Support RS at patreon.com/reasonablysound A quick rumination on why people slur their speech when they're drunk, and a little thinking on what it means to slur, and its place in popular culture. Music by Will Stratton Visual Branding by Tida Tep Sources: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201505/why-do-drunk-people-stumble-fumble-and-slur-their-words https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ataxia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebellum https://kin450-neurophysiology.wikispaces.com/Alcohol+%26+Cerebellum http://www.bloodalcohol.info/how-alcohol-affects-the-brain.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamma-Aminobutyric_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerebellum_granule_cell CLUMSINESS: http://elitedaily.com/life/culture/clumsy-people-rejoice-theres-scientific-reason-youre-klutz/1047848/ http://www.bustle.com/articles/84286-what-causes-clumsiness-and-can-it-be-cured-what-science-knows-about-people-who-always-be -- LICENSING INFO -- Changed the license for this track from CC-BY to CC-BY-NC on Aug 11, 2016