Sublime

Q: Where were you between the hours of midnight and two a.m.? A: Drunk. Q: That’s not a location. A: On the contrary. It’s a nation-state with its own laws and traditions.

Being sober in a room full of drunk strangers emboldened me to act insane. I approached partygoers and introduced myself as someone from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Cette compétence presque intégriste s’accorde mal avec ce que j’observe de son mode de consommation, très proche du mien : on se fout totalement de la qualité, n’importe quelle bibine fait l’affaire, la seule chose qui compte c’est l’ivresse. À la russe.

Because over 90 percent of adults in Western society drink on a regular basis, drinking is still regarded as normal. But just as you could argue that it is extremely abnormal to inhale cancerous fumes, so you could argue that there is nothing normal about adding a foul-tasting poison to an otherwise pleasant and nutritious drink.

“Report: Aspirin Taken Daily with Bottle of Bourbon Reduces Awareness of Heart Attacks,” The Onion, June 10, 1998, https://www.theonion.com/report-aspirin-taken-daily-with-bottle-of-bourbon-redu-1819564746.