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Re: Age limitations
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Date: 
Tue, 4 Jul 2000 17:03:04 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us, Shiri Dori writes:

Ah, I knew the drinking issue would come up.

Here's my stand on this:
I don't drink. I have no reason to.

Well, I'm not exactly urging you to take it up, but...

I cannot drink, as I am allergic to grapes,

OH MY GOD! (Oh wait, I'm a heathen.) This would be unbearable.  Can you
trade in your body for one that works properly?  The fermented juice of the
grape is one of life's great pleasures.  :-)

But more seriously, there's lots to drink that has no grape.

and moreso, I don't *want* to drink. If I were offered a drink, I'd
turn it down. I can give you my word for that.

Don't sell alcohol consumption short.  It's a pretty neat facet of life for
those who handle it well.  There are food and drink combinations that are so
much better together than one of them alone that I think I can really say that
you don't know what you're missing.

Chris
(hoping it's OK to inject levity into a serious discussion)



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  Re: Age limitations
 
(...) And in fact, the beverage most likely to be consumed at an adult gathering in the US doesn't have any grapes in it (at least as far as I know, I don't pretend to be an expert on alchoholic beverages). I would be dissapointed though which an (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)
  Re: Age limitations
 
ROFL!! Thanks Chris, you just made my day, as much as my allergies are usually a serious issue to me I gotta reply on this one... (...) As am I, but I do say the occasionally OMG ;-) And I even pray once in a while, what can I do, that's the way I (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us, lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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(...) Ah, I knew the drinking issue would come up. Here's my stand on this: I don't drink. I have no reason to. I cannot drink, as I am allergic to grapes, and moreso, I don't *want* to drink. If I were offered a drink, I'd turn it down. I can give (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.org.us)

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