Shock! Horror! The Irish Drink Too Much!

[KukriKhan]

Well ....That's 5+ *hic* drinks......for breakfast
Though really having a binge drink is like starting at breakfast and carrying on for a week or two ...or maybe more .

Yeah, that sure has changed over the years. My folks would refer to some neighborhood guy as being "on a binge" when he'd drink all day, every day for a week, 10 days (usually in response to some tragedy). Those guys were distinct from drunks, who drank all day every day for years, tragedy or not.

5 at a sitting? That's not even a pinocle afternoon at the bar with my buddies.