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1) " I AM NOT MUCH OF A DRINKER .'"
2) " I AM FULLY CAPABLE ... NOT ONE TO GET DRUNK ."
3) " WHEN I DO DRINK I DO NOT DRIVE . "
4) " I DO NOT THINK IT IS A BIG PROBLEM -- SMOKING YES BUT NOT DRINKING . "
5) " I DID GREAT ON THE FIELD TEST ."
6) " THE SIZE OF THE DRINKS WERE HEALTHY , PRETTY GOOD ONES ."
7) " I COULD NEVER DRINK EVERY DAY . "
8) " I DO NOT GET DRUNK AND WASTE THE WHOLE NEXT DAY ."
9) " BEING DRUNK TO ME IS WHERE I HAVE A HANGOVER THE NEXT DAY ."
10) " I DO NOT GET TO THE POINT OF FALLING DOWN OR BLACKING OUT ."
11) " IF I GO OUT , I WAIT AN HOUR BEFORE I LEAVE THE CLUB , IF I AM DRIVING ."
12) " I WAS NOT REAL DRUNK , BUT I WAS OVER THE LIMIT ."
13) " I NEVER GET DRUNK , I HAVE A SOCIAL DRINK . "
14) " I WAS REALLY YOUNG THE LAST TIME I GOT DRUNK , WHEN I WAS 17 ... I DID NOT DRINK IN HIGH SCHOOL ,
I WAS CLEAN - CUT AND PLAYED SPORTS. "
15) " I DID EXCELLENT ON THE FIELD TEST , I WAS NOT STUMBLING OR EVEN MUMBLING ."
16) " THIS IS OR WAS JUST MY FIRST TIME ."
17) " BASICALLY I DO NOT FEEL I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ALCOHOL , WRONG PLACE , WRONG TIME ."
18) " I ONLY DRINK IN PUBLIC , IN A BAR OR A PARTY ."
19) " I ONLY DRINK BEER ."
20) " I ONLY DRINK WINE WITH DINNER ."
21) " I DO NOT DRINK AT HOME OR ALONE OR EVEN BUY ALCOHOL OTHER THAN AT THE CLUB ."
22) " BY SEEING THE WAY MY PARENTS WERE , I VOWED THAT I WOULD NEVER BECOME AN ALCOHOLIC ."
23) " BARTENDERS KNOW ME I AM GENEROUS WITH TIPS ."
24) " I ALMOST STOPPED --- I ONLY SMOKE MARIJUANA ."
25) " IN ALL THE CLUBS THAT I GO TO ... THAT IS THE NORMAL SIZE DRINK ."
26) " ONE CONVICTION , LIKE GETTING CAUGHT ONE TIME , FOR ONE INSTANCE , POOR DECISION MAKING , I WOULD
RATHER PAY THE FINE ."
27) " 20 WEEKS & 20 A.A. MEETINGS --- LIKE PRISON --- THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR SOCIAL DRINKING ."
28) " THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT , AN ABERRATION ."
29) " I AM GOING TO A WEDDING THIS WEEKEND ... HOW AM I GOING TO TOAST THE BRIDE ? "
30) " IT WAS AN ANOMALOUS CIRCUMSTANCE . THERE IS NO REASON TO COMPLETELY STOP DRINKING ."
31) " I AM GOING TO HAVE TO BE WITH PEOPLE WHO REALLY DO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DRINKING."
32) " THERE IS STILL BEER IN MY REFRIGERATOR ."
33) " BUT I WAS NOT DRIVING "
34) " UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES I HAVE DIFFICULTY NAVIGATING AROUND D . C . , I WAS JUST TRYING TO
TELL THE POLICE THAT ALL I NEED IS DIRECTIONS ."
35) " I WAS DRINKING ON AN EMPTY STOMACH . "
36) " I HAVE NEVER MISSED A DAY OF WORK FROM DRINKING ."
37) " IT WAS A RARE OCCASION ."
38) " I WAS WITH THE WRONG PERSON . "
39) " I ONLY DRINK IN SPELLS ."
40) " I NEVER DRANK SO MUCH THAT I HAD TO RECOVER FROM IT . "
41) " I ONLY DRINK 2 OR 3 TIMES A YEAR . "
42) " I CAN NOT GO TO ( HAVE NOT BEEN TO ANY YET ) A.A. MEETINGS , IT HAS BEEN A BUSY YEAR."
