A BEER DRINKER'S TROUBLESHOOTING MANUAL
Symptom: Drinking fails to give taste and satisfaction;
beer is unusually pale and clear.
Fault: Glass empty
Action: Find someone to buy you another beer
Fault: Mouth not open when drinking OR glass applied
to wrong part of face
Action: Buy another beer and practise in front of
mirror; drink as many as needed to perfect drinking technique!
Fault: Glass being held at incorrect angle
Action: Turn glass other way so that *open* end points
towards ceiling!
Fault: Improper bladder control
Action: Go and stand next to nearest dog; after a while, complain loudly to owner about lack of house training and
demand a beer as compensation!
Fault: You are looking through the bottom of an empty
glass
Action: Find someone to buy you another beer
Fault: Excessive air turbulence, probably due to
air-hockey game in progress in bar
Action: Insert broomhandle down back of shirt.
Fault: You are being carried out.
Action: Find out if you are simply being taken to
another bar. If not, complain loudly that you are being kidnapped.
Fault: You have fallen over backwards
Action: If your glass is full -- and no one is standing on your drinking arm -- stay put and carry on. If not, get
someone to help you up; attach self to bar.
Fault: You have fallen forwards
Action: See above
Fault: The pub is closed
Action: Panic!!!
Fault: You have spent the night in the gutter
Action: Check your watch to see if the pubs are open
yet; if not, treat yourself to a sleep-in!