MetaFilter posts tagged with drinking and drunk

Bottoms up

nitsuj — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:16:37 -0800

Now that the presidential debate is back on, it's time to prepare by selecting the most appropriate drinking game for tonight's debate.

Radar's Ale to the Chief
Comedy Central's Presidential Debate Drinking Game
It’s like they’re…mmmagic 2008 Presidential Debate Drinking Game
From the Archives, Wonkett's 2004 Presidential Debate Drinking Game -- and, of course, one for this year.
The Huffington Post's debate drinking game.
University of Florida's Presidential Debate Drinking Game.
The Seminal's Obama-McCain Debate Drinking Game.
A Brief Foray Into The World Of Contemporary Affairs
And my favorite Presidential Debate Drinking Game

Animal Planet investigates alcoholism in monkeys

finite — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:32:42 -0800

"Significantly, the percentage of monkeys and humans who avoid alcohol is the same." [YouTube]

Drink-o de Mayo?

jonp72 — Fri, 05 May 2006 07:21:26 -0800

Is Cinco De Mayo For Sale By the Alcohol Industry? In the 1960s, Chicano activists in Colorado promoted a boycott of Coors beer in response to employment discrimination against Latinos at Coors breweries. Coors had two problems. They had to fix their image with Latino consumers, and they had to figure out some way to get college students to drink more beer in May. The solution: start sponsoring Cinco de Mayo! Thus, even though Mexicans in Mexico celebrate their independence day on September 15th and 16th, Mexican-Americans are more likely to celebrate the May 5th anniversary of the Battle of the Puebla, which is not even commemorated with a national holiday in Mexico. In fact, the Battle of the Puebla was a skirmish in the Pastry War, a French intervention in Mexico that began because a French chef demanded several thousand pesos to compensate him for Mexican military officers looting his pastry supply.

Citizen! Step away from the beer!

KiloHeavy — Wed, 01 Jan 2003 23:04:52 -0800

SWAT tactics being used to combat public drunkenness in Fairfax County, Virginia. Go to a bar or restaurant and risk being "escorted" outside by teams police in full riot gear, given a sobriety test, and arrested if you've had more than a drink or two in under an hour. Thank god our tax dollars are being used to keep us safe from the danger of slightly tipsy people celebrating the holidays in establishments that legally serve alcohol. Not like they have anything better to do.