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Ever just have one of ''those'' days? Where things just [[It Got Worse|go from bad to worse]]? [[Disaster Dominoes|Everything that could go wrong does go wrong]]? Does [[Humiliation Conga|the entire world]] [[Butt Monkey|have it in for you]]? Or have you just had enough of being [[Surrounded By Idiots]]?

 

This comes in one of two flavors:

* Someone reaches for the nearest alcoholic beverage, or if he is currently holding one, will [[Quick Nip|down the rest of it in the blink of an eye]].

 

 

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]].

 

== Anime and Manga ==

* [[Iron Man]] had a great inversion of this during the original ''Armor Wars'' story arc: "Even though I've never wanted a drink more... I've never needed one less."

** During ''[[Fear Itself]]'', {{spoiler|the Grey Gargoyle's slaughter of Paris forces him back into alcoholism, not helped by enabling dwarves and endless amounts of mead.}}

 

== Fan Fic ==

* In a [[Bleach]] fanfic called "Saying I Will", the final major arc of the story has Byakuya drinking a 1000-year old Sake after finding out that {{spoiler|Ichigo is the deceased Soul King's nephew and is next in line for the throne. Made worse by the fact his reaction is all recorded on tape.}}

* In ''[[Through a Diamond Sky (Fanfic)|Through a Diamond Sky]]'', as Flynn's working on escaping his captors, he remarks to himself that he needs a nap, a cold beer, and a ''long'' talk with his wife; not necessarily in that order.

 

== Film ==

** This also happens to Crowley in the backstory:

{{quote| Crowley got a commendation for the Spanish Inquisition. He ''had'' been in Spain then, mainly hanging around cantinas in the nicer parts, and hadn’t even known about it until the commendation arrived. He’d gone to have a look, and come back and got drunk for a week.}}

** More fitting this trope is of course Hagrid's reaction to only narrowly escaping the most powerful dark wizard of all times: "Haven't go' any brandy, have yeh, Molly?" asked Hagrid a little shakily, "Fer medicinal purposes?"

* Happens a lot in the ''[[Garrett PI]]'' series, as befits a homage to hardboiled detective fiction. Even the Grand Inquisitor demanded brandy in a jar when he stopped by to complain about his ecclesiastical colleagues. Upon his return from one emotionally-wracking case, Garrett's associates practically ''forced'' a mug into the main character's hand, anticipating that this trope was in effect.

'''Beckett:''' Yeah. Vodka. Lots of vodka ''[he makes a great face and leaves to do so but she holds him back]''...But I'm on duty. So water?<br />

'''Castle:''' ''[rolls his eyes and smirks]'' Yeah. Vodka... }}

* On ''[[Home Improvement]]'', Jill hastily asks for some liquor when she is worried about her son Brad driving by himself for the first time. In another instance, Tim gulps down his drink after he is [[Mistaken for Gay]] at a bar.

* In the ''[[Community (TV)|Community]]'' episode "[[Community (TV)/Recap/S2 E10 Mixology Certification|Mixology Certification]]" Annie starts off the night odering Root Beers but as she gets progressively worked up about planning out her entire life she eventually ends up switching to screwdrivers.

* ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' uses this as a [[Running Gag]] with Penny, notably in the season four premiere where she is dragged into chaperoning Sheldon on his first "date" with Amy Farrah Fowler. As it becomes clear that Amy is the [[Distaff Counterpart]] of Sheldon, especially when it comes to [[No Social Skills]], they eventually turn their combined [[Brutal Honesty|lack of tact]] on Penny. Once it gets to calculating how many men she has slept with, she begs the waiter for a drink.

* Toward the end of the ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' episode "Dave Returns" ([[S 4 E 15]]), Leslie says "And now I am going to endorse ten beers into my mouth, because today has been very stressful." (Or words to that effect). Despite the large number of beers, it counts as needing a freaking drink and not [[Drowning My Sorrows]] because Leslie specifically cites stress as a factor, and it's a one-time thing (at a party at a bar, no less).

 

 

"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.

** Rarity takes a turn in "Sweet and Elite"; during an upper-crust garden party that her friends have just gatecrashed, she drains a glass of (what appears to be) punch in one shot.

* Another children's cartoon example: Jake from ''[[Adventure Time (Animation)|Adventure Time]]'', when he attends a really boring meeting.

** Actually a Subversion: Whiskey and milk is an old folk remedy for an unsettled stomach. Like, say, from airsickness. Had nothing to do with Shell Shock, which would be this trope.

*** Well, yes, but (1) the pilots were given straight shots of whiskey (known in some cases to induce an unsettled stomach, depending on the quality of the whiskey) and (2) even if the primary reason was stomach-settling, this factor can't have hurt. [[Double Subversion]], then?

* In general, nobody is allowed to eat or drink anything -- except perhaps water -- in the [[British Political System|British House of Commons]] chamber. There is one exception: the Chancellor of the Exchequer is allowed to have an alcoholic beverage while delivering the Budget speech. Considering how long (George Osborne's 2010 Budget speech lasted 55 minutes, and that's short; [[William Gladstone]]'s 1853 Budget ran nearly five straight hours) and important the speech tends to be -- to say nothing of all-too-likely Opposition heckling -- the Chancellor is well-advised to take advantage of that exception.

** While smoking and eating may be banned, the House of Commons does offer its members free snuff, a powdered form of tobacco that is inhaled. This is due to the smoking ban being implemented in 1693 when tobacco use was far more common.

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