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Title: blacking out
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 06, 2013, 10:38:33 AM
is this a warning sign/problem? like i have a handful of drinks or more and then just don't remember anything. dying? getting old/memory probs? guys it's bad.  :frown:
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 06, 2013, 10:42:04 AM
hey, good time last night, huh?

yeah i guess.  :frown:
Title: Re: Re: blacking out
Post by: 8manpick on July 06, 2013, 10:44:35 AM
is this a warning sign/problem? like i have a handful of drinks or more and then just don't remember anything. dying? getting old/memory probs? guys it's bad.  :frown:

Bubbles is the resident expert for this
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: CNS on July 06, 2013, 10:45:43 AM
Multiple personalities.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 06, 2013, 10:49:32 AM
ok. i just "googled". sounds like i might just be genetically predisposed to this type of stuff. like some people are good at basketball and other people are programmed to be really good spellers and stuff of that nature. oh well at least it isn't webbed toes or something i guess.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: 420seriouscat69 on July 06, 2013, 10:49:41 AM
Oh hey guys, I'm fanning, who wants a shot? (Me the rest of the night)--> dur dur dur de durp :zzz:
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: ben ji on July 06, 2013, 10:49:58 AM
Same as clearing your web browser history
Title: Re: Re: blacking out
Post by: DQ12 on July 06, 2013, 10:50:22 AM
is this a warning sign/problem? like i have a handful of drinks or more and then just don't remember anything. dying? getting old/memory probs? guys it's bad.  :frown:

Bubbles is the resident expert for this
Was just going to say this.  Bubs once told me that he can't drink anymore than 3 beers without blacking out.  That was several years ago though, so my it's subsided.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Frankenklein on July 06, 2013, 10:52:14 AM
   Handful of drinks or more is pretty vague,exactly how many drinks do you pound in a night? Wait I know the answer...You can't remember
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 06, 2013, 10:55:35 AM
   Handful of drinks or more is pretty vague,exactly how many drinks do you pound in a night? Wait I know the answer...You can't remember

yes that was pretty vague. i would say six and things get pretty fuzzy. 7-8 and blocks that i don't remember. more and forget about it. brain cancer?
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 06, 2013, 11:05:45 AM
guys is that too much? not enough? am i pud or stud?  :embarrassed:
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: kim carnes on July 06, 2013, 11:36:02 AM
guys is that too much? not enough? am i pud or stud?  :embarrassed:

It doesn't matter, but in terms of blacking out, that is definitely pud. 
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 06, 2013, 11:37:24 AM
guys is that too much? not enough? am i pud or stud?  :embarrassed:

It doesn't matter, but in terms of blacking out, that is definitely pud.

crap. that's what i thought.  :frown:
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Shacks on July 06, 2013, 12:19:34 PM
I've never blacked out on occasions where beer is the only thing I drink.  It's always rum, vodka, tequila or whiskey that do me in.  It hasn't happened in quite some time though.  Last time I blacked out was while tailgating at the 2012 Miami game.  Started pounding screwdrivers that were 50% vodka at 6:30 AM on an empty stomach (buddy said the food he was grilling would be ready by 7:30 but it wasn't done until 9 :shakesfist:).

While blacked out, I apparently pissed on the side of my roommate's truck right in front of his girlfriend and then puked a little on my shirt.   Roommates changed me into a K-State hoody that was sitting in the truck and it was one size too small for me.  I also applied sunscreen to my face and neck.  My friends all got sunburned after mocking me while I drunkenly applied sunscreen, joke was on them.  There's about a 90 minute span where I don't remember a rough ridin' thing, but my brain was pretty boss.  As soon as the Qatz lined up for kickoff, it turned back on.  I clearly remember the entire game.  Don't remember the teams taking the field or the coin toss, but my brain recognized kickoff and knew the shenanigans needed to stop.  One of the most perplexing moments of my life occurred during the second quarter when I noticed I was wearing a hoody.  Spent a good 10 minutes thinking hard about when I put on a hoody before finally asking my roommates why I was wearing one.

