Editor,
Alcohol plays a major part in the upcoming holidays. Even those of us who are not supposed to imbibe often do so because we want to fit in. It doesn’t take too many drinks for one to do or say something dumb, especially for us “lightweights.”
To this end, I would recommend that anybody who feels the urge to drink at a party consider buying a six pack of non-alcoholic beer and drinking that instead. Ten non-alcoholic beers have the alcohol content of one regular beer, so a person would need to drink a keg to feel anything, and who’s going to do that?
The advantages of drinking commercial non-alcoholic beers at a party are plentiful: The beer tastes and looks almost the same.
Even the label is practically identical. Best of all, you are guaranteed to fit in, and you will be able to drive a car without being stopped by the police.
By drinking non-alcoholic beers, you won’t act silly and do or say something you may regret later. You will learn to cultivate the fine art of socializing and romanticizing in a sober state of mind. And best of all, you won’t lose your edge.
Chuck Reuben
UNM staff
