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{{quote|''"In victory, you deserve champagne; in defeat, [[Morton's Fork|you need it]]."''|'''[[Napoleon Bonaparte]]'''}}
 
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 Byby Idiots]]?
 
That's when you just say to yourself (or whoever happens to overhear)..."I need a freaking drink."
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While this is similar to [[Drowning My Sorrows]], this is only a temporary solution. If the situation is especially bad, said drink can incite the same reaction as the [[Best Beer Ever]]. Once they have said freaking drink, they're back on their feet with their head securely attached and ready to get back to business. Someone who needs a freaking drink will never have a [[Beard of Sorrow]], either. If they need nicotine to go with their alcohol they may opt for a [[Cigarette of Anxiety]].
 
Can sometimes be a type of [[Trigger]]. Contrast [[No More for Me]]. Also see [[Gigantic Gulp]]. Occasionally, the drink [[Drunk Onon Milk|might be milk]].
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== Anime and Manga ==
 
* In ''[[Zero no Tsukaima (Light Novel)|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."
* Fujisawa-sensei from the ''[[El Hazard]]'' OAV has a moment like this when he realizes that he and his student Makoto [[Not in Kansas Anymore|aren't at Shininome High School anymore]] and scrambles for both a cigarette and a nip from his handy flask:
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* [[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.}}
* [[Tintin (Comic Book)|Captain Haddock]] is like this [[The Alcoholic|all the time]].
 
== Fan Fic ==
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* [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 (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]].''
* Said by George (without the “freaking” part) in ''[[With Strings Attached (Fanfic)|With Strings Attached]]'' after John reveals his wings to him. The four then proceed to a bar and get trashed (except for John, who can't any more).
* One ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' fanfic, "Once Bitten, Twice Shy", gave this reaction to ''[[Shrinking Violet|Fluttershy]]'' of all ponies on a disastrous [[Not a Date|not-date]] with Twilight Sparkle. After one setback, Rarity gives her a glass of wine to help get her confidence up. Following a particularly stressful incident, Fluttershy ''drains'' most of the wine bottle and has to be magically sobered up before she's able to stand, let alone go back into the restaurant.
* In ''[[The Ballad of Twilight Sparkle (Fanfic)|The Ballad of Twilight Sparkle]]'', Twilight Sparkle has this reaction to a movie studio's legal team trying to intimidate her into signing over the rights to her likeness for a movie the Great and Powerful Trixie is making. It probably didn't help that Twilight had thoroughly embarrassed herself in front of Trixie several times earlier in the 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.
* In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|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.
 
