BS: What the Heck's a BUI?

Subject: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 03:09 PM

There'a an advertisement for a lawyer on the front of my telephone book. It says she specializes in "Juvenile Offenses, Felonies, Misdemeanors, DUI/BUI Defense". Okay, "DUI" stands for "Driving Under the Influence", but what does "BUI" stand for? "Bicycling Under the Influence"? "Bartending Under the Influence"? Just plain "Being Under the Influence"?

Google has been of no help other than indicating that "Bui" seems to be a rather common Thai first name. Does that mean all the Buis in Thailand are breaking a law they don't know about?

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: pdq
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 03:17 PM

British rocker, wasn't he? David Bui.

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: MMario
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 03:26 PM

seriously - it's "Boating under the influence"

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: Helen
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 03:31 PM

BUI (Boating Under The Influence)

"A boater with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more shall be presumed to be under the influence of alcohol. BUI is a class A misdemeanor punishable up to one year in prison and a fine of $6,250. If the boater is found guilty of BUI, they will be required to complete a safe boating class, they may lose their privileges to operate a watercraft for one year and they may also have their boat registration suspended for up to three years."

Helen
The Google Queen (uncrowned) :-)

Search term:

BUI offence

OR

BUI offence "under the influence"

(with double quotes)

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: bobad
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 03:32 PM

According to the Acronym Finder http://www.acronymfinder.com/ ( a useful reference I keep bookmarked ) it can mean either Boating Under the Influence or Bicycling Under the Influence.

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: TIA
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 03:34 PM

Computer term - butthole user interface

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: Rapparee
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 03:46 PM

Can we also see stuff like

VUI = Voting under the influence
CUI = Cooking under the influence
TUI = Tea under the influence
IUI = Influencing under the influence

and so on?

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: Sorcha
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 03:54 PM

LOL...I'd never heard that one used.

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: Amos
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 04:13 PM

I think we should establsih a category, LUI, for those who can be shown to be living under the influence of demagoguery, hypnotic persuasions, exposure to advertising fliers in their mailbox, or The Shopping Channel. Also sporting events and new truck promotions, voting for fascists out of fear, parroting talking points from a political mill, or spouting politically correct timidities like calling blind poeple visually challenged.

A

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: Bonnie Shaljean
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 04:19 PM

In Ireland it can mean:

1) Yellow

2) One of the four wives of the hero Lug Lámthota (Chief of the Tuatha Dé Danann)

3) Badminton Union of Ireland


Ain't it amazing wot you learn on the Cat...

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: pdq
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 04:25 PM

...on Mudcat...

    FUI - Folking Under (the) Influence

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 04:28 PM

Belching Under The Influence?

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: George Papavgeris
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 05:03 PM

It's what Canadians call the buoy, surely?

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: GUEST
Date: 10 Nov 05 - 05:19 PM

Ah....

LUI LUI....

Great song....I remember, many years ago.....

Ralphie

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: GUEST,flakey bickie
Date: 11 Nov 05 - 01:36 AM

or maybe:
       oui oui, having a 'tinkle' when under the influence, yes yes!
    Flakey

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 11 Nov 05 - 02:00 AM

Thanks, Mmario & Helen. I had guessed "bicycling", but "boating" never crossed my mind. Maybe because I never use the term "boating". It's either "sailing", "fishing" or "wasting gasoline".

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: Leadfingers
Date: 11 Nov 05 - 06:53 AM

And any one who thinks you cant get drunk on water has never been on a Canal Trip with Admiral !!!

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: Cllr
Date: 11 Nov 05 - 09:48 PM

Leadfingers
Surely it means Banjoing Under the Influence. I knew there had to be a law against it. You are guilty leadfingers Admit it ADmit It... Cllr

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 12 Nov 05 - 10:13 AM

There is actually a new Internet problem that came up as a question last week on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me that was SUI--shopping under the influence. I kid you not! Online shopping when one is tipsy. It apparently leads to a high number of returned items.

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: Rapparee
Date: 12 Nov 05 - 11:23 AM

We have problems out here of skiing, snowboarding, and snowmobiling under the influence. Last year a snowmobiler kept harassing a cross-country skier, whipping by closer and closer, throwing snow all over the guy, and generally acting like the drunken lout he was. Finally, the x-country guy had had enough, whipped out a .357 magnum and shot the snowmobile dead. The skier than took off and left the couple on the now-defunct snowmachine to hike 15 miles back to their pickup truck.

Rangers and cops never did catch the skier, but neither they nor the public as a whole seemed to be too upset about the incident. (When the couple finally did get to their truck and called the cops their blood alcohol level was found to be .07; given the time and exercise they expended you can only guess what it was when their snowmobile was shot. For reference, .08 is considerly legally drunk out here.)

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 12 Nov 05 - 02:03 PM

I thought it was something Americans moored boats etc to, because they find bouy [pr. boy] too difficult!
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: GUEST
Date: 12 Nov 05 - 02:16 PM

What about PUI - posting . . .

It has been known

Subject: RE: BS: What the Heck's a BUI?
From: GUEST
Date: 14 Nov 05 - 04:57 AM

In Ireland it can mean:

1) Yellow
Unless it applies to an animal (particularly a horse)in which case it means grey.