We can't speak for the US, where drinking laws are such that when you're finally legal you have a hairline receding more than a North Atlantic tide, but in Canada and the UK, you're able to drink, drive and vote all under the age of 20 (perhaps even in the same day if you have lots of errands to run)In the UK, "freshers", ("frosh" in Canada, "freshmen" in the US) such as the girl seen here, taking a much needed study break, have been known to dull the rigors of those stressful first two weeks of class registration and receipt of more than three course syllabuses, by tilting the wrist. Now, the UK government is threatening a freshman orientation crackdown worse than when your Visa's declined at the corner bar and you've donned a hairnet and helped with the dishes. According to a Sunday Times report, however, hypocrisy abounds as Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, as a drunk teen (hencforce known for his dry wit), purportedly set fire to a greenhouse full of award-winning (?) cacti and
We're not entirely sure why anyone would bother, but - presumably during a quiet time - a team led by Dr. Brian Primack of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine totted up the number of references to drinking and drugs in pop songs, did some maths, and decided that 15 to 18 year old kids in America hear 30,000 references to substance use every year. While listening to music.Apparently.Seventy-seven percent of rap songs tracked in the study contained such references, along with 36 percent of country songs, 20 percent of songs classified as "R&B/hip-hop," 14 percent of rock songs and 9 percent of pop songs. Alcohol and marijuana were the most common references found, with tobacco more rarely mentioned.In "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off", country singer Joe Nichols sings: "She can handle any champagne brunch/A bridal shower with Bacardi punch/Jello shooters full of Smirnoff/But tequila makes her clothes fall off."Blimey. One song and that's four references right there.The stu
A new study on mice has found that chronic alcohol consumption can result in a severe form of pneumonia after a surgery. The study indicated that people who have a consistent drinking habit might have immune-function problem following surgery. They may even have a two- to five-fold greater chance of post-operation infection complications. The authors of the study have suggested that patients considering surgery should control their drinking habits, and also be very honest with their doctors about their drinking habits, prior to surgery. Claudia Spies, medical associate director of the department of anesthesiology and intensive care medicine at the University Hospital Charité, Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, said that surgery can be scheduled or the result of an accident, and in either case, complications can arise because of prior alcohol consumption. “A significantly high rate of complications can develop in patients who consume alcohol at levels
A new study has shown that parental drinking not only directly influences adolescent drinking, but also indirectly through teens’ perceptions of parenting, especially monitoring and discipline received. Adolescence is a crucial time of development on many different levels, but especially concerning the initiation and escalation of alcohol use. The new findings highlight the impact of parental drinking and parenting practices on adolescent drinking. “We wanted to, first, examine the extent of the relationship between the drinking behaviours of parents and those of their adolescent offspring at 14 and 17.5 years of age,” said Shawn J. Latendresse, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioural Genetics at Virginia Commonwealth University, and corresponding author for the study. “Second, we wanted to determine how much of that association was due to parents' drinking behaviours affecting their a
By Ayesha Rascoe BALTIMORE (Reuters) - President George W. Bush reflected on his battle with alcohol abuse on Tuesday, acknowledging that he once drank too much, as he sought to showcase the religious-based programs that have been one of the controversial initiatives of his presidency. Bush, who gave up alcohol at age 40, made the comment during a visit to the Jericho program, run by the Episcopal Community Services of Maryland, which helps recently released prisoners re-enter the workforce. The visit was part of an effort to highlight one of his domestic priorities -- providing government funding for religious-based organizations to help their communities. "Addiction is hard to overcome. As you might remember, I drank too much at one time in my life," said Bush, who has often stated that religion became a greater part of his life after he gave up alcohol. "I understand faith-based programs. I understand that sometimes you can find the inspiration from a higher
While many Eagles fans want major changes to this team, they probably shouldn’t hold their breath. The Eagles defense was last in the NFL in forcing turnovers(21). What did Johnson think about this group?
“I like what we have,” said Johnson “We were one or two games away from being a really good team in our [...]