== Film ==
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* Done in the Robin Willaims/Nathan Lane comedy ''[[The Birdcage]].'' After Armond learns his son, Val, is getting married, Armond downs an entire glass of white wine, then goes to get even more.
* ''[[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 (Film)|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}}.
* ''[[Unforgiven]]'', another Clint Eastwood film. Clint's character, who is [[The Atoner|trying to put his murderous past behind him]], has sworn off the bottle because when he gets drunk, he gets mean. {{spoiler|When the news that Ned was killed reaches him, he takes one drink after another, signaling a return to his murderous ways and one hell of a violent revenge coming against Ned's killer, Little Bill}}.
* ''[[From Hell]]'': One of the prostitutes says as much and goes out to buy some hooch. Bad idea with Jack The Ripper on the prowl.
* In ''[[UHF (Film)|UHF]]'', [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s character, George, has hit the low point of his life, so he leaves the TV studio saying that he needs a drink. His friend Bob points out that he doesn't drink, and George replies, "Yeah, but I've been meaning to start."
* ''[[Galaxy Quest (Film)|Galaxy Quest]]'': "Where are you going?" "To see if there's a pub!"
* Played with in ''[[Star Trek VI]]: The Undiscovered Country'': After the not-quite-successful diplomatic dinner involving Kirk, Chancellor Gorkon, their respective senior staffs, and rather too much Romulan Ale, the Klingons have just beamed off the Enterprise, at which point Bones leaves the transporter room proclaiming, "I'm going to go find a pot of black coffee".
** In [[Star Trek: First Contact]], Zephram Cochrane was found very inebriated in a bar after the Borg shell his base camp--though it was implied that he could [[The Alcoholic|often be found there]] Borg attack or no.
* ''[[Indian in The Cupboard]]'' had the cowboy character stumble hungover out of the titular magic cupboard, unaware that he'd been transported through time and space (and size). After swearing to lay off the hooch several times in a row, he realizes that he's surrounded by giants, and proclaims, "Oh my dear sweet Lord. I need me a drink."
* Played with in ''[[Airplane!]]'' by Lloyd Bridges' character, Steve McCroskey, progressing from smoking, to drinking, to amphetamines, to sniffing airplane glue.
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* Done in the 2009 ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' film. After [[Awesome By Analysis|systematically taking out his opponent in a pit fight]], he walks over to a small table, snatches a bottle of beer off it, uncorks it with his teeth and chugs it as he walks by.
** Of course, Holmes tends to be the opposite of this, in that when things are crazy is for the most part when he ''doesn't'' need a freaking drink. Calm moments and inactive periods, however, inspire him to get zonked out of his mind to stop it from being bored.
* Variation in ''[[Hellboy (Filmfilm)|Hellboy]] 2: The Golden Army''. "You're in love. Have a beer."
* One of the Americans in ''[[The Mummy 1999 (Film)Trilogy|The Mummy 1999]]'', while hiding from Imhotep (ineffectively; it's ''[[Implacable Man|Imhotep]]'') tells his friend to bring him "a glass of bourbon. And a shot of bourbon. And a bourbon chaser!"
* ''[[Benny and Joon]]'': Shortly after meeting [[Cloudcuckoolander]] Sam for the first time, Benny mutters "I need a beer."
* In ''[[My Man Godfrey]]'', during a typical evening at home, Mr. Bullock takes a whole tray of martinis & asks Godfrey to repeat the order in 30 minutes.
* After a wild skimmer chase through downtown [[Star Wars|Coruscant]] and an attempt on Padme's life, Obi-Wan announces his intention of getting a drink - or two. Never get into a vehicle piloted by [[Drives Like Crazy|Anakin Skywalker]].
* [[Pirates of the Caribbean|"But why is the rum gone?"]]
* In ''[[Clue (Filmfilm)|Clue]]'', as the guests try to determine how Mr. Boddy died when it seems like he wasn't murdered, Mrs. Peacock shouts "Oh, I need a drink!" and helps herself to some brandy. But while drinking, Professor Plum theorizes "Maybe he was poisoned!", making Mrs. Peacock throw the glass on the ground and scream her head off.
* In ''[[The Little Shop of Horrors]]'', Mr. Mushnik returns late to the shop to get some money to pay his restaurant bill and sees Seymour feeding body parts to the plant. He instantly dashes back to the restaurant and demands alcohol--any kind they've got, as long as he gets drunk.
* In ''[[The Avengers (Filmfilm)|The Avengers]]'', after {{spoiler|his army is destroyed}} and {{spoiler|[[Curb Stomp Battle|he gets hilariously stomped by the Hulk]]}}, Loki admits to the Avengers that, if its okay with them, he'll have the drink Tony offered him earlier.
 
