably will too, so thats what this guide is for. For you to be educated and have fun. Just don't ever drive drunk or with someone drunk, please? When you get drunk your first time you will understand. You. Cant. Drive. I don't care what you or anyone of your friends says. If you are drunk you can't drive. so be safe.
Thank you mysterious stranger, I am now the swag [editline]17th September 2011[/editline] Am I cool yet?
As a non-drinker, that was pretty informative. And yes, just like you said, you don't need alcohol to have fun or be "cool" :v: [editline]16th September 2011[/editline] Protip: Some girls find non-drinkers pretty misterious and (depending on how drunk she is) attractive.
Smoke weed instead.
I don't know how high school works for all of y'all but for me there were two types of people in school; those who drank and went to parties, and those who didn't. You either in or you out, and your place will be set in stone by your second year.
Back when I was 14/15 I never got hangovers at all, even when I drank so much once I blacked out totally. That said, if you ever feel like throwing up, just do it, you'll feel a lot better and it's not as bad when you're drunk - especially if you've drank a lot of water too and it's just liquid you're throwing up. Another thing is don't keep getting smashed off of the same drink every time or you end up finding it harder to drink. That time when I was 15 and I blacked out, I drank a 700ml bottle of vodka right out of the bottle - no shots no mixing just totally straight. I didn't have a hangover but it was a pretty dumb thing to do. Now I'm 18 and can only drink vodka mixed. Although I do drink darker spirits straight (but normally on the rocks now) [QUOTE=pdp;32330495]Smoke weed instead.[/QUOTE] Depends where you are at, and who you are with. A big party is better with booze, but if you're with a small group of friends weed is much better. I agree with that saying "Beer then grass you're on your ass, grass then beer you're in the clear" - not because it made me feel sick either way, it was just a lot more enjoyable smoking first and I wasn't compelled to drink much.
Did you drink for your first time and become an expert over night, OP?
[QUOTE=stepat201;32330514]I don't know how high school works for all of y'all but for me there were two types of people in school, those who drank and went to parties, and those who didn't. You either in or you out, and you're place will be set in stone by your second year.[/QUOTE] This sounds quite accurate. Sadly, the people I knew in high school placed a lot of importance on getting shitfaced, black-out drunk every weekend as the ideal thing to do. I was not interested in doing that, so I missed out on a lot of opportunities. Thinking back on it...I'm honestly not feeling much regret.
Throwing up is no bueno.
Thanks TheRipper, I've gone from a fatass anti-social nerd to the smoothing-talking jock who gets all the bitches at parties My life has been improved tremendously due to this advice
[QUOTE=Rubs10;32330534]Did you drink for your first time and become an expert over night, OP?[/QUOTE] Yes. that's why my information is useful and accurate, because I am inexperienced. If you Don't agree with me post why, if you don't care don't post. I hope my post can bring light to the party subject for people who don't want to try it because they don't know how. And hopefully it also lets people who Don't like to party know that a person drinking does not equal stereotypical retard frat boy.
[QUOTE=TheRipper12;32330699]Yes. that's why my information is useful and accurate, because I am inexperienced. If you Don't agree with me post why, if you don't care don't post. I hope my post can bring light to the party subject for people who don't want to try it because they don't know how. And hopefully it also lets people who Don't like to party know that a person drinking does not equal stereotypical retard frat boy.[/QUOTE] It's not about not wanting to try though. Even if they wanted to, how are non-cool kids going to even hear about these parties? And on the off chance they do; they either wouldn't get let in, or no one would care that they're there and they wouldn't have fun.
A shot an hour? Try four, and even then i dont think you'd end up that drunk, slightly tipsy at best. Not too sure about chasers myself either, if you drink a shot, keep it pure alcohol, if you want to mix, make yourself a cocktail, chasers are only useful when you dont have the proper equipment to mix. The only thing a person needs to remember is that you're only going to be as drunk as you want to be. Oh and never take bets on who can drink more, you'll end up on the floor in no time flat.
The more you drink, the more cool you are. It's a fact trust me I'm in college.
[QUOTE=stepat201;32330729]It's not about not wanting to try though. Even if they wanted to, how are non-cool kids going to even hear about these parties? And on the off chance they do; they either wouldn't get let in, or no one would care that they're there and they wouldn't have fun.[/QUOTE] a lot of parties i have been to have been open door, or the host is too drunk already to care. Most people know at least one person well enough to tag along to a party. And if you go to one and end up being a fun person to be around, you will easily go to more.
