December 11, 2006

• Yup, I kind of respect a spiritual leader who, basically, has the same attitude to life as me. but I'm somewhat inebriated at the moment, so what do I know? I'm a London drunk. It's what I do Spiritual leader likes spirits. Makes sense to me.
• ... found in a tired and emotional state ... About this alleged Christmas party: Wot were they serving the old boy? 'Tis a pitiful thing when a man's mitre no longer fits his head.
• "Forgive them Father, they know not what I do."
• Wolof, I love you dearly, but I'm not sure what I'm supposes to do about this.
• Have a drink for Jesus.
• Could have been worse. Could have been the baby-eating Bishop of Bath and Wells.
• yippee, I'm here at a Chrissamuss party that man over there seems happy and hearty as he dips into the bowl of punch this is all, he says, I need for lunch
• "He does not remember very much at all," said a spokesman for the bishop. "He got a bump on the back of his head but he is OK and is in good spirits. He is back at work and really wants to downplay it." he was in entirely _too_ good spirits apparently emphasis added
• see him climb in her Mercedes (his favorite way of meeting ladies!) yes he had some gin and eke some bitters and he disapproves of children's litters see him pitch those wretched toys away for all shall be tidy for Chrissamuss Day
• And therfore if that I mysspeke or seye, Wyte it the ale of Southwerk, I you preye. I reckon the stinking bishop is upholding an ancient tradition.
• I read this when he was still selling the mugging story. Pleased to hear it wasn't a case of bashing the bishop in public. Still, whatever gets your mitre tighter.
• there's a knot on me nob as big as a hill if bad press don't kill me this hangover will
• There's a pun here, but I can't quite put my Bishop's Finger on it... He does lose about ten style points for not saying "I'm the Bishop of Goddamn Southwark", however. Upon first hearing this one it seemed oddly reminiscent of the misfortunes that befell Kevin Spacey and that Welsh Assembly fella, so thank Heaven this appears just to be a case of a drunken Bishop getting into a scrap with Tim Westwood. I just hope the Bish got a couple of really good punches in.
• I can personally attest that the Irish Embassy is a marvellous place to "get mugged".
• Fhilthy swine!! *hic*
• What is this shit - a bishop got drunk? Why is one of our most intelligent and well-educated members posting some half-arsed no-human-interest story I saw in The Sun? This post is of NO VALUE WHATSOEVER. I'm looking at YOU, frenchy.
• Don't wor-ship the Bish-ship He's pickling his liver The old, good ship Bish-ship Is un bateau ivre.
• "I'm the Bishop of Southwark. It's what I do." Magnificent.
• leave me be for I am weary I'm in an emotional state I've got a black eye and my wallet's gone bye nor is my recall very great for they made me drink wine (the non-sacramental kind) and then whacked me over my pate now my mitre don't fit and my head feels too fat to think my way out of this cock-and-bull ... hat
• Ha! :)
• Drink! Feck! Knickers!
• Sounds like there's an outbreak of alchomaholism at the Irish embassy. They're as bad as Taco Bell is with e coli.
• I has a karot ... I has taco belly
• 'Drunken' bishop faces battle to save his job Is there a good reason why a 'reporter' would use quotation marks like that? Or do British 'people' use them differently? Because whatever his intentions are, it totally changes the 'meaning'.
• It's called 'hearsay'.
• We've been getting more news and details about this. He was only at the party for two hours, and left at 9:30ish. Not even an undergraduate could drink that fast so as not to remember anything. But if he had been hit on the head, then he would be acting like he was drunk - disoriented, staggering. Or he could have had a reaction between alcohol and medication, or even (unlikely but possible) had something slipped in his drink. But I just find it unbelievable that even the hardest drinker would go to a party, leave two hours later at 9:30 and be so drunk he couldn't remember what happened. (And he really doesn't remember, because he wouldn't have called the police otherwise). Besides, why would he leave? An embassy would have nice alcohol.
• Well, logically, it could be because he was already rather drubk when he arrived at the party. I mean, if he's an alcoholic, there are several possibilities. He could be a 2 pot screamer: gets really pissed on a small amount. Or, he could be the type who starts drinking at 10am. He could be the type who guzzles down the plonk; two hours is quite enough for these types to get staggeringly pissed, particularly if they are sculling bottles of gin. Getting into someone's car & throwing out the items therein does not sound like someone who is suffering a concussion. Generally, a head injury bad enough to bring about delirium should be obvious due to the presence of blood. Heads bleed easily. If he was beat about the head & robbed, why would he refuse to go to the hospital? Nah, this bloke was pissed out of his bonce.
• Yes, the old boy was confused. Possible any of those conditions could conceivably have happened to him, jb, but the most probable explanation seems to be that it was the drink. At least until there's something else definite to go on. The length of time isn't the critical factor, really. Rather, what was his total consumption? And was his tolerance known to be unusual? Have any other folk at this embassy party come forward to say anything pertinent?
• I've been hit on the head, and then been disoriented and acted like I was drunk (also memory blackouts). I've also been sleep deprived and had people convinced I had been drinking.
• Are you a Bishop?
• I has a career option