Proud in our vice
It's actually very funny that a lot of the people I know and spend time with these days exhibit an odd sort of pride on drinking a lot. I am, too.
Now, before you start lifting that foot to place your first step to mount that soap box, I'd like to point out that it's very tongue-in-cheek. I know quite a lot of Irish these days because of who I work for. Many Irish I know really do drink quite a bit. I have Irish and English friends. I have lots of American friends who are friends with these same people. When we go out drinking, we tend to go out DRINKING. There are the 1 or 2 beer nights, mind, but when we're on a mission...well, let's just say that we're very good at accomplishing what we set out to do.
We joke about the fact that we can, and do drink a shitload. That we're drinking a shitload far too often lately, and that we're very good at it. Coming to work hungover every so often seems to be a prerequisite for being a longtermer there. Hell, we drink everything and anything. Start with Amstel Light, then shots of Jamie (Jameson's), then vodka Red Bulls, then J-Bombs, then Jamie again, and on and on it goes. At some point we all end up back at the bar at the end of the night drunker'n shit and furthering our mission before the last call.
I've taken to reading www.ModernDrunkardMagazine even. It is absolutely hilarious and in a very sick way, very true. We have our annual Christmas party on the 12th where we invite only the regulars and for 2 hours it's open bar. The staff drinks free all night. When it's time to kick everyone out, we lock the doors and keep on drankan. Usually it's 6ish by the time the last person leaves. Whomever is unlucky enough to work the next day (me, but at 7pm, Sue works in the morning) is green and hungover and looks like crap. It's expected, and certainly never frowned on, as they caused it. (They meaning the owners)
So, let me see. I should coin a phrase for this. Proudacolics? What do you guys think? What's a good term for us happy drunks??
Now, before you start lifting that foot to place your first step to mount that soap box, I'd like to point out that it's very tongue-in-cheek. I know quite a lot of Irish these days because of who I work for. Many Irish I know really do drink quite a bit. I have Irish and English friends. I have lots of American friends who are friends with these same people. When we go out drinking, we tend to go out DRINKING. There are the 1 or 2 beer nights, mind, but when we're on a mission...well, let's just say that we're very good at accomplishing what we set out to do.
We joke about the fact that we can, and do drink a shitload. That we're drinking a shitload far too often lately, and that we're very good at it. Coming to work hungover every so often seems to be a prerequisite for being a longtermer there. Hell, we drink everything and anything. Start with Amstel Light, then shots of Jamie (Jameson's), then vodka Red Bulls, then J-Bombs, then Jamie again, and on and on it goes. At some point we all end up back at the bar at the end of the night drunker'n shit and furthering our mission before the last call.
I've taken to reading www.ModernDrunkardMagazine even. It is absolutely hilarious and in a very sick way, very true. We have our annual Christmas party on the 12th where we invite only the regulars and for 2 hours it's open bar. The staff drinks free all night. When it's time to kick everyone out, we lock the doors and keep on drankan. Usually it's 6ish by the time the last person leaves. Whomever is unlucky enough to work the next day (me, but at 7pm, Sue works in the morning) is green and hungover and looks like crap. It's expected, and certainly never frowned on, as they caused it. (They meaning the owners)
So, let me see. I should coin a phrase for this. Proudacolics? What do you guys think? What's a good term for us happy drunks??