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July 9, 2009

Thursday Thirteen

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Thursday Thirteen

My Thursday Thirteen today is inspired by the Drinking and Drunkenness section of Marc McCutcheon’s Building Believable Characters. (And it had nothing whatsoever to do with my grump in the previous post!)

Thirteen Drink Related Descriptions and Symptoms

1. Inebriated
2. Tipsy
3. Stagger
4. Excessive
5. Swill
6. Soused
7. Pickled
8. Giddy
9. Stupor
10. Headache
11. Double Vision
12. Brawl
13. Guzzle

If you wanted to describe a drunken hero or a tipsy heroine which words would you choose?

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27 Comments

  1. Adelle Laudan
    Adelle Laudan on July 9, 2009 at 1:58 am

    All of which will be used at some point to recant the events of the RWA convention LOL’ Fun list! Happy T13!

  3. Sandra Cox
    Sandra Cox on July 9, 2009 at 4:31 am

    Happy Thursday, Shel.

  5. marcia
    marcia on July 9, 2009 at 5:56 am

    Slurping –water here in HOT HOT Texas

  6. she
    she on July 9, 2009 at 6:37 am

    soused is my fave!!

    happy tt! please visit mine!

  7. Jennifer McKenzie
    Jennifer McKenzie on July 9, 2009 at 7:14 am

    I believe I’ve used ALL of these terms. I also used “Shwacked”which is just a weird term I’ve heard. Also “Lit”.

  8. Alice Audrey
    Alice Audrey on July 9, 2009 at 8:15 am

    Knowing me, and my editor, I’d end up describing the drunkenness in excruciating detail.

  9. Lucinda
    Lucinda on July 9, 2009 at 8:21 am

    When I was growing up my Grandma used the expression “three sheets to the wind” for someone who was drunk. I have no idea how that relates to being drunk or the origin of the expression.

  12. Brenda ND
    Brenda ND on July 9, 2009 at 10:35 am

    Hmm. Let’s see. How about “blotto” or “pixilated” ? Happy TT!

  13. Maya Doyle
    Maya Doyle on July 9, 2009 at 11:39 am

    I’d probably use sh*tfaced. It’s a personal favorite of mine, LOL.

  14. Heather
    Heather on July 9, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    An appropriate list, considering the number of people preparing to leave for RWA National.

  15. Janice~
    Janice~ on July 9, 2009 at 3:21 pm

    Hi Shelley,

    I have that same book and found it really useful.

    Happy TT.
    Janice~

  16. Babette James
    Babette James on July 9, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    I’ve used sh*tfaced, pissed and feeling no pain for a few characters.
    Fun idea for a list.
    Happy T13 :)

  17. Shelley Munro
    Shelley Munro on July 9, 2009 at 4:36 pm

    Jennifer – I haven’t heard either of those terms before.

    Alice – LOL – me, too. I think detail is good.

  18. Shelley Munro
    Shelley Munro on July 9, 2009 at 4:38 pm

    Lucinda – I’ve heard that expression used as well. I have no idea where it came from either.

    Paige – my grandmother used to say – tipsy. My father used to use the word shicker when it came to drunks. I’ve no idea where that came from.

  19. Shelley Munro
    Shelley Munro on July 9, 2009 at 4:41 pm

    Brenda – I’ve heard blotto used but pixated is a new one to me.

    Maya – Yep, it says it all really! :mrgreen:

    Heather – I wish I was going to Nationals.

  20. Shelley Munro
    Shelley Munro on July 9, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    Janice – Marc’s book is excellent. I use it all the time.

    Babette – all very good descriptions. I’ve used a few of them in my time.

  21. Lauren Murphy
    Lauren Murphy on July 9, 2009 at 4:43 pm

    I’m not allowed to have those types of drinks at the moment but I’ll have to keep that list in mind when I’m allowed again. Some of those words are very interesting…

  22. Pamela Kramer
    Pamela Kramer on July 9, 2009 at 5:49 pm

    Seems like so long ago – oh wait it has been. Great list.

  23. Elaine
    Elaine on July 9, 2009 at 11:16 pm

    Sloshed? Wiped? Hammered? Juiced? Intoxicated? A zombie? Bombed? Out of it?

    Jeesh. And I don’t even drink!

    Good luck!

  24. Shelley Munro
    Shelley Munro on July 10, 2009 at 2:31 am

    Lauren – no, you shouldn’t be drinking at the moment. :grin:

    Pamela LOL – thanks for stopping by.

    Elaine – hammered is a good decription. A zombie too. I’ve just read a book with zombies in it so this one made me laugh.

  26. Shelley Munro
    Shelley Munro on July 10, 2009 at 9:16 pm

    Thanks for that, Lucinda. I thought that sheets must be the sails. Now I know better!

  27. anny cook
    anny cook on July 14, 2009 at 6:57 am

    Heh. Just finished reading an old Nora Roberts that has the funniest “drunk” scene in it that I’ve ever read. I don’t think the descriptive words are so important as getting the action right…and she certainly did that.