Fesshole šŸ§»Dec 3
My 40-year-old wife went to buy champagne for our wedding anniversary dinner. I phoned the off licence after she left, gave a description of her and what she was buying and requested they ask her for ID. She came home absolutely beaming. It's the simple things.
Show threadARGVMI~1.PIFDec 3

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What's ā€œthe off licenceā€?

Show threadAlex, the Hearth FireDec 3
@argv_minus_one @fesshole liquor store. A little research tells me it's because they're licensed to sell alcohol for consumption *off* the premises, as opposed to a bar that might only be allowed to sell drinks that must be drunk at that bar.
Show threadChrisR
@WizardOfDocs @argv_minus_one Spot on! Known in Scotland as "the offie" or possibly "the kerry-oot"! It gets wild up there...
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Show threadWesDymDec 3
@carusb @WizardOfDocs @argv_minus_one Here in New England, we use the term 'packie', short for 'package store'. Means the same thing. (Booze is in sealed 'packages' rather than open containers.) The term probably caught on originally as a euphemism, due to latent social moralism in this region.