People seem to struggle when it comes time to selecting wine. My co-worker Marcos would insert a pun here, something like "whine is not delicious." However, most agree that wine, without the 'h', is delicious. The question is, how do you pick the best wine?It seems odd that buying and picking wine makes so many people uncomfortable, but it shouldn't, it's really not that hard. So first, let's debunk a few myths and then consider a few basic tips.Myths to Ignore:Expensive wine is better wine. Wrong! Although some recent research shows that when people think wine is expensive, they think it tastes better, even when it's the same wine! Many wonderful wines are available for less than $10.Vintage is important. Barely! In days gone by, grape farmers had limited ability to manage the dramatic changes of weather, and therefore the impact on grapes between good and bad seasons could be huge. Advancements in farming and winemaking, including the blending of various vintages, mean that vintage
It is time for more Irish drinking stories, Irish blessings and Irish proverbs. Here are my latest:
Ballerina
A large obnoxious woman, wearing a sleeveless dress, walks into McCafferty‘s Pub and eyes the patrons drinking at the bar. Raising her right arm and revealing a huge, hairy armpit, she points to all the people sitting on bar stools and asks, “What man here will buy a lady a drink?”
KIEV, Ukraine -- Widespread underage smoking and drinking is on the rise as exposure to vices occurs at increasingly younger ages, according to a recent study released by the Ukrainian Institute of Social Research (UISR) conducted for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) collaborative cross-national study of 41 nations.
A World Health Organization-commissioned study has found that Ukraine is a
The New Year's Eve edition of The Post-Journal is online (2:29 a.m.!) and it has a letter in the Readers' Forum section responding to this letter.Here's the letter:
For your edification and enjoyment, may I present to you another pack of Irish drinking stories, Irish blessings and Irish proverbs:
Paddy was trapped in a bog and thought himself to be a goner when Big Mick O'Reilly happened to wander by.
"Help! Help me!" Paddy yelled, "Oi'm sinking!"
“Don't you worry yourself, Paddy," said Mick assuredly. "Next to the Strong Man Muldoon, Oi'm the strongest
The house is officially for sale (we are the second house on this page, in blue). In this market, our house is being sold (bites nails). We are either crazy or stupid and only time will reveal the answer.
The house is officially clean and finished. The house has been stripped of all [...]
Drinking green tea may reduce the risk of advanced prostate cancer, according to a study by researchers at Japan’s National Cancer Center.
It said men who drank five or more cups a day might halve the risk of developing advanced prostate cancer compared with those who drank less than one cup a day.
“This does not [...]
An Australian research has revealed that parents who allow their children to consume liquor are actually encouraging underage drinking. The study involving more than
Ben Widdicombe of the New York Daily News reports that Clay Aiken was spotted drinking beer with the two "very young" French men the 'American Idol' season two runner-up brought with him to the opening of the Detny shoe store on New York City's Mulbe
Once again we have the pleasure of posting some funny Irish drinking stories, some heart warming Irish blessings and insightful Irish proverbs:
Poor Mrs. Molly McGuire entered the local newspaper establishment to pay for the obituary for her dear departed husband, Peter.
Said the kindly newspaperman the charge was a dollar a word and he remembered Peter and wasn't it too bad about him passing
Come Christmas and nightclub gets an excuse to flaunt their lavish offerings’ giving a reason to uber-rich to spend outrageously on such pricey deals. Keeping in mind the nature of the occasion, the world’s most expensive Christmas cocktail has been unveiled at a notorious, London A-list hang-out. The pricey cocktail, an offering by Movida nightclub doesn’t lets you compromise at any ordinary Champagne and thus bites you with its deserving cost of £35,000 ($71,000) a glass.You haven’t tasted opulence til you’ve sipped on the US $71,011.50 glasses of “Flawless” cocktail drinking diamonds. It’s officially the world’s most expensive Christmas cocktail according to the Daily Mail, and it’s being launched today.“Ingredients in the costly cocktail include a large measure of Louis XII cognac, half a bottle of Cristal Rose champagne, some brown sugar, angostura bitters and a few flakes of 24-carat edible gold leaf, according to The Guardian,” the Mail said.“But the r
The Shark Guys Present: The Top 10 Drinking and Driving Songs of All Time!It's that time of year again, and red and green abounds in Christmas displays and decorations (blue and yellow to our color-blind friends). If you like to get a little tight come the holiday season and are considering hitting the road in search of yuletide cheer, you could risk forgetting the vital significance of those colors at intersections, so it's for the best if, when that obnoxious do-gooder who attends every office party tells you that you've had too much to drink and that you're in no condition to drive, you scorn his offer of a ride home, curse him for a meddlesome ninny and call a cab instead. No amount of minty fresh Scope kept in your glove compartment or complaints to an arresting highway officer that you are heavily medicated and having one of your "spells" is likely to keep you from a Christmas Eve in the drunk tank that would not be nearly as romantic, or as free from dangerous lunatics, as it
Yikes, this is so grosse. But honestly I can’t be that surprised, thinking about it I never saw these glasses leaving the room as well. But you would think they might going to take dish cleaner and not that cancer spray. Yikes again.
