"I’m a social drinker. Every time someone says ‘I’ll have a drink,’ I say ‘Social I’”—a pun on “So shall I”— is a jocular drinking saying that has been printed on several images. “I used to be a social drinker. You know, you have one and social I” was posted on the newsgroup rec.climbing on July 28, 1999.
Google Groups: rec.climbing
list of my greatest climbs
GaryFike
7/28/99
In article <9330827...@www.remarq.com>, Brooke
writes:
>Nowadays I only do social climbing.
>
I used to be a social drinker.
You know, you have one and social I.
Google Groups: alt.smouldering.dog.zone
tooting own horn...beep beep
David
7/26/01
(...)
Could be. I never liked alcohol that much either, but discovered I had to drink it to sh** faced, and I sure did. I was pretty much a social drinker; whenever anybody said “I think I’ll have a drink” I would answer “Social I”
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Twitter
Unstable Genius
@Jezi_Belle
@Mandaril “I’m a social drinker… someone says ‘I’ll have a drink,’ and I say ‘Social I!’”
11:02 AM - 18 Feb 2009
Twitter
Character Tweetings
@FicTweet
RT @FunnyJoker I’m just a social drinker. Every time someone says, “I’ll have a drink”, I say, “Social I.”
9:38 AM - 29 Mar 2009
30 September 2010, South Wales Evening Post (Swansea, UK), pg. 2:
I’’m just a social drinker, every time someone says, ‘’I’’ll have a drink’’. I say, ‘Social I.’’
Me.Me
I’M JUST A SOCIAL DRINKER EVERYTIME SOMEONE SAYS I THINK I’LL HAVE A DRINK I SAY SOCIAL I! A MEME
FOUND @ 3609 LIKES ON 2016-11-27 18:27:09 BY ME.ME
SOURCE: FACEBOOK
Twitter
Gizzy
@gizm0j0e
I’m just a social drinker....
Every time someone says, “I’ll have a drink” I say, “Social I”
5:18 AM - 14 May 2017
Facebook
Bad Jokes and Terrible One Liners
March 22, 2018 at 1:36am ยท
I’m a social drinker.
Every time someone says “I’ll have a drink”, I say “social I.”
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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