tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post39627095175363244..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: In the zoneCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-10618057227823407902010-05-25T19:20:08.837+01:002010-05-25T19:20:08.837+01:00Might be an idea - how would it be best to frame s...Might be an idea - how would it be best to frame such a poll? A lower limit, an upper limit or a range?<br /><br />Actually, come to think of it, surely there is a perfectly decent although perhaps a bit genteel English word for the desirable middle state of intoxication - merry.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-1879481519310033702010-05-25T19:01:26.950+01:002010-05-25T19:01:26.950+01:00Will you be starting a poll on the diving line bet...Will you be starting a poll on the diving line between cosiness and drunkenness ? - 3 pints ? 5 pints ?Martin, Cambridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-79253304692964309772010-05-23T14:25:05.170+01:002010-05-23T14:25:05.170+01:00Have to agree with you on the modern day puritans....Have to agree with you on the modern day puritans. However, I have to hold my hands up and say, personally, I DO only drink it for the taste.Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-1583078218105436852010-05-22T16:50:28.683+01:002010-05-22T16:50:28.683+01:00I suppose there are few slang terms, such as tipsy...I suppose there are few slang terms, such as tipsy, tiddly, merry, or even squiffy, although that's a bit Woosterish. But I agree we don't have a proper word for the state between sobriety and drunkenness, thus leaving an opening for the alco-puritans.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.com