At this point, your sober friend is thinking, this is a thankless job I never asked for. We are not going to make it to work tomorrow, so we don't need to drive home tonight. May as well join in and have some fun while we can before we lose everything.

Your sober friend reminds you that you're not making good decisions and if you call in again you will lose your job, your health insurance, and possibly your spouse and kids. But you decide once again to stay and drink.

You have continually chosen to drink moderately, the middle ground between what seem to you to be two extreme positions. Your drunk friend wants you all to call in sick from work tomorrow.

chop wood, carry water