Theft Act 1968

1 Basic Definition of Theft

(1) A person is guilty of theft if he dishonestly appropriates property belonging to another with the intention of permanently depriving the other of it; and "thief" and "steal" shall be construed accordingly...

2 "Dishonestly"

(1) A person’s appropriation of property belonging to another is not to be regarded as dishonest:

(b) if he appropriates the property in the belief that he would have the other's consent if the other knew of the appropriation and the circumstances of it.

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So if you think you'd have your neighbour's consent and you intend to replace the wine I reckon you'll be OK. Mind you, I'm no lawyer...

Bet you get in there and find it's all Moldovan merlot and bottles of strange green stuff with branches in it.

Best nick one of each, to be safe.

Anyway. The GLW and sprogs are away. What the hell are you doing with just one bottle of red in the house?? There should have been an Oddbins lorry outside the moment the departing car had turned the corner.

However, I am a lawyer. Unfortunately only civil law. [Hic].

Now, wine to be substituted...tick

Tidy up post in hallway...tick

Three piece suite..er...bugger

"I don't want another drink / I only want that last one again".

Here's Ronnie Wood on the time Tony Curtis let him look after his wine cellar:

Tony loved England and once asked Jo and I to look after his house in London.
He very graciously said: "You have the freedom of my wine cellar," and left us with 50 cases of the finest vintage wines.
We had parties there every night and drank every bottle except for a Chateau Petrus.
When Tony came back, he was furious - he had been collecting that wine for years.
I promised to replace the entire cellar but he said that would be impossible because some of those bottles were irreplaceable.
I said: "Tony, does that mean we're not friends any more?"
He replied: "Ron, I love your company but I can't stand your hours."

... so you in prison then?

...as long as he replaces it, his neighbour will have nothing to wine about, right?

I'll get my coat.

1) Drinking alone.
2) Feelings of guilt associated with the drinking.
3) Time and effort spent in activities to obtain, use or recover from drink.
4) Other social, occupational or recreational activities are given up or reduced because of drink.
5) Markedly increased amounts of drink needed to achieve intoxication or desired effect.

"Yes darling?"

"How long have we had this bottle of Tesco Value Vin de Table? Any why is there a half-eaten kebab among the Beaujolais?""

...I was more concerned with getting out of that wedding dress.

& Blast!