The questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread IX

[cardgame]

How can I put work into changing my work ethic if I have a terrible work ethic

 

[Cutlass]

How can I put work into changing my work ethic if I have a terrible work ethic

Force yourself to change or give up and admit to being screwed.

 

[holy king]

I'm thinking of converting to Presbyterianism. The reason being that its my last semester of my undergrad degree and I really need some work ethic. My Catholic side is dominant at the moment hence the laziness, I need to tap into my Protestant side. How long does it take for the work ethic to kick in?

I've tried drinking Harp lager, singing hymns and being disgusted by sexual acts in general but I'm worried it won't be enough.

 

[Ulyaoth]

How long do you think it'd take me to become an olympic class skier if I start training everyday? I went skiing once 6 years ago if that helps any.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Are you older than 10? If so then probably never.

 

[Ulyaoth]

My dreams of olympic gold are dashed!






Wait, what about luging? That looks easy, just push yourself down a ramp covered in ice

 

[Genocidicbunny]

And end up on the google logo?

But seriously, lugers have a very strong grip and can push themselves off quite hard.

 

[Lord Baal]

About the only Olympic sports you can start in as an older (re: above 10) person and be really successful in these days are the various shooting events. Maybe martial arts.

 

[Heretic_Cata]

I'm thinking of converting to Presbyterianism. The reason being that its my last semester of my undergrad degree and I really need some work ethic. My Catholic side is dominant at the moment hence the laziness, I need to tap into my Protestant side. How long does it take for the work ethic to kick in?

I've tried drinking Harp lager, singing hymns and being disgusted by sexual acts in general but I'm worried it won't be enough.

I recommend Frisbeetarianism instead.

 

[Shekwan]

I'm afraid I'm already signed up to Dudeism as my parody religion. I enjoy the sacrement of a caucasian on the rocks.

Have any CFCers tried Buckfast?

Its a tonic wine made by monks that contains large amounts of alcohol and even larger amounts of caffeine. I'm not sure if its available outside the UK and Ireland.

The reason I ask is because its been linked heavily to crime recently. In Scotland over the last three years it was mentioned in over 5000 crime reports and apparently the bottle makes a good weapon. Heres the link. . The drink has just 0.5% of the market. People are highlighting the caffeine content as the reason it riles people up - 281mg per bottle, the equivalent of 8 cans of coke.

I've tried it myself but I never really enjoyed it. I sell it to people at work and those that do buy it seem to really like it, its almost a punchline. Most people who ask to buy it usually shoot me a wry smile that says, ''Aren't I a crazy fecker''.

So, opinions? Or more broadly your opinion on highly caffeinated alcoholic drinks? Public danger or is it just yobs who can't hold their liquor?

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

You're not letting them drive, are you?

 

[Shekwan]

Huh? What do you mean?

Its not my job to nanny people.

I sell it in a liquor store, a take away type thing. Not my business what they choose to do after consuming a product I sell them.

 

[nonconformist]

Unless they're already drunk

 

[holy king]

i shall die for my right to sell alcohol to drunk people.

 

[Shekwan]

The only situation where I wouldn't sell to somebody in the off lisence because of drunkeness would be if they are physically unable to articulate to me what their beverage of choice is.

 

[nonconformist]

The only situation where I wouldn't sell to somebody in the off lisence because of drunkeness would be if they are physically unable to articulate to me what their beverage of choice is.

Aren't you legally obliged not to sell to someone who is already drunk (in England that's the case anyways)

 

[holy king]

pointing is ok with me.

 

[Shekwan]

Aren't you legally obliged not to sell to someone who is already drunk (in England that's the case anyways)

I'll have to find out about that one. I probably am obliged not to sell, we generally have stricter laws on sale of alcohol over here.

I would imagine its hard for somebody to be prosecuted for it though.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Aren't you legally obliged not to sell to someone who is already drunk (in England that's the case anyways)

You aren't legally obliged to do so, but if you serve someone alcohol and they leave your bar smashed and go out and kill someone, you can be held responsible for it. Thus, many bars have local cab numbers etc and signs that advertise it so that barkeeps can secure a safe trip home for their more free-flowing customers.

I'm sure many restaurants have house rules, though, about serving people who are obviously already drunk; so even if you don't face legal action, you could still get fired for it, especially if they cause a ruckus and the restaurant takes a hit for it.

 

[Shekwan]

You aren't legally obliged to do so, but if you serve someone alcohol and they leave your bar smashed and go out and kill someone, you can be held responsible for it. Thus, many bars have local cab numbers etc and signs that advertise it so that barkeeps can secure a safe trip home for their more free-flowing customers.

I'm sure many restaurants have house rules, though, about serving people who are obviously already drunk; so even if you don't face legal action, you could still get fired for it, especially if they cause a ruckus and the restaurant takes a hit for it.

Yeah definitely when it comes to bars it makes sense to refuse to serve really drunk people. I do mainly out of self interest, I couldn't care less about the moral side of it, I just don't want to have to care of some drunken a-hole at the end of the night.

The discussion was about liquor stores though which is a whole different situation.