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Post by Phantom Engineer on Apr 11, 2008 16:14:31 GMT -5
Just wondering if anyone else watches this show. It's on something called the Mojo channel that's in my digital package. If you haven't seen it, it's about drinking. A guy named Zane Lamprey (he's a comedian, but he's kinda funny anyway) travels to different countries and partakes in drinking cultures and samples local hooch. It's pretty damn entertaining. I think he's the booze whisperer.
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Post by TomServo69 on Apr 12, 2008 0:23:37 GMT -5
Sounds like good fun, I'll have to catch it sometime.
The booze whisperer................now that's classic Phantom there.
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Apr 12, 2008 8:58:02 GMT -5
I don't know how common that Mojo channel is but it's a pretty good show. And amidst all the boozing it's also informative about other cultures. Well, the drinking parts at least.
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Post by solgroupie on Apr 12, 2008 15:01:43 GMT -5
i'm not cool enough to get the mojo channel.
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Apr 12, 2008 15:35:43 GMT -5
But your mojo is still workin' baby. However for those of you that don't get that channel Three Sheets is available on DVD from Netflix. And if you look it up on Amazon you will find enthusiastic reviews. I'm getting hooked on the show, I'm a ThreeSheetsaholic.
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Post by solgroupie on Apr 12, 2008 16:59:12 GMT -5
well, admitting it is the first step, they say.
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Post by Crowfan on Apr 13, 2008 9:59:01 GMT -5
It's the story of my life.
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Post by Bix Dugan on Apr 14, 2008 19:08:45 GMT -5
I wonder where the expression comes from? Lots of expressions come from nautical themes.
Can't think of any right now... Oh yeah. The Bitter End...is about rope. (line in sea-speak)
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Post by Crowfan on Apr 14, 2008 19:31:58 GMT -5
Three sheets to the wind is an old fashioned term used to describe someone who is totally drunk.
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Apr 14, 2008 20:03:24 GMT -5
I would give Bix the benefit of the doubt that he knew that and was wondering the specifics of the term. Why sheets? Why three?
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Post by Don Quixote on Apr 15, 2008 1:46:38 GMT -5
Because that's how many times you'll need to change them after puking all over them.
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Post by solgroupie on Apr 15, 2008 9:14:08 GMT -5
and what does the wind have to do with it?
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Post by Bix Dugan on Apr 15, 2008 13:51:06 GMT -5
I would give Bix the benefit of the doubt that he knew that and was wondering the specifics of the term. Why sheets? Why three? Thanks Phantom. You were right. On a sailboat, sheets are what land-lubbers call ropes. Oh yeah, try Google! We use the term "three sheets to the wind" to describe someone who has had too much to drink. As such, they are often bedraggled with perhaps shirttails out, clothes a mess, and with wild hair. The reference is to a sailing ship in disarray, that is with its sheets (lines - not "ropes" - that adjust the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind) flapping loosely in the breeze. When loose or let go, the sheets would let the sails go slack. The ship would then lose speed and control. It would begin to shudder and stagger, much like a drunk.
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Post by mccloud on Apr 15, 2008 14:42:16 GMT -5
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Post by Donna SadCat Lady on Apr 15, 2008 18:26:22 GMT -5
And here's World Wide Words' take. The banner ads for this thread are amusing and exactly relevant.
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