43) " I AM NOT AN ALCOHOLIC . "
44) " I' AM WELL AWARE I WAS A BAR MANAGER AND NO ONE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT . "
45) " I KNOW DENIAL IS THE FIRST SIGN OF SOMEONE HAVING A PROBLEM . "
46) " MY 15 YEAR OLD KID BROTHER SAID I WAS IN DENIAL ASKING ME IF I HAD A DRINKING PROBLEM ."
47) " THAT NIGHT , FATIGUE AND CONFUSION - I JUST SCREWED UP . "
48) " MY FATHER IS A BINGE ALCOHOLIC , WHEN HE DRANK , HE DRANK A LOT. HIS BEHAVIOR MODIFIED , HE STILL
DRINKS NOW UNDER CONTROL AND DOES NOT DO IT TO EXCESS. "
49) " I DO NOT DRINK OFTEN . "
50) " I WOULD NOT DRINK IF I HAD TO DRIVE ANYWHERE AND I WOULD TRY TO KEEP IT DOWN TO 3 DRINKS. "
51) " THAT WAS THE DAY BEFORE I GOT MARRIED , IS THE REASON THAT I WENT ALL OUT. "
52) " I CAN NOT REMEMBER IT WAS A WHOLE LOT . "
53) " I PROBABLY DRINK AROUND A PINT "
54) " I MIGHT STOP FOR 2 OR 3 MONTHS BEFORE I START RIGHT BACK UP AGAIN . "
55) " I HAD ALREADY STOPPED DRINKING BY THEN AN HOUR OR AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER . "
56) " I FORGOT TO PUT MY TURN SIGNAL ON . "
57) " I GOT TIRED OF DRINKING SO I SLOWED DOWN FOR A WHILE . "
58) " I DO NOT EVEN USUALLY DRINK . "
59) " MOST OF THE TIME IF I HAVE A DRINK IT IS IF I GO OUT WITH MY DOCTOR FRIENDS . "
60) " TAKE A DRINK EVERY DAY , NO . "
61) " MY BROTHER IS A CHRISTIAN . "
62) " I TURNED THE CORNER , SHE PULLED ME OVER , DRIVE SAFE , SEAT BELT ON , NO BLINKER . "
63) " I DO NOT DRINK TO WHERE IT ALTERS MY PHYSICAL , STATE OF MIND , SLURRED , OR TO GET DRUNK . "
64) " NO FIELD TEST , I WAS NOT HOSTILE , DISRESPECTFUL , SAID YES MADAME , AND TOOK A CAB HOME ."
65) " DOING 50 IN A 35 MPH ZONE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME . "
66) " I SUPPOSE DAD HAS BEEN INTO EVERYTHING ( DRUGS ) YOU CAN IMAGINE . "
67) " I DID NOT QUIT FOR ME , I HAD AN OLD GIRLFRIEND WHO DID HAVE A BAD PROBLEM AND WE QUIT TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME ."
68) " I DO NOT USE DRUGS . "
69) " ONLY TRIED IT ( SMOKED MARIJUANA ) IT DID NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME . "
70) " RAN IN TO A WALL . ( CRASHED ) . "
71) " I GOT STUPID ONCE . "
72) " MY MOTHER IS A BEER DRINKER ."
73) " I DRINK ON FRIDAYS , SATURDAYS , AND ON SUNDAYS , 2 BEERS EACH DAY . "
74) " I DO NOT DRINK THE HARD STUFF ."
75) " I DO NOT DRINK VERY MUCH . "
76) " AFTER COLLEGE I DID NOT DRINK HARDLY AT ALL . "
77) " THE PUNCH WAS CONCOCTED BY A FRIEND . "
78) "IT WAS AN ACCIDENT , SOMEONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND ."
79) " I FELL ASLEEP IN MY CAR IN MY APARTMENT PARKING LOT MY FOOT HIT THE ACCELERATOR AND I HIT A CAR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT . I THEN TOOK ANOTHER DRINK . "
80) " I TAKE A DRINK FOR LUNCH EVERY NOW AND AGAIN ."
