A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

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Entry from November 08, 2021
“I have a drinking problem. I ran out of vodka”

I don’t have a drinking problem, ‘cept when I can’t get a drink” was written by American singer and songwriter Tom Waits in the song “Bad Liver and a Broken Heart” (1976). The line was printed in the Evening Standard (London, UK) on June 4, 1976.
     
“I have a drinking problem. I ran out of alcohol/beer/vodka/wine” is a drinking saying that has been printed on many images.
 
“I have a drinking problem. Specifically the problem is this: I have run out of wine” was posted on Twitter by “Like Zorro” on March 23, 2009. “I have a drinking problem. I ran out of red wine” was posted on Twitter by Blake on March 10, 2010. “It seems I have a drinking problem… We’ve run out of wine to drink!” was posted on Twitter by Breanne Wilson on September 25, 2011. “I Have A Drinking Problem Ran Out of Wine Tee” was posted on Twitter by Sonja Everage on June 7, 2016. “Mens I Have A Drinking Problem I Ran Out Of Wine - Funny T-Shirt” was posted on Twitter by Dealords on October 7, 2017.
 
“It seems I may have a drinking problem after all… I just ran out of wine. http://pinterest.com/pin/492581277964899538/” was posted on Twitter by Samantha Metcalf on October 6, 2013. This version has been printed on ecards.
 
“People ask me if I have a drinking problem.  I say only when I run out of beer!” was posted on Twitter by The Doctor on September 11, 2009. “so the doctor says do you have a drinking problem to which i respond only when i run out of beer” was posted on Twitter by FoxtrotFoxtrot on September 24, 2009. “I have a drinking problem, I ran out of beers” was posted on Twitter by Crystal Hall on September 10, 2010. “I have a drinking problem, I ran out of beer!!” was posted on Twitter by Balbuena on September 11, 2010. “I have a drinking problem!... I RAN OUT OF BEER!!!” was posted on Twitter by EvilMinded on October 13, 2010.
 
“Last night I admit I had a drinking problem… I ran out of vodka!” was posted on Twitter by Andrew Spieldenner on January 18, 2010. “i have a drinking problem…i ran out of vodka” was posted on Twitter by Jowie Rey on October 7, 2010. “I have a drinking problem… I ran out of vodka!!!” was posted on Twitter by Beckhinna on March 1, 2011. “I have a drinking problem, I ran out of Vodka” was posted on Twitter by Randy on December 4, 2011.
 
“I have a drinking problem. I ran out of alcohol” was posted on Twitter by Andrei Bogdan on January 8, 2010. “I only have a drinking problem when I run out of alcohol” was posted on Twitter by Heather Dorofy on February 5, 2011. “I have a drinking problem, I’ve ran out of alcohol to drink!” was posted on Twitter by Troy M on July 31, 2011. “I have a #drinking problem I’ve ran out of alcohol” was posted on Twitter by Alan fairclough on November 12, 2011.
   
“I think I have a drinking problem, the problem is I’m out of drinks” was posted on Twitter by Judas Kiss on February 4, 2010. “I have a drinking problem….. I’m out of drinks. This is a serious problem” was posted on Twitter by P∆UL ΞTIΞNNΞ on June 25, 2011. “I only have a drinking problem is when I run out of drinks ~Will” was posted on Twitter by Yoooo Will on December 31, 2012. “The only drinking problem I have is when I run out of drinks” was posted on Twitter by Nope on March 7, 2013. “It’s a drinking problem only if you run out of drinks” was posted on Twitter by LabZone on September 30, 2020. “It’s not a drinking problem unless you’ve run out of drinks” was posted on Twitter by Becky C on December 31, 2020.
 
“The only ‘Drinking Problem’ that I have, is when I ‘run out of money to buy it!’..LOL” was posted on Twitter by SCOTT LONGAS on October 11, 2009. “My only drinking problem is when I run out of money” was posted on Twitter by z m b on January 2, 2011. “I have a drinking problem…I’m out of money!” was posted on Twitter by Drunk N Naughty on February 25, 2012. “I have a drinking problem! I’ve run out of money and I’m not yet drunk” was posted on Twitter by SkinnerWRX on January 10, 2013. “It’s only a drinking problem if you run out of money” was posted on Twitter by hooba on April 18, 2013. “I have a drinking problem, I am out of money, and it’s impossible to drink” was posted on Twitter by HomeraPasaule on August 12, 2013. “Goan steal ‘@MistaAlinco: I have a drinking problem…I’m out of money!’” was posted on Twitter by TAILOR iG: GTX_OUTFITS on November 7, 2013. “I have a serious drinking problem… I’m out of money” was posted on Twitter by Poseidon on March 1, 2019.
 
