My wife's friend and ex sister in law has a drinking problem. She has lost her RN abilities due to a DWI. Her drinking problem is more of a denial type. She has just called and is denying that she has drank. My wife says she is drunker than Cooter Brown. A phrase I have heard for a long long time.
Who is this guy and can he drink more than me ? j/k
What is the myth or fact behind him ?

quote Originally posted by cliffw: Who is this guy and can he drink more than me ? j/k

Cooter Brown is the Mechanic off of The Dukes Of Hazards ....i think...not for sure
lol i dont really know but i think thats the mechanics name...just a guess

[This message has been edited by buger_57 (edited 08-06-2005).]

The Mechanic on Dukes, was indeed Cooter, Cooter Davenport

It seems as tho the search for Who Cooter Brown is a popular one.
I copied this from http://www.word-detective.com/

Dear Word Detective: When living in Mississippi, I occasionally heard the following phrase descriptive of total inebriation -- "Drunker than Cooter Brown." The phrase was used by both Blacks and Whites in rural, southern Mississippi. Who was Cooter Brown? Why was he such an (in)famous drunk? -- Chris Wells, National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, LA.

This question is enough to drive a fellow to drink. I don't know who Cooter Brown was, or why, if, when or where he was such a famous drunk. Haven't the vaguest, in fact. But it isn't for lack of trying to find the answer. I even searched the internet for an hour or so, and found only that no one else seems to know either, although quite a few people are out there asking. I did discover that there are quite a few bars scattered around the country that call themselves "Cooter Brown's."

According to my reference sources, "Drunk as Cooter Brown" or "Drunker than Cooter Brown" is a well-known saying in the South, and is first attested in print in 1967, though it's probably much older. The "drunk as" comparison, of course, is itself a staple of popular speech, and has been ever since one of the first known examples, Chaucer's "drunk as a mouse" of 1386. My personal favorite in this genre would be a toss-up between "drunk as a bat" and "drunk as a boiled owl," although "drunk as a wheelbarrow" (1709) has a nice surrealistic ring to it.

As to "Cooter Brown," it may well be that there once was a man of that name who became legendary as a drunk. If so, the exact circumstances of his accomplishment seem to have been lost to the ages. I suspect, however, that "Drunker than Cooter Brown" may have sprung from another Southern phrase, "Drunk as a cooter," which dates back to at least 1827. A "cooter" in Southern slang is, oddly enough, a turtle or tortoise. And if anyone can enlighten me as to how a turtle became a symbol of alcoholic inebriation, I'll buy a round of drinks for us all.

I have found several other posts like this too.

Randy

I ain't drunk!

"Drunk as a skunk" was popular where I grew up.
Drunk as a monkey was heard, too.
Also: stewed, plastered, potted, pickled, blasted, wasted, blotto, stoned, juiced, trashed, four sheets to the wind, and the modern P.C. term "Over served."
In the UK its "pissed," among others.
I have heard the Cooter Brown reference, but have no clue as to its origin.

How about "knee-walking" drunk or "commode-hugging" drunk.
Don't forget "faced" and "shitfaced". (How did they arrive at that one?)

"Over served"?!

Edit -
"Is that Cooter Brown?"
"Naaah... It's just a shadow."

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I've heard it all my life, but always liked drunk as a bicycle.
Oh, Cooter isn't slang for a turtle, it's the real name of a river turtle or River Cooter.

My personal Fav is F'ed up as a football bat.

Thanks for the leg work. I did not want to loose the question and I was on my way out the door headed for Corpus Christi.
I had done a quick google also. Too many sites to evaluate.
I did use to frequent a bar, also called Cooter Brown's. A long time ago. I remember curiosity getting me and I had asked while there, who he was. I did hear that he was a legendary drinker...ok, drunk. Seems as though I remember he was also very very wealthy and a renound philanthropist who financed many good causes.
Again, thanks for the leg work.

quote Originally posted by Raydar: How about "knee-walking" drunk or "commode-hugging" drunk. Don't forget "faced" and "shitfaced". (How did they arrive at that one?)

Commode hugging......shitfaced. Want to buy a clue

quote Originally posted by Tinton: ......you're at it again expecting me to have my life revolve around you and what you say, oh I'm so excited to see you post.......

Nope.

quote Originally posted by Tinton: After all, his life revolves around pennocks.......

Nope.
It really seems as if life revolves around me. We must have a different definition of life.