Now then, those of us enjoying a new, abstemious lifestyle will obviously

[Luis Anaconda]

be putting all booze-related restrictions on hold over the christmas period in order to avoid grinchness.

The question remains: for the purposes of grog intake, when does 'the christmas period' begin?

I was drinking sambuca at 2 this morning - I would say it has begun

[Peter]

I was drinking sambuca at 2 this morning - I would say it has begun

Precisely. And you can be considered an authority on such things. I am a little bit of a lightweight these days.

I drink Guinness just to slow things down a bit