81) " I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS ILLEGAL TO MAKE A U - TURN AT A RED LIGHT IN DALLAS . "
82) " I WAS NEVER A BIG DRINKER . "
83) " IF I HAVE NOT BEEN DRINKING THE NIGHT BEFORE I FEEL BETTER THE NEXT MORNING . "
84) " SINCE I NEVER REALLY CRAVE A DRINK IN THE PAST I CAN NOT SAY THAT IT IS A MAJOR CHANGE IN MY
LIFESTYLE . "
85) " I WANT TO QUIT . "
86) " I TRY TO MAKE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT NOT TO DRINK WHEN I AM IN BARS . "
87) " I T WAS AN ACCIDENT I COLLIDED WITH A CAR AND BRUSHED A PARKED CAR . "
88) " A CAR CAME OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND MY BRAKES LOCKED , THE SKID NOISE ALERTED THE COPS WHO PULLED ME
OVER . "
89) " I AM STILL DRINKING , IT WAS CHRISTMAS TIME , WE FINISHED A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE ."
90) " IT WAS AN ACCIDENT , A FELLOW JUST RAN IN TO MY CAR . "
91) " I NORMALLY DRINK ON HOLIDAYS . "
92) " IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE WHO DRINKS , ANYONE , WHO GETS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A CAR . "
93) " I FOUND OUT THE CAR WAS STOLEN AND THERE WERE BEERS ALREADY IN THE CAR . "
94) " I CONTROL THE RATE AT WHICH I GET INTOXICATED . "
95) " I WENT TO THE PSYCHIATRIST TO GET OFF , TO NOT DRINK . "
96) " AN OVER ZEALOUS ROOKIE BOOKED ME . "
97) " I WAS DRINKING TO DEADEN THE PAIN OF WHIPLASH . "
98) " I PASSED THE FIELD TEST COMPLETELY , I AM A 3 - D BLACK BELT JUDO INSTRUCTOR . "
99) " XANAX - USED TO TAKE 3 TIMES NOW 1 TIME A DAY FOR INSOMNIA . "
100) " MY PSYCHIATRIST SAID TAKE XANAX DAILY FOR INSOMNIA BUT DO NOT DO IT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRINKING
I USE TO USE TRYPTOPHAN FOR 10 YEARS FOR SLEEP . "
101) " FROM 69 - 72 , I DRANK EVERY NIGHT TO UNCONSCIOUSNESS. "
102) " PSYCHELDELICS IS NOT FOR ME - BUT I TOOK LSD 60 TIMES . "
103) " I DIDN'T DO BUT JUST A LITTLE BIT (HEROIN) ON CHRISTMAS ... I KNOW IT WASN'T RIGHT."
104) " I NEVER USE TO DRINK HEAVY , A BEER NOW AND THEN ON WEEKENDS AFTER WORK . "
105) " I DON'T DRINK . "
106) " POLICE TOLD ME I WAS DRUNK , I HAD A LIGHT OUT IN BACK AND DIDN'T KNOW IT . "
107) " I STOPPED DRINKING 3 YEARS AGO , I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO DRINK WITH MEDICATION , I TAKE A
TRANQUILIZER FOR DIZZINESS . "
108) " I WAS 15 YEARS IN THE POLICE FORCE SO I KNOW HOW THINGS GO , ... STAND ON MY LEFT LEG AND
STRETCH MY RIGHT LEG FORWARD , THROW MY HEAD ALL THE WAY BACK AND TOUCH THE TIP OF MY
NOSE WITH MY INDEX FINGER AND DON'T MOVE... SO I SAID LET ME SEE YOU DO THIS WITHOUT MOVING ..
SHE TOLD THE OTHER GUY TO LOCK ME UP . "
109) " WHEN YOU GET CAUGHT UP YOU GET CAUGHT UP . I WAS VERY COOPERATIVE , IT WAS A JOKE ."
110) " MY FATHER USED TO DRINK ONLY FOR CHRISTMAS , GUINNESS STOUT. "
111) " NEVER DRANK DURING THE YEAR , ONLY ON CHRISTMAS ."
112) " IT WAS NOTHING BUT A BEER , I DON'T CALL THAT A DRINK , IT WAS SITTING IN THE REFRIGERATOR
FOR 2 WEEKS , HAD TO GET RID OF IT . IT WAS MY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION GETTING RID OF THAT LAST
BEER IN THE REFRIGERATOR . "
113) " I DON'T HAVE TO DRINK AS MUCH BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE AS MUCH BECAUSE I SOLD MY CAR ."
114) " I WAS RAISED IN A POLICE FAMILY , MY FATHER WAS A POLICE OFFICER . "
115) " JUST FINISHED CRYING , THEY FOLLOWED ME FOR 4 MILES , POLICE SAID I WASN'T STAYING IN MY LANES , I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE PRECINCT ."
