melthebell Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I like how this is being pressented as some kind of new problem. The English have been drunkards since the beginning of time. same as humans have taken drugs (medicinal, recreational and ritual) since the dawn of time, look what happened to those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitisbad Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 same as humans have taken drugs (medicinal, recreational and ritual) since the dawn of time, look what happened to those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choogling Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Yes why is it that Brits seem to have this problem of binge drinking , an American reporter was in London covering the wedding last year (Anderson Cooper) he left his hotel room at 11pm went outside as the pubs were turning out, he said people were just throwing up and urinating on the side walks like it was nothing...maybe it's just London at 11pm thats just southern beer:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Hardie Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 the minimum price which is usually bandied about is 50p per unit or around £1 a pint which will make not a jot of difference to the average beer drinker. it might have a bigger impact on spirits. hopefully, it will end the practice of supermarkets selling cheap beer which might boost the pub trade a bit which would be very good I got a flyer from Lidl delivered with the Star. A two litre bottle of 5.3% cider for £1.69 (that's about 48p a pint) That would be me smashed for the price of a pint in some of the boozers in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Yes why is it that Brits seem to have this problem of binge drinking , an American reporter was in London covering the wedding last year (Anderson Cooper) he left his hotel room at 11pm went outside as the pubs were turning out, he said people were just throwing up and urinating on the side walks like it was nothing...maybe it's just London at 11pm yeah we all know prince harry likes to let himself go a bit on nights out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choogling Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 same as humans have taken drugs (medicinal, recreational and ritual) since the dawn of time, look what happened to those "what shall we do with a drunken sailor?" old sea shanty that must be hundreds of years old, nothing new under the sun. "Put him in the scuppers with a hose-pipe on him" is one way of dealing with him , might work nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choogling Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 "what shall we do with a drunken sailor?" old sea shanty that must be hundreds of years old, nothing new under the sun. "Put him in the scuppers with a hose-pipe on him" is one way of dealing with him , might work nowadays. Some more verses thanks to google What shall we do with a drunken sailor, What shall we do with a drunken sailor, What shall we do with a drunken sailor, Early in the morning? Put/chuck him in the long boat till he's sober.[7] Put him in the long-boat and make him bale her.[8] What shall we do with a drunken soldier?[2] Put/lock him in the guard room 'til he gets sober.[7][2] Put him in the scuppers with a hose-pipe on him.(x3)[12] Pull out the plug and wet him all over[12] Tie him to the taffrail when she's yardarm under[12] Heave him by the leg in a runnin' bowline.[12] Scrape the hair off his chest with a hoop-iron razor.[2] Give 'im a dose of salt and water.[2] Stick on his back a mustard plaster.[2] Keep him there and make 'im bale 'er.[2] Give 'im a taste of the bosun's rope-end.[2] What'll we do with a Limejuice skipper?[2] Soak him in oil till he sprouts a flipper.[2] What shall we do with the Queen o' Sheba?[2] What shall we do with the Virgin Mary?[2] Additional verses: Shave his chin with a rusty razor.[19] Shave his belly with a rusty razor.[20] Give 'im a hair of the dog that bit him.[21] Put him in the bilge and make him drink it.[22] Put him in bed with the captain's daughter.[23] Love the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitisbad Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Some more verses thanks to google What shall we do with a drunken sailor, What shall we do with a drunken sailor, What shall we do with a drunken sailor, Early in the morning? Put/chuck him in the long boat till he's sober.[7] Put him in the long-boat and make him bale her.[8] What shall we do with a drunken soldier?[2] Put/lock him in the guard room 'til he gets sober.[7][2] Put him in the scuppers with a hose-pipe on him.(x3)[12] Pull out the plug and wet him all over[12] Tie him to the taffrail when she's yardarm under[12] Heave him by the leg in a runnin' bowline.[12] Scrape the hair off his chest with a hoop-iron razor.[2] Give 'im a dose of salt and water.[2] Stick on his back a mustard plaster.[2] Keep him there and make 'im bale 'er.[2] Give 'im a taste of the bosun's rope-end.[2] What'll we do with a Limejuice skipper?[2] Soak him in oil till he sprouts a flipper.[2] What shall we do with the Queen o' Sheba?[2] What shall we do with the Virgin Mary?[2] Additional verses: Shave his chin with a rusty razor.[19] Shave his belly with a rusty razor.[20] Give 'im a hair of the dog that bit him.[21] Put him in the bilge and make him drink it.[22] Put him in bed with the captain's daughter.[23] Love the last one. I want to know what a 'limejuice skipper' is! google isn't helping muchly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 A skipper who made his crew drink lime juice? - And particularly one who wasn't too keen on them getting a daily tot. They would probably have had beer to drink, however - you wouldn't want them becoming ill through drinking foul water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quisquose Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I have to admit that listening to politicians talking about controlling people's drinking makes me feel very uncomfortable. I sense a definite puritanical undercurrent. Every society has invented some sort of "rites of passage" ritual, and in the UK it just happens to be drinking. I'd prefer melthebell's suggestion ahead of anything I've heard a politician suggest. Attempts to stop people doing what they want to do is doomed to failure, and if it doesn't cause harm to others attempts to restrict it are immoral imho. Drinking to excess if you don't know your limits can cause harm to others, so slap the penalty on them as melthebell suggests, but drinking within your limits is an excellent part of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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