Can I have a drink yet?

[steveo]

Well...

[Louisa]

It's a yes from me. Always.

Louisa.

[steveo]

Thanks L, I was spitting feathes

[rendelharris]

Just got back from two hours in a saunalike hospital waiting room, I'm having one, slainte!

[????]

Bloody hell steveo it's well past permission time - are you in a different timezone or something?

[Mick Mac]

Dry Septemebr = No

(???? - as usual dry month = 25 days before you start dissing me)

[steveo]

Pacing Quids

[????]

30 days has September, April, May and November

and all the rest have 31

Except Mick Mac's dry 'month' alone, which has 25

[Help-Ma-Boab]

I'm racing toward double figs. Get oan it ma man.

[Earl Aelfheah]

.

[Earl Aelfheah]

As soon as the sun is over the yard arm you're good. Well into drinky time now.

[steveo]

Thank god it's Friday

[rendelharris]

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> As soon as the sun is over the yard arm you're

> good. Well into drinky time now.

That's any time after 11AM!

[Robert Poste's Child]

Serious Q: why do people need permission or an excuse to have a drink? Can't think of anything else it applies to.

[Jah Lush]

Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

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> Serious Q: why do people need permission or an

> excuse to have a drink? Can't think of anything

> else it applies to.

Because they are guilt ridden alcoholics in denial about the severity of their addiction and need someone, anyone, even if it is a stranger on a local forum they have never met to okay it for them to start their daily drinkathon.

[Jules-and-Boo]

social acceptance.... the devil likes company.

[Jah Lush]

Indeed.

[Robert Poste's Child]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Because they are guilt ridden alcoholics in denial

> about the severity of their addiction and need

> someone, anyone, even if it is a stranger on a

> local forum they have never met to okay it for

> them to start their daily drinkathon.

May be an element of truth, though people I know who say things like that are more likely to see drinking as a social ritual. I was just wondering why you don't hear smokers say anything like that, or fat people ask if they're allowed a cake yet (lying in bed with a bag of Tyrrell's as we speak).

[steveo]

I had a nice cup of Earl Grey in the end

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Robert Poste's Child Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Serious Q: why do people need permission or an

> > excuse to have a drink? Can't think of anything

> > else it applies to.

>

> Because they are guilt ridden alcoholics in denial

> about the severity of their addiction and need

> someone, anyone, even if it is a stranger on a

> local forum they have never met to okay it for

> them to start their daily drinkathon.

[DulwichFox]

It's a bit like cigarettes ...

I knew a guy that only had a cigarette after a meal...

He's currently on 40 meals a day..

Foxy

[rendelharris]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> Because they are guilt ridden alcoholics in denial

> about the severity of their addiction and need

> someone, anyone, even if it is a stranger on a

> local forum they have never met to okay it for

> them to start their daily drinkathon.

Golly, and there was me thinking it was a bit of meaningless persiflage to while away the afternoon!

[red devil]

Try saying that after six pints...

[Jah Lush]

rendelharris Wrote:

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> Jah Lush Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

>

> > Because they are guilt ridden alcoholics in

> denial

> > about the severity of their addiction and need

> > someone, anyone, even if it is a stranger on a

> > local forum they have never met to okay it for

> > them to start their daily drinkathon.

>

> Golly, and there was me thinking it was a bit of

> meaningless persiflage to while away the

> afternoon!

I wasn't being totally serious.

[rendelharris]

Jah Lush Wrote:

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> rendelharris Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Jah Lush Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> >

> > > Because they are guilt ridden alcoholics in

> > denial

> > > about the severity of their addiction and

> need

> > > someone, anyone, even if it is a stranger on

> a

> > > local forum they have never met to okay it

> for

> > > them to start their daily drinkathon.

> >

> > Golly, and there was me thinking it was a bit

> of

> > meaningless persiflage to while away the

> > afternoon!

>

> I wasn't being totally serious.

Well you need to be careful Jah, we guilt-ridden alcoholics can often take things the wrong way!

(P.S. I know you weren't!)

[Alan Medic]

rendelharris Wrote:

>

> Golly, and there was me thinking it was a bit of

> meaningless persiflage to while away the

> afternoon!

Excuse my ignorance but where did you learn the word persiflage from and how often do you use it? I?ve never heard of it which is no great surprise as I communicate by re-arranging the (about) 25 words I do know. I?ve looked it up though as I'm keen to be educated, though I suspect I won?t be saying ?persiflage? very often.