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Outright Mental Defective
Sunday, August 21, 2005
  Blackouts
Do you remember what happened last night? Good, me too. Do you remember a time when you did not always remember what happened. Yeah, me too. Now some PhD has written a book on what really happens in blackout. For me, I always figure I am better off not knowing some things.
 
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I certainly don't miss that and after reading that article the whole thing scares the crap out of me.
Peace,
JJ
 
I may resist reading that.

I estimate that in 32+ years of alcohol consumption, I had between 5000 and 8000 blackouts. I didn't keep accurate notes.
 
I haven't woken up in someone's living room with the burglar alarm going off in a long time.
 
It is hard to take good notes when you are face down in the shag rug.
 
"But how to tell if someone is in a blackout? Sweeney says to ask the person to remember a simple phrase. If 10 minutes later he can't remember the words, consider the person in a blackout."

Yoiks! I've been in a blackout for a LONG time! :)
 
If Guacamole Man is right, I've been in a blackout for my entire adult life. To this day, I can't remember for more than 7 minutes.
 
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