When under the influence of alcohol it might not be the best idea ever to start wrestling crocodiles. However the alcohol might just be the reason that Stephen Moreen is still alive after a fight with one of these large reptiles this weekend. The 20-year old Australian was attacked by a 2 meter long crocodile…
Great news from Hungary, as since last weekend it’s no longer a crime to ride a bicycle drunk. The Central European country had a zero tolerance policy for driving under influence on major roads, no matter what vehicle it was. With a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0,05 (0,5 by European standards) or more one would…
Scientists from the University of Texas have created a worm that can’t get drunk? So what? Well this is a major step in their quest for a drug that makes people immune to the effects of alcohol. The first pharmaceutical company that brings this drug on the market will be stinking rich because it will…
,,The harsh, useful things of the world, from pulling teeth to digging potatoes, are best done by men who are as starkly sober as so many convicts in the death house. But the lovely and useless things, the charming and exhilarating things, are best done by men with – as the phrase is – a…
Ah, we never did tell you how Micky’s sobriety challenge ended. That’s right it ended, since he came to a rational conclusion that it was actually not that hard not to drink, but only very, very boring. At the start of the fourth week of abstinence he decided that the upcoming Friday the streak would…
Well time for the first update during my sobriety challenge. Today is day 12 of total abstinence. So far I didn’t really feel the need to consume alcohol or cigarettes. Sure there were moments when I liked to have a beer. For example when my housemates started to get tipsy and developed a sense of humor…
A bit of a shocker probably for many of our loyal followers, but one of the Lords of the Drinks is doing a sobriety challenge. Today is Micky’s third day without alcohol and he got curious to see for how long he could last under this self-imposed prohibition. Some time ago we launched our own…
Now this is a classic rock song by Dire Straits, which says it all – “If you wanna run cool, you got to run on heavy, heavy fuel.” It has some other remarkable lines in its lyrics, like:
,,The problem with some people is that when they aren’t drunk they’re sober.” Irish poet William Butler Yeats
Lords of the Drinks 