Pre-Drinking

[Jimmy1992]

On Sunday I have my mid-year work function. I am also hosting some form of pre-drinks. Not a huge occasion, but with a few people from work who I am closest with. This will probably expand closer to the date as I invite more and more people.

Now, we they are commencing at 3 before we have to head to work to catch a bus. This party will continue on until the early hours of the morning. How should I pace myself with this? It will be 12 hours of (almost) constant drinking.

We are not supposed to be completely written off (lol). Any advice on having pre-drinks, which I do have quite often, would be appreciated.

 

[treefingers]

What do you mean? Do you want ideas for drinking games, or do you want to know how many drinks to have so you're buzzing but not wasted?

 

[FootyJunkie]

Kind of sucks that the work function is... on a weekend, unless of course a weekend is a normal work day where you're at.

 

[Zach Package]

go hard, be that person who's passed out by the toilet by 5.30

 

[kfc1]

Is the booze at the work function free? If so, I'd suggest limiting pre-drinks to around 2 beers and then going hard on the free stuff

 

[Jackfrost]

Pace yourself and limit yourself to three to four beers before you head out. Once you get there your drinking will accelerate so pace yourself at the front end.

 

[Poseidon]

Don't pace yourself. If it starts at 3, aim to be out of commission by 4.

 

[Happy Mastenator]

12 hour drinking session at a work authorise event with colleagues. I hope HR are ready for the resulting carnage

 

[I bleed Blue]

12 hour drinking session at a work authorise event with colleagues. I hope HR are ready for the resulting carnage

Get HR drunk as well.

At our christmas party our HR manager (she has a husband and young child) got pretty drunk, and at the end of the night was trying to convince me to go skinny dipping with her at the beach accrsos the road.

Lucky some other blokes I worked with conviced me to head into the city with them. If no one was around drunk I bleed Blue probably would have done it.

 

[woopedazz]

Rookies.

 

[Dagless]

Drink enough to get out of it.

 

[treefingers]

Play arrogance til someone chunders.

 

[radiojake]

I also found it funny that the idea of drinking before going out is called 'pre-drinking'

I mean, if you're drinking, you're drinking.. there is no 'pre-drink' about it


- An old housemate was a travel agent and they all sounded like raging alcoholics, every 2nd friday after lunch they would get an internal 'skype' message saying "the bar was open", and they'd have monthly award nights that were apparently compulsory and seemed to revolve around getting drunk -

He said that his team's motto was "EATING IS CHEATING" - so, maybe avoid all forms of food to avoid breaking the rules of workplace drinking shenanigans

 

[Happy Mastenator]

I think the important thing to remember if you're a good bloke you won't judge anyone the next day for whatever they do while pissed.

 

[kfc1]

I also found it funny that the idea of drinking before going out is called 'pre-drinking'

I mean, if you're drinking, you're drinking.. there is no 'pre-drink' about it

short for pre-event drinking

 

[radiojake]

short for pre-event drinking

ah, touché my friend, touché

 

[Cruyff14]

If the booze is free I'd have maybe two beforehand and that's it, no point getting destroyed if the booze is free.

 

[radiojake]

If the booze is free I'd have maybe two beforehand and that's it, no point getting destroyed if the booze is free.

Listen to this man

 

[Cruyff14]

Maybe even less, if there is no tab and it's all you can drink, literally no point in having pre's.

 

[A Swallow]

I wouldn't really think about it. Just get a new beer every time you feel like one, continue in this fashion until suddenly it is the next day and you have to call your bank to cancel all your eftpos cards and your phone company to block your sim and a workmate to ask what the f*ck went on after a certain point.

 

[Plugger35]

Get into the Fevola zone ASAP.

If you make an arse of yourself you'll be too drunk to remember it anyway.

You might get sacked though.

 

[wce4premiership]

Greet everyone at the door with a shot of tequila. Unfortunately if they arrive one at a time you will be over indulging, benefit of lols at your expense.

 

[Jimmy1992]

The booze at the function is not free (from previous experience) but heavily discounted. The work function finishes earlier, and the plan is for everyone to kick on to a pub afterwards.

What do you mean? Do you want ideas for drinking games, or do you want to know how many drinks to have so you're buzzing but not wasted?

Both, I guess. I see this as an all-encompassing pre-drinks thread. But, mostly the second one.

I got completely plastered last year (6 beers before going after Essendon got done at the footy) and then would have had another 6+ as well as spirits last year. All between 5-12. Yet, the boss mentioned to me how I seemed to be so normal. Who would have ****ing thought.

The only reason I bring this up is that we have had the 'code of conduct' read to us already this week, and mentioned that we shouldn't rock up smashed from pre-drinks. However, based on last year, I think I can manage doing that and seeming fine.

Kind of sucks that the work function is... on a weekend, unless of course a weekend is a normal work day where you're at.

I work every Sunday, and we have two weeks holiday following Sunday. So, this is the best time.

I wouldn't really think about it. Just get a new beer every time you feel like one, continue in this fashion until suddenly it is the next day and you have to call your bank to cancel all your eftpos cards and your phone company to block your sim and a workmate to ask what the f*ck went on after a certain point.

This is plan A.

go hard, be that person who's passed out by the toilet by 5.30

Don't pace yourself. If it starts at 3, aim to be out of commission by 4.

This is Plan B.*

*Is actually plan a, I just don't want to seem like an alcoholic/shit bloke or any combination of the two.
Let's just all hope there is an awkward flirting story or 10. This is guaranteed as the girl im interested in is going, so, yeah. Awesome.

 

[Cruyff14]

If heavily discounted still don't have many (max 4), and then get hammered there.

 

[Jimmy1992]

Por Que No Los Dos?