 
== Literature ==
 
* [[Discworld (Literature)|Discworld]]:
** Commander Vimes tends to think this when things are going particularly poorly, but after ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Guards Guards|Guards Guards]]'' he quit (with a brief relapse in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/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 (Literature)/The Truth|The Truth]]'' is "badly dressed, badly spoken, and badly in need of a drink".
** It's actually been mentioned that Vimes is, in fact, slightly "Knurd": meaning he's more sober than sober, and actually needs at least one drink in him to be "normal". Klatchian coffee is so strong that it has the same effect, but the Klatchians make very certain they are well and truly out of their heads on ''orakh'' (the only liquor on the Disc that can match scumble for potency, made from cactus sap and scorpion venom) before partaking.
** In a scene in ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Witches Abroad|Witches Abroad]]'', Nanny Ogg is both figuratively and literally stuck between Magrat and Granny Weatherwax after the two have a falling-out. As the three walk along a [[The Wizard of Oz (Filmfilm)|yellow brick road]], Magrat says, half to herself "What [[Insufferable Genius|some people]] need is a bit more heart," to which Granny replies "What [[Wide -Eyed Idealist|some people]] need is a lot more brain." Nanny, meanwhile, thinks to herself "What ''I'' need [[Stealth Pun|is a drink]]."
** In ''Hogfather'', when a huge surplus of extra belief floods Discworld, one of the beings created is Bilious, the Oh God of Hangovers, who experiences the consequences when other people engage in this trope. At one point, he much relishes a chance to turn the tables on a god who loves to get drunk.
** In ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Mort|Mort]]'', one of the mortal pleasures Death attempts is drinking. When he and the bartender discuss his lack of friends, he pauses, then muses aloud that he thinks he could be friends with the next bottle of booze.
* ''[[Good Omens (Literature)|Good Omens]]'': Crowley and Aziraphale do this after Crowley delivers the newborn Antichrist to the hospital where he'll be switched with another family's baby, and the pair are forced to confront the possibility of [[The End of the World Asas We Know It]], and all the great things Earth has going for it.
{{quote| '''Crowley''': ...The point is... the point I'm trying to make... is dolphins. That's my point...}}
** This also happens to Crowley in the backstory:
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* Harry Potter gets his first taste of Ogden's Fire Whiskey in ''[[Harry Potter]] [[Harry Potter (Franchise)/Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|and the Deathly Hallows]]'' after the Battle Over Little Whinging.
** 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 PIP.I.]]'' 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.
* Lightsong, a [[Physical God]] in ''[[Warbreaker]]'', is rather fond of trying to get drunk, despite his long-suffering high priest's insistence that he is physically incapable of getting drunk.
* [[Henry Kuttner|Henry Kuttner's]] character Gallegher works best when plastered anyway, but special mention to the first story (in which he is called Galloway), ''Time Locker''.
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'''Miranda:''' First you need a bath. }}
* In [[Robert A. Heinlein]]'s short ''--[[And He Built a Crooked House]]'', Teal hands Bailey a shot of liquor to help revive his wife, but he downs it himself.
* In "[[Best Served Cold (Literaturenovel)|Best Served Cold]]" by Joe Abercrombie, Cosca turns "A drink, a drink, a drink," almost into a [[Survival Mantra|personal credo]].
* In ''[[Wheel of Time]]'' {{spoiler|after Min, Aviendha and Elayne bond Rand, Elayne decides to take this opportunity to finally bed Rand}}. Birgitte, {{spoiler|who's bonded to Elayne and, like everyone else is aware of everything Elayne is doing and feeling through their bond}} and the other two decide that yes they do indeed need a drink, in the plural sense and as soon as can be arranged.
* In "The Winds of War," Pug Henry declares his need for a drink when his son Byron is still missing somewhere in Europe, his son Warren the fighter pilot has {{spoiler|apparently been shot down in his plane}}, his wife Rhonda {{spoiler|is leaving him}} and {{spoiler|his battleship was sunk shortly before he was scheduled to take command of it}}.
* Happens pretty frequently in ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (Literaturenovel)|Jeeves and Wooster]]'', since Bertie's automatic stress response is to go someplace and order a few drinks. If Jeeves is in the vicinity, he'll prepare the drink, but [[Nerves of Steel|he never needs a drink himself]].
 
