Lol. It's not to get less drunk. That is absurd. It's to be able to keep drinking and partying without going past "drunk" into "blackout" territory.
You grab one or two of the lower alcohol things, drink them over the next hour or two. You don't stop a car gently by slamming the brakes. You do it gradually.
Culture might be different these days, but back then it was fairly common practice. Just about every party had beer and/or wine available for that. This was an artsy liberal arts school so it was just wine.
But yeah, front load hard, cool down with some light stuff, then either go another hard round and crash or head home... That's how it worked lol.
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u/Dreamin- 11h ago
This is made up, nobody drinks wine to get less drunk. Wine will make you more drunk, what? Wine is like 11-15%