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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:51 PM
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The only way to beat this cold weather is to drink a lot of alcohol.
Alcohol warms the blood and helps your body better deal with the cold.

It is even better if you drink and smoke cigarettes. The heat from the cigarette helps you stay warm.
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:53 PM
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1. You had me at "drink a lot of alcohol."
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:54 PM
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2. So you know what I'm talking about then.
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BeachBaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:55 PM
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3. Tell me what to drink.
I need to warm up, get hot, whatever.

The faster, the better.
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:56 PM
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5. Ice cold Labatt's beer in a frosted mug.
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BeachBaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:24 PM
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12. Dude!
I'm trying to warm up! It's 3 degrees here. :eyes: :rofl:
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sasquatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:56 PM
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6. German wintertime wine
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BeachBaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:26 PM
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13. I don't think I've ever had that.....
but like the ShamWow guy says...."It's made in Germany - and you know how good that German stuff is". So I may look into that. :)
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:58 PM
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9. Tequila Rose!
A couple of white russians and maybe a vodka collins.
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BeachBaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:27 PM
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14. You trying to get me drunk, babe?
:shrug:
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:32 PM
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BeachBaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:46 PM
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19. Bwhahahahahaha.
I knew I liked you for a reason. :P :hug:
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:58 PM
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10. Not what to drink. You know the sight of Tony Romo warms you right up!
Why do you fight it??

:hi:
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BeachBaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:29 PM
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15. :PUKE:
No way.

Now, Brian Westbrook, on the other hand......

HUBBA.
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 10:56 PM
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20. This man....



:hi:

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BeachBaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 11:34 PM
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22. Emmitt!!!!!!
I actually like him - he's a good guy! And our birthdays are only a couple days apart. I think we're the same age.

Good people he is. :hi:
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Lethe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:56 PM
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4. i agree
but it's a little more complicated. Did you see that on Mythbusters where they tested the idea that alcohol is good for you when you're cold?

Basically, to sum up, it's worse to drink alcohol in the long run because it spreads the heat to your extremities. It makes you feel warmer for a while, but the loss of heat to your vital core will kill you faster.

If you are not in danger of dying from the cold, but in danger of suffering from minor frostbite, etc, drinking alcohol will help.
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:57 PM
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8. Really? So my OP is not complete horseshit?
I thought alcohol was bad for the cold, period.
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Lethe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:01 PM
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11. check out that mythbusters episode
they test the idea thoroughly

basically they sit in a meat locker getting drunk with thermometers stuck inside them LOL
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rcrush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 08:57 PM
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7. pfft you should just smoke a lot of crack.
Crack makes you all nice and warm. Until the next day.
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LaraMN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:34 PM
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17. That's not the ONLY way.
You can also go outside, start you car, crank the heat, get in wearing your swimsuit, put a towel over your head and pretend that you are outside and it's summer.


Winter is bad!

:cry: :cry: :cry:
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harmonicon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:39 PM
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18. All True!!!!
I nominate surgeon general philboy!!!!!!!!!
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 11:02 PM
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21. Thanks for the advice, Dr. Phil!
:rofl:
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