 
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'''Travers:''' I think I could use a glass. }}
* On an episode of ''[[Mork and Mindy]]'', Mork tries to explain religion to Orson, who becomes so confused he decides he needs a drink.
* In ''[[Sex and Thethe City]]'', Carrie and Samantha are stuck on an interminably long train ride. This includes "dining with the Amish", a couple who happen to be sitting next to them in the cafeteria. Momentarily forgetting her company, Carrie says "Oh, ''God'' I need a big ol' drink." The Amish couple look at her. "Sorry."
* In ''[[Pawn Stars]]'', Rick and Corey get a Peter Lik print. While staring at the image, Corey remarks that it makes him want to have a beer.
* ''[[Stargate Universe (TV)|Stargate Universe]]'', Air Part 3. {{spoiler|Chloe Armstrong's mother finds out her husband is dead and her daughter is stranded on a ship billions of miles away. The way she throws down whiskey is this trope without the phrase}}.
* ''[[NCIS]]''. "Minimum Security". Gibbs grumbles "[[Must Have Caffeine|I need coffee]]" after being woken up by a naked Tony pointing his pistol at an iguana.
* In the ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]'' episode "Red Sky," Sam is escorting an elderly woman at a fancy-dress party, who is [[Mrs. Robinson|hitting on him ''very'' hard]]. At one point she presents him with a glass of champagne, raises her own, and says, "To us." Sam promptly downs the entire glass.
** Also, in the episode "The Real Ghostbusters", Sam and Dean say "I need a drink" in sync after being thoroughly weirded-out by some LARPing fans. ''Of themselves.''
** Also, Castiel does a variation of this in the season 5 finale (when they realise that they are really ''really'' screwed):
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** 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.
** And generally Dean does this on a regular basis. The only thing that separates this from [[Drowning My Sorrows]] is how quickly he recovers afterwards. Considering the things that are trying to kill him/beat him/torture him, you know things are really bad when he ''stops'' drinking! {{spoiler|This is also a sign of him being absolutely crushed by everything and still (somehow) going: he stops enjoying things that used to make him feel good}}.
* In the ill-fated early 90s reboot of ''[[Dark Shadows (TV series)|Dark Shadows]]'', after saving Josette from the zombie of Jeremiah Collins, his father Joshua says, "I need a stiff drink!"
* In one episode of ''[[Yes Minister|Yes, Minister]]'', Jim Hacker comes home and when Annie asks if he'd like a drink he says to make it a triple. She realizes this is serious, but moreso when ''Bernard'' comes in and '''also''' asks for a triple!
* A double example appears in one episode of ''[[Friends]]'': first Monica accepts Rachel's offer of margaritas after her painstakingly organised photo collection gets messed up; later, while collecting ingredients for said margaritas from Ross' apartment, Rachel accidentally overhears Emily leave a message on Ross' answering machine saying she's having doubts about re-marrying. She immediately unscrews the cap of the tequila she's holding and takes a swig straight from the bottle.
** In the episode "Everybody Finds Out", Phoebe and Rachel decide to have Phoebe hit on Chandler to prove that he and Monica are seeing each other. This escalates to the point where they're in Chandler's apartment for a date. When Phoebe pours them wine and they toast, both promptly drain their entire glasses.
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'''Booth''': So do I, Bones, but we're on duty here!<br />
'''Brennan''': No... to preserve the tissue samples. }}
* ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. Kira is helping two rival Bajoran clans resolve a territorial dispute. This exchange ensues.
{{quote| '''Quark''': Kira! I always look forward to your infrequent visits.<br />
'''Kira''': Quark, save the small talk and get me a Stardrifter.<br />
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* In ''[[The West Wing]]'', when C.J. tells Abbey Bartlet that the swing vote on her medical review board is recusing himself:
{{quote| '''Abbey''': Claudia Jean? Let's go get drunk.}}
* In the ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' episode "Role Model", House is pressured by [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Vogler]] into giving a speech. When House, in mid-speech, goes [[Off the Rails]] (putting it ''very'' mildly), Chase reaches for his glass, presumably of champagne, and downs the whole glass in one gulp.
* Used in ''[[The Inspector Lynley Mysteries]]'' as "D'you fancy a drink?", usually said by one of the partners to the other after a particularly hard case.
* Subverted in an episode of ''[[Monk (TV)|Monk]]'', in which Monk, who doesn't drink, is visiting Natalie's parents while despairing over a hiring freeze at the police department:
{{quote| '''Monk''': There's never hope. I wish I drank. Is it wonderful?<br />
'''Peggy''': Yeah. It's pretty great. }}
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'''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... }}
* In the ''[[30 Rock (TV)|30 Rock]]'' episode "Christmas Attack Zone," Liz downs her entire glass of white wine upon learning exactly want Jack was going to do: {{spoiler|ambushing his mother with his biological father to get back at her for her hypocritical disapproval of getting Avery pregnant}}.
* 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.
* ''[[Mad Men]]'' features this constantly, albeit usually without saying the phrase. Expect Roger (and Don during Season 4) to immediately reach for the booze when something goes wrong... or simply when they enter a room.
* In ''[[Doctor Who]]'', Amy needs another glass of wine when she realizes {{spoiler|she's the Doctor's mother-in-law}}.
* ''[[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).
* In the ''[[Bitchin' Kitchen (TV)|Bitchin Kitchen]]'', when Nadia asks Panos' wife how she deals with her marriage, her response is "a little ouzo goes a long way."
 
