On alcoholism

Zappy is my friend and neighbor (which comes first fluctuates depending on the day of the year and the time of the day). She is mostly a peace loving character whose eternal losing battle with confusion is a source of great amusement for many.

If you want to imagine zappy, think about the smiling cow in your neighborhood that roams around very content with what its got -- unhurried and utterly relaxed. Then, change the color to a very light brown, add a pretty Indian lady's face and voila! Mostly, zap serves as a listening post for many troubled men and women (although i should warn you all that zap could talk incessantly given the right circumstances) resulting in one guy telling her, "you are my emotional dumpground". Others have abused her goodness too, like this guy who said "zappy, you should eat well. You look like skin draped on a skeleton". Still zappy tolerates, endures and keeps them all happy.

Anyways, the good zappy mentioned above interacts significantly with undergrads and comes up with very amusing stories. The following is her enduring transcription for alcoholics. According to her, she overheard the following conversation between two undergrads as they walk to the class jumping from the shade of one tree to another:

"i dont think i am alchoholic.. i didnt drink all of yesterday."

"you are proud of the fact that you didnt drink one day?" asks friend sarcastically!

"well its not just yesterday, i didn't drink two nights in a row!"


Thats all folks.