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ancientpathos

My original plan was to be back in Quang Ngai yesterday, but the typhoon interupted my schedule.  Therefore I will be in the backpackers area drinking 10000 dong beer Saigon today. Anyone want to join me? I will be at the table with all of the bottles.

mal

One bottle is enough for me Ron:)

ancientpathos

mal wrote:

One bottle is enough for me Ron:)


14 down and 6 more to go.

Tran Hung Dao

ancientpathos wrote:
mal wrote:

One bottle is enough for me Ron:)


14 down and 6 more to go.


Those numbers sounds like a man depressed drinking to avoid misery not one of celebrating.  That's not good.

saigonmonkey

Tran Hung Dao wrote:
ancientpathos wrote:
mal wrote:

One bottle is enough for me Ron:)


14 down and 6 more to go.


Those numbers sounds like a man depressed drinking to avoid misery not one of celebrating.  That's not good.


A regular drinker, over a period of several hours, can down 20 bottles with no problem. No depression necessary. I'm NOT a regular drinker, but have had friends who are. They drink on a pace of about 5 bottles to my 2, in the same period of time. I don't know AP, but in his avatar, he looks like a pretty big guy, so I would say it's feasible for him.

Tran Hung Dao

saigonmonkey wrote:
Tran Hung Dao wrote:
ancientpathos wrote:

14 down and 6 more to go.


Those numbers sounds like a man depressed drinking to avoid misery not one of celebrating.  That's not good.


A regular drinker, over a period of several hours, can down 20 bottles with no problem. No depression necessary. I'm NOT a regular drinker, but have had friends who are. They drink on a pace of about 5 bottles to my 2, in the same period of time. I don't know AP, but in his avatar, he looks like a pretty big guy, so I would say it's feasible for him.


I just see by his post that he is alone (asking for anyone to join him) and I usually think drinking is a social group activity but when done alone, it usually is associated with being depressed or bored. 

Hopefully you're right and everything's fine but I do have a concern.  There are two reasons: 1) today's date is significant in US history and 2) this post where I talked about Veterans.

ancientpathos

No worries about me. My offer was incase anyone was in the backpacker area and wanted to have a few beers.  This is one of the days where I reflect on the past, remember some really good people and ponder the insignificant actions of what we thought was significant once upon a time. Still sober enough to somewhat make sense....

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