[QUOTE=Pretiacruento;32330475]As a non-drinker, that was pretty informative. And yes, just like you said, you don't need alcohol to have fun or be "cool" :v: [editline]16th September 2011[/editline] Protip: Some girls find non-drinkers pretty misterious and (depending on how drunk she is) attractive.[/QUOTE] You may not need it to have fun, but you can have even more fun with it :v: [editline]17th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=pdp;32330495]Smoke weed instead.[/QUOTE] Do both.
[QUOTE=TheRipper12;32330749]a lot of parties i have been to have been open door, or the host is too drunk already to care. Most people know at least one person well enough to tag along to a party. And if you go to one and end up being a fun person to be around, you will easily go to more.[/QUOTE] I, personally, had much more fun just hanging around with a good group of buddies, shooting the breeze and playing a few matches of *insert game here*. No alcohol required (though weed was used on occasion), and we had a great time. Compare this to the party I hosted, two parties I went to, and senior prom. All of those sucked something awful.
Wow 3 parties and a senior prom, thats enough parties to determine whether parties can be fun or not.
[QUOTE=stepat201;32330729]It's not about not wanting to try though. Even if they wanted to, how are non-cool kids going to even hear about these parties? And on the off chance they do; they either wouldn't get let in, or no one would care that they're there and they wouldn't have fun.[/QUOTE] It's easy as hell. 1. hear about a party 2. know somebody who is going to said party 3. have them get you in 4. get shitfaced and lose your virginity in a stranger's bathtub
[QUOTE=TheRipper12;32330749]a lot of parties i have been to have been open door, or the host is too drunk already to care. Most people know at least one person well enough to tag along to a party. And if you go to one and end up being a fun person to be around, you will easily go to more.[/QUOTE] I guess it varies a lot per town. For me all the parties were thrown by my friends, and even if there were like 100 kids we still knew who everyone was, you couldn't just walk in.
[QUOTE=JeanLuc761;32330787]I, personally, had much more fun just hanging around with a good group of buddies, shooting the breeze and playing a few matches of *insert game here*. No alcohol required (though weed was used on occasion), and we had a great time. Compare this to the party I hosted, two parties I went to, and senior prom. All of those sucked something awful.[/QUOTE] Congratulations, bigger parties aren't for you. Your post does not benefit this thread or its readers in any way. Im not telling people to go party and be cool because of it. Im helping people understand what to do should they go to a party. that way they don't feel completely in the dark.
[QUOTE=fenwick;32330739]The more you drink, the more cool you are. It's a fact trust me I'm in college.[/QUOTE] Well you seem trustworthy.
[QUOTE=Stormcharger;32330795]Wow 3 parties and a senior prom, thats enough parties to determine whether parties can be fun or not.[/QUOTE] Where in my post did I say that parties can't be fun? I simply said that the parties I went to sucked. Can a party be fun? Fuckin' a right it can *points at Superbowl parties*. That in mind, the parties in my high school career were garbage, simple as that. [editline]17th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=TheRipper12;32330816]Congratulations, bigger parties aren't for you. Your post does not benefit this thread or its readers in any way. Im not telling people to go party and be cool because of it. Im helping people understand what to do should they go to a party. that way they don't feel completely in the dark.[/QUOTE] Come to think of it, I'm not exactly sure why I thought my post was relevant. I'll shut up now.
Go to party, get extremely shitfaced, wake up not remembering anything. Everyone calls me the Dragon from then on.
[QUOTE=pdp;32330495]Smoke weed instead.[/QUOTE] Or do both. I don't like parties anymore, i'd rather be with 10 people max, mix of guys and girls, but more than that and shit can fly outta hand really fast with lots of joy juice.
[QUOTE=imMonkeyGOD;32330576]Throwing up is no bueno.[/QUOTE] throwing up is the best thing if you've drunk too much it makes you feel immensely better pretty much immediately
Pretty much, if you had TOO much to drink, throw up. If you want to act like a hardass and try to hold it in you're only making yourself look like a retard and hurting yourself. Heck, if you feel slightly sick and feel like you MIGHT throw up, it's probably for the best to just sit near a toilet seat, if you dont get better in five minutes, finger in and get it out.
I'm just going to go ahead and not drink alcohol at all, ever.
[QUOTE=Laferio;32330080]I am now the swag [/QUOTE] that's the lamest attempt at being cool i've ever seen
[QUOTE=Stormcharger;32330761]You may not need it to have fun, but you can have even more fun with it :v:[/QUOTE] Dunno man, I can't fathom the idea of me being tipsy, let alone drunk. [editline]17th September 2011[/editline] I'm doing just fine right now [editline]17th September 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=The Pretender;32331198]I'm just going to go ahead and not drink alcohol at all, ever.[/QUOTE] Just remember you'll always make a great designated driver.
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