Thank you Mister Dealio for sharing this moment.
Source: Divine Caroline
It is time again for another gaggle of Irish drinking stories, proverbs and blessings:
Even a tin knocker will shine on a dirty door.
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Poor Paddy was found dead, lying prostrate in his own back yard. Since the weather was a bit on the warm side, the wake was held down to just two days, to insure that his mortal remains would not take a bad turn.
Finally his friends laid him in his coffin,
It surprised me to find that Homer Simpson has 2 out of the top 3 quotes in this list. There are great quotes in the list but I don’t really agree with the order they have been put in or that they are the 25 greatest. For instance this Dean Martin quote has always been [...]
Here are another group of Irish drinking stories, proverbs and blessings:
A grumpy old curmudgeon of a man enters the parish office of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, immediately spots the office secretary and says to her, "I want to join this damn church."
“I beg your pardon, sir,” the astonished secretary replies. “I must have misunderstood you. What did you say?”
“Listen up, damn it. I
Dave Grohl says he’ll make good on his promise to go for beer with two Australian miners who listened to the Foo Fighters while trapped underground. They had to wait 15 days until they were rescued and to pass the time, they requested an iPod with Foo Fighters songs on it to help drown out [...]
If you've ever stayed in a hotel room and drank from the glasses, you would expect them to be clean. This hidden camera expose shows the hidden truth behind what you're putting in your mouth.
Authors of a recent study published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health offered some good news to pregnant women who may want to continue on in the lifestyle that got them in that condition in the first place when they said that it might be ok for expectant mothers to binge drink on occasion without harming their unborn. This goes against orthodox thinking on the subject and will come as a surprise to those who have lost major points with the missus when suggesting during a lull in Lamaze class that everybody repair to the local bar because “this is all just a big money-grab anyway”. But before you and your mates and a yummy mummy of your acquaintance toast the baby by gently tapping the outside of the womb with your can of Michelob Light and rubbing it for luck, keep in mind that the study was limited to the effects of the occasional binge enjoyed by someone who was not a chronic alcoholic. A number of studies have linked heavy drinking during pregnancy to stunte
Conservationists in India have hailed socialite Paris Hilton for highlighted the plight of binge-drinking elephants. Activists said Hilton had highlighted the plight of elephants that
A new study has found a little substantive evidence that binge drinking while pregnant seriously harms the developing foetus. Heavy drinking throughout pregnancy has
Yet again we are providing a few more Irish drinking stories and blessings.
As an elderly couple were driving through County Kerry, Ireland, they were pulled over by the police. Eileen, who was driving, rolled down her window as the police officer approached and asked, “Ma'am, did you know that you were speeding?”
Eileen turned to her husband, Paddy, and asked, “What did he say?”
Knowing his
Unless you’re a signatory to some government/Nasa Area 51 non-disclosure pact, or otherwise other-stratosphere rich, it’s unlikely that your desire to have your ashes fired off into space along with the charred remains of your lifetime accumulation of Star Wars memorabilia will be accommodated. As such, your final ride on this earth, or to put it another way, God’s checkered flag coming down on the victory lap of your life, will be in a hearse – and hopefully not the late model, back-firing jalopy pictured here. [Editor’s Note: This would of course precede, depending on your particular religious beliefs, you being shot up to heaven via some kind of seraphic service elevator.]Hearses were originally horse-drawn and lest you think the word itself was derived from a slurred, drunken elocution of "horse"—unfortunately, it wasn’t. (The origin of "hearse" isn’t that compelling and for a dreary explanation click here, or feel free to circulate our more interesting derivation).
Tea ,a wonderful drink, had been used for medicinal purposes for centuries. Scientists are constantly opening up the new useful properties. This time specialists at the University of Illinois found that the composition of tea increases enzyme activity of “good” cholesterol (HDL) and reduces the “bad” cholesterol (LDL).
