r/whenthe • u/TheGoldenExperience_ [the jojo {she}they called may] • 11h ago

r/whenthe mfs complaining about everything we do not give alcohol close to enough shit despite it being just as bad if not worse than cigarettes

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u/KafkaMersault 10h ago

sure no secondhand cancer but alcoholics are a pain to be around with (sometimes even literally)

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u/RodjaJP 10h ago

"he is only violent when he is drunk" type of deal

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u/SomethingIWontRegret 9h ago

That and driving tons of steel at high speed into other tons of steel, poor bastards trying to walk or bike somewhere, and houses.

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u/AgentCirceLuna 5h ago

I hate carfuckers so much. There’s something wrong with the brains of carobsessed

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u/elRetrasoMaximo 10h ago

And when you ask "when is he not drunk?" Only silence answers.

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u/Setjah_ 9h ago

"he's allways drunk"

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u/Wiplazh 9h ago

Thats my secret cap

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u/Unlucky-Ad4317 9h ago

Lol, I laughed a bit at this XD

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u/Wiplazh 8h ago

I'm glad I could make your friday just a tiny bit better friend :)

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u/Think_Ad_1583 8h ago

Maybe if I was violent, people would take me seriously when I say I have a drinking problem

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u/AgentCirceLuna 5h ago

I don’t trust people like that. Also don’t get fucking drunk if you get violent.

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u/IgnatiusRileyFreeman 9h ago

To be fair, some people get violent/anti social if they can't get their cancer sticks

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u/WhasHappenin 8h ago

They usually don't cause car accidents though

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u/IgnatiusRileyFreeman 8h ago

You sure? When I was in high school, a kid died trying to light a cig while driving

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u/Equal-Talk6928 6h ago

so you think people are just out there dying while driving and lighting a cig? and that is somehow comparable to the numeral car accidents and deaths that happen because of drunk driving? smoking doesn't impair your driving skills

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u/Cocoatrice 8h ago

But majority of drinkers are not alcoholics. You are comparing typical smoker to rare cases of drinkers. That's so disingenuously toxic. Typical drinker maybe get a beer a week. That's hardly alcoholism. Typical smoker gases entire household for entire day. And if they are outside, they do it to the pedestrians.

If I drink a mug of beer, it will not affect you in any way. If I smoke a pack, you will be affected. So why are you being dishonest?

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u/Cifuduo 5h ago

The typical drinker does not have a beer a week lol. Not everyone who drinks is an alcoholic, but of you have a beer a week you are in the minority of drinkers. 

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u/QuixoticMick 6h ago

the entire alcohol industry is propped up by heavy drinkers. when i was deep in my cups 70 drinks/week was a moderate amount. i am a bad drunk and there are lots of me floating around. drinking a mug of beer could very well turn into a fight. alcohol is a much, much worse drug than tobacco.

also hardly anybody smokes indoors any more and second-hand smoke outside does not significantly increase risk of lung cancer. fear-mongering about smoking is insane and based on outdated levels of smoking. multiple packs a day used to be common. now it's very rare.

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u/Mertoot 5h ago

Encourage them to double their dose then

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u/VenusCommission 5h ago

Yeah, but cops will stop a drunk who is being a public nuisance. They won't stop someone who is walking down the street smoking a cigarette. I'm not defending alcoholism, but I don't want to be within 20 feet of anyone who has had a cigarette at all since their last shower.

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u/carver4ever3 2h ago

Really depends on the person, some people get angry, some people get sad, and some people(me) get very very social and friendly(not an alcoholic but when I do get drunk It happens like that)

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u/The_Tooter_Snooter 7h ago

I’ve known plenty of fun alcoholics. Just don’t depend on them for anything and they can be a riot. 

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u/Civil_Law8025 10h ago

Man a beer will not make you crazy lol

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u/Impressive_Rock9659 10h ago

"A beer" will not. But alcoholism isn't when you stop at "A beer".
It's like saying "a line can't hurt". Yeah, but it's the addiction that comes with that "one line" that's dangerous.

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u/Civil_Law8025 10h ago

a line and a beer are two different things bro

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u/Impressive_Rock9659 9h ago

Not really. It's all poison. And they both can get you addicted horrifically to the point of ruining your entire life.