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Lord Pikey

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Tuesday 17th March 2009
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Is it wrong to fancy a beer of an evening? I have been pondering this recently. Do you have a problem if you just like to sup a couple of bottles of beer a night?.

I was talking to a mate over lunch who says he never drinks in the week or alone. This strikes me as odd but i remember a few threads on PH's of people who feel the same way. Personally i do not think there is anything wrong with having a beer with dinner or while watching a film.

My other half works until about 8, so while i am waiting, i prepare dinner i have a beer, and then maybe one more later while watching TV. beer

how do you class someone as having a problem? I always presumed that it would be a person who craved beer and went to extraordinary lengths to drink if they ran out.

Am i a raging alcoholic ? drink

Thoughts please

Lord [hic] Pikey

Lord Pikey

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rescynic said:
generally im of the mind if your not working and its after 12:00 then all's fair game.
Does that mean its a no no for a pint on a Friday Lunchtime with lunch?

Lord Pikey

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Plotloss said:
'because I've had a stressful day'
Thats interesting. Becasue i also discussed this at lunch and i recon that most people who say that, say it because they have seen it on tv or in the movies. So people think thats what they should do after a crap day.

I do not think having a drink helps me relax more than the sitting on my arse on the sofa.

Anyone agree?

LP


Lord Pikey

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Out of intrest, Does anyone know how beer stands up against coke (or ginger beer for plotloss and I), Orange juice and Ribena etc in terms of calorific content or chemicals..

Lord Pikey

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King Herald said:
Lord Pikey said:
Is it wrong to fancy a beer of an evening? I have been pondering this recently. Do you have a problem if you just like to sup a couple of bottles of beer a night?.
If it is wrong then there are about ten million 'wrong' people in the country.

A bit of an odd question if you ask me. How do pubs of off licenses stay in business during the week, or do they all rely on 'wrong' people to frequent them?
Im not offering to change my ways. I just presumed i was a bit of a minority. It appears that i am not and i am very happy about that. beer

Lord Pikey

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raharley said:

Pint of Coke = ~200
Pint of Light Lager = ~250
Pint of Heavy Beer ie Guiness can be up to 350 or 400.

Pure orange juice is more than you'd think at about ~150 a pint.

Red wine for comparison is less than that, around ~120.
Damn.

What about the crap concentrated Orange juice from Lidl?

The other alternative i like to beer is about 0,39€ a liter from Lidl and its a apple juice. Well at that price it probably isnt much juice but i presumed it was better than beer.

Lord Pikey

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Can i ask another question.

For all the people who said they prefer the taste (like me) would you drink alcohol free beer if it was the same price or cheaper than normal beer?

Lord Pikey

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I have a Beer. beer

Thanks all for setting me straight.