116) " I'M NOT A SOCIAL EVERYDAY DRINKER . "
117) " IT WAS UNFAIR , TRIED TO MAKE ME WALK BACKWARDS , I WEAR HEELS , SO I SAID I'D LIKE TO SEE HIM WALK BACKWARDS UP A HILL . "
118) " THE LESS I DRIVE IN D. C. THE BETTER . "
119) " I USED TO BE A BARTENDER , I QUIT LIQUOR 8 YEARS AGO , NOW I JUST DRINK BEER . "
120) " I DON'T DRINK THAT OFTEN , I CUT BACK WHEN MY 3 YEAR OLD GIRL SAW ME DRINKING AND SAID " BEER IS DRUGS ."
121) " I STOPPED AT A GREEN LIGHT AND A COP WAS STANDING ON THE CORNER . "
122) " I WAS DRINKING IN MY OWN HOUSE AND DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE NOWHERE . "
123) " I QUIT ALL THAT STUFF ( MARIJUANA & COCAINE ) WHEN I GOT OUT OF SCHOOL AND WENT TO WORK . "
124) " JUST BEER , I DON'T DRINK THAT OFTEN , WOULD HAVE LET MY BUDDIES DRIVE . "
125) " LOST MY TRUCK , POLICE HELPED ME FIND IT AND TOLD ME TO TAKE A CAB HOME , I HAD 26 CENTS , WAITED AT LEAST 1 HOUR & HALF , DROVE A BLOCK & AND A HALF , COPS WERE SITTING 2 BLOCKS AWAY "
126) " I WAS NOT FALLING DOWN , JUST WENT OVERBOARD . "
127) " I HAD A COUPLE OF PINCHES ON THE ROCKS . "
128) " WHEN I DRINK I DON'T COUNT HOW MANY WHEN I DRINK . "
129) " I HIT AN ISLAND AND JUMPED INTO A LIGHT POLE . "
130) " MOSTLY I DRINK BEERS , ABOUT A SIX PACK OF 40 ' S . "
131) " DRINKING ON THE WAY TO BALTIMORE , POLICE SAW BEER IN TRUCK AND SOME WASTED ON THE FLOOR ."
132) " GOT SHOT IN LEG , DRIVE BY , WRONG PLACE , WRONG TIME . "
133) " NEVER A STICH OF BOOZE IN MY HOUSE GROWING UP , ULTRA - CONSERVATIVE CATHOLIC PEOPLE , UNCLE ON MY MOTHERS' - SIDE SOBER 15 YEARS . "
134) " DROVE UP INTO SOME ROAD CONSTRUCTION , ( SOBRIETY CHECK - POINT ) HADN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG ."
135) " WHAT I HAVE TO DO IS WHAT I HAVE TO DO . "
136) " DRINK ON OCCASION , DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME FOR DRIVING . "
137) " DIDn'T WANT TO TOAST EVERY TIME THEY TOASTED . "
138) " THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE POURING THAT NIGHT . "
139) " WORK ALL THE TIME , NOT MUCH TIME FOR SOCIALIZING , NORMALLY , I DON'T BE DRINKING . "
140) " DIDN'T WANT TO DRINK ANYMORE . "
141) " TIME TO GO HOME , RETIREMENT PARTY WASN'T EVEN OVER WHEN I LEFT . "
142) " RATHER LARGE GLASS , LIKE A COCKTAIL GLASS . "
143) " NO BOOZE IN CAR , HAD ON COWBOY BOOTS , FEELING GOOD . "
144) " DRINK ABOUT THE SAME DON'T DRIVE ANYMORE . "
145) " PRETTY TOASTED , BAR WAS PRETTY CLOSE TO MY HOME , I SHOULD HAVE WALKED HOME , I FEEL LIKE
A FOOL . "
146) " DOCTOR SAID GENERALLY DON'T DO IT , IT SAPS MY ENERGY . "
147) " SCOTCH & WINE , I KNOW YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO MIX ."