     
Wikiquote: Tom Waits
Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) American composer, singer, songwriter, musician and actor.
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I don’t have a drinking problem ‘cept when I can’t get a drink.
. “Bad Liver and a Broken Heart”, Small Change (1976).
 
YouTube
Bad Liver And A Broken Heart [Tom Waits]
Jun 13, 2011
AsAsasDoDesejo
   
Genius (lyrics)
Bad Liver and a Broken Heart
Tom Waits
Track 8 on Small Change
Release Date October 18, 1976
Well I got a bad liver and a broken heart
Yea I drunk me a river since you tore me apart
And I don’t have a drinking problem
Cept when I can’t get a drink
       
Newspapers.com
4 June 1976, Evening Standard (London, UK),  “Waiting game” by James Johnson, pg. 21, col. 1:
“I don’t have a drinking problem, ‘cept when I can’t get a drink,” he (Tom Waits—ed.) growls.
 
Twitter
hedda1113@hedda1113·Oct 30, 2008
Replying to @derekc
@derekc “I don’t have a drinking problem, except when I can’t find a drink.”—Tom Waits  
 
Twitter
“Like Zorro”
@drunkenmadman
I have a drinking problem. Specifically the problem is this: I have run out of wine.
8:27 AM · Mar 23, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
The Doctor
@TheDrDon
People ask me if I have a drinking problem.  I say only when I run out of beer!
9:50 PM · Sep 11, 2009·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
FoxtrotFoxtrot
@lbtool
so the doctor says do you have a drinking problem to which i respond only when i run out of beer ... http://lnk.ms/22NgM
3:09 PM · Sep 24, 2009·erased858
   
Twitter
SCOTT LONGAS@Hercscott·Oct 11, 2009
@Ylsoccermom Good!..The only ‘Drinking Problem” that I have, is when I “run out of money to buy it!”..LOL
 
Twitter
Andrei Bogdan
@aBogdan
I have a drinking problem. I ran out of alcohol.
2:26 PM · Jan 8, 2010·Twitter Web Client
     
Twitter
Andrew Spieldenner
@Aspield
Last night I admit I had a drinking problem… I ran out of vodka!
3:38 PM · Jan 18, 2010·Twitter Web Client
     
Twitter
Judas Kiss
@ChrisRockGlover
I think I have a drinking problem, the problem is I’m out of drinks. :(
1:41 AM · Feb 4, 2010·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Blake
@humidhaney
I have a drinking problem. I ran out of red wine.
8:22 PM · Mar 10, 2010·Twitter Web Client
     
Twitter
David Voth
@SexCigarsBooze
I don’t have a drinking problem, except when I can’t get a drink.
5:15 PM · Jul 29, 2010·TweetDeck
 
Twitter
Crystal Hall
@CrystalCA08
I have a drinking problem, I ran out of beers
Funny Jokes http://bit.ly/1DOFTl
12:30 AM · Sep 10, 2010·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Balbuena
@TonyElTigeraso
I have a drinking problem, I ran out of beer!!
7:39 PM · Sep 11, 2010·TweetCaster
 
Twitter
Carol Peterson
@kitcat6969
I discover I had a drinking problem . I ran out of beer and that’s a problem.
6:08 PM · Sep 14, 2010·Status Shuffle
     
Twitter
Jamie Keck
@Jay_bans
I’m don’t have a drinking problem. It’s not a problem until I run out of beer.
3:59 AM · Sep 22, 2010 from Chicod, NC·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Jowie Rey
@jowierey
i have a drinking problem…i ran out of vodka =[ well, time to go to the store
5:01 PM · Oct 7, 2010·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
EvilMinded
@evilmindedmusic
I have a drinking problem!... I RAN OUT OF BEER!!!
11:45 PM · Oct 13, 2010·Twitter Web Client
         