Experts measured [...]
Mossa'ei Shabbath Qodesh Parshath Wa'era 5768The ideal vessel from which to drink tea is porcelain.Ask anyone from Great Britain.Not in the Middle East, though, where one is obligated to burn ones hand on a scorchingly hot glass.Here's a tip. Make sure the glass is not filled all the way. Then encircle the glass with your thumb and forefinger, just under the rim. Drink and enjoy without getting burned.
There is nothing that will make you so popular as re-telling some of our Irish drinking stories:
Father O’Malley, an Irish priest, and Rabbi Levine are involved in a car accident. As they both exit their cars and wobble toward the side of the road. Rabbi Levine says, “Oy vey! What a wreck!”
Father O’Malley asks him, “Are you all right, Rabbi?”
Rabbi Levine replies, “Yes. I am just shaken a
Alcohol and weight is a subject relevant to millions of people who like to drink alcoholic beverages and who also either want to maintain or to lose body weight. It is uncertain whether alcohol leads to increase in body weight or if it does not. Some studies find an increase in body weight, some studies do not, and some find a small decrease among women who begin consuming alcohol. There has been a good amount of research over the last few years about the benefits of red wine and safe limits for alcohol consumption, but what about alcohol when you’re trying to diet? The truth may be surprising to you.Drinking alcohol, whether in the form of wine, liquor, or beer, can negatively affect weight loss. People who try to find the best diet but also drink alcohol have a harder time losing weight than those who do not drink at all. Here are some facts:Pure alcohol contains about 7 calories per gram, which makes it nearly twice as fattening as carbohydrates or protein (both contain about 4 ca
Scientists have identified genes that may help detect individuals who are at the risk of developing alcohol-related diseases. The new finding attains significance ...
Every culture has their way of drinking, there even rules for drinking, Balinese also has a way in drinking, especially for traditional liquors- Tuak and Arak. Tuak is a sweet wine made from the coconut palm flower, while Arak is strong liquors distilled from tuak. For Balinese drink liquors is men prerogative. In old days there is no woman drinks arak or tuak but with the passing of the time
Every culture has their way of drinking, there even rules for drinking, Balinese also has a way in drinking, especially for traditional liquors- Tuak and Arak. Tuak is a sweet wine made from the coconut palm flower, while Arak is strong liquors distilled from tuak. For Balinese drink liquors is men prerogative. In old days there is no woman drinks arak or tuak but with the passing of the time
When in doubt, opt for a few Irish drinking stories because they will cheer you up in no time.
O'Reilly's Missus:
O’Reilly had been out all night drinking at his favorite pub. As that time of night approached the bartender signaled last call saying the bar would soon be closing. So O’Reilly downed his last sip of Guinness and stood up to leave, but he quickly fell flat on his face.
He tried
I'm sure You already know that the green tea drinking has a lot of benefits for our health: it prevents the bad breath and the tooth decay; it helps to the health of the gum; it reduces the UV rays damage to our skin and this makes us look young; it helps us losing weight.These are very important points, as if you see a person with black teeth, wrinkles and overweighted, I'm sure you do not admire him/her.It was found that the green tea has wonderful effects on our beauty.Here is what the researches on it found:- Green tea contains catechins, which keep the acids under control and prevent the reproducing of bacteria. The main reasons of the periodontal disease - bleeding gums - are the bacteria and acids in our mouth. Conclusion: Green tea helps our gums staying healthy and pink, keeping our teeth in.- The Vitamin C from the green tea helps our gum to cure.- Catechins also reactivate the activity of the dying cells - this helps to smooth out the wrinkles.- Green tea has anti-oxidants
There are certain undeniable signs that the holiday season is once again about to round the corner: whisperings of the next video-game system to end all video-game systems that is to be launched just in time to put mom and pop in the poorhouse for the New Year, but s'alright because at least pale, weak little Johnny will have excellent hand-eye coordination skills; suicide rates starting to soar* and, of course, alcohol consumption among everyday folk rivaling that on a pirate ship after a good plunder. We devoted an entire chapter in The Shark Book to this topic -- “Festive Cheers: Hooch on the Holidays”, which contained, among other family-album favorites, a tale of a drunken Santa (for a full movie-length treatment of this particular theme, we highly recommend Bad Santa) who, after drinking boxed wine all day between consultations with the tots, crashed through his department store’s main display window. Law-enforcement officials repeatedly try in vain to come up with
Here is a favorite Irish saying:
There are many good reasons for drinking,
One has just entered my head.