148) " RAN A STOP SIGN AND DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS ON . "
149) " A BEER A DAY EXCEPT ON SUNDAYS . I ONLY DRINK AT NIGHT . "
150) " CAUGHT ANOTHER CHARGE ... ATTEMPTED TO KILL AND BURGLARY . "
151) " I DON'T DRINK ANYMORE ... IT WAS A LITTLE SPECIAL OCCASION . "
152) "I WASn'T EVEN DRIVING WHEN THEY ARRESTED ME ., I WAS SLEEPING IN THE CAR , I DID HAVE A FEW DRINKS , I WAS PARKED , ENGINE WAS ON &
EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ON , I LEARNED NEXT TIME I'LL GET INTO THE BACK SEAT . "
153) " I NEVER GET TO THE POINT OF DRUNK ...STUMBLING AROUND , I NEVER GET TO THAT POINT . "
154) " I NEVER DRINK BY MYSELF . "
155) " I DRINK AT PARTIES , A COUPLE OF DRINKS SOCIALIZING , I'M NOT A DRINKER . I DRINK ONLY ON THE WEEKENDS . "
156) " BROTHER TAKES A DRINK BUT DOESn'T FALL OUT . "
157) " BRUNG IN NEW YEARS' WITH A DRINK . "
158) " I DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF AN ALCOHOLIC , I DRINK IN SPELLS . "
159) " I KNOW WHEN I DO DRINK I WILL DO IT AT HOME . "
160) " I CAN HAVE IT OR DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT . "
161) " FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL . "
162) " I HAVEN'T HAD A DRINK IN 32 YEARS , THIS WAS A ONCE IN A LIFE TIME THING , IT WAS A RETIREMENT PARTY . "
163) " I CAN'T DRINK NO WAY , IT DOESN'T HELP ME , IT'S NOT MY THING . "
164) " I MUST HAVE WENT INTO A BLACKOUT AND HE STOPPED ME . "
165) " DRINKING WITH SOME FELLOWS ON THE PARKING LOT , GIN & GINGER ALE IN 8 OZ PLASTIC CUPS . "
166) " WASN'T KEEPING EYE ON THE ROAD LOOKING IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND HIT THE MEDIAN AND BROKE MY AXEL OR WHEEL. DROVE 100 YARDS EASING
MY WAY HOME . THE CAR WAS WOBBLING . "
167) " I'M NOT A HEAVY DRINKER BECAUSE I CAN'T HOLD MY LIQUOR . "
168) " IT WAS DUMB , I FEEL LIKE HIDING IN THE CLOSET . "
169) " SO EXHAUSTED COULDN'T DRIVE , HIT A PARKED CAR AND SCRAPED TWO OTHER PARKED CARS IN GEORGETOWN . "
170) " I USUALLY DRINK A SIX PACK UNLESS IT'S FRIDAY OR SATURDAY . "
171) " CUT OUT LIQUOR & WINE BECAUSE ITS' TOO STRONG FOR ME . "
172) " AFTER 6 OR 8 , I LOOSE TRACK , HARD TO GAUGE . "
173) " I WAS ALONE WHICH WAS DUMB . "
174) " I KNOW I WAS DRUNK . "
175) " I'VE BEEN DRUNKER . "
176) " I'M DROPPING OUT , THIS PROGRAM IS FOR ALCOHOLICS AND I'M NOT AN ALCOHOLIC . "
177) " YOU'RE A NAZI . THIS IS SUCH AN EXTREME DIAGNOSIS FOR A MANIC DEPRESSIVE . "
178) " MY DRINKING NEVER WAS A PROBLEM , MY DRINKING NEVER IS A PROBLEM , MY DRINKING NEVER WILL BE A PROBLEM . "
179) "THE POLICE STAKED OUT THE BAR LOOKING FOR SOMEONE SUSPICIOUS . "
180) " THE DOCTOR WHO IS PRESCRIBING MY MEDICATION KNOWS THAT I WOULD GO TO BARS AND DRINK . I WAS NEVER
DIAGNOSED AS AN ALCOHOLIC DURING THE 5 TIMES THAT I HAVE SPENT IN MENTAL INSTITUTIONS ."
181) " I DIDN'T EAT AND HAD STAYED UP FOR 2 DAYS STUDYING FOR AN EXAM . "
182) " I USUALLY JUST DRINK WINE . "
183) " MY DRINKS ARE NOT AS STRONG AS THEY USED TO BE . I WANT TO CUT DOWN . "
184) " I STOP DRINKING BEER BEFORE I GET DRUNK . "
185) " I DATE A GIRL WHO HATES ALCOHOL . "
186) " I DON'T DRINK AT HOME ."
