"Drinks well with others"

“Drinks well with others” is a saying that has been printed on many images. The saying is similar to “works well with others” (said of an employee) and “plays well with others” (said of a child).

“Drinks well with others” was posted on the newsgroup alt.drunken.bastards on June 24, 1998. The saying was used as the title for a 2004 book.

Google Groups: alt.drunken.bastards
CC on the IRC
Tim
6/24/98
(...)
-badart (drinks well with others..)

OCLC WorldCat record
Drinks well with others
Author: Tim; Phyllis; MikWright, Ltd.
Publisher: Kansas City, MO : Andrews McMeel Pub., 2004.
Edition/Format: Print book : English : 1st ed

10 June 2004, Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), “What a card” by Kristin Tillotson, pg. 1E:
We live in an era that frowns on humor around alcohol consumption, yet MikWright marches forth with cards, coasters and T- shirts bearing such messages as “Drinks well with others” and “Monica, dear, that was a precious little story. Now, be a sweetheart and fix Mommy another martini.”

Twitter
Jen Agan‏
@Jenagain
<---drinks well with others

1:02 AM - 18 Mar 2007

Google Groups: Osan Bulgogi Hash House Harriers
Clever Bar Sayings
But_His_Nut
6/2/08
- got beer?
- Alcohol may be the road to nowhere, but at least its the scenic route.
- Drinks Well With Others.

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Shirts_on_Sale‏
@Shirts_on_Sale
Shirtaday: Drinks well with others: It’s re-run Wednesdays readers! If you’re not one of those bel.. http://tinyurl.com/622lhk
9:12 AM - 4 Jun 2008

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David Rees, Baconeer‏
@davidrees
Sr. Partner came back here showing off his new T-shirt: “DRINKS WELL WITH OTHERS”. Casual wear rarely sports such profound truth. We all nod
1:48 PM - 11 Jun 2008

Google Books
Heroine Addiction
By Jennifer Matarese
Lulu Publishing (Lulu.com)
2011
Pg. 19:
Hazel waits with fraying patience on the “Drinks Well With Others” welcome mat she gave me last Christmas as a gag gift, appearing about as dismayed to be here as I am to see her.

Google Books
Shattered
By Mari Mancusi
Naperville, IL: SOurcesBooks Fire
2014
Pg. 102:
His grimy T-shirt read “Drinks well with others.”

Twitter
➵ caity ♡‏
@caityriddle
Today I bought a shirt that says “drinks well with others”... but that’s also funny because it’s not an invitation for others to talk to me.
4:18 PM - 20 Aug 2017