Natural verbal ability, in or out of inebriated states.
The story begins: I am currently a junior in college, an electrical engineering major. I estimate that the pinnacle of my verbal abilty was the midpoint of my freshman year, about january 2001, after I had taken a few humanities courses, and after many years of education, while in high school, which subscribed to the traditional liberal arts motif.
Interestingly, my verbal ability in speech and writing is greatly augmented after the consumption of an exuberant amount of alcohol. My style and diction is clearer and better. I can't understand why the case is such, but I have received numerous comments from several sources that confirm the aforementioned.
The human brain is an enigma within an enigma.
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Interestingly, my verbal ability in speech and writing is greatly augmented after the consumption of an exuberant amount of alcohol. My style and diction is clearer and better. I can't understand why the case is such, but I have received numerous comments from several sources that confirm the aforementioned.
The human brain is an enigma within an enigma.
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You're witty, charming, intelligent, move and talk with infinite grace, and can solve all the world's problems.
Unfortunately, the amount of alcohol required to achieve such a state is very specific, and the next sip you take will make you fall into drunkenness. At this point, you merely think you're witty, charming, etc. and find that people at the bar/restaurant/party start making wider and wider orbits around you.
Sadly it takes me about two days of solid drinking to get there, and the comedown is not fun...
I'm dead serious about the condition. While my balance and observatory facilities suffer, my speech gets better. Reading now some of the letters and messages I wrote last night, I am impressed.
i have found that place of enlightenment which was joked about earlier in the thread. i have achieved nirvana. but not on alcohol, on mix of marij and magick mushrooms. o man that was some real fun.
of course, my south american friends are all teaching my fun things to say when we're loaded, so by the next day i usually don't remember them anymore. weird part is that some of them stick around, so that the next time i'm drunk i'll remember how to say it.
the phrase that stuck with me throughout all of Madison was, in Spanish "I need to pee so badly my teeth are floating".
that one has always been a big hit coming from a whiteboys mouth when hanging out with native Spanish speakers.
I tend to speak in tongues when I'm shnookered
On motion sickness pills (the Fork did them, so you know you should too), I forgot things, and I slurred my speech. I was also seeing things, so I might have had some interesting things to say had there been someone with me.
Weed wrecked my language ability, because I would always forget things mid-sentence.
Shrooms worsened by ability as well, but it was because I was being distracted by things I usually ignore.
When drunk (somewhat drunk anyway) in the company of other drunks, I go along with the conversation. When I'm drunk in the presence of sober people I speak as carefully as possible. Thinking about what I need to say might keep my level of functioning up, and being impaired keeps me succinct.
<strong>Interestingly, my verbal ability in speech and writing is greatly augmented after the consumption of an exuberant amount of alcohol. My style and diction is clearer and better. I can't understand why the case is such, but I have received numerous comments from several sources that confirm the aforementioned.</strong><hr></blockquote>Well, alcohol is a CNS depressant, and slows and interferes with cognitive activity. So the only explanation is that you're a shy, socially inept geek who loosens up enough to get over some of your inhibitions when you drink. Congratulations.
<strong>Well, alcohol is a CNS depressant, and slows and interferes with cognitive activity. So the only explanation is that you're a shy, socially inept geek who loosens up enough to get over some of your inhibitions when you drink. Congratulations.
Hmm, geek: yes. Socially inept? Not so much. I think the problem is that I am thinking ahead of myself and I lose track of where I was, which causes me to lose focus. The Alcohol smooths things out.
I am, apparently, the perpetual bringer of the 'this party sucks' vibe.
Hmph. Oh well. Cheap beer and hip-hop isn't my thing, I guess.
I think I need to pack a backpack; nay; a man-purse of provisions for party excursions.
Sapphire? Check.
Nice vermouth? Check.
Ice? (I guess it won't be a leather man-purse) Check.
Shaker? Check.
Glasses for myself and a ladyfriend? Check.
Lemon zest? this becomes difficult. Perhaps pre-zesting a lemon will be necessary. An interesting conundrum, this...
I will report back with the outcome of this venture.
<strong>Sapphire? Check.
Nice vermouth? Check.
Ice? (I guess it won't be a leather man-purse) Check.
Shaker? Check.
Glasses for myself and a ladyfriend? Check.
Heh, you are a snob!
Hooray for beast, ping pong balls, and drinking from the cauldron!
You only live once.
I am a firm believer that every college kid about to give a class speech should slam a beer about 20 minutes ahead of time, then chase it with some Dr. Pepper or something that kills the beer breath.
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:cool:
You want a medal or something?
And yes, I'm another Big Ten graduate!