Anyways, TL;DR moral of the story is that blacking out leads to fun experiences and lasting memories and you should do it more.
Title: blacking out
Post by: Tobias on July 06, 2013, 12:22:30 PM
I've read a lot of books on this very topic daris.  the main takeaway I get is that it's not a sign of a problem or anything - your brain is a muscle and you need to exercise it I guess
Title: blacking out
Post by: bubbles4ksu on July 06, 2013, 12:24:02 PM
Blacked out really hard last night and medium hard the night before.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: kstate16 on July 06, 2013, 12:52:20 PM
I have to drink like 20 beers to blackout.  But if whiskey is involved crap gets real.  Haven't had a good blackout for awhile, probably since graduation. Perhaps today is a good day, starting with pool, then golf, then  :confused:
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: AppleJack on July 06, 2013, 01:05:11 PM
If I have more than 3 Tank 7's there is a 97% chance I will black out.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: star seed 7 on July 06, 2013, 01:44:57 PM
I always remember everything.   :dunno:
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Kat Kid on July 06, 2013, 02:36:37 PM
We are going to do a little quasi-experiment pre-test/post-test with ole Daris this afternoon.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Trim on July 06, 2013, 02:38:15 PM
It's fine.
Title: blacking out
Post by: bubbles4ksu on July 06, 2013, 04:24:03 PM
My first day of getting drunk I typically remember everything, but I remember less and less with each successive day of drinking. First day? 15 drinks and I can recall entire conversations. Fourth day of 8+ drinks? I'll know what city I was in and that's about it.
Title: blacking out
Post by: bubbles4ksu on July 06, 2013, 04:25:05 PM
I'm on day six now in downtown DSM. Writing this for posterity.
Title: Re: Re: blacking out
Post by: 8manpick on July 06, 2013, 07:23:23 PM
I'm on day six now in downtown DSM. Writing this for posterity.
T'a and P's, don't drown
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: AST on July 06, 2013, 07:34:26 PM
I have a friend, we'll call him Aronian Butterbee, that used to black out drink a lot

He said maybe you should slow down on the bottle a little
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: ben ji on July 06, 2013, 07:47:43 PM
Fact: you black out because you have so much alcohol in you that your body has to shut down certain functions to keep you alive.

Still do it every couple of months though
Title: blacking out
Post by: bubbles4ksu on July 06, 2013, 07:56:46 PM
Fact: you black out because you have so much alcohol in you that your body has to shut down certain functions to keep you alive.
No this is wrong.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: chum1 on July 06, 2013, 08:03:51 PM
I only had one time that I didn't remember how I got home.  And I made myself violently ill quite a few times - like so sick that I can't get out of bed except to puke for the entire next day.
Title: blacking out
Post by: bubbles4ksu on July 06, 2013, 08:24:11 PM
I only had one time that I didn't remember how I got home.  And I made myself violently ill quite a few times - like so sick that I can't get out of bed except to puke for the entire next day.
You aren't drinking enough but you probably aren't one if those people who blackout easily.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: 'taterblast on July 06, 2013, 08:43:31 PM
i black out all the time
Title: blacking out
Post by: bubbles4ksu on July 06, 2013, 08:45:22 PM
i black out all the time
It doesn't mean anything except that you are genetically predisposed to blacking out.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: michigancat on July 06, 2013, 08:53:33 PM
Never blacked out.

of course, I never drink 15 drinks in one night, lol. 
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: chum1 on July 06, 2013, 08:54:00 PM
I only had one time that I didn't remember how I got home.  And I made myself violently ill quite a few times - like so sick that I can't get out of bed except to puke for the entire next day.
You aren't drinking enough but you probably aren't one if those people who blackout easily.

No, I was drinking too much.
Title: blacking out
Post by: bubbles4ksu on July 06, 2013, 09:07:51 PM
I only had one time that I didn't remember how I got home.  And I made myself violently ill quite a few times - like so sick that I can't get out of bed except to puke for the entire next day.
You aren't drinking enough but you probably aren't one if those people who blackout easily.

No, I was drinking too much.
Hmm, maybe that once. But sometimes you cans blackout and it wasn't because you drank too much. Happens all the time to some people.
Title: blacking out
Post by: Tobias on July 06, 2013, 09:30:21 PM
I often time travel when drinking in large groups
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Panjandrum on July 06, 2013, 09:31:58 PM
I've blacked out twice.  Both times I drank a lot of tequila.  I've drank more when not drinking tequila, and I didn't black out.

Maybe it's how my body metabolizes tequila?  I don't know.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: kim carnes on July 06, 2013, 09:38:38 PM
sometimes i like to have a glass of wine with dinner   :tongue:
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: kim carnes on July 06, 2013, 09:39:29 PM
I've blacked out twice.  Both times I drank a lot of tequila.  I've drank more when not drinking tequila, and I didn't black out.

Maybe it's how my body metabolizes tequila?  I don't know.

that is pathetic
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: bones129 on July 06, 2013, 09:45:44 PM
The only thing I ever blacked out on was Scotch. It is still my favorite booze.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: CNS on July 06, 2013, 10:30:53 PM
Never lost time at all.

