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yellowcanine

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9. The notion of a "high functioning alcohol dependency" is mostly a myth.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sat Aug 28, 2021, 10:56 AM

Aug 2021

Yes, some people can drink more than others. But it is mostly a function of size/weight. If a person claims not to be an alcoholic because they can "function well" while drinking a lot of alcohol it probably means they are an alcoholic. Denial is one of the symptoms of alcoholism. Besides, Rudy is not high functioning when he is stone cold sober, let alone when he is drunk.

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Rudy claims to function better than 90% of the population [View all] True Dough Aug 2021 OP

Which just goes to show that he's 90% more @#$ed in the head than he likes to admit. nt chowder66 Aug 2021 #1

As his breath knocks out the people around him. NoMoreRepugs Aug 2021 #2

Another half truth Jerry2144 Aug 2021 #3

Ha ha! True Dough Aug 2021 #5

Was he standing in a cemetary when he said that? Context and the local population are everything. dutch777 Aug 2021 #4

Population of what? Shithouse rats? JHB Aug 2021 #6

Actually, it is the alcoholism talking sanatanadharma Aug 2021 #7

That's just it Alice Kramden Aug 2021 #11

90% of the population may be quite a hyperbole, but 90% of Republicans? Totally believable! Beastly Boy Aug 2021 #8

The notion of a "high functioning alcohol dependency" is mostly a myth. yellowcanine Aug 2021 #9

I think he means the population of slugwarts. ananda Aug 2021 #10

If the claim was better than 40%, it might be due at least some consideration. Hortensis Aug 2021 #12

I'd latch on to the alcohol story if I was him. If he's not a drunk, then he is a total ass. Midnight Writer Aug 2021 #13

The pregnant pause after "functioning" tells the story. Iggo Aug 2021 #14

38% Kid Berwyn Aug 2021 #15

For an old drunk, he's doing OK. Better than many, probably. Of course, the standard's not high. Shrike47 Aug 2021 #16