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Mixing Liquor with Diet Soda Gets You Drunk Faster Than Regular Soda

Jeremy Fenech — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:49:37 +0000

This study is being presented as a warning about the hidden dangers of alcohol. So is it bad that when I saw it, my first thought was, “Nice! Advice on how to get drunk faster!” According to a new study out of Northern Kentucky University, if you mix your alcohol with diet soda, you actually [...]

Europeans Love To Drink

Carl Coffey — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 12:34:15 +0000

The world’s heaviest drinkers are in Europe. A new report from the World Health Organization reveals people there put away close to three glasses of wine a day. That’s almost double the world average. The study found that the heaviest drinkers call eastern and central-eastern Europe home. Those in the Nordic countries drank the least [...]

March Madness Has a New Meaning in Michigan

Tim Gray — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 20:03:20 +0000

With the NCAA March Madness tournie and St. Patty’s Day right around the corner — take warning when heading out to your favorite watering hole. Starting March 13th through April 3rd, 160 police agencies throughout Michigan will be cracking down on drunk driving. According to MLive: ’In 2011, 2,215 people were arrested for drunk driving during [...]

Turns Out Being Drunk and Sleepy Can Do Wonders for Your Creativity

Amy Sciarretto — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:00:58 +0000

Normally, being drunk and tired impairs your motor skills (no driving in either case, please) and causes you to make questionable decisions (beer goggle hook ups or passing out in the middle of a Wendy’s) but boozing it up and skipping sleep can also boost your creativity. No joke. Wired points out these states of [...]

Experts Say It Will Do You No Good to Give Up Drinking For the New Year

Kathy Landin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:00:32 +0000

This is bound to be the best news you’ve heard all year — experts say that giving up drinking for the month of January to detox from holiday binges is a bad idea.

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 [...]

Drunk Dad Made Nine-Year-Old Daughter His Designated Driver [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:00:30 +0000

When 39-year-old Shawn Weimer of Michigan decided he was too drunk to drive, he was just being a responsible adult. But when he appointed his nine-year-old daughter as his designated driver, not so much. After a night of indulging in whiskey, Weimer allegedly had his young daughter chauffeur him to a convenience store. In security [...]

It Doesn't Always Do a Body Good! Drunk Woman Sprays Cops With Breast Milk

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:46:34 +0000

Police responding to a call that an inebriated Ohio woman had assaulted her husband came under a very unique form of fire.

The cops found Stephanie Robinette, who had been attending a wedding celebration, locked in her car. When they tried to apprehend the 30-year old, she warned them she was a breast feeding mother. Then she removed her right breast from her dress and began spraying fresh milk at the deputies.