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It's reely good to see you back, Paul. :)
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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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"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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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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Another excuse for being hung over: Must be bad water in those ice cubes.
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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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"Must have had a bad pint" _________________________________
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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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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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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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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