"you don't understand, I don't get out of work until almost 4am, its perfectly fine to drink until 10am"
"theres nothing wrong with having a few beers and watching the ball game before work"
"i only had one beer... okay 2, ok 3, ok 4.. ok 5 and some shots but thats IT"
"my drinking has nothing to do with my health problems"
"my brother drinks more than i do"
"you're the one that wanted to drink tonight, not me" HAHAHA WHAT??
"i didn't drink all the beer in the fridge, (insert friends name here) did"
the doctor: "mr X, how much booze do you drink?"
x: "i dont drink booze, i drink beer, and maybe some liquor here and there"
doctor: "mr X, you need to stop drinking"
x: "yeah, you're right, maybe i'll cut down"
Doctor: "no, mr X, you need to stop drinking entirely, no more drinking ever, your health is failing because of it"
x: "yeah maybe i'll cut down"
and my favorite, after an especially destructive binge... "its my day off"
i was young when i started dating axbf, about 23. took me a while to realize his denial and my "co-denial" sheesh.