и дамы его обожали

because of his faculty for putting his thoughts (including "dirty" ones ) into literary form ? 

because of his faculty for putting his thoughts (including "dirty" ones ) into literary form ? 

good one etymology can be very entertaining

http://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B4%D0%B0

...за его прекрасное владение языком...   

    

напомнило мне шутку

ChiGuy, I have a low tolerance to alcohol so two beers would give me a buzz so in social situations I observe a limit of one beer or two vodka shots and after that my glass has some sort of sparkling water, 7-up, etc. 

Kvas is different but then the alcohol content is low.

Ghost, when I bend the elbow there is usually a fork or spoon in my hand. 

Ghost, when I bend the elbow there is usually a fork or spoon in my hand. 

Poor Mendy  Bending the elbow with a fork in your hand, this must have put too much strain on your joints. Try one vodka shot and квашеная капуста/sour cabbage (perfectly going with vodka), they are used in Russia and Ukraine to reduce the strain on shoulders 

People can choose to drink the non-alcohol beer for any number of reasons:

-They like the taste of beer (but not the alcohol-related effects)
-They want to still look like they 'belong at the party'.
-They think it looks cool to hold a bottle/glass of beer.
etc.

First one is a valid reason, second and third describe somebody with far more serious problems then alcohol intolerance.   

First one is a valid reason, second and third describe somebody with far more serious problems then alcohol intolerance.   

This is an interesting topic to discuss by the way.
"Ты меня уважаешь?" problem when you are forced to drink to look like you are belong to the party.
99% of my female friends (RW) I know personally don't drink much, maybe 1-3 glasses of wine from time to time.
But I have an old friend that lives very close to my parents' place. We used to be classmates and even "best friends" when we were kids, we are still friends and she is very supportive, the only problem I have with her is the fact that she comes from a family of "workers" that you can see in many Soviet movies of the 50-ies or 60-ies. And it is normal in their family to have loud parties with heavy drinking. I am always invited to those parties  and they all are very friendly and always set up a party when they know I am in Russia or have Birthday or some other significant event but they all drink too much and I can't afford drinking that much but I am pushed to drinking with everybody every time I go. I tried to invite her to restaurants where we both would have a cocktail with a nice meal but it's not the way she used to celebrate, even after those meetings she is trying to go to the store, get something "for the table" and finish the celebration at home. As a result I use social newtwork to stay friends with her but I avoid meeting her in person, it has been 2 months since I came and she doesn't know I am here.

ML, you are a naughty, nauthy boy!   

Many people would agree with you; but life is fun if we let it be! 

Cheers to that!