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first drink

by kevinwilson ^Pro @ 2009-04-11 – 11:33:22

if my calculations are correct - and let's face it, when am i ever wrong about anything? - today is the last day of lent,
so i can have an alcoholic drink.

this presents a challenge though.

after forty days and forty nights thirsting in a desert where the only oasis had tonic water, how should i celebrate?

buy a lorry load of guinness, or gulp a glass of the irish - if that doesn't sound too irish, with all due respect to people in ireland who l love and have no wish to racially stereotype.

buy champagne from the supermarket and drink it out of the bottle while waiting at the checkout.

raid the palace wine cellars for a vintage bottle and lie under the barrel with the valve open instead.

or even carry on abstaining, since i haven't missed it that much, and i do now have blood in my alcoholstream, which is nice.

i think i'll have a cup of tea while i think about it.
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21 Comments to first drink

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- MissyMouse
- 2009-04-11 @ 11:39:55
"buy champagne from the supermarket and drink it out of the bottle while waiting at the checkout".

Now that I would be totally amused to see

xx
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-04-11 @ 11:45:53
  it is tempting to try! xx
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- kendersrule ^Pro
- 2009-04-11 @ 11:40:25
um... carry on without? If you didn't miss it that much then it's a non-essential outgoing, and in the current monetary climate you definitely don't need many of them!
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-04-11 @ 11:45:33
  that's what i'm thinking - i must have saved a fortune (not that i was a heavy drinker, of course ...)
  - - kendersrule ^Pro
    - 2009-04-11 @ 11:48:08
    work it out, if you averaged 1 glass of medium quality wine a day etc, then the cost per week, from that you can work out the cost per year and astound yourself
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- Jenniebaby
- 2009-04-11 @ 11:47:00
I feel a bit the same about the chocolate and stuff...

Think I'm going to eat some tomorrow and then maybe re-give up except for Sundays or something.
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-04-11 @ 11:48:14
  that sounds good - i'll probably just have a glass of red wine and leave it at that. wish i felt better for it, but i suppose it has done me good!
  - - Jenniebaby
    - 2009-04-11 @ 11:50:28
    Sounds reasonable...
    My feeling with booze is that, if you're going to have less of it, you might as well spend more and get something nice - maybe you should splash out on something fabulous?
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- catzycradle
- 2009-04-11 @ 12:35:20
I think you should have a Beamish an Irish beer, the milder version of Guinness. It's smooth and chocolatey velvet in texture. It also has the added advantage of replemishing your Iron stores in your blood. It has a creamy froth that will coat your top lip and send you into Utopia, and when all said and done....you will feel healthy and revitalised...and ready to take on the day's challenges ahead. Good luck with your tough decision xx
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-04-11 @ 16:35:51
  ooooh - i've never tried it before. you make it sound VERY good! a trip to the off licence is called for, i think xx
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- Bushka ^Pro
- Bushka
- 2009-04-11 @ 12:38:26
Why not draw 'lots'? Several cards with various names on them...alcoholic and non-alcoholic...quite a challenge it would be...trouble is you may just be lucky and draw out a card labeled.....WATER!
- - isadora101
  - 2009-04-11 @ 12:50:31
  WATER is good for you!!
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    - Bushka
    - 2009-04-11 @ 13:11:46
    Very good....depends on Kev's palate, I should think!
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- isadora101
- 2009-04-11 @ 12:52:14
If you haven't missed it then keep on abstaining but if you are going to celebrate the end of Lent then go with Missymouse and do the supermarket guzzle trick
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-04-11 @ 16:36:29
  i could sell tickets for that, couldn't i?!
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- arctictern
- http://arctictern.blog.co.uk
- 2009-04-11 @ 14:34:40
I'm off to Morrisons now but will abstain from the checkout guzzle test and just buy a bottle. I don't much feel like being restrained by a gorilla with halitosis in a brown and yellow (yes brown) uniform.
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-04-11 @ 16:37:09
  oh go on - try it! you only live once!
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- avenscent
- 2009-04-11 @ 14:44:04
Your so modest kevin.lol. Yes i will have a nice cup of tea with you,cheers!
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-04-11 @ 16:37:53
  cheers - want another cup?
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- pompeycaulkhead
- 2009-04-12 @ 14:50:50
I would have gone with the Guinness option however I could murder a cup of tea now!!!!!!
- - kevinwilson ^Pro
  - 2009-04-12 @ 18:44:45
  about an hour to go - then i reckon i'll try a glass of red wine.
  probably be sick.
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