The "How many drinks have you had tonight, son" Question

deco1610

When you're queueing up to enter a pub or club on a night out, and have quite visibly imbibed an alcoholic drink or two, you're likely to be asked by the bouncer this question.


What do you/should you answer with?

Your response obviously cannot be entirely truthful (You're not getting in if you tell him you've just finished your 12th can)

Nor can it be too obviously made up (When you're quite clearly struggling to stand still and upright in a non-moving queue, and you claim not to have touched the stuff all night, your bluff will be called fairly easily and lo, you're still not getting in)


I usually say 4, fyi. I'm of small build, so this is usually believed by the bouncers

alwaysadub

I don't get stopped by bouncers anymore:cool:

But telling them 3 or 4 wouldn't get you into trouble with them(if they aren't pricks in the 1st place)

HalloweenJack

I usually say "just a few pints down the pub" and I've found, if I haven't slurred my words, they let me in.

stovelid

deco1610 wrote: »

What do you/should you answer with?

"Very few as I find that it negates the effects of pills"

/hug

/robot dance

fizzynicenice

just deck him and leggit inside

Local-womanizer

Never since I have turned 18 have I been stopped by bouncers,strange...

Mr. CooL ICE

"What appears to be the officer, problem?"

Always tell the truth pretty much and it works.. Often said a few cans and bottle of buckfast and I think they like the honestly.

The_Kew_Tour

I tell them do you want me to blow my weeks wages in your pub or not

it works all time

Pyr0

"I enjoyed a snipet of wine before I left my residence, I plan on enjoying a few more alcoholic bevereages in your fine establishment if you, good sir, allow it."

I could only ever slur a few words of the above before I'm told to **** off.

I stick with "3/4 cans" these days.

storm2811

There was one time I was in a right state,only had a few but hadn't eaten much that day..stumbled up to the entrance anyway threw all me money at the person collecting it at the door,tripped over a step a bit,and walked in no problem:pac:

budgemook

adrian280582 wrote: »

I tell them do you want me to blow my weeks wages in your pub or not

it works all time

Ah man of almost 28 years of age should know better than to blow all of his wages in one nightclub sir.

SomeFool

deco1610 wrote: »

When you're queueing up to enter a pub or club on a night out, and have quite visibly imbibed an alcoholic drink or two, you're likely to be asked by the bouncer this question.


What do you/should you answer with?

"I'm hammered buddy, why else would I be queing here"

PK2008

Im not as think as you drunk I am

Danbo!

Fuck off will ye, I've queued for this long now wheres the bank machine? /Collapses

mikom

"Just twii martooniis"

FearDark

stovelid wrote: »

"Very few as I find that it negates the effects of pills"

/hug

/robot dance

Possibly the best thing I've read on boards all year.

Liam Byrne

deco1610 wrote: »

When you're queueing up to enter a pub or club on a night out, and have quite visibly imbibed an alcoholic drink or two, you're likely to be asked by the bouncer this question.


What do you/should you answer with?

Your response obviously cannot be entirely truthful (You're not getting in if you tell him you've just finished your 12th can)

If you've had "a drink or two", then I'd answer "a drink or two".

If you're stupid enough to drink 12, then get a taxi home.

Overheal

"Not enough to ask her to dance"

/bouncer pity

srfc19

A friend of mine once said she'd had 3 small bottles of WKD and that she'd started at 10. The bouncer told her it was only 5 past 10 now, ah rag week!

TheZohanS

deco1610 wrote: »

The "How many drinks have you had tonight, son" Question

None, I'm underage, boss.

Professey Chin

You're a bit hairy but i'll do you

El Weirdo

storm2811 wrote: »

There was one time I was in a right state,only had a few but hadn't eaten much that day..stumbled up to the entrance anyway threw all me money at the person collecting it at the door,tripped over a step a bit,and walked in no problem:pac:

Location: Leitrim

Ah, I see.

UrbanSea

Saw a fella say none before,and in fairness he was holding it in well.
Walking by the bouncer,he turned and got sick down his leg whilst muttering
'Ano I had a few..'

poisonated

I would usualy say something realistic like 3 or 4.

bronte

"Bout two fiddy"

Tail Wagger

Just tell him your an alter boy and you've just come from evening mass, after drinking a glass of red, you'll sail in.

Jev/N

"Not nearly the amount I desire, hence I am frequenting your fine establishment, sir"

UrbanSea

Tail Wagger wrote: »

Just tell him your an alter boy and you've just come from evening mass, after drinking a glass of red, you'll sail in.

Can't sail with a limp.

youllneverknow

how many have i had not enough if im still walking

entropi

Tail Wagger wrote: »

Just tell him your an alter boy and you've just come from evening mass, after drinking a glass of red, you'll sail in.

Drinking white you mean if its a priest:pac:

I ususally tell them If I've had none (I havent had any yet) or if I've had 2-3 then yeah (I've had 3...they tend to like one number, not two).