QUIPPING POST: Newly Issued Alcohol Warnings

Perils of drinking alcohol: Warning Labels

DAILY QUOTA: Desdamona, West

"You don’t have to be that alcoholic kid sitting on the corner to be accepted."
- Desdamona, 'Pulse of the Twin Cities'

"I found out, through it all ... that I'm an OK individual; I do have a lot to offer. And I don't need outside approval for that to be so."
- Bob West, 'San Diego Union Tribune'

QUIPPING POST: Another Elephant

Q: What do you get when you genetically splice a drunk with an elephant?
A: A drunk who never forgets where he hid the booze.

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DAILY QUOTA: King, Levant

"No regrets; sobering up undoubtedly saved my life... The sun is shining, the day is beautiful, and what I'm going to do is take a walk."
- Stephen King, 'USA Today'

"I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself."
- Oscar Levant

QUIPPING POST: Might be?

You Might Be an Alcoholic If... Buddy T's Top 20 List

DAILY QUOTA: Fuller, Grosscup

"Life is just a series of trying to make up your mind."
- Timothy Fuller

"I didn't actually get to the skid row, but I could have easily been homeless if I had drank a few more years... I reached the point where I was going to change or I was going to die."
- Lee Grosscup, 'Newark Star Ledger'

QUIPPING POST: Miscalculated

A drunk was behind in his drinking. It seems he miscalculated when picking up his supply on Friday, so by Sunday the cupboard was bare. Running across the street to the liquor store for some more hootch, he wasn't careful and got hit by a bus. He lay in the hospital unconscious for almost 24 hours until he awoke Monday in the hospital. He realized it was the first time he could remember going a whole day without a drink. The doctor told him he suffered a severe concussion, two fractured ribs and a broken arm. When asked how he was feeling, the drunk replied: "Honestly, not as bad as I do most Monday mornings -- there must be something to to the idea of not drinking every day."

NEW LINK: Cocktails at 5

Added to dryblog links today:
A new recovery talk show is on the way!
Cocktails at 5

DAILY QUOTA:

"Drinking Destroys Dreams"
- Sign at a Connecticut high school health fair

"You're never too old to do goofy stuff."
- Ward Cleaver

QUIPPING POST:

Safari
A drunk had just returned from being on safari in Africa with his drinking buddy. He was talking the bartender's ear off and showing holiday photos. "Here we are sitting on a real live elephant! We thought it had to be a baby elephant because notice how small the trunk is! Our guide assured us it was a full-grown adult, but even he thought the whole thing was so hilarious he could barely stop laughing long enough to snap the picture. Have you ever seen an elephant with such a small trunk?" The bartender took one look at the photo and said: "What in the world? The guide wasn't laughing at the elephant, he was laughing at you! Look at the picture, you guys were mounted on it backward -- that's the tail."

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New links added today

Pause, reflect/think and refresh yourself: Alcoholism Recovery Station

Inspirational stories and resources: New Beginnings

Live the clean lifestyle: On the Wagon

Online recovery community: Sober City

DAILY QUOTA:

"You know, in America we don't call that breakfast, we call that alcoholism."
- From the TV series, 'The Stones'

"Everything ends this way in France -- everything. Weddings, christenings, duels, funerals, swindlings, diplomatic affairs -- everything is a pretext for a good dinner."
- Jean Anouilh

QUIPPING POST:

French tourist
A French tourist in London was getting along pretty well speaking English. It was only a problem whenever he drank a bit too much wine and his French accent would thicken. Back at the five-star hotel after a night out on the town, he telephoned room service, "Some pepper please, quickly." The clerk on the phone asked, "Would you prefer black pepper or white pepper?" The Frenchman snapped back: "You fool, toilet pepper."

DAILY QUOTA:

"The more I want to get something done, the less I call it work."
- Richard Bach

"I work until beer o'clock."
- Stephen King

QUIPPING POST:

Rent in arrears
A woman answered a knock at her door. A man she didn't know was standing there, "Pardon me, but I'm wondering if you would consider helping someone who is in need. Actually, it's the fellow who lives in the house next door to you. It seems the chap has fallen into an alcoholic tailspin. Because of his drinking, he's been unable to hold down a job. Now his rent is seriously in arrears and he's in danger of being evicted. Would you be willing to help with a donation?" The woman wasn't sure, "Maybe, but who are you?" The stranger replied: "I'm his landlord."

DAILY QUOTA:

"Maybe I'm lucky to be going so slowly, because I may be going in the wrong direction."
- Ashleigh Brilliant

"One day recently a man called out to me from the other side of the street asking me for the price of a drink. I beckoned him to come over for it and he waved me away. This has to be the Everest of laziness."
- Jeffery Bernard

QUIPPING POST:

Seals
Q: What's the difference between an AA group and a 'Save the Seals' campaign?
A: One has a primary purpose, the other has a primary porpoise.