#25169
07/16/2002 12:31 PM
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It's reely good to see you back, Paul. :)
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#25170
07/16/2002 1:01 PM
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And creeping crepuscular crapulence could mean slowly getting drunk at twilight.I remember that line, Dr. Bill! One of your classics! 
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#25171
07/16/2002 3:30 PM
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"drunk" expressionsHey! I've found a couple that aren't yet included: wrecked and ratted (as opposed to rat-arsed, which is included already) I'm so pleased with myself.  Also worth noting the famous (mainly Northern English) excuse for throwing up after drinking too much: "Must have had a bad pint"  Any local variants worldwide?
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#25172
07/16/2002 3:51 PM
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Ben Franklin made a list of 228 synonyms for the word drunk, two of them were cherubimical and nimplopsical.
Now if only they had AWAD in his day......
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#25173
07/16/2002 11:13 PM
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Another excuse for being hung over:
Must be bad water in those ice cubes.
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#25174
07/17/2002 2:33 AM
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"Must have had a bad pint"
or this, for frequent trips to the loo (for other purposes!):
"I don't buy beer, I only rent it."
Let us go in peace to love and serve the board.
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#25175
07/17/2002 9:45 AM
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"Must have had a bad pint"
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I'd always heard that it was the curry or the kebab that was to blame - couldn't ever be the beer - that would be sacrilege!
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#25176
07/17/2002 10:06 AM
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it was the curry or the kebab that was to blame - couldn't ever be the beer - that would be sacrilege!No no, other way around rkay - after all, what's guaranteed to make you sick after a heavy night's drinking, if not a very hot curry or a very greasy kebab (both having indeterminate ingredients) ? But these are such traditional accompaniments (in the UK anyway) that you are obliged to think them a good idea and never to bad-mouth them. When was the last time you heard: "No, I'll skip the curry/kebab, thanks, or I'll be sick" ? It's about as unlikely as: "No drink for me, thanks, or I'll be sick" - although the latter is at least possible in principle. 
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#25177
07/17/2002 10:32 AM
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Ah no, curry and/or kebabs would never be thought a bad idea at the time - quite the opposite - afterall they are the traditional end to a night out, but better to blame them the next morning than the beer!
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#25178
07/17/2002 11:43 AM
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wrecked and ratted (as opposed to rat-arsed, which is included already)
This reminds me of one of Mrs Rhuby's classics. She had heard both the expression, "rat-arsed" and also, "arse-holed" as signifying inebriation. So her version was to accuse someone (not me, of course!) of being "rat-holed."
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#25179
07/17/2002 1:11 PM
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"rat-holed"As opposed to "arse-arsed" (the total opposite of half-arsed presumably ) ?
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#25180
07/18/2002 11:20 AM
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on a quick look i couldn't see spannered or mashed or MAD FER IT, none are my favourite expressions but they can all mean drunk
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#25181
07/18/2002 8:55 PM
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and "kayleyed" (sp?) doesn't seem to have appeared yet, either.
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#25182
07/19/2002 4:53 PM
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a wwftd subscriber from Oz sent me maggered, adding Came across this word, which to my knowledge is only used in a small location in my part of the world - a place known as Kerang.
This small town, pop. 2,500 is located approximately 200km north west of Melbourne, the capital city of the state of Victoria, Australia.
Maggered: (noun) to be intoxicated, usually by alcohol, but still able to comprehend your surroundings to the point just below being a nuisance to others.
Example of usage: "Look at Bill will you, he is absolutely maggered."
As far as I can tell on my visits to tiny Kerang, the word is not used as slang and appears only used in the district around Kerang.
can anyone confirm?
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#25183
07/19/2002 10:17 PM
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a place known as KerangSorry, I can't get past this without giggling inanely Makes me think of a town populated solely by Heavy Metal bands. Here's why (if you didn't know): http://www.kerrang.comYes, I imagine you could spend a lot of time Maggered in Kerang. Hmmm, that's a pretty good song title.. [picks up air guitar]  [head banging-e]
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#25184
07/20/2002 11:04 AM
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blasted, worse for wear, sloshed
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#25185
07/20/2002 2:56 PM
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Being lazy (& tired!) I haven't checked back through this thread - but I do recall mentioning "maggoted" once as an Ozism for drunk.
It's suspiciously close to "maggered" for me to wonder which came first. I'll go for maggoted because it is in national use.
As for expressions for expelling the excess intake, my current personal fave is "going the gargle".
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