drink or drown night
n.— «Thursday Night Drink or Drown Night. 1 Price Covers It All: *Admission * Disco Dancing. All Draft Beer or Mix you can Drink.» —in advert. Color Country Spectrum (Saint George, Utah) Dec. 18, 1976. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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