 
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We won't be playing scrabble for her hand I fear<br />
I need that beer }}
* "Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" by [["Weird Al" Yankovic]]
{{quote| I was just so overwhelmed by its sheer immensity<br />
I had to pop myself a beer }}
* Very many [[Country Music]] songs about [[Drowning My Sorrows]], far too many to count, will also have the narrator explaining this in some way.
* "Teenage Daughters" by Martina McBride, however, is a non-[[Drowning My Sorrows]] example (it's, obviously, about the highs and lows of [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|raising teenage daughters]]). The [[Book Ends|first and last stanza]] of the song is:
{{quote| I ain't complaining, but I'm tired, so I'm just saying what I think<br />
And if we're being honest, then honestly, I think I need a drink }}
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== New Media ==
* [[The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|The Angry Video Game Nerd]] does this quite a lot in response to always having to play such despicable games. His favorite seems to be Rolling Rock, and he apparently believes that the only thing better than [[Super Mario Bros 3 (Video Game)|Super Mario Bros 3]] is having a leprechaun bring him beer.
* [[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]] demonstrated version two in his ''[[Howard the Duck (Filmfilm)|Howard the Duck]]'' review
{{quote| '''Critic''': ''(slaps a bottle of Jack Daniels on the desk beside him)'' Okay, I'm just gonna have this on standby; I hope you don't mind.}}
** He would later be seen ''chugging'' the Jack straight out of the bottle.
** In the review for Titanic: The Animated Movie, he pulls out progressively larger bottles of Jagermeister until he has one the size of himself.
*** And when it's discovered there's another animated Titanic movie that's even worse, he shoves that off the desk and calls in one so large it has to be delivered by ''helicopter''.
** [[Atop the Fourth Wall (Web Video)|Linkara]] has also done this by tossing back a bottle in a paper bag on occasion.
** In his review of [[Seven Pounds]], Film Brain signs off with "...and I need a stiff drink."
** [[The Spoony Experiment (Web Video)|Spoony]] did this once. After seeing [[Twilight|Breaking Dawn, part 1]]. For ''real''. (For added points, he's not much of a drinker, but he does keep a small stock in case of company, so he was dancing from rum to vodka to whisky, and also nursed a can of Diet Coke.) And since he didn't want to drink alone, he had a conference call with Linkara and [[Jew Wario]] while he expounded upon the outright terribleness of the movie. For ''an hour and a half''.
* The end of the trivia section on ''[[Transformers]]'' wiki [http://tfwiki.net/wiki/B.O.T._%28episode%29 article] for the [[The Transformers (Animationanimation)|G1]] episode B.O.T.:
{{quote| "Good God, I need a stiff drink."}}
* Played straight on the online Test Cricket radio station [http://www.testmatchsofa.com/ Test Match Sofa], frequently admits to being run on booze; so much so that a running jingle says "Won't Someone, anyone, fix me a drink""
* [[The Nostalgia Chick (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Chick]] is a full-blown [[Lady Drunk]], and went straight for the bottle after watching ''The Christmas Shoes''.
 
