Guest BlackJesus Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 I am over 21 so this doesn't affect me anymore but I never understood the logic.... It amazes me is that at 18, 19 and 20 years old one can legally… - Buy a shotgun - Get Married - Die in a War - Create a child - Have Sex - Pick the next president - Drive a 2,000 lb. weapon (car) - Fly a plane - Buy Tobacco - Play the lottery - Buy a sword, knife, machete, baseball bat, cross bow, etc. - Have a credit card - Possess a machine gun (as long as it says U.S. army on it) - Purchase a prostitute (in Nevada) [color="red"][u]But you can not legally drink a beer![/u][/color] I’ll let you decide the rationality of this one ????????????? I also love the irony that once you do achieve this epiphany that you are responsible on your 21st birthday ... you celebrate by getting more shit faced than you ever will for the rest of your life... Drinking afe should be lowered to 18 in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlackJesus Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 [color="blue"][i]The above post was brought to you by the United Coalition of Beer Bong Enthusiasts[/color][/i] [img]http://psych.wisc.edu/henriques/resources/Beer%20Funnel.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsCat Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Yeah i completely agree either drop the drinking age or increase the age of enlistments its not right that someone can die for this country but cant get a fuckin beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 Or you can do as I did, enlist in the Army at the age of 18, request overseas service in Germany, and drink till you puke, since there's no drinking laws like ours over there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bengalrick Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 alcohol is the devil!!! we should go back to the prohibition days... [img]http://forum.go-bengals.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/24.gif[/img] j/k... i do know, for one reason or another, i seemed to be much, much more mature at 21 than i was at 18... that has a little to do w/ it... putting it in context w/ the army and voting puts i different spin on it though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bunghole| Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 I would say in the law's defense (while I still disagree with it in principle) that it [i]has[/i] resulted in fewer DUI-related traffic fatalities... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancywhodey Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 TRU DAT!!!! 21 is so gay, age should def be 18 but all this is comin from a 18 year old college student that would love to get shitfaced everynight so i don't know if my opinion counts to much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalsCat Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 haha yeah.. Well i do have to agree with above i much more responisble now then i was went i was 18 ( just turned the big 21).. but shit like i said if i can determain who is president i should be able to determain if i want to get shithoused or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatScratchFever Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 That law never stopped me from drinking underage... just took a little longer to get the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancywhodey Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 [quote name='CatScratchFever' date='Feb 23 2005, 04:20 PM']That law never stopped me from drinking underage... just took a little longer to get the stuff. [right][post="50468"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] oh it doesn't stop me i just don't get shitface everynight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bengalrick Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 [quote name='CatScratchFever' date='Feb 23 2005, 04:20 PM']That law never stopped me from drinking underage... just took a little longer to get the stuff. [right][post="50468"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] the funny thing is, i hardly drink now that i'm over 21... only while watching the bengals games this year... seriously, thats the only times that i've drank this year... in the past, the beer helped me deal w/ the bengals, but now, the bengals help me drink the beer... i figured out my love for the bengals... time to break out the tapes!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAYCAT Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 Totally agree if you can fight for your country then you should have the right to enjoy a cold brew. As soon as you are out of high school you should be considered an adult. Drunk driving knows no age 16-70 . It doesn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancywhodey Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 [quote name='STRAYCAT' date='Feb 23 2005, 07:38 PM']Totally agree if you can fight for your country then you should have the right to enjoy a cold brew. As soon as you are out of high school you should be considered an adult. Drunk driving knows no age 16-70 . It doesn't matter. [right][post="50545"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] yea but u can see why its there, some people that just get out of high school are a bunch of dumbasses and don't realize that driving while there drunk isn't the greatest ideas and those idiots ruin it for the rest of us who are mature enough to handle drinking responsibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAYCAT Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 [quote name='fancywhodey' date='Feb 23 2005, 07:45 PM']yea but u can see why its there, some people that just get out of high school are a bunch of dumbasses and don't realize that driving while there drunk isn't the greatest ideas and those idiots ruin it for the rest of us who are mature enough to handle drinking responsibly [right][post="50546"][/post][/right][/quote]I know there is no right answer. Maybe if you serve in military you get the privlage,and I'm not talking rotc but real combat service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatScratchFever Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 I was in elementary school when the legal age was raised in Ohio. I can still remember writing some kind of report for class about it and using the same arguements we're talking about here. As I recall, the biggest reason it happened was that the federal government was pushing it on the states by threatening to cut funding for any state that didn't raise the legal age to 21. It was total blackmail, but 100% legal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancywhodey Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 [quote name='CatScratchFever' date='Feb 23 2005, 07:52 PM']I was in elementary school when the legal age was raised in Ohio. I can still remember writing some kind of report for class about it and using the same arguements we're talking about here. As I recall, the biggest reason it happened was that the federal government was pushing it on the states by threatening to cut funding for any state that didn't raise the legal age to 21. It was total blackmail, but 100% legal... [right][post="50550"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] they were threatening to cut funding for highways and thats why states had to raise it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatScratchFever Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 [quote name='fancywhodey' date='Feb 23 2005, 08:53 PM']they were threatening to cut funding for highways and thats why states had to raise it [right][post="50553"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] Bingo. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAYCAT Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 The same thing will happen no matter. Under age ones will get it,just a little harder. I still remember getting 3.2 beer but wanted the 6%. You will do what it takes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancywhodey Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 [quote name='STRAYCAT' date='Feb 23 2005, 07:56 PM']The same thing will happen no matter. Under age ones will get it,just a little harder. I still remember getting 3.2 beer but wanted the 6%. You will do what it takes. [right][post="50557"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] i have plenty of ways to get beer so its not to much of a trouble, but shitty thing is i can't just go to a bar and order one so its kinda gay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAYCAT Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 [quote name='fancywhodey' date='Feb 23 2005, 07:58 PM']i have plenty of ways to get beer so its not to much of a trouble, but shitty thing is i can't just go to a bar and order one so its kinda gay [right][post="50558"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] I have a nephew in the service serving on the USS JFK aircraft carrier,he had to go thru sneaking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancywhodey Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 [quote]I know there is no right answer. Maybe if you serve in military you get the privlage,and I'm not talking rotc but real combat service. mellow.gif[/quote] i think thats a good idea and maybe even people who don't have police records cause that would include me even though i have no idea how they would check that but i'd be a big fan of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRAYCAT Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 [quote name='fancywhodey' date='Feb 23 2005, 08:11 PM']i think thats a good idea and maybe even people who don't have police records cause that would include me even though i have no idea how they would check that but i'd be a big fan of it [right][post="50565"][/post][/right][/quote]Well the one thing we all know it is because of hwy funding for now which was posted earlier. I'm done with this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BengalsOwn Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 I agree with the law. When I was 16-19, I had a bad drinking problem. If the law was 18, it would have been worse because I would have had several friends who could buy it for me anytime I wanted. I am 100x more mature at 21 than I was at 18. Also, most 18 year olds are still in high school. You'd have widespread underage drinking every weekend, and lots of drunk driving problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BengalsOwn Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 It would have saved me a lot of money and work though, because I wouldn't have had my minor in posession charge when I was 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted February 24, 2005 Report Share Posted February 24, 2005 The drinking age was 18 in Fla growing up! I was 18 and a senior in high school I can tell you it wasn't a good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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