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A phrase, used when drunk or when discussing a time period when you expect to be drunk, meaning essentially the same thing as the high-brow phrase "play it by ear." Play it by Earl's was coined in honor of Earl's on the Ave, a well-known bar in Seattle where you go when you want drinks that will knock you on your ass.
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