drinking

Woman Punches JetBlue Flight Attendant In The Face For Not Letting Her Smoke

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.

Drunk Passenger Gets Jail Time, Has To Reimburse American Airlines $7,757

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!”

Drinking And Shopping Probably Not A Good Mix

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.

Teens Prefer Liquor To Beer, Hate Wine

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:

Drunks On A Plane: Inebriated Concert Pianist Threatens To Murder Flight Attendant

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.

Sultry-Voiced Talking Urinal Cakes Remind Men Not To Drink And Drive

Sultry-Voiced Talking Urinal Cakes Remind Men Not To Drink And Drive

“Big guy” ? Why, thanks for noticing, sultry-voiced urinal cake!

Target, Kohls Pull “Drinking Games”

“The board games, which have been sold for several years, contain no alcohol, and they may be bought by people of any age. It’s unclear whether such games have been linked to any deaths or serious injuries, but the controversy over them comes as anti-abuse groups are stepping up efforts to reduce binge drinking, particularly among teens and young adults.”

Drink Yourself Rich

Drink Yourself Rich

How to get ahead in business? Skip college. Skip the job fair. Head straight to the old man bar at the corner and start passing out the business cards.

Australian Scientists: Drink Diet Mixers To Really Get Loaded

Australian Scientists: Drink Diet Mixers To Really Get Loaded

Sipping on that fluorescent green drink with the umbrella coming out of it makes you more than just a total fruit; it also makes you drunker.

Kids Who Wear Alcohol-Branded Shirts More Likely To Get Loaded

Kids Who Wear Alcohol-Branded Shirts More Likely To Get Loaded

That small child wearing the “I’m not as think as you drunk I am” t-shirt might be more likely to engage in pre-teen boozing, according to a recent Dartmouth Medical School study.

Don’t Get Drunk in Texas

Don’t Get Drunk in Texas

Texas bar patrons may have more than a dirty glass or a saloon shootout to watch out for. A new program sends undercover agents into watering holes to arrest drinkers for being drunk.

We Will Build Irish Pubs For You, Wholesale

We Will Build Irish Pubs For You, Wholesale

A late Saint Patrick’s day for you: Slate is taking a look at the construction of “traditional Irish pubs” across the world.