Results: Drunkeness
Published on 01/31/2025
I have no moral objections to drinking alcohol. I no longer imbibe because of medication and preferring to have total control over what I say and do. But if someone offered me a tropical cocktail, I wouldn't turn it down.
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1.
Drinking can be enjoyable and add fun to an event. But it can also, when done in excess, ruin health and lives. Do you know anyone whose drinking has had a negative impact?
Yes, me
10%
234 votes
Yes, a family member
27%
631 votes
Yes, a friend
22%
501 votes
Yes, an acquaintance
17%
390 votes
Yes, other
9%
207 votes
Unsure
6%
148 votes
No, nobody
16%
379 votes
N/A
14%
315 votes
Yes, my spouse/partner
11%
257 votes
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2.
People react differently to alcohol. What type of drinker are you?
I don't drink.
31%
710 votes
I don't know.
5%
119 votes
Happy
30%
697 votes
Weepy
1%
28 votes
Angry
1%
13 votes
Violent/destructive
1%
17 votes
N/A
15%
334 votes
Quiet
11%
255 votes
Sleepy
6%
127 votes
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3.
Getting drunk can be harmless in the right surroundings; or dangerous and live-changing in the wrong circumstances. Because of the latter, I think it's a disservice to use lighthearted euphemisms to refer to being drunk. Have you heard of these?
Tanked
52%
1191 votes
Trashed
53%
1226 votes
Hammered
63%
1439 votes
Loaded
57%
1315 votes
Pie-eyed
26%
587 votes
Wrecked
33%
753 votes
Blind
14%
319 votes
Lit
36%
826 votes
Sh*t-faced
52%
1188 votes
Gone
17%
394 votes
Plastered
56%
1297 votes
Wasted
58%
1342 votes
N/A
20%
459 votes
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These euphemisms are even more flippant. Are you familiar with them?
Zonked
21%
476 votes
Sozzled
10%
229 votes
Cockeyed
22%
497 votes
Blitzed
37%
856 votes
Blotto
23%
528 votes
Buzzed
49%
1117 votes
Tipsy
56%
1292 votes
Sloshed
44%
1012 votes
Three sheets to the wind
44%
1021 votes
N/A
22%
509 votes
Pickled
32%
726 votes
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Were you aware of the origin of the phrase ,"Three sheets to the wind"? In nautical terms, "sheets" are the ropes or cords that control the sails of a ship. If three sheets were loose and blowing about, the sails would flap and the ship would pitch and roll in a storm, reminiscent of the staggering of a drunk.
I never heard, "Three sheets to the wind" before.
11%
260 votes
Yes, I knew the origin.
21%
491 votes
No, I didn't know the origin.
50%
1145 votes
N/A
18%
404 votes
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