He wanted his espresso iced, but the coffee shop wouldn't let him. "Hey man. What you're about to do … that’s really, really Not Okay."
posted on Jul 14, 2008 - View this thread

Save Budweiser! – An American beer titan may be bought up by evil Europeans, only you can save it!
posted on Jun 12, 2008 - View this thread

Orangina is a European carbonated citrus drink with very weird marketing strategies.
posted on May 23, 2008 - View this thread

The Daiquiri is a drink which was much beloved by Ernest Hemingway.
posted on Apr 22, 2008 - View this thread

Soviet Lemonade Labels
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - View this thread

You might have thought a six month hangover was bad enough but now in 'binge-drink Britain' there's a reported rise in 'exploding bladders'... safe for work but you might want to read it with your legs crossed. Or a least spend a penny first.
posted on Nov 20, 2007 - View this thread

You'll feel like a fighter jet made of biceps!
posted on Nov 11, 2007 - View this thread

Do You Taste What I Taste? - The first of Slate's 3-part series on the physiology of taste [parts 2, 3]
posted on Jul 15, 2007 - View this thread

Soft drinks for the undecided. Next time you're in Singapore and feeling thirsty yet noncommittal, why not pick up a can of Anything or Whatever? Just be warned that you won't know whether you're drinking Cola, Cloudy Lemon, or Chrysanthemum Tea until...your...first...sip. (Via the effervescent & esoteric Knowledge for Thirst.)
posted on May 30, 2007 - View this thread

[Joe] Namath learned to drink as a youngster, back home in Beaver Falls. You could say he developed a taste for hooch as an infant— when he got fussy while teething his mother rubbed his gums with a rag soaked in grain alcohol. (via SpoFi, another story of a great athlete/drunkard)
posted on Apr 20, 2007 - View this thread

On a less serious note, 12 signs you drank too much. (May be NSFW--some partial male nudity)
posted on Nov 5, 2006 - View this thread

How Not To Get Drunk is a newish blog that takes a quasi-scientific approach to the fine art of imbibing without embarassment. Maybe Ben Affleck (YouTube) should take some lessons.
posted on Oct 12, 2006 - View this thread

Serious vegetarians know to keep on the lookout for isinglass and other animal products in their beer. Isinglass is a fish-derived additive that's primarily used to help speed up the clarification of cask-conditioned ales, although some beer-makers will use it to reclaim batches that didn't filter properly. You can help keep your diet swimbladder-free with this awesome list.
posted on Nov 30, 2005 - View this thread

Do it fast or do it slow, but the lips must touch the toe.
posted on Aug 1, 2005 - View this thread

Drunk Jenga.
posted on Dec 15, 2004 - View this thread

Snooker legend dies A very sad day for snooker lovers. Bill Werbeniuk, the only man to split his trousers on live television during a professional snooker match, has died. And he liked a pint or thirty.
posted on Jan 22, 2003 - View this thread

So When Can The Boy Start Drinking Then? From February 1 you'll have to be 16 to order an alcoholic drink in Portugal. We Portuguese were the last bastion in Europe - with no age limit at all - but have finally given in the to pressures from the European Union. Yet young people here enjoy drinking but rarely get drunk. Age limits vary wildly all over the world and the debate on the ideal drinking age rages on. The U.S. is still the strictest country of all. And yet public displays(and tacit approval)of drunkenness seem to be far more prevalent in the stricter countries than in those who have more liberal legislation. So what should be the minimum drinking age? [The main link, in Portuguese, refers to the political battles that preceded the new law. Interestingly, it reports the Portuguese government resisted EU pressure to limit 16-year-olds to beer and wine, more or less saying "alcohol is alcohol - you can get drunk on anything - so it would be silly to limit young people's choices." ]
posted on Jan 25, 2002 - View this thread

The Science of Getting Schnockered The "New Scientist" directory of articles relating to drunkenness. Some of my favorites: why drunk people tend to stagger more to one side than another, drunks can control their behavior if they really want to, and girls can match boys drink for drink, so long as they stick to beer.
posted on Jan 15, 2002 - View this thread

Almost the weekend. A handy little site that will help you feel a little tippsy.
posted on Jul 19, 2001 - View this thread

Need something to wash down your Turducken? Try a tapioca milk tea. "A popular import from Taiwan, the frothy beverage is a mix of tea, milk, sugar and giant black tapioca balls served hot or cold. " Guhhh! Imagine slurping on your beverage and then... GLUCK!... a big ball of gumminess gets shlucked through your straw. Gluck, gluck, gluck! Bubble Tea, will it catch on?
posted on Nov 28, 2000 - View this thread