The Government decides on the 39 signs of drunkeness.....

[Cobez]

BUREAUCRATS have drawn up an official list of intoxication symptoms, so pub owners can tell when patrons are drunk.
Among the 39 steps towards drunkenness are: "bumping into furniture", "sleeping at a bar or table" and "inability to find one's mouth with a glass".

The intoxication guidelines, drawn up by the New South Wales Office of Liquor and Gaming, were distributed to club and pub managers last week. Staff are supposed to use them in determining when to refuse alcohol to patrons.

Drafted in response to tough new liquor laws introduced in NSW, the guidelines also recommend that clubs and pubs provide free food and bottled water to drinkers, in a bid to curb alcohol-related violence.

Under the laws, managers are required to remove drunk patrons from the premises and stop them from re-entering for 24 hours - or face an $11,000 fine.

Number one on the list of 39 signs of intoxication is slurred words, followed by rambling or unintelligible conversation.

Bar staff are also urged to be on the lookout for patrons fumbling change, being rude, argumentative and aggressive, and those who cannot stand or who fall down.

Club patrons seen as "overly friendly" or exuberant could also soon find themselves shown the door, as will those who vomit.

If a patron fails to leave, managers have been advised to contact police in order to avoid being fined.

The department said the guidelines were drafted to help bar staff form a reasonable belief that a person is intoxicated. However, it warned that the list was neither exhaustive nor conclusive.

The 39 signs of drunkenness are:

1. Slurring words

2. Rambling or unintelligible conversation

3. Incoherent or muddled speech

4. Loss of train of thought

5. Not understanding normal conversation

6. Difficulty in paying attention

7. Unsteady on feet

8. Swaying uncontrollably

9. Staggering

10. Difficulting walking straight

11. Cannot stand or falling down

12. Stumbling

13. Bumping into or knocking over furniture and people

14. Lack of co-ordination

15. Spilling drinks

16. Dropping drinks

17. Fumbling change

18. Difficulty counting money or paying

19. Difficulty opening doors

20. Inability to find one's mouth with a glass

21. Rudeness

22. Agression

23. Belligerent

24. Argumentative

25. Offensive

26. Bad tempered

27. Physically violent

28. Loud or boisterous

29. Confused

30. Disorderly

31. Exuberance

32. Using offensive language

33. Annoying or pestering others

34. Overly friendly

35. Loss of inhibition

36. Inappropriate sexual advances

37. Drowsiness or sleeping at a bar or table

38. Vomiting

39. Drinking rapidly


Official list of the 39 signs of drunkenness | NEWS.com.au






First alcopop tax, then they try to tell us more than 4 drinks a day is binge drinking, now this. Well done!! Rudd proved us all right when after his tax came in, alcopop sales dropped 40%, and straight spirit sales went up 30%, now the office of liquor and gaming in NSW want to make an official list of the signs of drunkeness, that are already blatantly obvious to anyone who isn't a complete retard anyway. Most of those signs listed, are the same basic things, just reworded.

Pfffft, they seem to know what they are doing with their track record, i'll let them handle it

[vicarious]

thats sounds like me when im not drunk especially # 32 & #36

[Cobez]

21, 25, 28, 32 and 33 are me when i'm not drunk

[minux]

**** me, this country is seriously going to ****.

[vicarious]

**** me, this country is seriously going to ****.

sounds like minux is #32

[Cobez]

, I totally agree with him though, soon we won't be able to walk down the ****ing street without a permit. This country will be one giant prison. The government seems to be throwing around new rules, laws and regulations willy nilly and not thinking about the repercussions. Basically the way i see it, is if they think it sounds good, it's in.

Such a beautiful country, run by such ****ing ********s. It makes me feel sick. What a waste it is having such ****ing idiots running this great country of ours.

[Steery]

rudd is about 400x worse than howard aswell.

howard introduced some really **** laws/guidelines etc
rudd has introduced lots of fairly **** ones.
quantity > quality it seems.

[daron]

i would say i have the forst 10 at least so im in trouble b4 i open a beer
and yes austalia is going down the shirt tube

if any pollies are in here please go tell your bosses they are stupid

[Cobez]

Why? They would just come up with some new law to prevent you from saying it ever again without paying some sort of insult tax

[STEALTHY™]

Holy ****, 31/39 and i never touch alcohol......


I've put it down to most 'binge drinkers' act like ****s!

[vnv8driver]

no bar tender is that stupid, they know when youve had too much.. they dont need to be told, just another laugh that is turning me more and more against the rudd governemnt.

[xlr8_87]

Number's 4 and 6 for me!
could also add in 32 when I'm at work

[Philthy]

A friend of mine has a saying..."Rudd is ****ing up!!"
It seems to get used most days, and this is one of those times

[Astranomical]

Why can't they just let people enjoy life and just stay in their ivory towers, thinking that they're better than us?

[Wagon_Wheel]

Hahahaha hows #Vomiting.., hows that.... bartender see's some one chucking.... "hmmm.. checks list.... they must be intoxicated" lol

[Astranomical]

or "ZOMFG someone's using offensive language!!!! THEY'RE DRUNK!!!!"

**** that, I swear like a bloody sailor in real life, rofl. and if anyone's got a problem with that, **** the ****ing ****ers. :lol:

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Rudd is a ****wit. Oh no...I must be drunk.

[Astranomical]

And I'm going to shout it, which will make me seem drunk too. And I'm going to react civil to anyone who agrees with me. I must be off my head.

Screw that...really, I'd rather deal with a happy drunk than a ****ed off sober person. And I think most people would too - a couple of weeks ago when I was out drinking with some mates, a bouncer said to me, "I always love a happy drunk - keep it up"

[Cordelia calais]

Well I am ****ed, I inherited 2,21,22,26,28 and 32 and now being prego I have also achieved no 4,5,6,7,13,14 and 38 esp no 38! I may as well hang my head in shame and stay indoors!!

[BullittSV6]

I can't believe tax payers money got wasted on a list that is repetive and I'm pretty sure all bartenders know.

[calais_304]

so what would happen if you were told to leave a venue for drunkness when you had not touched a single drop of alcohol...would you get an apology like fatty had to do (said an epalectic?sp bouncer was drunk because of slow and slurred speech).....

[Deutscher]

#34 Overly friendly ... geewiz .... not allowed to be nice to people anymore :S

[padrickz88]

no bar tender is that stupid, they know when youve had too much.. they dont need to be told, just another laugh that is turning me more and more against the rudd governemnt.

pretty much :P i work in a supermarket a couple nights a week and usually im in liquor..... its completely obvious when someone has had to much...

anyone who needs a list, is ****ed up its not hard......

and anyone selling alcohol should know this stuff since its part of your rsa...

[calais_304]

#34 Overly friendly ... geewiz .... not allowed to be nice to people anymore :S

I always make an effort to be overly nice when im out drinking...not like hitting on nice just a smile, hows your night been and a good ol thankyou when they serve the drink...whats so drunk about that???

[Cobez]

**** the ****ing ****, he is a ****ing dumb****, seriously, what a ****ing ****head, i wish i could tell him to **** off back to ****land with the rest of the ****s.


Omg i'm way too smashed