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{{quote|''"In victory, you deserve champagne; in defeat, [[Morton's Fork|you need it]]."''|'''[[Napoleon Bonaparte]]'''}}

 

Can sometimes be a type of [[Trigger]]. Contrast [[No More for Me]]. Also see [[Gigantic Gulp]]. Occasionally, the drink [[Drunk on Milk|might be milk]].

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== Anime and Manga ==

* In ''[[Zero no Tsukaima]]'', Louise sees her familiar/servant/friend/love interest/(It's complicated!), Saito in a hot bath (heavily improvised, late at night, and out in school grounds) she angrily stormed off (all the while making herself even angrier by insisting to herself she had no reason to be angry) and grabbed a drink about to be ingested by another student. Through a long series of events (irrelevent to this example) the drink was spiked with a love potion (that also seriously altered her personality, apparently...) and only made the issue worse... for everyone.

* From ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'': "It's always hard being a grown up. That's what alcohol's for."

{{quote|'''Fujisawa-sensei:''' You saw him, too? I thought I had the [[D Ts]]. I need a cigarette... Everything's fine, relax, stay cool... ''(takes a long drag)'' That's it, a drink! That'll calm my nerves. Where is it? Ahh... ''(sees empty flask)'' Ahh, gone! No drink?! I need a drink! I can't live without it!

'''Makoto:''' Sensei...

'''Fujisawa-sensei:''' Oh, shit! Someone else is out of alcohol! }}

 

 

* From ''[[Nextwave]]'', "My robot brain needs beer."

** Most [[Warren Ellis]] characters are like this, actually. Special notice should go to [[Transmetropolitan|Spider Jerusalem]], who, after finding out that the President is out to kill him, walks into a bar and orders 37 shots of whiskey.

* [[Tintin|Captain Haddock]] is like this [[The Alcoholic|all the time]].

 

 

* [http://kotorfanmedia.net/node/9227 This] ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]]'' fic features ''Carth'' of all people saying something to this effect.

* In the ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fanfic, ''[[Harry Potter and The Methods of Rationality]]'', Professor McGonagall goes into the bar for a drink after a long day of taking Harry shopping for school supplies. ''[[Justified Trope|This]] [[Insufferable Genius|is]] [[Weirdness Magnet|perfectly]] [[The Chessmaster|justified]].''

* In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' fanfic [http://www.fimfiction.net/story/16112/Whispers Whispers], the mere mention of [[Royal Brat|his brothers]] is enough to get Arcanus chugging on wine without looking back, despite insisting ''a few seconds ago'' that he doesn't care for it.

 

 

* ''[[The Patriot]]''. After getting thoroughly chewed out by his superior, Col. Tavington watches a ship full of munitions, supplies and General Cornwallis' good clothes get blown to splinters by Benjamin Martin's [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|militia]]. This takes place at a very gallant ball overlooking the harbor (and said ship). One of the partygoers mistakes the destruction for ''fireworks''. Tavington quickly downs his drink and spikes the glass into the ground.

* In ''[[Paint Your Wagon]]'' [[Clint Eastwood]]'s character, who doesn't usually drink, needs a drink really badly after Jean Seberg's chraracter reveals to him and Lee Marvin's character that {{spoiler|she loves both Eastwood AND Marvin and wants to live with both of them}}.

 

== Literature ==

* [[Discworld]]:

** Commander Vimes tends to think this when things are going particularly poorly, but after ''[[Discworld/Guards Guards|Guards Guards]]'' he quit (with a brief relapse in ''[[Discworld/Men At Arms|Men At Arms]]''), and for a long time afterwards had to remind himself that just one would be too many. William de Worde's first impression of him in ''[[Discworld/The Truth|The Truth]]'' is "badly dressed, badly spoken, and badly in need of a drink".

 

== Live Action TV ==

* The Trope image is ''[[The Colbert Report]]''. During [http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/77985/november-08-2006/the-word---sigh this "The Wørd" segment] after the 2006 Midterms (and giving the Democrats control of the House), Stephen Colbert was visibly depressed, slouched over and with [[Face Palm|his head in his hand]]. The bullet point reacted to this by displaying this exact phrase (see above)

** Stephen proceeds to pull out what appears to be scotch and first the Word says "Fight it" before he gives up and pours, changing the message to "F*ck it" and finishing with "Oh, sweet brown medicine, take away the pain..." as he downs the whole glass

** Castiel again, after the events of the episode [[Break the Cutie|"The Dark Side of the Moon."]] In the next episode, after he gets a call from the boys:

{{quote|'''Sam''': Are you... Are you ''drunk?!''

'''Castiel''': [[Crowning Moment of Funny|I drank it]]. }}

** Also, Castiel in the episode "Free To Be You And Me". When Castiel is taken to a brothel by Dean and is introduced to one of the girls there, he downs a generously sized glass of beer before being pulled away to one of the back rooms.

 

== Music ==

* "Seven Days" by [[The Police|Sting]] is about the singer trying to beat a dumb but strong guy for a girl. The second verse ends like this:

{{quote|My rival is Neanderthal, it makes me think

* [[Dan and Mab's Furry Adventures|Abel]] of all people becomes victim to this trope [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_1183.php here].

* In one of the ''[[Erfworld]]'' summer updates, Parson gets into a discussion with Jack and Maggie about the nature of time in Erfworld. At some point, he realizes that he is either too drunk, or not drunk enough to participate in the conversation. Having no way to sober up, he gambles on the latter, and downs a wineskin.

* Considering the week/months in comic time they've been having by [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070418 this point], it's amazing [[Girl Genius|Wooster]] is the first to invoke this trope and that it took that long.

* ''[[Friendship Is Dragons]]'' adds its own take on MLP's scene below.

{{quote|'''Twilight:''' Ugh, I need a drink!

'''Twilight:''' BOTH! }}

 

* In ''[[Metalocalypse]]'', an episode has the band awakening a lake troll. In the ensuing chaos, Nathan states he needs ''exactly'' one hundred beers. Cut to the Nathan and the band in a bar, asking for one hundred beers.

* ''[[The Dover Boys|The Dover Boys at Pimento University; or, The Rivals of Roquefort Hall]]'':

"Confound them! ''([[Alcohol Hic|HIC!]])''" }}

* In the ''[[Hey Arnold!]]'' episode "Helga On The Couch," upon learning her daughter will be attending therapy, Miriam Pataki loudly announces, "I need a smoothie." If you watch enough of the show [[Parental Bonus|(and you're old enough)]] you know she really means something stronger.

* Reportedly, when Stalin realized Hitler had doublecrossed him, his initial reaction was to lock himself in a bar and go on a week long drinking binge.

* When person has low blood pressure (or other problems which has similar symptoms), one of the things that might help them temporarily is bit of alcohol. Coffee and few other things have similar results, but alcohol is also calming on their nerves. And its faster to take quick shot than sit with hot coffee.

 

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