If a man doesn't drink when he's living,
How the hell can he drink when he's dead?
And another Irish drinking tale - This one is about wishing for a long life:
Three tipsy Irishmen, Paddy, Sean and Michael, had left the pub rather late one night and found themselves on the road leading past
Here are a couple of Irish drinking stories followed by traditional Irish blessings:
France’s President, Nicolas Sarkozy was working in his office when his telephone rang.
"Hallo, Mr. Sarkozy!" said a voice in a heavily accented brogue. "This is Paddy down at McCafferty’s Pub in County Cork, Ireland. I am ringing you up to inform you that we are officially declaring war on the French!"
"Well,
And yet another drinking/memory study...
"There are human epidemiological data of others indicating that mild [to] moderate drinking may paradoxically improve cognition in people compared to abstention," says Maggie Kalev.
Wha?
Interpretation: low to moderate alcohol consumption may actually enhance memory.
Hey, I already knew this... I'm living proof...
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Drinking water is a healthy thing but not such a healthy thing is plastic water bottles they are actually polluting landfills. This is something I never thought about until now even though I do drink bottled water sometimes but I try to use the bottles again. People are saying bottle water or the water inside the bottles is not that healthy since the waters sits in those bottles for a long while before drinking it. I have one those water filters that you just hook up to my faucet that works really well and the water taste good too. I think using water filters like Brita or Pur is very healthy alternative than using numbers of plastic bottles to drink water. - Products Water Filters - Products Water Purifiers
“One evening in October, when I was one-third sober,
An' taking home a 'load' with manly pride;
My poor feet began to stutter, so I lay down in the gutter,
And a pig came up an' lay down by my side;
Then we sang 'It's all fair weather when good fellows get together,'
Till a lady passing by was...
Here is another Irish drinking story along with a few more gems from Jay Leno and David Letterman:
An Irishman, an Englishman and a Scot were sitting in a bar.
The ambiance was fantastic, the beer excellent, and the food quite exceptional.
"Ye'ken," said the Scotsman, "I still prefer the pubs back home. Why, in Glasgow we have a bar named McTavish's. There, the barman goes out of his way for
Once again you have the privilege of being treated to some famous Irish Drinking Stories. No Irish pub is worth anything without a re-tellin' of these famous Irish tales.
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O’Malley went into McCafferty’s Pub and ordered three pints at one time. The bartender asks O’Malley, “Now, tell me O’Malley, why would you be needin’ three pints all at the same time?”
O’Malley explained that each of
Today is my first day using the RAVE diet:
No Refined foods
No Animal foods
No Vegetable oils
No Exceptions
& Exercise
A billion years ago, when I was in college, I was vegetarian. I really liked being meat-free actually. The vegan lifestyle though, just seemed like crazy talk to me. There are so many health benefits [...]
Some stories are better when they are told in bunches. That said, here are a bunch of Irish drinking stories:
Ol’ Muldoon lived alone in the Irish countryside with but a pet dog named Seamus for company. One day poor Seamus up and died, so Muldoon went to see the parish priest.
Muldoon said to Father O‘Hara, “Father, me dog, Seamus, is dead. Could ya' be sayin' a mass for the poor creature?”
This Just In is getting into the marketing business. We have created and are now promoting the official TJI Drinking Game...Zone-Blocking Shots (patent pending). Because nothing says fantasy football like drinking (just ask our friends at Fantasy Football Goat), we recommend that you start playing right away.Here's how it works...no matter where you are--at home, at your fantasy football draft, at work, wherever--and you read or hear the words "zone-blocking scheme" or just plain "zone blocking," you have to do a shot.If you're spending any amount of time reading fantasy football articles or listening to fantasy football "experts," you'll be buzzed in a flash. In fact, before you can say "both D'Angelo Williams and DeShaun Foster should benefit from the Panthers newly installed zone-blocking scheme," you'll be out, face-planted on the floor.Yes, zone blocking is the most talked about phrase in fantasy football, it seems, popping up in articles about Travis Henry and the Denver Bro
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