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To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (3359)	10/31/2002 4:44:21 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7689

Phrase three sheets to the wind "drunk and disorganized" first recorded 1821, from notion of a sailboat with sails (sheets) flying, thus out of control. geocities.com THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND---Drunk.---"That boy is three sheets to the wind."---On a sailing vessel "sheet" is a rope that controls a sail; if it is allowed to go slack, it is said that to be "in the wind," as a result the sail in ineffective. If several sheets are in the wind, the ship goes erratically. geocities.com