Oct 06 2008
one over the eight
‘one over the eight’ is defined by a UK phrases website as ‘the drink that renders you drunk’.
My one over the eight is actually number 3 with weak beer (under 4.5% alc.) with Liquor my one over the eight is drink number 2.
These non-trivial life-style details have caused the normally supportive Excel to get a mardy on because 9 does not equal 2 or 3.
one over the eight
My one of the eight was about three-quarters of the way down a bottle of vodka, which is why I had to stop drinking.
“over” not “of” I was distracted by memory
Thank you for the advice. One will take this into account when opportunities arise to socialise with Wendy.
Thanks for the UK Phrase link. Very enjoyable for a Californian. Check out Erin McKean, and her talk at T.E.D. Video ( http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1588634025806636713 )
Mine has changed as I aged. When I was in school, it was something over a pitcher of decent dark beer, as I used to have a pitcher often for lunch without noticing any effects. Now that I’m much older and hardly drink at all, one drink is usually enough. Certainly, I can’t drink a firkin, which is my word today.