tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post8121239800113980768..comments2023-09-20T12:50:40.208+01:00Comments on Pete Brown: The "culture of binge drinking" and the credulous academicsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011702209832734676noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-46268751932140551212010-04-21T08:23:19.767+01:002010-04-21T08:23:19.767+01:00To be honest I am not suprised by any of this anym...To be honest I am not suprised by any of this anymore. I just wish Pete's responses had the same exposure as the drivel being spouted is given.DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03289287301524705994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-79622744266035284432010-04-21T02:37:48.566+01:002010-04-21T02:37:48.566+01:00So, what you're saying is...If I have a twelve...So, what you're saying is...If I have a twelve inch knob and shag the most attractive girls in town, and drink a whole bottle of gin a night...that I could actually exist?<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear there are such idiots selling stories and studies like this, but at the same time I'm laughing...quite a bit.jonbraziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02206111505750271052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-91639436070657088402010-04-20T19:42:26.848+01:002010-04-20T19:42:26.848+01:00Isn't that funny, Pete? Coz I DO have a 12&qu...Isn't that funny, Pete? Coz I DO have a 12" nob AND have shagged all the pretty girls in town.<br /><br />The technique employed by S & JM University is known as 'probablity sampling', and is often used by less scrupulous organisations to confirm a pre-determined result. An example (apart from the one you have cited) is where a survey on people's satisfaction with a company's performance is conducted through the complaints section. This is called 'bias', and any survey worth it's salt attempts to eradicate any chance of this from the outset. Clearly, this is not one such survey and as such should be sprinkled over hot chips.Koopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237584261818518594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-79506462912612835122010-04-20T18:44:35.392+01:002010-04-20T18:44:35.392+01:00It's just the usual, Pete, isnt it? heaven for...It's just the usual, Pete, isnt it? heaven forbid the news corps back thier (seemingly re-hashed from every story of it's type before it) story with images of Teens pre-loading on 3-4-1-wine offers from supermarkets, or flourescent alcopops.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05512660051158275112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-15632431050841599362010-04-20T17:03:55.808+01:002010-04-20T17:03:55.808+01:00For fear of being labelled a Liverpool University ...For fear of being labelled a Liverpool University snob... <br /><br />"John Moores University" my arse - it's "The Poly".rrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05252443409555330886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-16074788122390141972010-04-20T16:58:24.467+01:002010-04-20T16:58:24.467+01:00This sums up the whole irresponsibility of the alc...This sums up the whole irresponsibility of the alcohol on-trade and the importance of supporting well run community supermarkets flogging cheap grog responsibly.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-64594513614593827032010-04-20T16:00:55.846+01:002010-04-20T16:00:55.846+01:00I'm not normally someone who believes in consp...I'm not normally someone who believes in conspiracy theories...but...the health do gooders managed to get a smoking ban based on very spurious data!<br /><br />Now, similar people have turned their attention to alcohol and are doing their damnedest to turn public opinion against drinking. Let's hope they don't find a 'killer' argument like passive smoking to undermine a pastime we're all very fond of!PetesQuizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13620433090438752385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-28247579043164008302010-04-20T15:33:32.087+01:002010-04-20T15:33:32.087+01:00I've made a complaint here:
https://www.bbc.c...I've made a complaint here:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/forms/?id=V3F3CODUUTVJ5VQBS14QBU98RA" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/forms/?id=V3F3CODUUTVJ5VQBS14QBU98RA</a>Jeff Pickthallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-78831798989587517392010-04-20T15:11:30.754+01:002010-04-20T15:11:30.754+01:0040 units = a whole litre bottle of gin. One is te...40 units = a whole litre bottle of gin. One is tempted to salute their ambition.William Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877437032063043084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-40954912142348089972010-04-20T14:45:58.000+01:002010-04-20T14:45:58.000+01:00'Twenty pints of real ale please...and quickly...'Twenty pints of real ale please...and quickly, please - the world's about to end.'<br /><br />For fear of being labelled an Oxbridge snob, I couldn't possibly agree with the idea that 'Don Shenker and John Moore University are simpletons who have no understanding whatsoever of how people behave when they've been drinking'.<br /><br />But I would credit them with enough cynical savvy to realise such a study would garner them the opportunity to gawp at a shocked and appalled Kay Burley down a light tube.John Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471796457374078158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-77414050390410311182010-04-20T14:39:06.320+01:002010-04-20T14:39:06.320+01:00When I read the news article, I checked the date t...When I read the news article, I checked the date to make sure it wasn't from April 1st.<br /><br />Truly astonishing what classes as research these days.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14038227064239083930noreply@blogger.com