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Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: kim carnes on July 06, 2013, 10:52:57 PM
If you've never blacked out then you've never drank very much, I just want to clarify that before a bunch of dumbasses come out of the woodwork proud of the fact that they've never blacked out.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: 'taterblast on July 06, 2013, 10:55:38 PM
If you've never blacked out then you've never drank very much, I just want to clarify that before a bunch of dumbasses come out of the woodwork proud of the fact that they've never blacked out.

yeah sort of astonished that these people exist.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: CNS on July 06, 2013, 10:59:09 PM
Have passed out, but never blacked out and kept going.  I am probably genetically predisposed to being a superior drinker than most.  Also, never get hung over.

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Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: michigancat on July 06, 2013, 11:01:24 PM
If you've never blacked out then you've never drank very much, I just want to clarify that before a bunch of dumbasses come out of the woodwork proud of the fact that they've never blacked out.

OK
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: kim carnes on July 06, 2013, 11:01:28 PM
Have passed out, but never blacked out and kept going.  I am probably genetically predisposed to being a superior drinker than most.  Also, never get hung over.

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at this point i'm not even sure you understand what a blackout is
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: 'taterblast on July 06, 2013, 11:04:29 PM
Have passed out, but never blacked out and kept going.  I am probably genetically predisposed to being a superior drinker than most.  Also, never get hung over.

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passing out before blacking out is in no way superior drinking
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: EMAWmeister on July 06, 2013, 11:14:58 PM
My whole sophomore year was like a space-time continuum.
Title: Re: Re: blacking out
Post by: CNS on July 06, 2013, 11:20:17 PM
Have passed out, but never blacked out and kept going.  I am probably genetically predisposed to being a superior drinker than most.  Also, never get hung over.

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passing out before blacking out is in no way superior drinking

This seems like a snap judgement based on limited info.

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Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: bones129 on July 06, 2013, 11:33:33 PM
If you've never blacked out then you've never drank very much, I just want to clarify that before a bunch of dumbasses come out of the woodwork proud of the fact that they've never blacked out.

Agreed, KC.  When I was younger, blacking out was kind of a badge of honor...a rite of passage. Kind of like having sex for the first time, just less enjoyable. :drink:
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: 0.42 on July 06, 2013, 11:47:04 PM
rough ridin' long island iced teas :shakesfist:

Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Stevesie60 on July 07, 2013, 12:19:25 AM
There has to be a correlation, right? From what I know about bubbles' dad, I assume he didn't drink very much. My dad drinks lots and lots. Bubbles blacks out a lot and very easily, I have never blacked out. What say the rest of you about your dad's drinking habits?
Title: blacking out
Post by: Tobias on July 07, 2013, 12:33:09 AM

There has to be a correlation, right? From what I know about bubbles' dad, I assume he didn't drink very much. My dad drinks lots and lots. Bubbles blacks out a lot and very easily, I have never blacked out. What say the rest of you about your dad's drinking habits?

no, denied
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: star seed 7 on July 07, 2013, 01:13:45 AM
There has to be a correlation, right? From what I know about bubbles' dad, I assume he didn't drink very much. My dad drinks lots and lots. Bubbles blacks out a lot and very easily, I have never blacked out. What say the rest of you about your dad's drinking habits?

Yup.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Asteriskhead on July 07, 2013, 03:20:20 AM
There has to be a correlation, right? From what I know about bubbles' dad, I assume he didn't drink very much. My dad drinks lots and lots. Bubbles blacks out a lot and very easily, I have never blacked out. What say the rest of you about your dad's drinking habits?

The two certainly could be correlated, but I would assume any observable relationship between the two is spurious.
Title: blacking out
Post by: Tobias on July 07, 2013, 04:09:41 AM
hey daris how did today go?  I hope it was just a normal amount of blackout and nothing too weak/strong
Title: blacking out
Post by: steve dave on July 07, 2013, 08:20:58 AM
I black out easier now than I used to. I drink higher booze content stuff than I used to though. Probably the reason.
Title: blacking out
Post by: SkinnyBenny on July 07, 2013, 09:32:05 AM
I drink tons when I booze but have only ever blacked out twice in my life. The first time was in 10th grade and I apparently refused to let the Pizza Shuttle guy in because I thought it was Little Caesar's and that Elvis was going to be the delivery driver and call the cops on us. Was super hungover the whole next day but still pulled it together enough to go rock out with Def Lep at the Expocenter. Other black out was far less remarkable. I think the reason I never black out is because I have a superior memory, like a velcro brain. Dr. Spaceman will attest. :cool:
Title: blacking out
Post by: bubbles4ksu on July 07, 2013, 09:58:05 AM
Mark SB down as another guy who doesn't drink very much.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: kim carnes on July 07, 2013, 10:06:43 AM
Mark SB down as another guy who doesn't drink very much.

Yeah, I'm 0% surprised
Title: Re: Re: blacking out
Post by: 8manpick on July 07, 2013, 11:10:27 AM
There has to be a correlation, right? From what I know about bubbles' dad, I assume he didn't drink very much. My dad drinks lots and lots. Bubbles blacks out a lot and very easily, I have never blacked out. What say the rest of you about your dad's drinking habits?


