I would like to publicly thank my bladder for stopping me becoming a hopeless drunk. After about two or two and a half pints it’s a trip to the gents every half, on the half.
Ooh, that reminds me, I’m playing at the Louth Beer Festival tonight. Whoop-de-do.
BTW, why is it that for every pint that goes in a quart seems to come out?
Now there’s something I’ve never really put a lot of thought into.
Come to think of it, why would I. I’m much more concerned with
the important questions in life, like how much beer I need to consume
to write an entire limerick in three foot letters on a snow bank.
I don’t have to worry. I don’t get to test it often, but I know that I’ll be heading to the loo before I bottom out the second of whatever the beverge is. … earlier if it involves a cough, sneeze, or a good laugh.
It is hard for me to say, having Diabetes, being polyuric is a common thing… and it also means that downing pints is an activety I ought not to participate in… but I do so in moderation from time to time.
But I am with Master Barter ( ) on the fact it does seem that a quart or more comes out after only a pint or so goes in.
An odd anomaly, yes,… as is the fact that a pound of chocolates seems to leave at least two pounds of fat added to the body… interesting… and extrememly frustrating
That is because alcohol is a diuretic, meaning that it stimulates the kidneys to produce a larger quantity of dilute urine. Part of the cause of a hangover is the dehydration caused by alcohol. You can lessen the severity of a hangover if you drink a glass of water after every beer/wine/mixed drink you consume. But after a few who can remember to drink all that water?
Mike
Due to my advancing age (only coming on 40, but it’s been a hard 40), I can only drink around 1.5 before needing to “See a man about a horse”. Unfortunately, also due to my age, when I get there, I often find that I can’t actually fufill the purpose of my visit.
Dear me you are in a bad way! and yet it will get worse, soon you’ll be half way to the John when you forget (due to your advanced age) where you were going, then you’ll return to sit back down and realise you need the loo.