Author Topic: blacking out (Read 6558 times)

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.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #1 on:** July 06, 2013, 10:42:04 AM »

hey, good time last night, huh?

yeah i guess.

8manpick · « **Reply #2 on:** July 06, 2013, 10:44:35 AM »

Quote from: 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.

Bubbles is the resident expert for this

CNS · « **Reply #3 on:** July 06, 2013, 10:45:43 AM »

Multiple personalities.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #4 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.

420seriouscat69 · « **Reply #5 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

ben ji · « **Reply #6 on:** July 06, 2013, 10:49:58 AM »

Same as clearing your web browser history

DQ12 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 06, 2013, 10:50:22 AM »

Quote from: 8manpick on July 06, 2013, 10:44:35 AM

Quote from: 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.

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.

Frankenklein · « **Reply #8 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

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #9 on:** July 06, 2013, 10:55:35 AM »

Quote from: 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

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?

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #10 on:** July 06, 2013, 11:05:45 AM »

guys is that too much? not enough? am i pud or stud?

kim carnes · « **Reply #11 on:** July 06, 2013, 11:36:02 AM »

Quote from: rick daris on July 06, 2013, 11:05:45 AM

guys is that too much? not enough? am i pud or stud?

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

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #12 on:** July 06, 2013, 11:37:24 AM »

Quote from: kim carnes on July 06, 2013, 11:36:02 AM

Quote from: rick daris on July 06, 2013, 11:05:45 AM
guys is that too much? not enough? am i pud or stud?

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

crap. that's what i thought.

Shacks · « **Reply #13 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

).

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.

Tobias · « **Reply #14 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

bubbles4ksu · « **Reply #15 on:** July 06, 2013, 12:24:02 PM »

Blacked out really hard last night and medium hard the night before.

kstate16 · « **Reply #16 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

AppleJack · « **Reply #17 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.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 06, 2013, 01:44:57 PM »

I always remember everything.

Kat Kid · « **Reply #19 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.

Trim · « **Reply #20 on:** July 06, 2013, 02:38:15 PM »

It's fine.

bubbles4ksu · « **Reply #21 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.

bubbles4ksu · « **Reply #22 on:** July 06, 2013, 04:25:05 PM »

I'm on day six now in downtown DSM. Writing this for posterity.

8manpick · « **Reply #23 on:** July 06, 2013, 07:23:23 PM »

Quote from: bubbles4ksu on July 06, 2013, 04:25:05 PM

I'm on day six now in downtown DSM. Writing this for posterity.

T'a and P's, don't drown

AST · « **Reply #24 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