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Drug of choice in th 80's

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Postby ghosty » Thu Apr 28, 2005 9:36 am

I was a "good" teen in the 80's and never even had a drop of anything.
In the 90's, it was beer, pot, acid, E and coke. Experimented but never cared for any of 'em...with the lone exception of beer. I used to guzzle six packs like it was nothing. Now, as
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Postby hexicon » Thu Apr 28, 2005 11:19 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by dearly beloved[/i]
<br>morbid self-absorbtion
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Postby julieG » Fri Apr 29, 2005 1:14 am

Hi there, I hate to say it but our real drug of choice was beer. I'm talking about back in the 80's---our attitude was more or less that "drugs" (Now I know alcohol is a drug, but you know what I mean) were identified with "hippies" and disco types, which
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Postby troy08 » Fri Apr 29, 2005 4:49 am

I'm surprised no one mentioned mescaline - purple mesc ruled, but talk about jitters...
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Postby 2Nu » Fri Apr 29, 2005 11:15 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by troy08[/i]
<br>I'm surprised no one mentioned mescaline - purple mesc ruled, but talk about jitters...
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Postby KYYX4ever » Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:55 am

Shrooms were/are good for a milder trip than acid, and last much shorter. They're good for a thousand reasons, but mostly for kind of a mellower, not-straying-so-far-from-the-farm experience if you know what I mean.
Pills=blech.[xx(]
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Postby mygreen » Mon May 02, 2005 6:05 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by hexicon[/i]
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Postby DayGloJo » Mon May 16, 2005 2:42 am

Vodka, vodka, vodka and vodka. And none of that fancy Stoli or Absolut!!! Back then the cheaper the better -- you could buy more of it. [xx(]

Alcohol's a drug right? [;)]

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Postby Quite Life » Mon May 16, 2005 4:27 am

A Snickers bar will always do it for me and maybe some M & M's for a change of pace.
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Postby WolverineSyr » Mon May 16, 2005 5:26 am

I'll go with DayGloJo on the cheap vodka for waaay back when...

These days my drug of choice is Haagen Dazs...I'm moving towards a once a day fix...BEWARE!
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Postby dearly beloved » Mon May 16, 2005 5:45 am

That's what I'm talkin' about.

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Postby marie3 » Mon May 16, 2005 7:30 am

[quote][i]Originally posted by troy08[/i]
<br>I'm surprised no one mentioned mescaline - purple mesc ruled, but talk about jitters...
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Postby WolverineSyr » Mon May 16, 2005 9:00 am

I haven't thought about mesc in years! My old roommates & I did it and took pictures. Our eyes look like we came out of anime. Ahhhhh good times....
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Postby Moparmark » Mon May 16, 2005 9:05 am

Good post.Good reply by RedxRed.Being a poor Canuck farm boy I couldn,t afford much.So it was beer out the ears,and a little oil on foil.
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