Buddy, You're Steamin' -- A common euphemism for having too much to drink is "steamin'," as in the line: "I can't remember what happened last night, I was steamin'." Apparently this quaint expression came from the experience of taking the steamships down the Clyde from Glasgow, which was dry on a Sunday. The ships were exempt from any restrictions on alcohol, a situation of which passengers took full advantage. One paddle steamer, the Waverley (tel. 0845/130-4647; www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk) still plies the Clyde on excursion trips.
