A classic piece of
silliness in
text-based MUDs, particularly those of the
DIKU breed. Drunken speech allows
players to, after
quaffing
alcoholic liquids, think they're speaking normally while the rest of the world sees slurred
gibberish.
Example:
Player sees:
say hello
You say 'hello'
Everyone else in the rooms sees:
JoeBob says, 'HeeEElLooooo'
JoeBob belches loudly.
This hopefully results in
social embarassment, especially if the
drunken player doesn't realize what they've just imbibed.
It is interesting to note that in most cases, whether a player is drunk is a
boolean state; any
alcohol whatsoever will impair their speech. How much they drink affects only how long this effect lasts for.