American teenager falls 20 feet from a escalator, gets away with a fractured elbow

By Ali Plumb
From: http://www.asylum.co.uk/

Back in May last year, we brought you the video footage of a Turkish toddler who fell off a moving escalator, only to be caught in the nick of time by an eagle-eyed passer-by. But as this clip below proves, there isn't always someone there to catch you...

This time around, the escalator-faller-offer wasn't a tiny wee tot, it was a fully grown man – an 18-year-old boy called Shane O'Malley from Massachusetts, no less – who had gone to a gig nearby before he started larking about on the moving escalator and promptly fell off.

Amazingly, the 20 foot drop only resulted in a fractured elbow, according to his family, but he's also currently complaining of a very sore back – no surprises there then.

But there's one thing we haven't told you about the incident which might explain why it happened – our boy Shane was drunk. Dead drunk. He'd been drinking so much at the concert that he doesn't even remember the incident properly, but he definitely remembers the pain, that's for sure.

Check out the CCTV footage of the incident below, and remember kids, don't drink and ride escalators. No, wait, that's not right, we mean: always hold onto the handrail. There. A good deed done.

Amazingly, the 20 foot drop only resulted in a fractured elbow, according to his family, but he's also currently complaining of a very sore back – no surprises there then.

But there's one thing we haven't told you about the incident which might explain why it happened – our boy Shane was drunk. Dead drunk. He'd been drinking so much at the concert that he doesn't even remember the incident properly, but he definitely remembers the pain, that's for sure.

Check out the CCTV footage of the incident below, and remember kids, don't drink and ride escalators. No, wait, that's not right, we mean: always hold onto the handrail. There. A good deed done.

Proof that British cops are 500% kinder than American cops

By Ross Borden
Drunk napper

“Can we give you a lift?” Wow. I was shocked when I saw this.
In America, this guy, who obviously stumbled into the wrong house when he was blacked out drunk and proceeded to pass out cold on a stranger’s floor, would have woken up to a knee being dropped on his back and probably a taser to help him wake up – had this been a scene from a house in the US.
He almost certainly would have been taken to jail too, and charged with trespassing and maybe breaking and entering or reckless endangerment. In England, he was helped to his feet and offered a ride home.
No, I don’t believe this behavior should be condoned, but it is refreshing to see police officers in some countries show a bit of compassion and react in a way that is somewhat constructive, instead of just being violent because they have an excuse to.

Massachusetts Set To Ban Four Loko

Callie Schweitzer
Editor-in-Chief

from: http://www.neontommy.com/news/2010/11/massachusetts-set-to-ban-four-loko

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It's turning into somewhat of a domino effect as state after state places a ban on the caffeinated alcoholic beverage Four Loko.

Following the lead of Michigan, Utah, Oklahoma and Washington, Massachusetts has become the next state to ban the beverages.

From the AP:

[The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control] Commission head Kim Gainsboro said Monday that her agency will file an emergency regulation next Monday to control sales of caffeinated alcoholic drinks that are classified as malt beverages.

The new rule will ban sales of malt beverages containing alcohol, caffeine or any other herbal or chemical stimulant.

Its manufacturers would be required to relabel and repackage the drinks in resealable containers. The drinks also would no longer be sold by vendors selling wine and malt beverages.

The caffeinated alcoholic beverage commonly referred to as a "blackout in a can" is making waves on college campuses where students are "getting Loko" and loving it.

The FDA is expected to rule on its status as a safe and legal beverage as soon as Wednesday, concluding a year-long review process of the drinks.

Some beer distributors in New York agreed to a voluntary ban on Saturday.

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has discouraged vendors from selling the beverage until the FDA had ruled on its safety. The Chicago City Council is also reportedly looking into a ban.

More than 20 students have been hospitalized for Four Loko-related incidents at Ramapo College in New Jersey. The school has since banned the drink.

Other schools including Harvard University, Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania and the University of Rhode Island are warning students of the dangers of the beverage or prohibiting it on campus.

One 23.5-ounce can of Four Loko is said to contain the equivalent of four or five beers and the caffeine in two cups of coffee.

The drink's manufacturer, Phusion Projects Inc., appears to be standing by the product as the Food and Drug Administration reviews its safety.

The drink's 12 percent alcohol content, combined with caffeine and other ingredients, has experts and medical officials worried.

From ABC News:

"The problem is when you put all these things together, it's a nightmare," Harris Stratyner, vice president of the Caron Center and an addiction specialist, told "Good Morning America." "The caffeine may make you feel like you're not getting drunk as quickly so you may ingest more."

Stratyner said he saw no reason for caffeine to be added, "other than to give kids an added boost and to get them to purchase more."

"Quite frankly, I think adults that are legal shouldn't drink it either," he said.

To reach editor-in-chief Callie Schweitzer, click here.

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Two Guys Too Wasted To Set Up Tents

Two Guys Too Wasted To Set Up Tents - Watch more Funny Videos

Cop Nice Enough to Drive Drunk Girl Home but then...

Guy is Completely Wasted, Needs Flip-Flop - Don't Drink and WALK!! -

stankshag — April 19, 2010 — Some guy can't get his flip flops on... bc he's so wasted...in the afternoon... trying to get to the port-o-potties..... PWAH!

