After some thought, the only way the poor guy could've gotten that wasted was by drinking some liquor high in sugar. I very much doubt a raccoon has the palate to enjoy a Macallan Simgle Malt Whiskey, for instance.

Amaretto, anyone?

 

I prefer Amaretto Disaronno myself.

 

And I'm more of a Frangelico kind of guy ...

 

I quit alcohol ever since the doctor advised that it might be affecting my eyesight.

(Still use it for minor cuts and scratches though.)

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/tech...&cvid=693318d1b4d44a4fb6ab6967a85d3204&ei=145

 

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https://www.tomshardware.com/laptop...ny-counts-may-have-caused-usd46-000-in-damage

A PhD engineering student at UC Berkeley seemed to be extremely unfortunate, with computer after computer failing, racking up repair bills into the thousands of dollars. Their professor “smelled a rat,” reports The Mercury News, so they set up a laptop to record anything that might happen to the unlucky student’s hardware when it was left unattended. According to a cited police report, another PhD student was subsequently caught on video using an implement to vandalize their rival’s device, causing "sparks to fly out of the laptop,"

 

I quit alcohol ever since the doctor advised that it might be affecting my eyesight.

If you find yourself pouring alcohol into your eyes, you may have a drinking problem.

 

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Good for the Prof, and their common sense for acting under the premise that nobody can be that unlucky. That saboteur academic life is over ... and possibly his professional life too, at least in the immediate future.

 

Good for the Prof, and their common sense for acting under the premise that nobody can be that unlucky. That saboteur academic life is over ... and possibly his professional life too, at least in the immediate future.

There are people who would hire him, if he's a US citizen.

 

I always liked the Robert a Heinlein quote, don't drink to excess, it might make you shoot at revenuers and miss.

 

I gave up drinking for good.
Now I only drink for evil.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/16/mark-carney-british-spellings-canada
Mark Carney criticised for using British spellings in Canadian documents
Linguists say the prime minister’s use of ‘s’ instead of ‘z’ breaks national English conventions

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/16/mark-carney-british-spellings-canada
Mark Carney criticised for using British spellings in Canadian documents
Linguists say the prime minister’s use of ‘s’ instead of ‘z’ breaks national English conventions

So, what's the penalty? Fine? Imprisonment? Lashes with a wet noodle?

 

So, what's the penalty? Fine? Imprisonment? Lashes with a wet noodle?

Canada seems overly sensitive on this point, especially where the French language is concerned. I don't know why. Perhaps it is a consequence of having two official languages? Since either language can be used for any purpose at the national level, I can see that it would be valuable to maintain control over the "official" version of each, given that most people are still going to be much weaker in one than the other.

 

Canada seems overly sensitive on this point, especially where the French language is concerned. I don't know why. Perhaps it is a consequence of having two official languages? Since either language can be used for any purpose at the national level, I can see that it would be valuable to maintain control over the "official" version of each, given that most people are still going to be much weaker in one than the other.

This, where "hoser" is a word.

Go figure.

 

This, where "hoser" is a word.

Go figure.

I'm sure that there would be a lot of common colloquialisms that are not a part of the "official" language.

 

I'm sure that there would be a lot of common colloquialisms that are not a part of the "official" language.

In Canada, the "common colloquialisms" are the official language! (At least to the common folk.)

 

In Canada, the "common colloquialisms" are the official language! (At least to the common folk.)

Fine. As usual, there is no point trying to have a real discussion with you, so I'm out.

 

@cmartinez What the heck was that huge catfight in the Mexican Senate about??? Whole lotta hair pulling going on...

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