Paul Bommer: Drunk as a Boiled Owl

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Drunk as a Boiled Owl

A fantastic expression I stumbled upon in a old copy of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, which I keep on the bathroom window.

A simple sketchbook doodle coloured up in PS.

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6 comments:

ElizT said...: What a lot of sparkling illustrations!
["Drunk as a mouse" is nice too].; October 1, 2008 at 10:23 PM
Unknown said...: Brewers would be my Desert Island book; October 2, 2008 at 1:08 AM
Rima Staines said...: Brilliant expression and a very sozzled feeling to your illustration Paul :)
Bravo.
Hope you are both well, happy and hiccuping :)
X Rima; October 3, 2008 at 11:50 AM
Chris Borges said...: I dont speak English
your work is very beautiful!
Please visit my blog. It will be an honor for me!
I'm your fan; October 3, 2008 at 6:31 PM
Willie Baronet said...: Now that is drunk.; October 20, 2008 at 3:14 PM
Unknown said...: I wonder why the Englishmen say so?; May 15, 2010 at 9:09 PM