tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post6372967016491873017..comments2023-10-31T00:46:35.316+13:00Comments on Anti-Dismal: I am a binge drinkerPaul Walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13731003529546075700noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-1341585391456234112009-11-26T15:46:43.045+13:002009-11-26T15:46:43.045+13:00Thanks for that MacDoctor. That makes me so happy ...Thanks for that MacDoctor. That makes me so happy I think I'll go and have a beer!Paul Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731003529546075700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-52035525741338001952009-11-24T23:46:53.356+13:002009-11-24T23:46:53.356+13:00Relax, Paul, this is all semantics. The studies on...Relax, Paul, this is all semantics. The studies on alcohol are all on regular consumption viz:<br /><br />3 units a day/20 per week - good for you<br />4-5 units a day/20-35 a week - neutral or slightly bad for your health<br />6+ units a day/>35/week - bad for you<br /><br />There is no evidence that having a couple of pints on a friday night (6.6 units) will kill you. Do that every day and your liver and brain will die a nasty death...MacDoctorhttp://www.macdoctor.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-4633080185032170802009-11-24T18:28:37.268+13:002009-11-24T18:28:37.268+13:00And let me add that it's always been my policy...And let me add that it's always been my policy to deprive those savage Southerners of wines they can't possibly appreciate.<br /><br />Yikes, one of the reasons I shamefully decided to go dry this year is that I had exhausted my stockpile of 2002 Pinot.bk drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274208803479395825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-56653941827408427302009-11-24T18:22:59.720+13:002009-11-24T18:22:59.720+13:00Let me add that the real reason to drink Ati Rangi...Let me add that the real reason to drink Ati Rangi is to deny it to those bloody North Islanders!Paul Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731003529546075700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-2087138377892882132009-11-24T18:18:16.912+13:002009-11-24T18:18:16.912+13:00bk. Fear not, I still have a few bottles of Centra...bk. Fear not, I still have a few bottles of Central Otago pinot to be going on with.Paul Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731003529546075700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-25113533445914128032009-11-24T18:14:38.921+13:002009-11-24T18:14:38.921+13:00Of course, we're forgetting the most important...Of course, we're forgetting the most important issue here: what are you, a notorious North Island-phobe, doing drinking a Martinborough wine in the first place?<br /><br />I freely grant that Ati Rangi is the best Martinborough Pinot Noir, but is Central Otago not good enough for you now?bk drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274208803479395825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-86782774600590215652009-11-24T18:08:27.440+13:002009-11-24T18:08:27.440+13:00Economists know how to maximise utility!Economists know how to maximise utility!Paul Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731003529546075700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5404820640426099135.post-113079471060487832009-11-24T18:06:16.801+13:002009-11-24T18:06:16.801+13:00Good God!
It sounds like the entire economics fac...Good God!<br /><br />It sounds like the entire economics faculty at Canterbury is on a drunken rampage. Someone really ought to attempt a tabulation of the resulting social costs.bk drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274208803479395825noreply@blogger.com