Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
Manchmal Zuviel macht spass, Es behütet Genug von das tödliche Gewohn.
yup, a duvet.
I just bought my SO a teeshirt with C12O6 ------------> 2 (C2H5 OH0) + 2CO2
on the front…the cemical formula for beer (on the back it has the emblem for Triumph Brewery. Because he’s thinking of buying a brewery. Rich, sexy, cool English accent and has his own brewery. Is this a boyfriend or what?)
If you don’t like that there was another one that had “In wine there is truth, in beer there is clebration”. In Latin of course, but I can’t remember how to spell the second half.
“Work is the curse of the drinking classes.” – Oscar Wilde
Farfrompuken.
Never mind
I only drink in groups of one or more.
Here’s a cool compilation of German toasts, sayings, and folk wisdom for all occasions arranged according to alphabetical themes. Unfortunately there are no English translations.
http://kalender-365.de/sms-sprueche/trinksprueche.php
I like, “Trau keinem, der nicht trinkt.” (“Never trust someone who doesn’t drink.”). It’s short and would fit on a shirt.
Here’s a good one, in the spirit of the Straight Dope…
“Dummheit frisst - Intelligenz säuft!”
I’m drunk enough that you look good.
From devilsknew’s link: “Auf den Alkohol, den Ursprung und die Lösung aller Probleme!”
I don’t have a drinking problem…I drink, I get drunk, I pass out (or fall down)- no problem!
40% of traffic fatalities are due to intoxicated drivers,
so lets keep all those sober folks off the road,
and reduce the death toll by 60%
My father, a good irishman who seldom drank anything but Irish Whiskey used to say regurally, “It is not what you drink, but who drink with that makes the drink taste good.”
It sort of goes with your quote.
This is awesome.
I’M NOT AN ALCOHOLIC
I’M A DRUNK
ALCOHOLICS GO TO MEETINGS
Beer me! – Homer Simpson
Alcohol – the cause of and solution to all of life’s problems – someone else on The Simpsons
“I do not live in a world of Sobriety” – the late (and much missed) Oliver Reed
Truth is in a tall beer-Dashboard Confessional.
Beer - not just for breakfast anymore!
I’d simply reference a Bible verse on the back: 1 Timothy 5:23.
(For those of you who may not recognize the verse: “Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.” KJV)