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dembotoz

(16,844 posts) Sun Sep 30, 2018, 09:27 AM Sep 2018

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So the phrase. Sober as a judge. No longer has meaning?

Hmmm

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So the phrase. Sober as a judge. No longer has meaning? (Original Post) dembotoz Sep 2018 OP

No longer applies. Cha Sep 2018 #1

I think it was always ironic. Liberal In Texas Sep 2018 #2

At the least sarcastic, I think... Wounded Bear Sep 2018 #3

Maybe it has meaning I just misunderstood dembotoz Sep 2018 #4

Not necessarily... Wounded Bear Sep 2018 #5

Cha

(297,731 posts)

1. No longer applies.

Reply to dembotoz (Original post)

Sun Sep 30, 2018, 09:36 AM

Sep 2018

Liberal In Texas

(13,580 posts)

2. I think it was always ironic.

Reply to dembotoz (Original post)

Sun Sep 30, 2018, 09:53 AM

Sep 2018

I thought it always meant "drunk."

Wounded Bear

(58,721 posts)

3. At the least sarcastic, I think...

Reply to Liberal In Texas (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 30, 2018, 10:11 AM

Sep 2018

Back in the day, people drank. A lot. A whole lot.

dembotoz

(16,844 posts)

4. Maybe it has meaning I just misunderstood

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 30, 2018, 10:12 AM

Sep 2018

Wounded Bear

(58,721 posts)

5. Not necessarily...

Reply to dembotoz (Reply #4)

Sun Sep 30, 2018, 10:14 AM

Sep 2018

in truth, I've heard the line used in movies in non-ironic situations, so maybe it based on "truth."

Don't think I've heard it much IRL, though.

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