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Starbucks Wants to Get You Drunk

Mike Adams — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:22:07 +0000

Starbucks coffee chain has become an American institution among caffeine junkies, mid-day speed freaks, and daily-grinders alike. It only makes sense that they’d start catering to booze hounds at cocktail hour, eventually. Us. We mean us. In their newest venture, â€œStarbucks Evenings,â€ the coffee chain will begin serving alcoholic beverages after 4pm alongside of their [...]

Do You Drink to Unwind? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:00:50 +0000

Alcohol is known to be a social lubricant. But many people also use booze to help them recover from too much action and interaction. According to a Drinkaware survey of more than 2,00 adults, 66 percent said that they often drink to unwind from a stressful day. The survey also found that 44 percent are more likely [...]

How Much Are Americans Spending on Alcohol? — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:00:32 +0000

There are many reasons why the idea behind prohibition not only failed miserably in this country, but has been long since buried deep in the American archives alongside slavery and the powdered wig. Americans love booze — so much that no matter what type of economic ugliness has transpired over the course of the last [...]

Man Beats Himself Silly By Crushing 22 Beer Cans on His Forehead [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:00:57 +0000

In a little over a minute, this guy quickly crushes 22 beer cans using nothing but his forehead. Don’t worry about him killing brain cells, those suckers kicked the bucket right after he chugged that 22 beer. This hard-headed He-Man easily pulverizes a range of normal-sized cans, but a tall boy proves mightier than his [...]

Texting Could Curb Drinking

Carl Coffey — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:04:06 +0000

Text messaging can help young people cut down on drinking, according to a small new study. Fifteen heavy drinking young adults who sent and received weekly texts tracking their consumption of alcohol were drinking less at the end of the 12-week study. The findings are on the website of the “Journal of Alcoholism: Clinical and [...]

10 Disgustingly Flavored Liquors You Should Avoid During the Holidays

Dan Seitz — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 19:00:00 +0000

CBS Television

With the holiday season comes that most sacred of holiday traditions which is, or course, drinking heavily for the month of Decemeber. It seems as though a virus has contaminated our nation's alcohol supply, a virus that started with vodka distillers and has spread its tendrils across our precious booze industry: flavorings. And

Dual Booze Backpack Perfect For Putting Your Alcoholism on Display

Chris Nowaczyk — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:00:21 +0000

Just in time for the holidays, the gift that keeps on giving…128 ounces per container. Behold the booze backpack! It’s a marvel of 21st century ingenuity. It has two gravity fed four quart containers attached to long straws that all strap to your back. This is not your typical alcoholic beer hat. The possibilities are endless. A nice IPA [...]

Sammy Hagar Trades Tequila for New Rum Company

Joe Robinson — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:00:56 +0000

Sammy Hagar is back in the booze business. Four years after selling off the majority of his Cabo Wabo Tequila company, the Chickenfoot/former Van Halen singer was at the Hard Rock Honolulu in Hawaii last week to promote his new spirit line, Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum.

Guy Arrested For DWI Wearing 'I'm a Drunk' T-Shirt

Chris Nowaczyk — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:00:34 +0000

It’s always important in life to “dress the part” but what exactly does a person wear to look drunk? How about a shirt alerting everyone to that fact? Kevin Daly, 22, of Long Island, NY, was charged with a DWI after ramming a Suffolk County Police Department’s SAFE-T (Selective Alcohol Fatality Enforcement Team) vehicle. When [...]

Wisconsin Wants People To Have Booze With Their Breakfast Cheese

Chris Illuminati — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:00:41 +0000

Consider this the legalization of “kegs and eggs.” The Wisconsin Assembly is scheduled to vote on a bill that would allow beer and liquor sales to begin at 6 a.m. The current law prohibits the sale of liquor before 8 a.m.

'Stay Sober' Pill In Development

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:00:43 +0000

A pill that eliminated all the effects alcohol on lab rats may one day be available to humans.

Researchers fed the rodents — who react to alcohol similarly to how people do — the new drug after having them consume enough booze to stumble and fall down. Then they measured the rodents for balance and reflexes, finding that the rats on the drug tested as if they were still sober.

Drunk Party Dance Ends In Hilarious Face-Plant Fail [NSFW VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:00:27 +0000

This drunk girl in this video starts out dancing and ends in face-plant infamy. Some rough NSFW language, as is often the case when somebody takes a drunken spill. Check it out below. And may all your embarrassing face-plants be private. [via Say OMG] Read Original: Drunk Party Dance Ends In Hilarious Face-Plant Fail [NSFW [...]

Drunk Driver Stops in Middle of Police Chase to Pee [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:00:43 +0000

Estevan Tapia was leading police on a 10-mile car chase when he was overcome with the urge to relieve himself. So the Albuquerque, NM., man pulled over and indulged himself on the pavement — all the while with a beer bottle in hand. The police understandably thought this meant he was surrendering, but were reluctant to approach Tapia immediately because they weren’t quite [...]

Grandmas Shotgun Beers at Michigan Football Game [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:00:42 +0000

Two women of a certain age proved that that you can still have fun decades after graduation when they shotgunned cans of Michelob Ultra at a tailgate party. The ladies were captured on video in a University of Michigan parking lot before the Wolverines’ football game against Eastern Michigan. The Maize and Blue ended up [...]

Man Sues White Castle Over Booth Size

Chris Illuminati — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:18:54 +0000

Normally a lawsuit involving a fast food chain and a patron has something to do with the food. In the case of Martin Kessman versus White Castle the main complaint by Mr. Kessman is that the restaurant’s booths aren’t big enough. Online Dish explains how his local White Castle repeatedly broke promises to make the booths at his local franchise bigger.

Inventor Blows Roof Off Home Trying To Brew Vodka

Chris Illuminati — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:44:56 +0000

We’ve heard of basement beer brewing and home wine making but never experiments involving the creation of a bootleg vodka. Maybe because the whole process could be damn dangerous in the hands of amateurs. The Daily Mail explains how an inventor in a South Wales village blew the roof off of his home while messing [...]