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Above The Law

14 Dec

Bar Exams, Booze And Getting Busted

  • By bcuban
  • In Above The Law, Addiction
 DUIThere is a popular internet meme that is often attributed to actor Robert Downey, Jr., although I can’t figure out when and if he actually said it and many 12-steppers claim it originated in the rooms.
“I don’t drink these days. I’m allergic to alcohol and narcotics. I break out in handcuffs.”

 Not long into the start of my Dallas party days and after my first of two failures of the Texas bar exam, I broke out in handcuffs.

Read the rest on my column at Above The Law.

Bar Exams, Booze, And Getting Busted

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