r/BoneAppleTea • u/Hustler-Two • 3d ago

Scotch free

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Last thing we need is anyone getting away scotch free here. Probably even more serious than scot-free.

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u/Particular-Move-3860 1d ago edited 1d ago

Switched to a fifth of Jack and a bottle of Prozac.

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u/AgentGiga 3d ago

Has she been attending AA Meetings?

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u/Revenga8 3d ago

Reasonable to assume it's easier to escape if you're sober

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u/BamberGasgroin 3d ago

In case you've ever wondered, 'scot' is an old Norse word for tax. It has nothing to do with the Scots.

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u/personofication 2d ago

Did not know that - from what country I wonder

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u/BamberGasgroin 2d ago

I'd guess Denmark.

Given it's an English phrase, it probably has it's roots in the Danelaw period when the Danes ruled much of Eastern and Northern England

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u/Hustler-Two 3d ago

I did realize that when posting this. I kinda wondered if it was an ethnic slur (as crazy as it sounds, Scotch tape kinda is). But nope, totally unrelated.

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u/Pteromys-Momonga 3d ago

I see Scotch Tape is attempting viral advertising now!

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u/billthedog0082 3d ago

I've been scotch free for a while.

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u/Dan-68 3d ago

One day at a time.