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John Galt · 06-30-2009, 08:28 AM

"Alcoholic" is a term that get's thrown around a lot. It's one of those things like ADD that people like to slap on each other and themselves.

Frankly, I think AA is one of the biggest culprits in this process. Maybe it came from a good place in the beginning, by giving people a catch phrase they make it easier for people to get out of pressure situations by claiming membership.

There is a huge diffence however, between bonafide chemical dependance on any chemical (not excepting caffine or nicotine) and problems with impulse control. Alcoholic too is simple a label and too loaded a word to actually cover all the bases.

I don't know Keith well enough to know whether or not he is an "alcoholic," but if I had to guess. I would say he isn't. I voted "no" because I don't think the show will have anything to do with whether Keith alters his drinking behaviour.

Going to a WeightWatchers meeting with cookies would make a hilarious KATG/TV episode though. Better yet, stand outside and offer people "one last cookie" before they go in for their first meeting.

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John Galt Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Nude Hampster Posts: 2,031	"Alcoholic" is a term that get's thrown around a lot. It's one of those things like ADD that people like to slap on each other and themselves. Frankly, I think AA is one of the biggest culprits in this process. Maybe it came from a good place in the beginning, by giving people a catch phrase they make it easier for people to get out of pressure situations by claiming membership. There is a huge diffence however, between bonafide chemical dependance on any chemical (not excepting caffine or nicotine) and problems with impulse control. Alcoholic too is simple a label and too loaded a word to actually cover all the bases. I don't know Keith well enough to know whether or not he is an "alcoholic," but if I had to guess. I would say he isn't. I voted "no" because I don't think the show will have anything to do with whether Keith alters his drinking behaviour. Going to a WeightWatchers meeting with cookies would make a hilarious KATG/TV episode though. Better yet, stand outside and offer people "one last cookie" before they go in for their first meeting. __________________ "Get some mother-fucking doilies in here, that'll class the joint up." Domestic SecurityAssassinationAttackDomestic Pipe bombIncidentFacilityHAZMAT & NuclearChemical TamifluNorvo VirusEpidemicAgricultureListeriaSymptomsMutation ResistantAntiviralWavePandemic InfectionWater/air borneSickSwinePork World Health OrganizationViral Hemorrhagic FeverE. ColiAirportCIKRAMTRAKCollapseComputer infrastructureCommunicationsTelecommunicationsCrit ical infrastructureNational Last edited by John Galt; 06-30-2009 at 08:36 AM.
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