8mandad is very functional after a lot of booze, and I almost never black out, so your hypothesis seems to fit my case anyway.  I have blacked out portions of the night more in the last year than ever before.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Ghost of Stan Parrish on July 07, 2013, 03:20:06 PM
When I started blacking out all the damn time, I switched to drinking only beer.  This has mostly resolved the issue.
Title: blacking out
Post by: puniraptor on July 07, 2013, 06:01:30 PM
I blacked out in a hot tub over New Years, last thing I remember is all my friends getting out.

I woke up the next day terrified that 1: I could have drowned there like a loser, or 2: filled the hot tub with puke and would have to pay an enormous cleaning fee.

Didn't die or puke though, so I can still trust my reptilian brain instincts.
Title: blacking out
Post by: bubbles4ksu on July 07, 2013, 07:09:54 PM
I blacked out in a hot tub over New Years, last thing I remember is all my friends getting out.

I woke up the next day terrified that 1: I could have drowned there like a loser, or 2: filled the hot tub with puke and would have to pay an enormous cleaning fee.

Didn't die or puke though, so I can still trust my reptilian brain instincts.

Train your lizard brain to put your wallet, keys, and cellphone in predictable places and you can rule the world.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: HerrSonntag on July 08, 2013, 11:14:18 AM
Don't really black out anymore, used to sometimes when i was younger, always involved rapid consumption of hard liquor when it did happen.

You also might try exercise before any serious pak'ing i know i always feel like i can drink a tablefull if i got a good workout in earlier in the day.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: TheHamburglar on July 08, 2013, 05:51:53 PM
Slightly OT, but is there a stranger feeling than laying on an operating table talking to the doctor, then boom, next thing you know its 2-4 hours later and you're in post op?
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Dr Rick Daris on July 08, 2013, 05:58:16 PM
Slightly OT, but is there a stranger feeling than laying on an operating table talking to the doctor, then boom, next thing you know its 2-4 hours later and you're in post op?


say hi to panjandrum out in the waiting room for me.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: kstate16 on July 08, 2013, 07:20:53 PM
My whole sophomore year was like a space-time continuum.
Same here, don't really know what it was about my sophomore year that made me such an aggressive drinker.

If I'm out in KC I never black out, seems loserish.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: FP TC etc. on July 08, 2013, 07:48:09 PM
I'm more of a brown out kind of guy.

(unless brown out means pooping your pants... in which case I'm not that type of guy.)
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: kim carnes on July 08, 2013, 08:18:12 PM
My whole sophomore year was like a space-time continuum.
Same here, don't really know what it was about my sophomore year that made me such an aggressive drinker.

If I'm out in KC I never black out, seems loserish.

people like you are the worst.  there is nothing wrong with getting really drunk.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: kitten_mittons on July 08, 2013, 09:32:03 PM
I get blackout drunk at least once a month!  I assume it's really fun.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: kstate16 on July 08, 2013, 11:05:23 PM
My whole sophomore year was like a space-time continuum.
Same here, don't really know what it was about my sophomore year that made me such an aggressive drinker.

If I'm out in KC I never black out, seems loserish.

people like you are the worst.  there is nothing wrong with getting really drunk.
I'm just not comfortable trusting my blackout self to safely get home. In Manhattan, I simply walked across the street from the 'ville.  Can't remember how many times last year I woke up in my bed and was like, "welp, don't know how I got here but I'm here"
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Kat Kid on July 08, 2013, 11:10:33 PM
Haven't heard from ole daris in awhile.  My guess?  He blacked out and completely forgot he started this thread.
Title: blacking out
Post by: SuperG on July 09, 2013, 12:55:37 AM
Hey Daris...

I used to never ever black out. Now I do sometimes. Funny thing, I drink less often, but drink more when I do. I guess I'm just trying to fit more fun in less time... now that I'm all grown up and stuff.


TapiPhone
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: Asteriskhead on July 09, 2013, 02:10:01 AM
I don't black out when binging with beer. If the binge includes multiple shots or mixed drinks you can bet your ass Metalhead is going to do something entertaining and not remember it.
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on July 09, 2013, 08:47:45 AM
i know for a fact im way more fun to be around when im extremely wasted
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: waks on July 09, 2013, 04:30:42 PM
i know for a fact im way more fun to be around when im extremely wasted
Can confirm. You kind of suck when you're sober.  :cheers:
Title: Re: blacking out
Post by: The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep on July 09, 2013, 04:32:30 PM
i know for a fact im way more fun to be around when im extremely wasted
Can confirm. You kind of suck when you're sober.  :cheers:

youre a good friend. now pay for that crap you bought  :shakesfist: