Does being the Designated Driver suck?

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Designated Driver: Does it suck being one?

  1. oh yeaaaaah! sucks!

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  2. noooooooooo! rocks!

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  1. AgentDrazenPetrovic

    AgentDrazenPetrovic Anyone But the Lakers

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    Sometimes I am the DD for the night. I'll have like a drink or two but will cut out early and sometimes it really sucks being that sober with a room full of drunks. Maybe its a crutch, but its also pretty fun being drunk. Hate being the DD.....like tonight, I was probably going to be DD for me and some buddies but fuck it, I said to split for a cab instead.

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    Not a big alcohol drinker, so it's no skin off my nose. I like soft drinks a lot.
     
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    do your friends drink?
     
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    I'm the same way, I don't drink much and I like soft drinks so it doesn't bother me in the least.
     
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    we should all hang!
     
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    Yup. A couple of them are lawyers. I've often joked that one subject on the Bar must be "drinking," because every lawyer I know drinks like a fish.
     
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    do alot of them do coke?
     
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    Funny, when you say that the name Tom Boerwinkle comes to mind.
     
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    I absolutely hate being the DD. When I'm not drunk myself I hate being around drunks and have no fun the whole night
     
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    Hanging out with drunks doesn't float my boat so I've never been "designated".

    A room full of 3 year olds will provide a more stimulating conversation, and they are less likely to throw up on you.
     
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    Heh. Did he drink much? I don't remember the topic ever coming up in any conversation I had with him.
     
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    Not to my knowledge. They spend money freely, though...a habit that started before they passed the Bar and got higher-paying jobs. I guess you gotta have experience in dropping bills before you hit the big-time. ;)
     
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    DD years are over. Now, when the guys hang out, it's a short cab ride to/from the bar if we're going to watch a game. When my wife and I go to a cocktail party, she is a one-drink social person, so DD never comes up.
     
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    I remember him saying he liked bars, beer, and some hard liquors. I think tequila, maybe vodka, and a couple of other ones.
     
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    I don't mind it at all, I even volunteer to get friends from other parties, however, it's need to be balanced with not being the DD. But overall, i like it.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    No, but trying to talk to drunk people sucks. Strangely like trying to talk to old people. Which also sucks.
     
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    Meh, I rather not be. But, if I have to, it's alright.
     
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    BalancedMan That's out of context....

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    Yeah, if I have to drive, okay. But if I'm in a city where there's public transportation home (like a subway or light-rail) that's clearly the way to do it.

    Anyone know why the PDX Max closes so early on the weekends. I think if you want to catch a train westbound in the city you have to leave at around midnight. They should keep the trains running until 2:30 on the weekends.
     
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    I never drink, so if I go out with people who do, I'm usually the designated driver. It's a strange concept to me, however, since I personally can't imagine putting anything in my body that would make me incapable of driving.
     
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    saw someone on my way home walking the sobriety test. one of my buddys drove the other night...he was probably on the edge of legality i think.....night sucked ass anyways, so glad i was drunk.

    anyways, I think that when there's a DUI at least here in Cali...there are two cop cars for some reason. just something i noticed.
     

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