187) " IF I SEE MY BEHAVIOR EXHIBITED LIKE MY FATHERS' , I'LL QUIT . "
188) " I PLAY DRUMS FOR A GOSPEL GROUP , AND CAN DRIVE WELL AFTER 20 . "
189) " I DON'T GET INCOHERENT . "
190) " ONCE IN A BLUE MOON I MIGHT GET DRUNK . "
191) " I WAS STANDING BY THE LIQUOR STORE DRINKING . "
192) " I WAS GOING TO THE BATHROOM IN AN ALLEY . "
193) " I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT , SOMEBODY HIT MY CAR IN FRONT OF THE POLICE . "
194) " I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR DRINKING BEER , THE POLICE POURED OUT THE BEER AND TOLD US NOT TO MOVE THE CAR . I WAITED 45 MINUTES AND MOVED
THE CAR 8 CAR LENGTHS . POLICE ENTRAPMENT ! "
195) " I DRINK A BEER A DAY . "
196) " MY LIGHTS WERE NOT FULLY ON . "
197) " I WAS WELL AWARE OF WHAT I WAS DOING . "
198) " I WAS DRINKING ABSOLUTE , FIRST AND LAST TIME . "
200) " THE OFFICER SAID I REPORTED THAT MY CAR WAS STOLEN - THEY GOT OUT WITH THE GUNS IN THEIR HANDS AND GAVE ME A TICKET FOR NO LIGHTS . "
201) " BUZZED , I FELT PRETTY GOOD BUT I WASN'T DRUNK . "
202) " I HAVE A VERY RELIGIOUS WIFE SO THAT IS WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS . "
203) " I'M AN ALCOHOLIC AND A DRUG ADDICT TO THE CORE ."
204) " THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY GOING TO SAVE MY DRIVERS LICENSE AND I DON'T CARE TO DRIVE IN D.C. , I'D RATHER GO TO COURT THAN CREATE AN UNNECESSARY BILL ."
205) " I'M TIRED OF THE WAY I LIVED . "
206) " I'M NOT A BIG DRINKER ANYWAY ."
207) " I WAS HARDLY DRUNK NEVER THREW UP OR NOTHING . "
208) " I DON'T NEED NO DRINKS TO SURVIVE . I ONLY DRINK ORANGE JUICE . "
209) " I DO NOT DRINK LIKE I USED TO . "
210) " I NEVER WAS A BIG FAN OF DRINKING . "
211) " ALCOHOL WAS NEVER A BIG PART OF MY LIFE . "
212) " I STOPPED DRINKING ANY KIND OF ALCOHOL EXCEPT BEER AND I WOULD NOT DRIVE IF I HAD MORE THAN ONE . "
213) " JUST A FLUKE , WASN'T EVEN BUZZED BEHIND THOSE SIX BEERS , I WAS JUST CAUGHT UP IN THE SYSTEM . "
214) " I HAD PULLED OVER SLEEPING IT OFF WITH THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION KEEPING WARM . "
215) " MY MOM DIDN'T WANT ME TO BECOME LIKE MY FATHER . "
216) " I NOW CAB TO CLUBS OR HAVE FRIENDS PICK ME UP . "
217) " I USED TO GO OUT TO BARS AND DRINK ON SATURDAYS AND ON FRIDAYS - NOW ONLY ON SATURDAYS . "
218) " I NO LONGER KEEP ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN MY HOME . "
219) " I NO LONGER DRINK BEFORE GOING OUT TO CLUBS . "
220) " BEFORE I WOULD DRINK AN AVERAGE OF 8 DRINKS WHEN I WENT OUT , NOW I HAVE LIMITED MYSELF TO 4 DRINKS. "
221) " I DON'T TAKE MORE THAN $ 25.00 WHEN I GO OUT WHEN BEFORE I WOULD CARRY AS MUCH AS $ 60.00 . "
222) " I HAVE NOT USED ANY RECREATIONAL DRUGS - IE - POT , ACID , COKE , SINCE MY ARREST - ALTHOUGH I ACCIDENTALLY SMELT POPPERS BECAUSE
SOMEONE DROPPED A BOTTLE IN THE MENS' ROOM AT A CLUB . "
223) " I DRINK MORE SOCIALLY NOW . "
224) " DR. SAID DON'T DRINK , IT CONFLICTS WITH MY MEDICINE . "
225) " I TOLD THE OFFICER I WASN'T INTOXICATED . THAT I HADN'T HAD A BEER IN OVER 2 HOURS . "
226) " I DIDN'T COME OUT OF PRISON AS A DRINKER , I LIKE ST. IDES AND DEVELOPED A TASTE FOR HOME BREW .
