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Re:Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Mistake by nuancedquestion on Friday September 27, 2024 @03:19AM (#41667291)
Alcohol takes the fun out of socializing when stripped of it you are left with tables, chairs and a room. And company that spits and slurs!

Without alchohol social scenes may be more creative. Karoke. Board games. Social games. Deep conversatiobs. Challenges. Parties like you had as a kid.

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Re:Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Mistake by umanwizard on Friday September 27, 2024 @04:17AM (#41667640)
Everything you mentioned is more fun with alcohol. Alcohol makes humans less shy and more sociable which is one of the main reasons people enjoy it.
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Re:Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Mistake by definitelyauser on Friday September 27, 2024 @03:30AM (#41667355)
I absolutely cannot imagine singing karaoke without alcohol.

Alcohol certainly does not preclude it.

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Re:Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Mistake by nuancedquestion on Friday September 27, 2024 @03:33AM (#41667367)
Karoke is an alcohol+non alcohol friendlier gig than sitting at a table for 6 hours not even eating :)
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Re:Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Mistake by watwut on Friday September 27, 2024 @04:57AM (#41667862)
Karaoke without alcohol sounds like a torture.
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Re:Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Mistake by pclmulqdq on Friday September 27, 2024 @09:36AM (#41670278)
I sing a lot and my choir friends can do karaoke sober, but they are the only people I know who can sing in public with no social lubricant. Citing karaoke as a sober activity was very odd to me.
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Re:Legalizing Sports Gambling Was a Mistake by matwood on Friday September 27, 2024 @07:29AM (#41669084)
Your off hand comment about spits and slurs makes me realize people all consume alcohol very differently. I feel like anytime there is a conversation around alcohol, dose needs to be stated. Obviously it's going to be hard to have deep conversations with someone who has had 12 beers, but someone who has had a drink or two, lowering their inhibitions, will likely open up more.
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