Maxwells on the road and a secret picture!

[Crocoduck]

I saw the new Seriously Dads today. Only Steve would compare sleeping in one day to a relapse or an affair :embarrassed:

His list is just silly. Sleeping in = looking at porn = having an affair = crashing into a church van and killing people (the killing people is my own exaggeration). I guess when sin is sin, then they are all the same, except even the most stringent fundie doesn't see sleeping in when you're tired or sick as a sin.

[Palimpsest]

It does beg the question - was the last example only bad because the dad crashed head on into a church van? I suppose it wouldn't have mattered if he'd merely taken out a van full of atheists.

And his last Seriously was shilling the latest book. Steve went to a week long conference (shall we speculate about which one?) and only met one person who met Maxwellian standards of conversation. Shocking indeed. Perhaps everyone else with good conversational skills was hiding from him. :P

Steve's musings are well named. I read them and exclaim, "Seriously, Steve?"

[Dru]

Seriously? Wow! I've been watching the Maxwells for years and never heard that. That's awesome and progressive for a Maxwell!

Yeah, I posted it in passing a while ago. Totally boring since she didn't actually tweet, but then again, neither do I. :lol:

[Eternalbluepearl]

It does beg the question - was the last example only bad because the dad crashed head on into a church van? I suppose it wouldn't have mattered if he'd merely taken out a van full of atheists.

I had the same thought about the church van. But then I said nah, to Steve these people are just as bad as atheists. They're going somewhere with their church! Not just their family, no, but a group of unrelated people who go to church together. They might even be having fun while they do so.

[Trynn]

If I were to refuse alcohol, it would be noticed, because everybody knows I drink like a fish. But I've been cutting back lately, and the reactions I get are mixed.

I have had someone walk up to me and insist I drink beer..... But that's like the only time that has happened. Otherwise, alcohol is expensive. No one is going to pressure you it I drinking it because that means more for them.

[CyborgKin]

Several times I've sat in a bar with a bunch of co-workers who were drinking beer, and I felt know pressure to join in. And that's just my personal choice. (I sometimes like to joke that I'm "part of the control group". Which is probably funnier in a group of scientists and software engineers than it is here.)

[usmcmom]

I don't drink alcohol and only once have I been made to feel uncomfortable about it. But, at least to me, the incident was extremely rude.

My husband had been invited by a co-worker to a wine tasting at her home. She and her husband had a small vineyard and they were introducing their first wines. Before he accepted the invitation my husband told her that I didn't drink wine and he hoped she wouldn't be offended if I didn't partake, but that we'd love to attend. She assured him that she would not be drinking that night either (she hoped to get up early the next day and get lots of work done) and would have soft drinks and juices available. That night, after we toured the vineyards and settled in for food and drinks, she started pouring wine for everybody. When she offered me some I simply said "None for me, thank you." She opened her cupboard and handed me a glass, pointed to the sink and said "Well, I guess there's water." I was shocked and embarrassed, especially since she had made it clear that several types of beverages would be available AND my husband had kindly let her know I didn't drink wine. Then, as I sat drinking my tap water, another woman made a very obvious glance at my abdomen and asked "Are you pregnant?" I informed my husband later that I would NEVER attend another event with that group of people again.

Thankfully that is the only time I've ever had such an experience. I've even told a bartender before "I don't drink alcohol but would love a fun drink." She got real excited and said "Oh, I can fix you right up." She seemed to love the challenge and was very enthusiastic. The tip-o-meter went rather high for her that evening.

[Handmaiden of Dog]

When I worked as a cocktail waitress as a young woman I didn't drink so our bartenders often made me fancy non-alcoholic drinks.

It didn't really start drinking until I hit my forties and then for a long time it was only very occasional. Now I am in my fifties I love to drink bourbon at night and vodka tonic with lunch. I never did develop a taste for beer or wine, although, I've always enjoyed champagne on special occasions.

At parties where wine was the only thing being offered, I just take a glass and carry it around. I cannot imagine any host or hostess being so rude as to tell someone to get their own glass of water if they did not want to drink the wine. I would have walked out of that party.

[church_of_dog]

I have never been "seriously" :lol: pressured to drink, perhaps excepting my dorm days at college in the early 80s, but occasionally friends will encourage me to have a beer when they're having one. I've never been much of a drinker -- used to say "I'm a cheap date -- a six-pack lasts me six months" but now I don't even drink one beer a month! But now I'm on a mission to lose some weight, so I just tell people "I just don't like beer enough for it to be worth the calories to me -- if I'm going to take in that many calories, it's going to be in a brownie or some other treat that I really enjoy" -- no one ever argues with that logic! :lol: