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Old 04-13-2011, 04:07 PM   #1
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Default Alcohol enhances memmory

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Old 04-13-2011, 04:40 PM   #2
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Some of the marks I've gotten make so much more sense now...
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But apparently does not improve spelling.
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There is a theory that has been around a long time that states that mind altering drugs like alcohol and hallucinogenic plants played a major role in the development of consciousness. The artifacts seem to show that music, art, cities, rituals, myths and drug use all intertwine in time. This study seems to support that theory,
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Old 04-13-2011, 09:56 PM   #6
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Well, I guess that's why my typing speed only increased in high school when the class followed a lunch when ____ was consumed.
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Old 04-14-2011, 01:17 AM   #7
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But apparently does not improve spelling.
My thoughts exactly..,

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Old 04-14-2011, 03:28 AM   #8
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Old 04-14-2011, 06:14 AM   #9
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drug and alcohol addiction is fundamentally a learning and memory disorder.
I have both a learning and memory disorder but no drug or alcohol addiction, how f'd up is that
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Of course it also temporarily degrades your eyesight.

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Shouldn't the title of this thread be "Alcohol enhances mammary"?
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Old 04-14-2011, 07:00 PM   #12
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Australians drink............."To Forget"
http://www.theage.com.au/national/bo...414-1dfzy.html
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