Madhulk  +  689072 Fri, 20 Mar 09 07:13 PM  I can hold my liquor like no other. She can withstand the booze affect? It's in the Mercer genes. Daddy dearest used to be able to finish off a fifth (of a gallon?)before the lunch whistle blew at the mill. Madhulk Joined on Mon, Dec 17 2007 Bulgaria Senior Member 3,106 THE MAN OF STEEL

	RayH  +  689077 Fri, 20 Mar 09 07:36 PM  I can hold my liquor like no other. She can withstand the booze affect?    Yes. It's in the Mercer genes. Daddy dearest used to be able to finish off a fifth (of a gallon?)before the lunch whistle blew    Yes. at the mill. RayH Joined on Sat, Mar 22 2008 Contributing Member 1,555 Native speaker of U. S. English. Not a grammar expert.

	AlpheccaStars  +  689079 Fri, 20 Mar 09 07:43 PM  The expression refers to a person who can drink a lot of alcohol and not become visibly inebriated. "A fifth" is the standard size for a bottle of whiskey or other hard liquor - it used to be 1/5 gallon; now 750 ml   AlpheccaStars Joined on Sun, Oct 12 2008 Senior Member 3,508 The pen is mightier than the sword. Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873)

	Philip  +  689085 Fri, 20 Mar 09 07:54 PM AlpheccaStars “ The expression refers to a person who can drink a lot of alcohol and not become visibly inebriated. "A fifth" is the standard size for a bottle of whiskey or other hard liquor - it used to be 1/5 gallon; now 750 ml ” Visibly is the key-word here.  People I know in AA tell me that, except for the size of a person, the result of similar amounts of alcohol consumed affects most people about the same, as far as mental ability and quick-response actions are concerned.  But, I'm no doctor. Philip Joined on Thu, Jun 23 2005 Veteran Member 8,604 At reise er at leve! - H. C. Andersen

	Madhulk  +  689087 Fri, 20 Mar 09 07:59 PM  Thanks all three of you! Madhulk