The idea is to join a group of drinkers in an online lounge, where the USB shot glass levels are shown on each person’s screen; once the go-ahead is given, the folks turn up their glasses and chug it down, ideally showing an empty glass after a random smashing of keys somehow spells out congratulatory [...]

Perhaps those energetic boulevardiers whom I see working miniature computers with their thumbs will find this new service to be of the greatest assistance. I prefer to rely on my leather-bound diary–and my memory.

Some calculations were never meant to be performed.

S. Ober seems to be a thoughtful young man, and his goal is an admirable one: to transform himself from lager lout to sipping sophisticate. However, it seems unlikely that he’ll succeed, short of shackles and minders.

As a rule, I cannot recommend either the making or the consumption of mixed drinks. And I certainly cannot recommend this man’s method.

I seem to have Germans on the brain — blame the World Cup. Not sure exactly what they’re up to here, but they seem to be enjoying themselves. And at least they’re not annexing anybody. http://stuff.twoday.net/ Pay this site a visit posthaste–the project is nearly complete.

I’ve noticed, while watching the group round of the World Cup on television (I don’t own one of those infernal machines, of course, but my nephew has considerately invited me ’round), that one of the tournament sponsors, Budweiser, has adopted the following advertising slogan: This Is Beer I’m sure the Germans appreciate the explanation. In [...]

Drinking is now, apparently, a lifestyle: http://imbibemagazine.com/

To think that this man’s labor of eight years earned only 800 dollars: http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=268346 Probably he should have drunk ale, not lager.

“DRUNK, adj. tight, tipsy, bombed, bombed out, bombed out of one’s skull, skulled, booty, blown, blitzed, bobo, crocked, cockeyed, wearing beer goggles, Coke bottle-eyed (all women look beautiful), soused, stewed, stiff, stinko, stinking, Mickey Finished, plastered, DWI (driving while intoxicated), potatoed, flat-lined, hammered, tattered, pie-eyed, wasted, trashed, squashed, totaled, totaled out, fractured, looped, loopy, high, [...]