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temps
Minister For Hire Walks Out On Wedding
If you're in Ohio and hire Gillian Kresila to officiate your wedding, you'd better not disobey her no-alcohol rule or you'll be sorry. Kresila discovered that the 23-year-old bride, Erin Kuhns, had toasted her magic day with a glass of wine, and she walked out on the wedding a few minutes before it was scheduled to start. More » -
drunks on a plane
Drunk American Airlines Pilot Arrested Before Transatlantic Flight
London police arrested an American Airlines pilot twenty minutes before he was scheduled to fly 204 passengers from London to Chicago. 57-year-old Captain Joseph Crites was four-times over the legal alcohol limit and reeking of booze when he tried to enter his Boeing 777's cockpit. More » -
happy hour
Money-Conscious Boozers Fight Depression With Happy Hour
Consumers low in spirits are starting to sadden bar owners as they increasingly take advantage of happy hour deals. People aren't cutting back on their drinking, but they are consuming more at home and trying to extract more booze from their buck when they go out. More » -
drunks on a plane
News Flash: "Shoe Bomb" Jokes Are Not Appropriate Airplane Banter
Ah yes, alcohol and planes mix together once again — resulting in three days of jail for one St. Louis man who thinks "shoe bombs" are funny. More » -
roundups
It's Midnight Somewhere...
It's New Year's Eve, and we have some drinking suggestions for you. -
nutrition
Terrifying Website Tells You How Many Calories You Drank Last Night
If you'd like to feel bad, we have a link for you. The BBC's "Alcohol Experiment" shows you the amount of calories you consumed while drinking last night — or any night — and then translates them into (British) food. More » -
drunks on a plane
United Airlines Pilot Is Too Drunk To Fly
This whole "drunks on a plane" thing is getting out of control. First it was the passengers, then the flight attendants... now it's the pilots. More » -
safeway
Safeway IDs Everyone In Your Party When You Buy Beer
Daniel went to his local Safeway with his brother to buy some beer. Daniel had his ID, but his brother didn't—but that's okay, because Daniel was the one buying the beer. The cashier, however, felt otherwise, and wouldn't complete the transaction without carding both of them. The store manager told him "the policy is, at the discretion of the clerk, to check the ID of every person present." More » -
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polls
POLL: Does The Current Drinking Age Limit Actually Encourage Binge Drinking?
A new campaign arguing that the 21-year-old drinking age is not working, and that it "has created a culture of dangerous binge drinking" on college campuses has been signed by an eclectic group of over 100 college presidents, including those of Duke, Dartmouth, The Ohio State University, and Johns Hopkins. More » -
consumer behavior
America's 15 Hardest Drinking Cities
Ah, Consumer Behavior. Forbes took a look at the CDC's 2007 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey (BRFSS) and ranked 33 cities based on their resident's answers to three survey questions: More » -
wine
25 Delicious Summer Wines For Under $25
You can't have a good summer without good wine, but good wine doesn't need to be expensive. Forbes compiled an excellent list of 25 delicious wines that won't leave your wallet feeling light and woozy. More » -
bad consumer
Woman Punches JetBlue Flight Attendant In The Face For Not Letting Her Smoke
Once again we remind you not to drink too much at the airport before getting on your flight. We know airports are boring and sad and they make you want to kill the pain with copious amounts of gin. Don't do it — or you could end up punching a JetBlue flight attendant in the face. More » -
drunks on a plane
Drunk Passenger Gets Jail Time, Has To Reimburse American Airlines $7,757
The first sign that Russell Petrie was too drunk to fly was probably when he boarded the plane and yelled "let's party and have some drinks!" More » -
advice
Drinking And Shopping Probably Not A Good Mix
We can't imagine getting through the crowds today without doing a shot of something first, but both the Houston Chronicle and the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas say it's probably not a good idea—you end up doing things like buying a massage chair from Sharper Image and not remembering anything about it when it shows up at your front door the next day. More » -
news from the parking lot
Teens Prefer Liquor To Beer, Hate Wine
The CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report claims that teens prefer bourbon, rum, scotch, whiskey, and vodka to beer. Why should you care? Regulators and policy makers use the statistics to develop beverage-specific measures to combat underage drinking, "including increasing alcohol excise taxes and increasing restrictions on the distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages." The CDC studied high schoolers in Nebraska, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Wyoming, and found the following: More » -
airplanes
Drunks On A Plane: Inebriated Concert Pianist Threatens To Murder Flight Attendant
David S. Howell must have thought he was so smooth: Sneaking a water bottle full of vodka onto a full United flight out of Chicago. Too bad he drank most of its contents in the first 30 minutes, then threatened to kill a male flight attendant. More » -
sultry-voiced urinal cakes
Sultry-Voiced Talking Urinal Cakes Remind Men Not To Drink And Drive
Courtesy of New Mexico's Transportation Department, some bars in the state have received electronic urinal cakes, which not only deodorize, but also provide advice. More »
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