On 2008-06-17 15:10:49 -0700, "Martin Field" > said:

> The Australian government in its wisdom is about to ratify health guidelines
> that designate men and women who consume more than three standard drinks a
> day as "binge drinkers".
>
> see http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...15/2275181.htm
>
> That is no more than three small glasses of wine, or three medium size beers
> (285ml) or three nips of spirits (30ml) per day.
>
> A standard drink is defined as 10 grams of alcohol. That is, container size
> in litres by alcohol content of drink by specific gravity of alcohol .789.
>
> Example - A 750 ml bottle of wine at 13.5% alcohol - .75 X 13.5 X .789 =
> 7.99 approx 8 standard drinks.
>
> Of course verybody interviewed on news here - including me thinks it's a
> joke.
>
> Cheers!
> Martin

So, I don't understand... The Aussie Government decides to redefine
the meaning of "binge" ( A drunken celebration or spree - Webster) to
mean "heavy drinker". So, what is a heavy drinker? Perhaps Eugene
Ionesco was right - The door is not a door, it is a chair.