Question about underage drinking...

**Ghost** · 10-11-2008 01:34 AM

Originally Posted by Bookkeeper

As a veteran it alway's bothered me that the US government could put a M-16 in your hand and send you off to get killed but you can't even legally drink a beer

In some countries, they place an AK-47 in the hands of kids as young as 6yo and send them out. You want them drinking too?

Things with underage drinking has gotten so bad down here in Oz, that they have taken Vanilla Extract and placed them behind the counter in some states.

You want a drink? Go for it, no problems here, but kids do not know when to stop, unless they are passed out on the floor.

Won't get into Date-Rape due to drinking.

Two sides to each issue.

**Spicoli** · 10-11-2008 01:42 AM

Originally Posted by Ghost

Originally Posted by Bookkeeper

As a veteran it always bothered me that the US government could put a M-16 in your hand and send you off to get killed but you can't even legally drink a beer

In some countries, they place an AK-47 in the hands of kids as young as 6yo and send them out. You want them drinking too?

Things with underage drinking has gotten so bad down here in Oz, that they have taken Vanilla Extract and placed them behind the counter in some states.

You want a drink? Go for it, no problems here, but kids do not know when to stop, unless they are passed out on the floor.

Won't get into Date-Rape due to drinking.

Two sides to each issue.

I remember seeing some documentaries about the child soldiers in the 3rd world.They kept them on a steady diet of some type of Weed...."Katt" or such.Hallucinogenic/speed....just crazy what those 'adults' in power will do to the youth to hold on to that power.

**boozeboxer** · 10-11-2008 01:43 AM

Yeah I understand Ghost that you are concerned for the youth of today. And I am sure that kids without much judgment, stable upbringing, or living in cities are probably much worse than us rural kids are.

I for one, when I was 16 or 17 didn't like to go hunting at night when I drank alot because I would always get lost. But all I did was drink and hunt. Or ride horses. horses rarely get lost so they are good if you drink alot.

**Youngblood** · 10-11-2008 02:26 AM

I know one thing for sure. For starters, I don't drink. But if I am about to go to war for my country, I think I want the legal option open to me to maybe tie one last drunk on, maybe even have a few table dances before I lay my life on the line for that country which has allowed me to risk that life for its interests.

ICB · 10-11-2008 02:48 AM

I wouldn't know i don't drink

**Ghost** · 10-11-2008 03:46 AM

Originally Posted by boozeboxer

Yeah I understand Ghost that you are concerned for the youth of today. And I am sure that kids without much judgment, stable upbringing, or living in cities are probably much worse than us rural kids are.

I for one, when I was 16 or 17 didn't like to go hunting at night when I drank alot because I would always get lost. But all I did was drink and hunt. Or ride horses. horses rarely get lost so they are good if you drink alot.

Don't get me wrong Boozeboxer, I have no problem what so ever with people who drink, regardless of age. In France, kids are given wine with meals for example.

It is the "Drinking" to get drunk part that I have a problem with in some people. Put kids (Adults too) together in a "Party" type group, with booze and drugs and some-one always gets hurt or worst.

And Youngblood, the first post was dealing with loaud, snot nose college students who would not think twice about slipping a micky into a girls drink just for kicks. If you want to get into a debate dealing with Arm Forces. Let me know.

**boozeboxer** · 10-11-2008 04:04 AM

Ghost you are like an old concerned relative.

I have a funny story for you ghost. I had a really super bad toothache one time and I wuold take 4 or 6 aspirin at a time and drink a whole lot and wash my mouth with vodka alot. Well I was all drunk and I took another does of aspirin like 20 minutes later. "My roommate was like hoy shit you just took abunch of pills." Well my ears started ringing and I was kindof concerned. So I called the house, they said "don't cut yourself. You will probably bleed to death." HA HA HA

Ghost I love drinking. Just thinking about the good times I have had makes me happy. Sure I have had friends die from it. Some people don't like me. And I don't have too many of the kids who just drank to "be cool" to run around with anymore.......alot of people get married and stuff. Pansies.
But in the winter sometimes I will drink alone to an old Hank Sr. cd and it makes me happy.

WHenever I am going to go paint the town I would always tell my family that I am getting ready to pull a Keith Whitley. HA HA HA HA.

'Neath the twisted shards and metal sands, I drink this drink as god commands! --Ernest Hemingway.

**boozeboxer** · 10-11-2008 04:09 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxK9x...eature=related

**kingfrnk** · 10-11-2008 04:37 AM

Originally Posted by boozeboxer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxK9x...eature=related

HA this on makes me wanna drink, but im only 20 and on probation.

**boozeboxer** · 10-11-2008 04:47 AM

Originally Posted by kingfrnk

Originally Posted by boozeboxer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxK9x...eature=related

HA this on makes me wanna drink, but im only 20 and on probation.

Yeah I really like that song. I used to put on Jackyl whenever people i didn't like would come to my house. I would just rock out to this trashy rock band and become an obnoxious drunk.