I FOUND IT APPEALING . ST. IDES WASN'T OUT WHEN I WENT IN . MY GRAND DADDY MADE HOME BREW . "
227) " ALL I HAVE TO DO IS STAY AWAY FROM ST. IDES , I DON'T LIKE ANY THING ELSE . "
228) " I DID NOT QUIT COMPLETELY , I'M STILL TRYING PERIODS OF CONTROLLED DRINKING . "
229) " I DON'T SEE MY DRINKING AS A PROBLEM UNLESS I'M DRIVING , IF I STOP AT A BAR IF I DROVE , IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM . "
230) " I DON'T GO OUT TO BARS AS OFTEN AND I DON'T DRINK AS MUCH AS I HAVE WHEN I WAS DRIVING NOW
I TAKE THE METRO OR A CAB BECAUSE I KNEW THAT I WASN'T GOING TO BE DRIVING . "
231) " I USED TO GO TO THE BAR AND DRINK EVERY NIGHT FOR 3 YEARS AND NOW I JUST GO AND DRINK ON WEEKENDS. "
232) " THE CAR SWERVED AS I WAS TURNING THE RADIO DIAL WHILE DRIVING . "
233) " I HAVE NO SLIGHT IDEA WHY I WAS PULLED OVER , THE TAGS DIDN'T MATCH THE VEHICLE . "
234) " SWERVED IN TO THE OFFICERS' LANE . "
235) " I TOUCHED MY MOUSTACHE INSTEAD OF MY NOSE . "
236) " I REALLY HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED MANY CHANGES SINCE MY ARREST AS REGARDS TO MY DRINKING HABITS . "
237) " I USUALLY AND STILL DRINK ON WEEKENDS AND MAYBE ON THE ODD WEEK DAY . "
238) " I DON'T DRIVE AFTER I'VE HAD A DRINK IN FACT I DON'T EVEN TAKE MY CAR OUT ON WEEKENDS , I RIDE WITH A
FRIEND . "
239) " I FEEL NERVOUS AND GET EDGY EVERY TIME A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN DRINKING GIVES ME A RIDE . "
240) "3 of my fraternity brothers died drinking & DRIVING , THIS WAS MY FIRST TIME DRIVING & DRINKING , I WAS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF S . A . D . D . . "
241) " I DON'T DRINK TO GET BOMBED - OUT . "
242) " I DRINK WHEN I WANT TO DRINK AND I DON'T DRINK WHEN I DON'T WANT TO DRINK . I DRINK WHEN I FEEL
LIKE DRINKING . "
243) " A GUY FOLLOWING ME WITH A DENT IN THE DRIVERS' DOOR CLAIMED I HIT HIS CAR . HE BEAT ME UP AND TOOK
MY CAR KEYS AND PROCURED THE POLICE . JUST BEATEN UP I DRANK 1/2 A PINT OF SOUTHERN COMFORT OUTSIDE
THE CAR . THAT WAS MY GOAL AT THE TIME WAS TO ANESTHETIZE MYSELF . "
244) " GIVEN MY FAMILY HISTORY , I'VE TRIED TO STAY AWAY FROM ALCOHOL . "
245) " THE HOUR IN HANDCUFFS WOULD BE WITH ME FOREVER . "
246) " I HAD A BOTTLE IN THE CAR FOR A MONTH , EMPTY JUST ABOUT , SOBER AS I AM NOW JUST ABOUT.
TOLD HIM I HAD A COUPLE OF BEERS . MY LIGHTS WERE OFF . "
247) " COMING THROUGH A ROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD , LIKE A WAR ZONE , POLICE STOPPING EVERYBODY THAT NIGHT . I
WASN'T DRUNK AT ALL . "
248) " AS FAR AS DRINKING I DRINK VERY LITTLE , HARDLY DRINK ONCE A WEEK , ONCE IN A WHILE . "
250) " I'M NOT AN ALCOHOLIC AT ALL , CAN'T BE . "
251) " DON'T TAKE MUCH TO GET ME DRUNK , THAT'S WHY I DON'T DRINK LIQUOR , I CAN'T HANDLE IT . "
252) " I'M A REALLY CASUAL DRINKER , THE BEER WOULD GET WARM BEFORE I WOULD FINISH IT , I'D HAVE TO POUR
1/4 OF IT OUT . ALSO HAD A FRUITY SHOOTER , GOD I HATE THOSE THINGS . "
253) " I DON'T DRINK THAT MUCH TO BEGIN WITH . "
254) " I HAD SOME BEER FOR LUNCH . "
255) " I WASN'T OUT OF MY MIND . "
256) " I HAD A COMBINATION OF BEER AND MIXED DRINKS AND I WASN'T COUNTING DRINKS . "
257) " I TRIED EVERY DRUG ON THE MARKET EXCEPT 2 . "
258) " I CAUGHT RAMADAM A DAY LATE , I'M A MUSLIM NOT A SAINT . "
259) " I WAS MORE ASLEEP THAN DRUNK , MORE SLEEPY THAN INTOXICATED , SITTING THERE STRADDLING THE LANE ,
EYES CLOSED . "
260) " I'M TRYING NOT TO DRINK . "
261) " I'M NOT GOING TO STOP DRINKING JUST LIKE THAT . "
262) " I WAS TRYING TO CALM DOWN BECAUSE MY TRANQUILIZERS WEREN'T WORKING."
