These Are the 8 Types of Drunk, According to the 16th Century

Brb, getting Swine Drunk and ordering myself some nachos

Jack Shepherd
Cellar Door
Published in
5 min readNov 15, 2022

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In 1592, the playwright and satirist Thomas Nashe wrote a pamphlet called “Pierce Penniless: His Supplication to the Devil” in which a broke student asks the devil for money in exchange for news about the seven deadly sins in London. The massively popular pamphlet…

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Jack Shepherd
Cellar Door

I have a newsletter about crossword puzzles and a podcast about rom-coms. Formerly editorial director @BuzzFeed. Email: JackAShepherd at gmail