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Thread #27915   Message #344061
Posted By: okthen
20-Nov-00 - 01:36 PM
Thread Name: BS: 40 degrees of being drunk
Subject: 40 degrees of being drunk
Following on from McGrath of Harlow's suggestion in an earlier thread, a scot's friend of mine once told me there were 40 colloquial scottish words defining the different degrees of inebriety, the only one I remember is "stortin" which applies to when you are walking along the pavement bouncing off the wall in a series semi-circular loops. I've often wondered what the other 39 variants were, any ideas?

I know the word "stocious" (stow-shus) is in there somewhere but not if it comes before or after.

Can't think why I should be so interested in this subject,but I'll drink to that anyway

cheers

bill