Why do people tell these lies? If I had a pound for the number of youngsters smelling of liquor I've had to patch up, usually just after the clubs/pubs close, who've bumped into a door, tripped over a kerb..... One typical young chap comes in saying that he's "bumped into a lamppost", nicely split eyebrow, lots of blood but the eye showed no damage itself. So, sewed him up neatly, advised him to go home and rest. Looks at me blandly: "No, I think I'll go back and look for that lamppost."