“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
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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”:).
     
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
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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 ·
I’m a social drinker.
Every time someone says “I’ll have a drink”, I say “social I.”