Wednesday, 16 March 2016

16th March: Bacchanalia: Feast of drunken revelry

In ancient Rome, today was the Bacchanalia, a festival of drunken revelry. It celebrated the god Bacchus, god of wine, intoxication, freedom and ecstasy. What better way to honour him than to get blind drunk? Today, some quotes and quips about drunkenness:

  1. Many things can be preserved in alcohol. Dignity is not one of them.
  2. A nose goes into a bar and orders a drink. The barman says, “Sorry, I can’t serve you - you’re already off your face.”
  3. If you don't drink, how will your friends know you love them at 2am?
  4. Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose your shoe at midnight, you're drunk.
  5. You're not drunk if you can lie on the floor without holding on.
  6. A drunken man's words are a sober man's thoughts.
  7. One tequila, two tequila, three tequila floor.
  8. Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut. Ernest Hemingway
  9. You are drunk when You feel sophisticated but you are not able to pronounce it.
  10. Any damn fool can navigate the world sober. It takes a really good sailor to do it drunk. Sir Francis Chichester

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