"drunk riding"

[Victor Steinbok]

When in doubt, check the legal standards ;-)

There is DUI and DWI, but I have also seen OUI--operating [a motor
vehicle] under [the] influence [of] [--fill the blank--]

Coast Guard has no problem stopping people for drunk boating--and it's
not just the people at the helm. The same goes for some police
departments that have their own boat patrol and access to a substantial
body of fresh water. I've seen reports of OUI on the water, but I
wouldn't be able to tell what the general trend is.

    VS-)

Laurence Horn wrote:
> What about driving cattle drunk?  And on the other hand, is there
> drunk piloting (for those at the wobbly helm of a motorboat)?
>
>

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