Heckler on Alcohol
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Seeing red over use of intoxicating wine studies
Heckler Hardly a day goes by without the media enlightening us with some ground-breaking new research to guide us along the rocky road of life.
Gift for dad, the armed, drunk loner
Heckler IF ANOTHER catalogue comes through my letterbox around Father's Day urging my family to buy me a John Wayne, Dirty Harry or James Bond movie for dad, I'll spill my Milo.
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Defence of substance cuts no ice
Heckler CAN we please get rid of the defence of ''I've been on drugs since I was 15 and it's affected my mind''?
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Plenty of clicks and cricks in my old chassis
Heckler IF MY body was a used car that was for sale I'm not sure that I would buy it.
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Bad mother, sad hair and sorry about the dinner
Heckler BREAKFAST: Arrive home from brisk morning walk feeling very thirsty. Make note to self that tonight will be alcohol free. Open fridge to find empty bottle of orange juice. Go for cereal option.
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Mum's night out such an inquisition
Heckler I am having a midweek night out with the girls. We are trying a new cafe in Manly and have finally locked in a Thursday night.
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Wrong diagnosis was gout of the blue
The Heckler I WAS recently diagnosed with gout. The foot felt sore on Christmas Eve. It wasn't better by December 29 so off I hobbled to the medical centre. The doctor took one look at my foot.
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Public servants really care
Heckler HEY, state government. It's time to give us public servants a break. We know that you think we are lazy, overpaid, out-of-control, bureaucratic, lefty time-wasters, who are profligate with taxpayers'...
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Abstaining throws up tricky issues
Heckler THE Great Vomit of Y2K was the last time I ever drank champagne or wine. I threw up so violently I lost a contact lens.
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Getting the wrong end of the stick
Heckler Until recently I thought there were a limited number of types in this world - you know, leg men, boob men, bum women, and so forth. But I've started noticing a new type: stick men ... and women.
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When no means no
Heckler IF YOU give up drinking be prepared for battle. Your body won't put up barriers. It will thank you but you will need your wits about you to face the barrage of astounded responses, the most common...
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No Cruise in my cocktail
Heckler PUT aside Sydney's problems with alcohol-related violence for the moment. I'm as upset at this behaviour and its social cost as most citizens.
