GREEN FLAG!!
Posted By: Lana Morelli | March 17, 2010 | 1 comment
Today is Saint Patrick’s Day. A day when everyone is Irish (even if they’re not). A day when most people drink like their Irish (even if they’re not).
So this is a perfect time to reflect on those who those who are at the point in life when sloppy drinking is no longer appealing. If you have succumb to the reality that ‘getting your day-drink on’ is no longer a selling point… then you probably want to avoid those people who celebrate every Friday/Saturday night as if it’s a St. Patrick’s Celebration.
Here are some fool-proof “Green Flags” (rather than Red Flags, in honor of the holiday) to tell whether he/she is not on the same drinking page as you…
- First and foremost, unless you have had the worst imaginable day of your life…shots should be in the same category as late night fast food eating…. ONLY do it in groups. If he/she is “cheersing” themselves…Green Flag!
- Following that… even if you are taking shots in a group, one (maybe two) is enough. Just because their friends are sloppy doesn’t mean it’s okay for them to be… Green Flag!
- It is well before 9 pm and they are already doing the drunken sway… Green Flag!
- They are blinking and turning their head slower (all to avoid motion sickness)… Green Flag!
- They are proud to tell you that they get “VIP” service i.e.; they don’t get kicked out of the bar at closing time because they are such avid customers… Green Flag!
- The buy buckets o’ beer (for themselves only) because it’s faster than having to keep getting the bartender’s attention… Green Flag!
- You have met he/she dozens of time and each time they think it’s the first because they’re always too drunk to remember… Green Flag!
- They insist on tailgating events that are not concerts or sporting events…like movie nights… Green Flag!
- If he/she cannot follow the conversation because they are focusing on standing up or choosing a focal point (similar to Lamaze) to stop them from spinning… Green Flag!
- They live for the drunk bus; Erin Express, Running of the Micks, Shamrock Shuttle (whatever you call it) and have been participating a number of years that is into the double digits… Green Flag!
Remember these Green Flags next time you head out to your local drinking hole whether it’s St. Patty’s Day or not, and watch out for these perpetual drinkers. They think they are hanging onto their youth and all they really have a tight grip on is a hangover and headache!
Cheers!
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