 
== Radio ==
* ''[[The HitchhikersHitchhiker's Guide to Thethe Galaxy (Radioradio series)|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]'', when it's established that (due to the effects of the Infinite Improbability Drive) Ford and Trillian are the only two members of the core cast who haven't coincidentally met before:
{{quote| '''Zaphod''': Oh, god. ''[rapidly]'' Ford, this is Trillian, Hi. Trillian, this is my semi-cousin Ford who shares three of the same mothers as me. Hi. ''[...]'' Zaphod Beeblebrox, this is a very large drink. ''Hi.''}}
* [[True Capitalist (Radio)|Ghost]] often invokes this trope by name after a particularly effective set of trolls.
 
 
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== Tabletop Games ==
* ''[[Magic: theThe Gathering]]'' gives us [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?id=12389 this card]. It starts out as [[No More for Me]]. But when the floating thing ''comes back'', he decides trying to sober up didn't help.
 
 
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== Video Games ==
* One of the disgruntled Motor World pedestrians in ''[[Crash Bandicoot|Crash Tag Team Racing]]'' exasperatedly shouts "I need a drink! That's an understatement."
* In ''[[The Punisher (Video2005 Gamevideo game)|The Punisher]]'' video game, after you complete the Stark Enterprises level, a cutscene with [[Iron Man]] appears where he looks at the mess you made and, visibly shocked, says "I need a drink."
* In ''[[Bully (Videovideo Gamegame)|Bully]]'', Galloway says "I need a drink!" if you annoy him by repeatedly writing gibberish in English class.
* In ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater]]'', one of Snake's radio support members Para-Medic, who has the job of telling him how to maintain his health and what animals and plants are okay for him to eat, informs him of a certain type of mushroom he has procured that should never be combined with alcohol. Para-Medic being the good physician she is explains that the mushroom inhibits the body's natural ability to absorb and break down alcohol so if you were to go drinking after eating it you would get a hangover from hell. Snake finds this fascinating but he takes Para-Medic's words as an insult asking if she honestly thinks he would risk compromising the mission at hand by drinking alcohol, Para-Medic responds by saying that she is popping back a shot right now as they speak and says that Snake should join her and loosen up. Snake is flabbergasted by Para-Medic and grunts in disgust, who then says that she was only joking, which in frustration causes Snake to mutter under his breath, "Uh... I need a drink.", before ending the conversation.
* In ''[[Half-Life]] 2'', the phrase "Huugh.. I need a drink, who's with me?" is said by a [[La Résistance|Rebel Base]] Commander after surviving a [[Death From Above|raid]] by a [[The Empire|Combine]] Hunter-Chopper.
* In ''[[Blood]]'', "I sure could use a drink." is one of the lines that is uttered by Calib. After all he's been through, like being turned into a zombie and having his god desert him, you can't blame him.
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* ''[[Echo Bazaar]]'' has an entire side quest started by and devoted to one of these moments.
* In ''[[Dragon Age]]'', if you {{spoiler|discuss Alistair becoming king and marrying Queen Anora with him and Arl Eamon at Arl Eamon's estate}}, Alistair will say, in a shaky voice, "I think I need a drink. Or ten."
* In ''[[Ar Tonelico Qoga3]]'', {{spoiler|returning character Cocona}} is often seen mentioning her need for a drink whenever you end up building some of the more reality-breaking items in the game, such as a floating tablet... out of spare parts.
 
