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June 1971

The High-bottom Drunk

Earth people usually equate 'alcoholic' with the skid-row bum, but we know there are many different types. Getting down to basics, Bill W. often opened a meeting with the simple greeting "Hi, drunks!

THIS QUOTATION struck home: "In our topsy-turvy world, it is quite often the lopsided man who runs fastest along the little sidehills of success." For proof, note the percentage of alcoholics among people who are successful in business, the arts, and the professions.

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