beer chariot
n.— «The beer chariot is a mystical chariot that always brings you home at the end of the night, it always takes the rest of your money and you never remember the journey.» —“Making friends! Please read!” by Cyclone Sheffield Forum (England) Nov. 24, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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