2007-05-26 07:25:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
i also live in coal region so it must just be where you live that doesnt use it???
2007-05-26 08:38:17 · update #1
"Three sheets in the wind" is the correct phrasing. A ship with her sheets in the wind, or loose, is an unsteady, rolling vessal. Therefore any drunken sailor showing such symptons is said to have "Three sheets in the wind."
Cite: A Sea of Words ISBN 0-8050-3812-4
2007-05-26 09:27:36 · answer #1 · answered by Terry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Comes from sailing. I guess it meant that the sailors were all passed out below deck and hadn't trimmed (taken care of and adjusted) their sails (sheets). I don't know much about sailing, but ideally when it's windy they take in the sails a little to control speed and when it's calmer they put them out. So they're basically saying the sails are flapping everywhere and that wouldn't be proper.
2007-05-26 14:41:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you're drunk out of your mind. The origin does have something to do with sailors and the sails, but I forget what. I do have a book that tells the story but I can't find it =(
2007-05-26 14:53:44 · answer #3 · answered by Amanda T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have yet to hear somone say that... maybe its a saying close to where you are but i can say iving in the coal region i have never heard it
2007-05-26 15:11:12 · answer #4 · answered by Love Lust Life 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means they have a wondering and forgetful mind.
2007-05-26 14:43:44 · answer #5 · answered by Afi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