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Questions tagged [drinking]

Drinking is the act of ingesting liquids into the body through the mouth, proboscis, or elsewhere. See also "Imbibe."

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Why do I seem to pee out more beer than I drink?

When going out for some beers, after a while, I seem to pee more than the amount of beer I drink. Is that true, and why is that?
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How much actual alcohol is safe to drink per day?

Ok, so I'm 17 and only recently started drinking. I'm experimenting and learning, I'm looking to drink for nothing but pleasure, no exaggerations or excesses. So, you look at a label and you see x% alcohol, which means, well what it means. And what…
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What means to adulterate and why is it so dangerous?

I read several times in media about people who were harmed or even killed by drinking adulterated schnaps. What does it mean to adulterate e.g. schnaps? Why is it so dangerous? And what is the "benefit" of doing this?
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Can the social perception of beer be changed?

You see it in advertising all the time, wine and high quality spirits are the cultured, immaculately dressed set with the pearls and expensive cars in the "high class", expensive settings, and beer is the tailgating, short skirted waitress…
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Why are pool tables so popular in drinking establishments?

Just finished watching a Terminator movie and noticed that many movies display scenes in which drinking establishments have pool tables. Thus I ask the question: Why are pool tables so popular in drinking establishments?
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Contradicting sayings about the order of drinking alcoholic beverages

Growing up in Europe we had a saying that said: "Bier auf Wein, das laß sein - Wein auf Bier, das rat' ich dir" Translation: Beer after wine, leave it be - wine after beer, that I recommend. In the US, a similar saying goes like this: "Beer…
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What are some good examples of double entendre beer names?

Basically looking for some examples of funny/ innuendo beer names for inspiration. There are some great ones here: Beer Brands: The Ultimate List of the 50 Funniest, Stupidest and Best Beer Names...In The World, Ever.
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