Twitter
David Voth
@SexCigarsBooze
I don’t have a drinking problem, except when I run out of booze or can’t find a drink.
11:45 PM · Nov 6, 2010·TweetDeck
 
Twitter
Myself
@Tradethem_all
I just realized I got a drinking problem…...
I ran out of beer!!!!! Geeezzzz
9:12 PM · Dec 22, 2010·Twitter for iPhone
     
Twitter
z m b
@zachblows
My only drinking problem is when I run out of money
4:01 AM · Jan 2, 2011·Echofon
   
Twitter
Heather Dorofy
@dorofyh
I only have a drinking problem when I run out of alcohol.
3:22 AM · Feb 5, 2011·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Beckhinna
@Beckyller
I have a drinking problem… I ran out of vodka!!!
1:52 AM · Mar 1, 2011·erased734497
   
Twitter
FuckYou
@Lord_DarkLight
i only have a drinking problem when i run out of alcohol
11:36 PM · Apr 23, 2011·Twitter Web Client
   
Twitter
P∆UL ΞTIΞNNΞ
@PaulEtienne
I have a drinking problem….. I’m out of drinks. This is a serious problem
3:15 PM · Jun 25, 2011·Twitter for Mac
 
Twitter
Levi Teitlebaum
@EllTeePhoto
........yes i DO have a drinking problem…......i ran out of wiskey!!!!!.............
3:45 PM · Jul 28, 2011·Twitter for Mac
     
Twitter
Troy M
@FAQUADklown
I have a drinking problem, I’ve ran out of alcohol to drink! That IS a problem! 😊
4:42 PM · Jul 31, 2011·Twitter SMS
     
Twitter
Bombshell
@Bomb_Shell_88
Holla “@jespinoza2019: The only people with a drinking problem are those who run out of beer #morebeer”
12:11 AM · Aug 4, 2011·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Breanne Wilson
@bizzylittlebee
It seems I have a drinking problem… We’ve run out of wine to drink!
1:09 AM · Sep 25, 2011·Twitter for BlackBerry®
   
Twitter
nessa
@jxj0vannie
“The only drinking problem I have is when I run out of beer.” - Dr. Herrera http://tumblr.com/Zpv8KyB2egOP
1:43 AM · Oct 24, 2011·Tumblr
 
Twitter
Alan fairclough
@alanf27
I have a #drinking problem I’ve ran out of alcohol
1:37 PM · Nov 12, 2011·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter   
Randy
@lie_sheet_steel
I have a drinking problem, I ran out of Vodka.
11:24 AM · Dec 4, 2011·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
MosesGhirmay on IG
@Moses_G
i got a big drinking problem… i ran out of alcohol!
8:11 PM · Dec 19, 2011·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Do Not Resuscitate
@metomygrave
hello my name’s cain and I have a drinking problem… i’ve ran out of vodka, again.
11:02 AM · Jan 14, 2012·Twitter for BlackBerry®
     
Twitter
Drunk N Naughty
@drunkNnaughty
I have a drinking problem…I’m out of money!
8:21 PM · Feb 25, 2012·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
david savage
@NFASavDaddy
I have a drinking problem I ran out of alcohol
11:47 PM · Mar 8, 2012·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
JJ Rose, but spooky
@MascNCheese
Yea, I have a drinking problem, I ran out of Vodka.
5:19 AM · Jul 1, 2012·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter 
Kevin Toomey
@ahabt00mey
fuck i have the worst drinking problem around… ive ran out of alcohol
10:13 PM · Oct 26, 2012·Twitter Web Client
       
Twitter   
Yoooo Will
@SOCOmfortable
I only have a drinking problem is when I run out of drinks ~Will
1:08 AM · Dec 31, 2012·Echofon
 
Twitter   
SkinnerWRX
@SkinnerWRX
I have a drinking problem! I’ve run out of money and I’m not yet drunk.
1:18 AM · Jan 10, 2013·UberSocial for BlackBerry
   
Twitter
Nope
@jagsmakemesad
The only drinking problem I have is when I run out of drinks
7:04 PM · Mar 7, 2013·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Rach
@Rachel_VN
I’ve a drinking problem, just ran out of wine and no alcohol left in the house
6:53 PM · Mar 30, 2013·Twittelator
     