263) " I WASN'T IN THE CAR , I WAS GOING INTO THE 7 ` 11 , MY TIRES WERE UP ON THE CURB , I ASKED ARE YOU
GOING TO GIVE ME A TICKET ? "
264) " I'M TAKING A LOT OF MEDICATION , HAVE A SIX - PACK IN THE FRIDGE , I DON'T DO DRUGS . "
265) " IT WAS RAINING , MY MUSIC WAS LOUD , I SIDE - SWIPED A CAR AND DIDN'T KNOW IT , THOUGHT I HIT A POT
HOLE AND KEPT ON GOING . "
266) " I DON'T DRINK DURING THE WEEK HAPPY HOURS GOT STALE . "
267) " I HAVE A COMPLETE BAR AT HOME , THE BOTTLES ARE DUSTY FROM NOT USING THEM . "
268) " IF I COME TO WASHINGTON , I MAKE SURE THAT I ONLY HAVE ONE . "
269) " I DON'T BAR HOP , I ONLY DRINK AT THE EAGLE LEATHER BAR . "
270) " I WAS PARKED WITH A FLAT TIRE , THE OFFICER WOKE ME UP , THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND HADN'T
RUN OUT OF GAS YET . "
271) " I DON'T NORMALLY DRINK MIXED DRINKS . "
272) " NEVER HAD AN EMPTY GLASS . "
273) " I TRIED TO GET THE OFFICER TO SMELL MY ARM WHICH HAD BEER SPILLED ON IT , I HAD BREATH MINTS . "
274) " JUST BEER ALL NIGHT . "
275) " I REMAIN UNDER CONTROL WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE . "
276) " I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL THAT I'M GOING TO CONSUME . "
277) " I'M BASICALLY A SOCIAL DRINKER BECAUSE I FEEL THAT I DON'T DRINK TO GET DRUNK . "
278) " I WENT TO A . A . 12 TIMES YEARS BACK OUT OF CURIOSITY . "
279) " MY FAMILY IS REAL RELIGIOUS , THEY DRINK BEHIND CLOSED DOORS . "
280) " I WOULDN'T CONSIDER MYSELF A DRINKER . "
281) " I WENT TO COLLEGE - IN COLLEGE EVERYBODY DRINKS . "
282) " I DON'T DRINK AS MUCH AS I DID . "
283) " I DRANK MORE THAN I EXPECTED . "
284) " IT'S VERY EMBARRASSING TO BE IN THE RESTAURANT BUSINESS AND HAVE THIS HAPPEN . WE HAVE A VERY BIG
WINE LIST AND I'M IN CHARGE OF THE WINE . "
285) " I WAS DRINKING MOST OF THE DAY , A LOT OF WINE AND AFTER DINNER DRINKS . "
286) " I DIDN'T EVEN FINISH THE SIX - PACK. I ALWAYS HAVE A DESIGNATED DRIVER . "
287) " I REALLY LIKE BLACK & TAN - GUINNESS & BASS ALE . "
288) " I DON'T DRINK BUT BEER ANYWAY . "
289) " I WAS TRYING TO TURN MY LIGHTS ON , I TURNED MY LIGHTS OFF . IT WAS A BRAND NEW CAR AND MY FIRST
TIME DRIVING THIS CAR . "
290) " I GREW UP IN THE SOUTH AND A SON DOESN'T TELL AN ALCOHOLIC FATHER WHAT TO DO . "
291) " NOBODY SAID DON'T DRIVE HOME . I WASN'T FALLING DOWN OR ANYTHING . "
292) " I WAS NOT DRUNK , I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING - THE POLICE WATCHING ME JUST GUESSED THAT I WAS DRINKING."
