They say if you can’t be happy at least you can be drunk. Now one could say there is no happiness at the bottom of the wine bottle but there is no doubt that adding alcohol to a social situation makes things altogether more interesting. People with alcohol in their system say things and do things that they wouldn’t otherwise. Some people get philosophical, others get bold, yet others get amorous. On Twitter, people were challenged to describe #DrunkMeIn4Words and they obliged.
All the happy and unhappy memories come flooding back in that alcohol-induced state. Drunk-texting the ex is often the unfortunate consequence.
…Through an alcohol-induced haze. The story in the sober light of day may be rather different.
Whether it is a singer or an actor or other person we idolize, we will endorse and speak about them vociferously and at length.
Some of us become touchy-feely when high. We tend to become inordinately affectionate and rather too expressive of that affection.
I remember one party when a friend got very drunk and very emotional – she kept saying you guys are my best friends & I love you – while crying copious tears. I suppose texting is better – it is proof of those drunken pronouncements.
Some of the quietest among us could suddenly transform into the life of the party. The day after could be quite embarrassing for them --- if they have any memory of said party at all.
The individual who would otherwise be seen nowhere near a dance floor suddenly becomes the star attraction.
It doesn’t matter if we cannot sing; the important thing is, we think we can.
It starts with increased self-confidence, progresses to slurring, then to unwise decisions and may end up with falling flat on one's face.
It starts with a great deal of merriment and could quickly descend into maudlin melancholy.
Boring! But safe.
The person may be shouting. They may be talking garbled nonsense. They may be unable to walk a straight line. But they are convinced that the opposite is true.
Hula Hoops with a toilet seat? What a great idea not!
Some drunks become convinced that they are far more attractive than reality and that getting rid of trousers will make them even more so.
Where there is drunken revelry, can the hangover be far behind? For many, that is the inevitability of the day after the night before.
Were we embarrassing? Were we badly behaved? If we don’t remember, it must have been a good party!
Maybe these are the last words spoken before passing out?
Or... Maybe not. For some, the after-effects of the drunken revelry are permanent – got this awesome tattoo says this twitter user with the #DrunkMeIn4Words hashtag.
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