He seemed to get way less awkward when he held out for Arrested Development.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Friend of mine is a bartender. Told me once how there were a couple of 18-19-year old German tourist kids that wanted to get a beer.
"It was like their world had ended."
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Well at 18 you can drive cars, get married, have sex, own guns, join the military, etc. You aren't mature enough to make decisions about drinking until you're 21 though.
Paul wrote:Well at 18 you can drive cars, get married, have sex, own guns, join the military, etc. You aren't mature enough to make decisions about drinking until you're 21 though.
Don't forget smoking.
Diogenes of Sinope: "It is not that I am mad, it is only that my head is different from yours."
Arnold Judas Rimmer, BSC, SSC: "Better dead than smeg."
Seriously, though, if they are going to keep the drinking age at 21 they should move the voting and driving ages there, too. You're either responsible or you're not.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
I agree. The first couple of years driving and drinking are usually riddled with bad judgment calls no matter where you start out. I think experience is the maturing influence on those activities.
"... and then I was forced to walk the Trail of Tears." - Elizabeth Warren