tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post9058115066030342580..comments2024-03-03T19:52:17.901+00:00Comments on ReARM ~ RedNev's Blog: Sunday night at the BothyNeville Grundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-81186051385446423532009-03-17T13:35:00.000+00:002009-03-17T13:35:00.000+00:00"Soon they'll be bleary-eyed under a keg of wine, ..."Soon they'll be bleary-eyed under a keg of wine, Down where the drunkards roll."<BR/><BR/>Good point: no one in government asks why, but then if they successfully reduced alcohol consumption, tax revenues would go down. They've got to pay for their own subsidised drinks somehow (this will be the subject of a future posting).Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-14231421086703927302009-03-17T05:42:00.000+00:002009-03-17T05:42:00.000+00:00"50p a unit and he thinks it no sin" - these are i..."50p a unit and he thinks it no sin" - these are indeed the 'rigs' (19th century jargon for 'tricks') of the time! I often wonder why no-one ever seeks to establish why any person would need to binge drink, rather than be part of the so-called 'moderate majority.' To achieve oblivion and escape the social deprivation and sense of abandonment by a Government that lost moral direction some while back would be my answer. Applies to all age groups too. Pass that bottle to me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com