General Chat / Are you a smoker or a drinker?

neither, i drink probably 10 times a year

smoke- i tried coughed my heart out stopped, in other words i have smoked about 1 fag in my whole life

Um, yeah right fucktard. That's why you have a fucking marijuana leaf as your MSN Messenger icon. Bitchass.

sXe here. Quit smoking nearly two years ago, quit drinking back in August, which was only a short stint.

My dad buys beers every once and a while and I might have one if friends come over.

Turtleman

Neither. I can't take alchohol, I have no tolerance for it, and I can't smoke, I've got the asthma thing goin' on

Neither. Never will.


Cigarettes are just plain nasty, I've grown up with mom smoking them like a train. >_<

Drugs are disgusting, and I see no point in them, never will.


And alcohol.. I'd rather not waste my body.

sXe here. Quit smoking nearly two years ago, quit drinking back in August, which was only a short stint.

I thought straight edge was only if youve never done it... then again, i'm an idiot...

Never have smoked or drank in my lifetime. Dont plan on doing either anytime soon either.

I quit smoking three years ago.

I enjoy a glass of fine Merlot (red wine), about once a week. Friday night I may have a vodka martini, unless I happen to go out to Sushi (which is common for me on a Friday), then I'll have a Masu Box of Sake. So, um, yea I guess I drink. About twice a year, I'll get really shit-faced, but not on purpose. Usually it's because I'm out and about and not paying attention to what I'm doing. But man, do I pay for it the next day.

I haven't done drugs since High School. I don't see the point.

I take no pleasure in smoking or drinking, you'll never catch me with any of that.

I take no pleasure in smoking also becuase each time you do it , your taking 11 minutes off your life, not something I want.

I thought straight edge was only if youve never done it... then again, i'm an idiot...

Never have smoked or drank in my lifetime. Dont plan on doing either anytime soon either.

From UrbanDictionary.com

sXe is short for straight edge. This means that you dont smoke, do drugs, or drink. sXe is a lifetime commitment, not just until you're of age. It also often means that the person says not to promiscuity and perverted forms of sex.

I've quit it all. Too many bad things have come from it.

Always nice to learn a new acronym.

sXe

A lot of kids try drugs because they don't have anything else to do or don't really care about the future. I know it sounds preachy but it's simple nature. I know a kid who smokes $100-200 a week's worth of weed. He's convinced he doesn't have a purpose in life and while he's not exactly a bad guy, he's usually pretty out of it so he doesn't have too many friends or anything. He does still have family but his dad does regular weed as well so he doesn't see it as bad. I say fuck him. He says he doesn't care if he dies, and with everyone telling him he's going to, he says he better smoke as much as he can before he does.

I noticed that quite a few people have said "it's easier to have fun when you're drunk at a party" or something like that. I'm lucky enough to have a large group of friends that don't care about social stuff or anything. But I do have friends who go to large High Schools and spend a lot of time going to parties or whatever. They are unsure about what they will get riduculed for doing or getting respected for doing, so they get drunk so they won't care. Personally I couldn't care less and I'm not exactly self-concious. I've always been a bit silly (see everything I do in rct) and I don't find it hard to relax and be myself without being un-concious. After all, when you're drunk, all that happens is that your true self comes out. Many self-reserved people are still self-reserved when they're drunk until they're affected by someone, because they can't control themselves as well.

Anyway, I've never done drugs past ibuprofen and caffiene.

and lack of sleep...it's practically the same...

Neither.

I find it pointless to smoke and thus waste money buying something amazingly expensive every week that will end up killing me or at least making me feel like shit in a few decades.

All my friends who smoke are against smoking (interestingly) and tell me not to ever start, not that I needed their advice. I just don't find the point in smoking.

For that reason, I don't really drink. I prolly will drink when I get old enough (yeah, I'm a good boy), but only at special gatherings (i.e. weddings, etc...) or something like that. I mean, alcohol tastes bad, so really, I don't have incentive to drink either.

alcohol tastes bad

I'm with you on that one

I dont realy want to post this, because I respect peoples descisions and shit, but, meh :

This is aimed at nobody in particular, but I see the same kind of thing cropping up over and over again :

"I dont want to do something that will effect me later on in life"

Most of the time it is coming from people who claim they have never drank/smoked or whatever.
I just want to throw something into your minds, Imagine you got told you were going to die next week.

Im 99% sure you would want to go out and smoke/drink/have sex, generally do all the things that you hear people rave on about. (and of course any goals you wish to achieve in life, ie mine would be to sky dive) Now during that week you end up having the best time of your life (believe me, you would), and a week later you find yourself still alive (basicly the doctors got it wrong).... would you honestly give up alchol, weed, sex, all the things that are somewhat of a 'tabu' in life, after having such an amazing week, simply because you fear death??!!

Ok, that didnt get the message across that I was intending. But their was still some meaning behind it. Basicly : Dont be scared to try things because your scared of the effects, because you never know when you might die.

I dont give a shit if it's runining my liver because I might end up getting shot tomorrow. And anywho, I would rather die from doing something which I enjoyed rather than old age.

Like I said, I respect all your descisions if you dont want to smoke/drink, but it seems slightly narrow minded when you say shit like "I dont want to waste my body", cos' honestly you are wasting it, by not experimenting, by not trying new stuff, and hell even breaking a few laws. It all makes life more interesting.

