Ayende @ Rahien

Unnatural acts on source code

What does it takes to get me drunk?

I…. “run an experiment” today (yesterday?) to figure that one out, and the result is:

  • 2 wine glasses
  • 1 white Russian
  • 1 double bourbon
  • 6 long island iced tea
  • (probably) 1 bear (no urisdae drinking!) beer

The way to get me drunk is Long Island Iced Tea. Up until the 6th drink, I am perfectly coherent (at least I seems to be as far as I can tell), it is with the 6th that things starts to fall over rapidly, including memory loss about an hour after the last drink.

That list isn’t enough to give me hangover, though. I am still experimenting with that, but I think that mixing some blue drinks along the way would do the trick.

Comments

bbehrens
11/07/2009 09:00 AM by
bbehrens

Did you close the deal?

Krzysztof Kozmic
11/07/2009 09:11 AM by
Krzysztof Kozmic

oh man, you didn't drink with Polish yet - wait for this to really talk about your limits.

We have to get you to speak on one of our conferences.

anthony
11/07/2009 09:30 AM by
anthony

wow you drank a bear? a whole bear?

grizzly or black?

José Romaniello
11/07/2009 09:30 AM by
José Romaniello

Me love white russian.

I know only one place on my city that prepares.

Martinho Fernandes
11/07/2009 09:51 AM by
Martinho Fernandes

I sincerely hope the last item is typo and beer is what was meant... I can't wrap my head around the idea of drinking a dear... Are you a vampire or what?

Shawn Wildermuth
11/07/2009 10:42 AM by
Shawn Wildermuth

What you should do is test your alcohol consumption by the average level of your voice in decibels. I think you were pretty drunk before you drank the bear. Poor Polar Bear, he didn't even see it coming.

Anonymous
11/07/2009 11:45 AM by
Anonymous

I bet it was the bear's fault. Damn godless killing machines!

Nicholas Piasecki
11/07/2009 01:34 PM by
Nicholas Piasecki

To get a hangover, reverse the order and drink the beer first. Guaranteed!

Bryan
11/07/2009 02:29 PM by
Bryan

Pretty hardcore, drinking the blood of a whole bear.

Frank Quednau
11/07/2009 02:53 PM by
Frank Quednau

You didn't drink much up until the long islands. They are often underestimated and 6 are plenty.

Apart from that, aren't you too old to be experimenting with alcohol?

Chad
11/07/2009 03:53 PM by
Chad

I had six long island ice teas once - 'twas a night that I don't remember at all.

Never had a bear though...

Ayende Rahien
11/07/2009 04:58 PM by
Ayende Rahien

Frank,

I was trying to lose forward memory for the flight home. I don't like flying, and that was a good way of making sure it would be tolerable.

Steve Py
11/07/2009 11:21 PM by
Steve Py

I would consider the official time being the minute you thought to write this blog. It sounds like a pretty "drunk" thing to do. :)

P.S. Triple-check any commits you might have made (and forgotten) over the last 24 hours since you fly with your laptop.

Ayende Rahien
11/08/2009 12:21 AM by
Ayende Rahien

Steve,

Oh, no. I need that information recorded for other reasons

Jay R. Wren
11/08/2009 02:19 AM by
Jay R. Wren

come to code mash. We will have fun.

6 long islands in 1 hr. Yes, 1 every 10 minutes. Yes, it is a horrible idea. Yes, I did this once. No, I won't do it again, but I'll watch as you try and DO get drunk.

Howard Pinsley
11/08/2009 05:01 PM by
Howard Pinsley

Re fear of flying -- that's what pharmaceuticals are for!

Julie Lerman
11/08/2009 11:00 PM by
Julie Lerman

And we all know the way to tell if Oren is, in fact, drunk, is by the quality of his english. :)

Green Williams
11/09/2009 10:58 PM by
Green Williams

This is an incredibly stupid post. No one cares that you are drunkard. All I care about is how you can help me be a better developer. Anything outside of this is a waste of time. If you keep this up I will stop subscribing to your blog. You have been warned!

jbland
11/09/2009 11:56 PM by
jbland

@Green Williams

I suppose you want a full refund ?

MF
11/10/2009 01:47 AM by
MF

You should blog while drunk, i think that would be 'an experiment'

Tengiz
11/10/2009 09:25 PM by
Tengiz

Wow!

Well documented and easy to understand process! I Like it.

:)

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