 
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** A recent example sees Faye deciding it's time for [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1798 the emergency bourbon].
** Marten comes in [[Drowning My Sorrows|intending to get drunk]] {{spoiler|to take his mind off Dora}}; [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1812 when he sees what Pintsize has done to help him with that], it requires immediate application of liquor.
* In ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (Webcomic)|The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'', the titular Doctor goes out to a bar after arguing with his parents. He orders a bottle of Jose Cuervo tequila and ''downs the entire bottle in the time it takes the bartender to turn around and get him a shot glass.''
{{quote| '''Dr. [[McNinja]]''': "It disappeared! Oh my God! Jose Cuervo must have been a ninja too! HAHAHAHA!" *thud*}}
* Variation in "[[Prequel|On the Origins of PCs]]" in ''[[Order of the Stick]]''; when Elan insists [[You All Meet in An Inn|you have to recruit adventurers in a tavern]], Roy asks "Why? I need adventurers, not a drink. ...Well, not JUST a drink."
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* [http://concessioncomic.com/index.php?pid=20091013 This] [[Concession]] strip.
* ''[[Out There]]'': Miriam ''always'' needs a freaking drink. Sherry, Araceli, Rebecca, et. al. ''sometimes'' need a freaking drink. Clayton never needs one, but he'll have one anyway, thank you.
* ''[[Freefall (Webcomic)|Freefall]]'''s Winston Thurmad suspects he'll need one due to [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2000/fc01970.htm an upcoming discussion with Dvorak and Qwerty].
* [[Dan and MabsMab'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.
* John Kossler of [[The Word Weary]] goes from [[The Teetotaler]] to this after a particularly bad day.
* 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.
* Roxy does this in [[Homestuck]] at the end of [http://www.mspaintadventures.com/?s=6&p=006391 this] conversation.
* ''[[Friendship Is Dragons (Webcomic)|Friendship Is Dragons]]'' adds its own take on MLP's scene below.
{{quote| '''Twilight:''' Ugh, I need a drink!<br />
'''DM:''' [[In and Out of Character|In-character or out-of-character?]]<br />
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* It's not alcoholic, but the version of Kyle Rayner in ''[[DC Nation]]'' frequently "needs a sketchpad" in the aftermath of shit hitting fan.
* Dr. Shelton says [http://z7.invisionfree.com/thegangoffive/index.php?showtopic=7319&view=findpost&p=9228842 something like this] when he starts hearing a voice in his head.
* Said by [[I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream|a Great Soft Jelly Thing]] in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e4vBiN4kts this] [[Youtube Poop]].
* [[The Fan Fiction Critic]], during her [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYBLNhSI40Q&feature=related review] of ''[[Legolas By Laura (Fanfic)|Legolas By Laura]]'': "[[Running Gag|It's five o'clock somewhere, right?]]" *swig*
* [[Warning! Readers' Advisory|Derek the Bard]] often finds himself in need of one, and often reaches for a crystal skull full of vodka.
* In ''[[Pay Me Bug (Literature)|Pay Me Bug]]'', Grif Vindh says this over, and over, and over.
 
 
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"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.
* Implied in ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'', [[Getting Crap Past the Radar|of all places]]. In the first episode, main character Twilight Sparkle pours herself a glass of what looks like booze while [[Genki Girl|Pinkie Pie]] [[Motor Mouth|talks her ear off]]. It's actually hot sauce, [[Fire-Breathing Diner|much to Twilight's dismay]]. The scene has become a minor [[Memetic Mutation|meme]] in the fandom in conjunction with the quote from ''[[The Dover Boys]]'' seen above.
** 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.
{{quote| '''Jake:''' Ugh. ''(turns to a prince)'' Buy a [[It Makes Sense in Context|la]][[Disguised in Drag|dy]] a drink?}}
 
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