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Drunk as Cooter Brown

If someone’s “drunk as Cooter Brown,” they’re pretty darn intoxicated. The saying comes from the word cooter, meaning box turtle, and alludes to a turtle swimming around in its own drink. This is part of a complete episode.

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  • Just wondering if the “drunk of an autumn wasp” refers to the fact that wasps can’t fly when the temperatures are below 50 degrees. So maybe in the autumn as temperatures drop closer and closer to 50 degrees, the wasp begin to have trouble flying and look like they are drunk.

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