bookofjoe

'Theatre for me must be simplified and grotesque. To me, the world seems that way.' — Eugène Ionesco

Above, the playwright speaks in a 1961 interview.

Please drink responsibly

Am I the only person on the planet who finds the three words in the headline up top, increasingly the tag line for beer commercials on TV, somewhat inappropriate — at best?

I mean, here they are trying to get someone to alter their consciousness in a way that cannot but hurt others if things go south, while at the same time expecting them to act as if they had no blood alcohol level at all and are thus fully able to do the right thing.

Disingenuous is a better word.

You can't have it both ways: you want people to drink, then don't expect them to monitor themselves when what they're drinking gradually obliterates their judgement.

The whole point of drinking is to lose the constant background noise that accompanies being responsible.

Responsible drinking is an oxymoron unless you're staying home.

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Note: I originally published this here many years ago.

Soon after the post appeared, in came this pithy observation from clifyt: "That's bulls**t — you can be irresponsible while you are at home too."

Thank you for that.

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