But your kind of inner peace brings all 
 sorts of associated problems...............  .............witness the 5 stages of drunkenness............... 




 
  THE FIVE STAGES OF DRUNKENNESS   
 Stage 1 - CLEVER  
 This is when you suddenly become an expert on every subject in the known 
 universe. You know you know everything and you want to pass on your knowledge to 
 anyone who will listen. At this stage you are always right. And, of course, the 
 person you are talking to is very wrong. This makes for an interesting 
 argument when both parties are CLEVER.   
 Stage 2 - ATTRACTIVE  
 This is when you realise that you are the most ATTRACTIVE person in the 
 entire bar and that everyone fancies you. You can go up to a perfect stranger 
 knowing that they fancy you and really want to talk to you. Bear in mind that you 
 are still CLEVER, so you can talk to this person About any subject under the 
 sun.   
 Stage 3 - RICH  
 This is when you suddenly become the RICHEST person in the room. You can buy 
 drinks for the entire bar because you have a bottomless wallet. You can also 
 make bets at this stage because of course yo u are still CLEVER so, naturally, 
 you will always win.  
 Anyway, it doesn't matter how much you bet because you are RICH. You will 
 also buy drinks for everyone that you fancy, in the knowledge that you are 
 clearly the most ATTRACTIVE person present.   
 Stage 4 - INVINCIBLE  
 You are now ready to pick fights with anyone and everyone, especially those 
 with whom you have been betting or arguing. This is because you are now 
 INVINCIBLE. At this point you can also go up to the partners of the people who you 
 fancy and challenge them to a battle of wits or strength. You have  
 No fear of losing this battle, because as well as being INVINCIBLE you are 
 CLEVER, you're RICH and you're more ATTRACTIVE than them anyway.   
 Stage 5 - INVISIBLE  
 This is the final stage of drunkenness. At this point you can do anything, 
 because you are now INVISIBLE. You can dance on a table to impress the people 
 who you fancy because the r est of the  
 people in the room cannot see you. You can also snog the face off them for 
 the same reason. You are also INVISIBLE to the people who want to fight you. 
 You can walk through the street singing at the top of your lungs because no 
 one can see or hear you, and because you're still CLEVER you know all the 
 words.   
 THE FIVE STAGES OF SOBERING UP   
 Stage 1 - STUPID  
 Headache, the churning stomach and the cold sweats, you realise that you have 
 lost not only several hours of your life but also the ability to concentrate 
 on anything whatsoever. You are now STUPID and will remain so for a minimum of 
 12 hours.   
 Stage 2 - UGLY  
 Never entirely happy with the effects of the bathroom mirror first thing, you 
 are horrified to discover that you have now become even UGLIER than you 
 previously thought possible. Not only do you have bloodshot eyes and a glorious 
 collection of Spots, but you are shaking so much that your grandfather probably 
 looks healthier. Unfortunately you are still too STUPID to know better than to 
 try and shave whilst shaking.   
 Stage 3 - POOR  
 Having crawled out of bed and got dressed you are about to shamble out the 
 door when you discover that the money that was lent to last you the week is now 
 missing from your wallet. Being ST UPID, you have no idea what happened to it 
 but the traces of curry on your clothes allow the possibility that you might 
 have treated everyone to a takeaway at some point.   
 Alternatively, your pocket could have been picked or you might have given the 
 taxi driver a fifty dollar note by mistake. Rationalising that you couldn't 
 possibly have been that STUPID and that you would remember being robbed, you 
 come to believe that you were the only one who bought any food or drinks all 
 night and start to loathe all your friends.   
 Stage 4 - FRAGILE  
 As you are now STUPID, UGLY and POOR, your consequently FRAGILE self-esteem 
 plummets. Your already FRAGILE physical condition ensures that you feel liable 
 to shatter if anyone even speaks to you.   
 Stage 5 - CONSPICUOUS  
 This is the final stage of sobering up.  
 Unfortunately, everyone can spot this CONSPICUOUS condition and its cause 
 from a great distance.  
 Even worse, they know that they can complete your Misery by making fun of 
 you, and that you are too STUPID to retaliate, too FRAGILE to hit them, too POOR 
 to bribe them and too UGLY to hide!