Getting Drunk and hangovers

[The Major]

I never ever get hangovers, apart from one time, when I was 17 and drunk far FAR too much, dont really remember how much but it was the most I have ever drunk in my life, mixing beer, spirits and everything else and ended up throwing up and then passing out on my mates bedroom floor.

the other night, I was drinking gin, never really got properly drunk on this before, decided to have one glass too many and was really feeling it, so I stood up, legs not really under my conrol and trying to walk in different ways, fell up the stairs, then made it to bed.

Thats when things started to get bad, I turned the light out, then the world desided to spin like mad, My mouth made loads of saliva and stomach was churning. I tryed to get up to made it to the toilet in time, but fell back onto my bed then slumped onto the floor, starting to panic I grab my bed and wobbaly make it to standing, then procede to bounce off all the walls leading upto my door and walk a small way along the skirting board.

YES, I made it to the bathroom, but then I collapse by the throne, feeling the cold embrace of the bathroom tiles, hurting my hips and head in the process.

I lay there for about 10 minutes with my world spinning but not having a technicolour yawn. AHA Im through the worst of it now I thought.

got bad to bed and passed out not to wake untill midday the next day.

So why didnt I get a hangover from that, when I would have welcomed death on the bathroom floor??

[sherbert90]

Probably because you chundered. Can often make you feel loads better.

[The Major]

aah I didnt though, just thought I was going to

[deadmau5]

It won't last!

I was like that when I was a student, could go to bed after 12+ pints of Stella and be fine in the morning. Nowadays (I graduated two years ago) I'll be lucky to not be hungover after 6. I did used to drink 3 nights a week minimum, now it's like 1 or 2 nights a month so I guess it must have something to do with that.

How old are you and how often do you drink?

[The Major]

Im 25 and tend to drink for a few days then have a day off then drink again for another few days.

try to have a day off every while for my livers sake

[Cock Womble 7]

If you drink enough, for long enough, you become immune to hangovers.

[Johnnytheboy]

The Major said:

Im 25

Ho ho ho, just you wait...

[deadmau5]

Cock Womble 7 said:

If you drink enough, for long enough, you become immune to hangovers.

Ahh, I guess my hangover immunity may have somehow been linked with the 2:2 I 'achieved' then?

[Cock Womble 7]

What's a 2:2?

[BrabusMog]

Cock Womble 7 said:

What's a 2:2?

A Desmond... Or the 2nd worst grade you can achieve for your degree.

I find that if you keep drinking the next day then a hangover doesn't really have a chance to develop.

[cal216610]

The lack of chemicals may have helped, what did you have with the gin? soda water, tonic water and lemonade always helps stop the dehydration but lemonade can add to the sick feeling.

[The Major]

cant stand tonic water or soda water, just far to bitter for my liking, I had ginger ale with it.

bit of a strange mix but works pretty well

I did feel a bit ill the next day when I started drinking again.

[cal216610]

Ginger ale will add hydration just as well, it's like drinking the cure with the poison. smart move.

[Dracoro]

BrabusMog said:

A Desmond... Or the 2nd worst grade you can achieve for your degree.

Actually, 3rd worst (or 3rd best depending.... )

[Flying Fish]

Cock Womble 7 said:

If you drink enough, for long enough, you become immune to hangovers.

This is not the case with me. I drink a lot but regularly get the kind of hangovers that make me feel like death for the whole of the next day.

I am a problem drinker though.

[BrabusMog]

Dracoro said:

BrabusMog said:

A Desmond... Or the 2nd worst grade you can achieve for your degree.

Actually, 3rd worst (or 3rd best depending.... )

I wouldn't say a fail is a grade

[sherbert90]

With hangovers, hair of the dog really helps with me, it's just getting through the initial drink, then i feel fine.

[DukeDickson]

BrabusMog said:

Dracoro said:

BrabusMog said:

A Desmond... Or the 2nd worst grade you can achieve for your degree.

Actually, 3rd worst (or 3rd best depending.... )

I wouldn't say a fail is a grade

However, there certainly used to be (not 100% sure now, I'll admit) a bare pass and a 3rd below the Desmond, so no need for fail to be a grade .

[Du1point8]

BrabusMog said:

Dracoro said:

BrabusMog said:

A Desmond... Or the 2nd worst grade you can achieve for your degree.

Actually, 3rd worst (or 3rd best depending.... )

I wouldn't say a fail is a grade

strange i thought it was:

First class honours (1st)
Second class honours, upper division (2:1)
Second class honours, lower division (2:2)
Third class honours (3rd)
Ordinary degree (Pass)
Fail

[BrabusMog]

Du1point8 said:

BrabusMog said:

Dracoro said:

BrabusMog said:

A Desmond... Or the 2nd worst grade you can achieve for your degree.

Actually, 3rd worst (or 3rd best depending.... )

I wouldn't say a fail is a grade

strange i thought it was:

First class honours (1st)
Second class honours, upper division (2:1)
Second class honours, lower division (2:2)
Third class honours (3rd)
Ordinary degree (Pass)
Fail

It's been a while since I've been to uni, I always thought anything lower than 3rd was a fail but I could be well be wrong about this (and many, many other things).