*opens a can of bud*

Dont be scared to try things because your scared of the effects, because you never know when you might die.

ai! to that

there was some guy in the daily mail (english newspaper), the oldest bloke in the world and he smoked from when he was 112 or something

but when you say experiment with your body, i dont know if you would go as far to example such programmes as; 'jackass' and 'dirty sanchez'

I do NOT smoke i think it is pointless and disgusting but i do drink , i drink like every friday when me and my friends go out but thats all.

really, stop arguing, people can choose to do what they want

but when you say experiment with your body, i dont know if you would go as far to example such programmes as; 'jackass' and 'dirty sanchez'

And certain activities with animals. Eww.

alcohol tastes bad

I'm with you on that one

I agree that many types of alcohol are an acquired taste, but there are so many yummy exceptions!

First of all, not all beer is created equal. If you're drinking Coors or Budweiser I can understand where you're coming from. But something more rich and smooth like, say, Bass Ale is a whole different story.

Booze is kind of the same way. I sometimes enjoy a glass of good straight whiskey on the rocks, but that's definitely not for everyone. However, a drink like the Iron Butterfly (equal parts Vodka, Kahlua, and Irish cream) is seriously strong while tasting essentially like chocolate milk.

My point: I completely respect anyone's choice not to drink alcohol, but the excuse that it tastes bad is a pretty weak one, IMO.

p.s. Drinking is taken very seriously here in the Upper Middle Western United States. A few years ago Comedian Louis Black, appearing in Wisconsin, remarked, "You people aren't alcoholics; You're professionals!"

Alright then, chap.  Why don't I just go and kill tons of people, jump off a bridge, and blow up things - just because I'm not afraid of the consequences.

to a certain extent oh brainy one

How about...  no?  I don't have to go out and smoke/drink/have sex to feel accepted in this fucked up world.

I never said you would do it to get accepted. I was suggesting you would like to do the things people often say is good.

Yes. I can have a good life, and have fun without getting wasted, a-thank-ya.

Great.

But I guess I wasnt considering 13 year olds when I posted this, because if you have ever had a week where you get mashed every night, pull loadsa girls, even get a lil toke in, 'normal' weeks seem boring in comparison.

Alright then, chap. Why don't I just go and kill tons of people, jump off a bridge, and blow up things - just because I'm not afraid of the consequences.

Your age, and maturity both shine through here. I mean, how the fuck can you compare the consequences of drinking and smoking, to killing people, commiting suicide, and causing havoc and destruction.

Its quite sad that you can't enjoy life without being drunk/wasted.

Urm, where did I say that I cant enjoy life with out being drunk/wasted. I (and others) said it helps us enjoy the moment.

I can have fun and enjoy myself while being sober and not fucked up quite well. You know, its called socializing, being talkative, being funny. Yes, its not a novel idea.

Great, you realy should try it sometime then, and I mean outside of school. Honestly Pym, who are you trying to kid if your making out you have a social life when you've got time to spam up the board with useless shit. And as a matter of fact, quite a large portion of the adult world choose to go to the pub/bar/club, where they do their socialising. I certainly do, and this extremely popular form of socialising is based on drinking alchol.

More interesting? What the fuck are you saying? "Oh yeah, let me go get wasted, ruin my body, just because its fun and it makes life more interesting.'" If you need to get wasted and get fucked up to make life more enjoyable and "interesting," then you've got a problem. No, seriously. Lots of people dont' need drugs to have fun. Some do. But they're the ones that end up being addicted later in life, and dying early.

Right let me start by saying a couple of things about the whole 'ruining your body' bull shit. I am a heavy drinker, yet my body is in better shape than most people In my school, you want proof then take the fact that I've came in the top 3 in the school for the 12 min run, x-country run, and the bleep test. Since I have been drinking (around a year, maybe year and a half)... there have been no effects on my body what so ever, hell, if anything I've got better at things.

How the fuck can you say I've got a problem simply because I enjoy life more when Im drinking. I might as well say to you, " you have a problem because you go on your PC, its ruining your eyes Pym, dont do it! If you cant enjoy your life with out your PC you have a problem! " Drinking is something I enjoy doing, if i didnt enjoy it, i wouldnt do it. How many people do you know that drink, your mum, dad? Aunties, Unlcles?

So Pym, I guess you should stay out of discusions such as this until you have got a lil first hand knowledge. Give it about 6-8 years, find a few friends, and then go out and have some alchol, then bump up this topic and we can discuss it like adults.

Nothing's going to happen right away. I ride the bus a lot as I don't have a car and you can always tell who smokes and who doesn't. The old people who smoke/drink are ugly, wasted, old-looking and decrepid. Plus, they have to ride the fucking bus because they waste their minimum wages on 100 bucks of cigarettes a week.

Smoking and drinking aren't hypothetically bad things over a short time (other than driving/transporting whilst fucked), unfortunately they're addictive and highly damaging over an extended period of time.

Oh, and who brought sex into this argument? Sex is different because it is natural with puberty. You're supposed to have babies at 15. And yes, a lot of you should be getting aids and roids. Sucks that we know what causes sexual diseases. The world is overpopulated.

And it sucks that diseases come from sex.