I recently found the most hilarious list by Thomas Nashe, written in 1592 on the different types of drunk. It is still quite apt today! Try and decide which drunk you are.
1. Ape-drunke - 'he leapes, and sings, and hollowes, and daunceth for the heavens.'
2. Lion-drunke - 'he flings the pots abut the house, calls his Hostesse whore, breakes the glasse windows with his dagger, and is apt to quarrell with any man that speaks to him'
3. Swine-drunke - 'heavy lumpish, and sleepie, and cries for a little more drinke'
4. Sheepe-drunke - 'wise in his owne conceipt, when he cannot bring forth a right word'
5. Mawdlen-drunke - 'when a fellow will weepe for kindnes in the midst of his Ale, and kisse you, saying; By God Captaine I loue thee, goe thy waies thou dost not thinke so often of me as I do of thee, I would (if it pleased GOD) I could not loue thee so well as I doo, and then he puts his finger in his eie, and cries.'
6. Martin-drunke - 'when a man is drunke and drinkes himself sober ere he stirre'
7. Goat-drunk - 'when in his drunkenness he hath no mind but on lechery'
8. Foxe-drunk - 'when he is craftie drunke, as many of the Dutch men bee, and neuver bargain but when they are drunke'
So, what sort of drunk are you?
Also, this is from Ammon Shea's awesome book 'Reading the OED', as recommended by someone's sister in that thread about grammar.
1. Ape-drunke - 'he leapes, and sings, and hollowes, and daunceth for the heavens.'
2. Lion-drunke - 'he flings the pots abut the house, calls his Hostesse whore, breakes the glasse windows with his dagger, and is apt to quarrell with any man that speaks to him'
3. Swine-drunke - 'heavy lumpish, and sleepie, and cries for a little more drinke'
4. Sheepe-drunke - 'wise in his owne conceipt, when he cannot bring forth a right word'
5. Mawdlen-drunke - 'when a fellow will weepe for kindnes in the midst of his Ale, and kisse you, saying; By God Captaine I loue thee, goe thy waies thou dost not thinke so often of me as I do of thee, I would (if it pleased GOD) I could not loue thee so well as I doo, and then he puts his finger in his eie, and cries.'
6. Martin-drunke - 'when a man is drunke and drinkes himself sober ere he stirre'
7. Goat-drunk - 'when in his drunkenness he hath no mind but on lechery'
8. Foxe-drunk - 'when he is craftie drunke, as many of the Dutch men bee, and neuver bargain but when they are drunke'
So, what sort of drunk are you?
Also, this is from Ammon Shea's awesome book 'Reading the OED', as recommended by someone's sister in that thread about grammar.
"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. " - Bertrand Russell
The Triumph of Stupidity in Mortals and Others 1931-1935
The Triumph of Stupidity in Mortals and Others 1931-1935
