.....from the Cat Files.....


The London(UK) Drink Doctor

Symptom : Drinking fails to give satisfaction and taste; shirt front is wet.

Fault : Mouth not open when drinking or glass being applied to wrong part of face.

Solution : Buy another pint and practice in front of a mirror. Continue with as many pints as necessary until drinking technique is perfect.


Symptom : Drinking fails to give satisfaction and taste; Beer unusually pale and clear.

Fault : Glass is empty.

Solution : Find someone who will buy you another pint.


Symptom : Room is spinning.

Fault : Somebody is spinning your barstool.

Solution : Vomit on person doing the spinning.


Symptom : Feet cold and wet.

Fault : Glass being held at incorrect angle.

Solution : Turn glass so that open end is pointing at ceiling.


Symptom : Feet warm and wet.

Fault : Loss of self-control.

Solution : Go and stand beside nearest dog. After a while complain to its owner about its lack of house training.


Symptom : Lap cool and wet.

Fault : Drooling on yourself.

Solution : Change position so that you are drooling on someone else.


Symptom : Bar blurred.

Fault : You are looking through the bottom of your empty glass.

Solution : Find someone who will buy you another pint.


Symptom : Bar moving.

Fault : You are being carried out.

Solution : Find out if you are being taken to another bar. If not complain loudly that you are being hi-jacked.


Sympton : Bar looks like a circus.

Fault : You're at a circus.

Solution : Go to a bar.


Symptom : The opposite wall is covered with ceiling tiles and has a fluorescent strip across it.

Fault : You have fallen over backwards.

Solution : If glass is still full, and no one is standing on your drinking arm, stay put. If not, get someone to lift you up and lash you to the bar.


Symptom : Everything has gone dim and you have a mouth full of teeth.

Fault : You have fallen over forwards.

Solution : Same as for falling over backwards.


Symptom : You have woken up to find your bed cold, hard and wet. You cannot see your bedroom walls or ceiling.

Fault : You have spent the night in the gutter.

Solution : Check your watch to see if it is opening time - if not treat yourself to a lie in.


Symptom : Everything has gone dim.

Fault : The pub is closing.

Solution : PANIC!!