Twitter
hooba
@DingusCrumbs
It’s only a drinking problem if you run out of money
11:27 PM · Apr 18, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Steph
@StephanieHinote
Replying to @DlYfoods
“@Alcoholic_Tweet: I don’t have a drinking problem.  It’s not a problem until I run out of alcohol.”
5:23 PM · Apr 21, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
♥♥ BECCA♥♥
@kevorncollins
I don’t have a drinking problem. It’s not a problem until I run out of alcohol.
4:47 PM · Apr 24, 2013·Twitter for BlackBerry®
 
Twitter
HomeraPasaule
@HomeraPasaule
I have a drinking problem, I am out of money, and it’s impossible to drink
3:44 PM · Aug 12, 2013·Twitter for Android
 
Twitter
Samantha Metcalf
@sammigurl87
It seems I may have a drinking problem after all… I just ran out of wine. http://pinterest.com/pin/492581277964899538/
8:03 PM · Oct 6, 2013·Pinterest
   
Twitter
CarmitaPZ
@k_rmitpz
It seems I may have a drinking problem after all… I just ran out of wine. http://pinterest.com/pin/564709240747021508/ via
@pinterest jaja lo mismo de cada finde
10:01 PM · Oct 6, 2013·Twitter for Websites
     
Twitter
TAILOR iG: GTX_OUTFITS
@GBAGAUNFREAK
Goan steal “@MistaAlinco: I have a drinking problem…I’m out of money!”
6:20 AM · Nov 7, 2013·Twitter for BlackBerry®
 
Twitter
Kimberly Toureiro
@KitchenSprout
It seems I may have a drinking problem after all… I just ran out of wine
8:47 PM · Jan 12, 2014·Twitter Web Client
           
Twitter
David Voth
@SexCigarsBooze
I don’t have a drinking problem,
‘cept when I can’t get a drink.
~Tom Waits
5:04 PM · Jun 23, 2014·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
KS Collegefession
@KCollegefession
“I have a drinking problem…I ran out of alcohol. Now that’s a problem!” -Baker University
4:25 PM · Sep 4, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
The Lonely Villager
@hektik313
I have a drinking problem
I ran out of beer…
10:42 AM · Dec 12, 2014·Twitter for Android
   
Twitter
Sonja Everage
@ZoeandEve
I Have A Drinking Problem Ran Out of Wine Tee http://zoeandeve.com/products/i-have-a-drinking-problem-ran-out-of-wine-tee
10:23 AM · Jun 7, 2016·Twitter Web Client
 
Twitter
Sonja Everage
@ZoeandEve
I Have A Drinking Problem Ran Out of Wine Tee, $22.00
#GlitterTee #2xTshirt #WineTShirt #4xTShirts
https://goo.gl/fhxrnI
via @outfy
4:27 PM · Feb 16, 2017·erased7705144
 
Twitter
Dealords
@Dealords
Mens I Have A Drinking Problem I Ran Out Of Wine - Funny T-Shirt XL Black
Category: Amazon, Tshirts
http://bit.ly/2z6AdwW
3:04 AM · Oct 7, 2017·Dealords
   
Twitter
Jacqui On Cloud Wine
@heyjacqui_
Yes I have a drinking problem. I just ran out of wine.
10:38 PM · Feb 10, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
   
Twitter
Poseidon
@jayyyvee_
I have a serious drinking problem… I’m out of money.
5:39 PM · Mar 1, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
         
Twitter
LabZone
@LabZoneSK
Replying to @LouMM
It’s a drinking problem only if you run out of drinks.
3:42 AM · Sep 30, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
Becky C
@BeccaaCraft
It’s not a drinking problem unless you’ve run out of drinks
8:13 PM · Dec 31, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
Renee Libby
@ReneeAlida
I don’t have a drinking problem.
Unless I run out of wine.
9:41 AM · May 12, 2021·Twitter Web App
 
Twitter
CrazyBitchProbs
@crazybitchprbs
I have a drinking problem…
I ran out of wine.
12:48 PM · Sep 27, 2021·Twitter Web App
   
Twitter
chuy
@chuboo24
I have a drinking problem…. I ran out of beer.
8:21 AM · Sep 29, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
 
Twitter
David Voth
@SexCigarsBooze
I have a drinking problem…
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
I HAVE A
DRINKING
PROBLEM:
I RAN OUT
OF BEER!
10:19 PM · Nov 8, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

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