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The Four Loko Test Drive Taste Test
Four Loko is the color of glow sticks. You likely didn’t know this, since you’ve been drinking the magical elixir from a can. Or, more likely, you haven’t manned up and downed a serving of the stuff.
The mainstream media coverage of Four Loko has generated a lot of hype, as well as the ceaseless circulation of meaningless terms like “blackout in a can” and “liquid cocaine.” I’d take a guess and say that most of the anchors reporting on the drink haven’t themselves experienced the can-induced blackout. So for the sake of journalism, I’ve taken the plunge. More »
101: Living Free Off Of Party Favors
We here at Crushable go to a lot of parties, some of them fun, some of them awkward, but most of them involving free food and booze. I’ve written in the past about spending 6 broke-ass months as a freelance blogger, where my only means of sustenance most nights were those tiny little trays of hot dogs and chicken satay. In fact, my version of heaven involves an open bar and thousands of hot caterers walking around with bat-mitzvah food. More »
Four Loko: Delicious, Disgusting, Or Dangerous?
Hey parents, have you heard that your kids are drinking caffeinated alcoholic malt beverages again? This time its coming in the form of Four Loko, and sweeping campuses across the nation after being created by three Oho college students. It’s either delicious or disgusting, depending on which over-stimulated teen you ask, but it’s also very dangerous. Or at least, so says the attorney state general of Washington, after nine students were hospitalized after drinking the beverage. Though technically, it is not a date-rape drug, so that’s good. More »
Is Tampa Deputy Lisa Latimer the New Krystal Ball of Bad Photo Ops?
When racy, dildo-filled Holiday photos of ___ candidate Crystal Ball were uncovered by her opponent earlier this month, we hoped that people in public service positions would learn not to take photos of themselves goofing off, even if it was all in good fun. With the Internet these days, you never know!
And sadly today brings us another example: Florida deputy policewoman Lisa Latimer took some shots (no pun intended) of herself in her cruise car, getting high, drinking, and putting her gun in her mouth. More »
College Life: The Idiot’s Guide To Tailgating
I arrived home from my trip to visit a massive, football-loving state state school this weekend with what looked like a black eye that could have been the result of being punched in the face, or falling off a bike.
I had previously been of the opinion that partying was the easy part of the collegiate lifestyle. Such perceptions changed when I returned from visiting my friend. Tailgating a football game, or so I learned the hard way, can be a taxing affair for the uninitiated. More »
World’s oldest twins credit longevity to liquor – First of all, the world’s oldest twins (98!) are named Raymonde and Lucienne Wattelade, which is absolutely perfect. Second of all, they say the reason they’ve avoided kicking the bucket for so long is because of a fondness for pastis and whiskey. Happy birthday, ladies – shots for everyone! (via Jezebel)
Irish police to send “test youths” to pubs – Most fun job ever? Irish cops plan to dispatch minors out to drink at bars across the nation — all in the name of scoping out underage serving. Sounds like a recipe for disaster to us. (via Reuters)
Wait, We Were Supposed to Leave Work Early Today to Drink?? – We can’t believe we forgot about this very important holiday that was just made up several hours ago. Maybe it’s we were too busy getting sloshed on three-martini lunches like big girls. (via TheAwl)
The Best Video: Debating the Scientific Merit of ‘Beer Goggles’
This may be the best “news” segment I’ve ever seen: MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan took a very attractive British scientist, had him explain a this study that proves that the drunker you get, the more attractive you find people. I mean, we all knew this was true, but now it’s SCIENCE true!
Thank god there’s is someone else on-board: A young woman who introduces herself with “Is this news to anybody?” and ends with “Ive done my own study, it’s called waking up the next day.” Hi, new best friend! More »
Teen Girls Now Catching Up With Boys In Terms Of Drug, Alcohol Use, Says Not-Very-Concerned Scientists – Well, that’s not entirely true about scientists being dicks. They just blame you: “We’ve become a society that basically says, ‘If things aren’t perfect in your life, take a pill,’ ” Fay says. “This causes our young people to see drugs as an answer.” (via USA Today)
Study: Binge-Drinking PSAs Don’t Work
Anti-alcohol organizations spend a lot of $$$ on public-service ad campaigns to get people to stop binge drinking. Turns out, they aren’t worth the money.
A new study finds that PSAs that use methods of guilt and shame — such as those print ads showing a young woman with her head in a toilet alongside the slogan “Best night of my life” — are actually really big turnoffs. Go figure.
Reports AdAge.com:
It has long been assumed, of course, that guilt and shame… More »
Britney Spears does random drug tests on her tour-mates
If you want to tour with Britney Spears you’d better be clean – and I don’t mean clean in the hygiene sense (though I’m sure that helps too). Allegedly, Britney orders random drug tests on her dancers as well as anyone else affiliated with her tour.
According to the source, Britney takes it very seriously when it comes to being completely clean on tour:
“Britney’s rule is clear – zero tolerance. No drink. No drugs. If you do not comply, you… More »
