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CL82 said:
For real? That is hysterical.
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Karma bit her in the ass a week later. Somebody sprinkled bird see on the window ledge outside her classroom on the morning she was being observed by the principle. She had a hard time keeping the students' on task.
 
temery said:
I had a coworker who went to the principal and said I was an alcoholic.

"How do you know?"

"Every time I go to the package store, he's there!"

She was right. She had a cart full, and I was buying a pt of brandy.
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In a past life I ran a package store. The true pros stopped in at 8 am to get enough vodka to get through another day.
 
TRest said:
In a past life I ran a package store. The true pros stopped in at 8 am to get enough vodka to get through another day.
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I'd drive by Kappys every morning on my way to work. Their parking lot had the same vehicles waiting for them to open: a painter's van, two yellow cabs, and three or four men on bicycles who I assumed lost their licenses due to DUIs. I actually gave the latter credit for not driving to get their daily fix.
 
TRest said:
In a past life I ran a package store. The true pros stopped in at 8 am to get enough vodka to get through another day.
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8893 said:
No, your doctor keeps it real. Don’t ask him or her that question unless you want the real answer though.

The Boneyard is largely populated by drunks.
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It is important to note the difference between drunks and alcoholics.

Drunks go to bars.
Alcoholics go to meetings.

It's more fun being a drunk.
 
Worked at a package store one summer. Amazed how many guys would come in, return enough cans to get a kinger and a nip, then head back out to get more cans.
 
Can I ask what a “package store” is? Just a liquor store? I’ve never heard the term until a bunch this thread.
 
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8893 said:
You’re not from Connecticut, are you?

Yes, it’s just a liquor store. “Packy” for short.
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I’m surely not, I assumed it was a local thing but I’d never even heard of it.

I tried to mess with a few of you about “soda” vs. “pop” earlier and no one bit.

But what does “package” have to do with liquor?
 
Mr. French said:
But what does “package” have to do with liquor?
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It’s not just Connecticut because I’ve heard it in other states, but I believe the origin of the term relates to laws that required liquor to be sold in its original package. I’ve also heard people say that it related to laws that prohibit public consumption of alcohol, which were not enforced if the alcohol was placed in a bag, or “package,” but I think that was a later development.
 
8893 said:
It’s not just Connecticut because I’ve heard it in other states, but I believe the origin of the term relates to laws that required liquor to be sold in its original package. I’ve also heard people say that it related to laws that prohibit public consumption of alcohol, which were not enforced if the alcohol was placed in a bag, or “package,” but I think that was a later development.
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or it’s means if you drink enough booze you have a package on.

kudos to my RI relatives for that one
 
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Man I figured all this package store talk meant you guys were getting bent at the UPS store shipping out people's boxes.
 
Mr. French said:
Man I figured all this package store talk meant you guys were getting bent at the UPS store shipping out people's boxes.
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Guess what? We have tag sales too.


No one should ever try and understand New England colloquialisms.


They just are.
 
temery said:
An alcoholic know when liquor stores open, a drunk knows what time they close.
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I never knew what time liquor stores opened until lockdown.


I dont know what that says.

I will say this though, I looked it up and CT packy's can open at 8 am, but I dont think there is one within 30 miles of me that opens before 10.
 
August_West said:
I never knew what time liquor stores opened until lockdown.


I dont know what that says.

I will say this though, I looked it up and CT packy's can open at 8 am, but I dont think there is one within 30 miles of me that opens before 10.
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I worked at a place that opened at 8, I spent so many 12 hour days there I would go home and dream about it.
 
August_West said:
I never knew what time liquor stores opened until lockdown.


I dont know what that says.

I will say this though, I looked it up and CT packy's can open at 8 am, but I dont think there is one within 30 miles of me that opens before 10.
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Too hungover to open early

State Cops told me the worst time to go to the casino is 2:30 in the morning. Bars close at two, and the drunks drive to MGM to get a few more drinks.
 
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8893 said:
It’s not just Connecticut because I’ve heard it in other states, but I believe the origin of the term relates to laws that required liquor to be sold in its original package. I’ve also heard people say that it related to laws that prohibit public consumption of alcohol, which were not enforced if the alcohol was placed in a bag, or “package,” but I think that was a later development.
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Right. The liquor stamps were put on the packaging. I also heard a story that it related to the blue laws. At one point you couldn't buy booze on Sunday, but they'd sell a package with something else in it, and give you the booze for free.

I don't believe that particular story, but my grandmother told me of many loophole to get around the blue laws.
 
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Most practical application of algebra I had to use in my younger days was Saturday around 6pm. Had to figure out if I had enough drinks to get through Saturday night AND Sunday, or if I had to make a run to the Packy before they closed at 8pm on Saturday night.
 
TRest said:
I worked at a place that opened at 8, I spent so many 12 hour days there I would go home and dream about it.
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I think when they had to close at 8pm they probably took advantage of earlier open.
Now I think they still want their 12 hour days. 10 -10. I’m sure some areas where it makes sense take advantage of early opening at 8. Just not near me . I don’t really day drink but early lockdown I got in habit of doing grocery store early am and Wanted wine for dinner. But nobody was open....
 
This is great. What I find most impressive is that a grandma buying a bunch of Four Loko bombers wouldn't trigger an employee's brain to think something might be amiss.

The clip shows the gal returning from the mart with cans of Four Loko in tow, dancing with her friends while she rips off her mask.

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Another way to look at this:

A standard drink is about 150 calories. A Big Mac is about 563 calories. (see USDA)

If you drink 3 bottles of wine (5 servings per bottle) per week = 2,250 calories
If you drink two six packs per week = 1,800 calories
Grand total: 4,050 calories or 7 Big Macs

So on average, after eating your usual amount of food and snacks per day, you are also eating an extra Big Mac every day. If you drink mostly in the evenings after supper, it is like having a Big Mac every night before going to sleep.
 
JHHusky said:
Another way to look at this:

A standard drink is about 150 calories. A Big Mac is about 563 calories. (see USDA)

If you drink 3 bottles of wine (5 servings per bottle) per week = 2,250 calories
If you drink two six packs per week = 1,800 calories
Grand total: 4,050 calories or 7 Big Macs

So on average, after eating your usual amount of food and snacks per day, you are also eating an extra Big Mac every day. If you drink mostly in the evenings after supper, it is like having a Big Mac every night before going to sleep.
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Meh, nothing 40 minutes of cardio can't take care of.
 
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