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Jan 18 '12

Ben Franklin’s 200+ Synonyms for “Drunk”

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Today we’re celebrating Ben Franklin’s 306th birthday. If you’re celebrating at home, perhaps one of these phrases from The Drinkers Dictionary will come in handy. The lengthy list of expressions meaning “inebriated” was first published by Franklin in the Pennsylvania Gazette on January 6, 1737.

“Sir Richard has taken off his Considering Cap.”

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