"Richard Periut" > wrote in message
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> Dimitri wrote:
> > "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> > A very wise man and 100% correct
> >
> > The guy with the lampshade on his head is not the drunk. The drunk is
the
> > guy who polishes of a fifth (OK 750ML) and acts like he hasn't had a
drop.
> > (well maybe a little)
> >
> > Dimitri
> >
> >
>
> In the ER, they are known as part of the 400 club; they come with
> alcohol levels of 400 + (usually because of a fight,) yet they are
> articulating every word perfectly, and they can walk a straight line.
>
> Be more afraid of the alcoholic pilot that hasn't had a drink in 24
> hours, rather than the alcoholic one that has downed a couple of shots
> in the bathroom. (I think there was a movie made about that?)
>
> R

Yes - the Pilot was played by Cliff Robertson. The Doctor tried to wean him
by metering the amount of alcohol. The climax came when he went "sight
seeing" over the Grand Canyon with a jumbo and had to declare an emergency
because SF was socked in and he had to land in Sacramento with zero fuel.

I think it was a made for TV movie.

Dimitri