Drunk as a skunk man tries to revive dead possum: cops

NEWSCORE

From: http://www.nypost.com/

A heavily intoxicated Pennsylvania man tried to resuscitate at dead possum lying along a highway, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported yesterday.

Donald Wolfe, 55, was spotted by a state trooper attempting to breathe life back into the dead animal around 3pm local time Thursday in a remote area north of Pittsburgh.

State troopers arrested Wolfe along an isolated stretch of the highway and charged him with public drunkenness, according to the paper.

Trooper Jamie Levier said Wolfe was “extremely intoxicated” and “did have his mouth in the area of the animal’s mouth, I guess.”

Another witness observed Wolfe kneeling near the dead animal and gesturing as though he was conducting a seance.

Wolfe will face charges of public drunkeness before a district judge in Jefferson County at an unscheduled date.

Police listed “society” as the victim of the crime.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/drunk_as_skunk_man_tries_to_revive_CLIQi7syDDFFw5nifNnCRM#ixzz0jfmzt6oS

I see London...I See France.,... I see yoor underpants

Drunk Chick Represents Everything Wrong With Britain

I'm not sure why, particularly given that it happened in Cardiff, the photo of this woman stumbling about town in an advanced state of déshabillité has resulted in such horror from the British tabs, but I do know that I can't decide which gasping description I prefer, the Sun's "The knickerless girl was seen in the centre of Cardiff after a heavy session," or the Mail's "This shrieking ladette was photographed staggering through Cardiff city centre late on Friday night." If only she were holding a knife, this would be perfect.

Drunkest Guy Ever Tries to Buy Beer, Gets Remixed

by:// Alex Moaba

Late last week, a drunk man walked into a convenience store and tried to buy some more beer. It didn't go so well...or did it? Because now the internet has bequeathed us many, many remixes of the footage, and they're pretty entertaining. Before we get started here, I'll just break the news up-front that I couldn't find a version mixed with Yakety Sax. I'm as disappointed as you are. Get on that, Internet.

First up, check out the original video and then all the wonderful Drunkest Guy Ever remixes below.

• Mixed with Daft Punk's 'Around the World'

• The Silent Film Version (Mustache and Monacle via Buzzfeed)
  

• For the ladies -- mixed with 'He Ain't With Me Now Though'

• 'Ol' English' by The Game

• This one weaves between Swizz Beatz' 'It's Me B*tches,' 'Too Hot To Stop Pt. 1' by the Bar-Kays, and a Redbirds' cover of Willie Nelson's 'I Gotta Get Drunk'

• 'Drinking Alone' by Hanibal. Remix via Sunspeik

• 'Should Have Taken Acid With You' by Neon Indian

• "2001 -- A Beer Odyssey"

• UPDATE: We have found our Yakety Sax Version, and it is glorious. Thanks to Digg commenter NickSalvo and Comedy Funhouse

Arlington Heights considers large beer can prohibition

Measure seeks to curb public drunkenness, associated crimes

Arlington Heights Officer Robert Kostka, left, puts empty alcohol containers into a trash bag held by intern Georgi Michev at an abandoned building near Northwest Highway and New Wilke Road. (Tribune photo by Stacey Wescott / September 28, 2009)

By Graydon Megan Special to the Tribune

Arlington Heights officials are expected to decide next week whether to pursue steps to curb public drunkenness which could potentially cost liquor store retailers millions of dollars in lost sales.

Under consideration is a ban on sales of individual large cans of beer and similar single servings of alcoholic beverages at grocery and liquor stores.

Advocating for the ban are police, who say it would help address disorderly conduct, including fighting, theft and public urination -- especially in the village's downtown and near its two train stations.

Many of those creating the problems are homeless, police said, who are able to scrape together the $2 or so it takes to buy a single 24-ounce can of the ice-style beer, which has a higher alcohol content than conventional beer.

But a dozen liquor retailers told trustees at a meeting last month that the proposed ban would hurt their bottom line and they are proposing alternatives. Officials are expected to consider whether to pursue the ban on Monday.

"We are trying to balance public safety and economic interests," Village Manager Bill Dixon said. "Public safety should prevail."

Authorities in other towns with similar liquor sales restrictions say that they work, but that a ban is not a catch-all.

Evanston has had a similar ban in place for years. "It's effective to a degree," said Evanston police Cmdr. Tom Guenther. "People can still get liquor."

Mount Prospect prohibits sales of refrigerated or chilled alcoholic beverages in containers smaller than 750 milliliters, about 25 ounces. "Since the ordinance was passed, we haven't had any violations or any complaints," said Officer Bill Roscop.

Chicago also restricts sales of single servings of alcohol, but allows sales of beer in single containers larger than 16 ounces.

The proposed ban in Arlington Heights includes sales of single containers of beer unless they are 40 fluid ounces or more, single containers of wine unless greater than 12 ounces or 375 milliliters, and other containers of alcohol except in containers greater than 16 ounces.

"We look at this as a comprehensive approach to a rather severe social problem we've had here in the village," Police Capt. Richard Niedrich said.

But Connie Karavidas, a co-owner of two Teddy's Liquors stores in Arlington Heights , said retailers are meeting with village staff in hopes of convincing them there are workable alternatives to a complete ban. Some options on the table include self-policing by retailers and increased crackdown on littering and public drunkenness.

"Two million dollars in sales stands to be lost," Karavidas said.

One of the ideas retailers have pitched was to go after the drinker rather than the drink as happens in Green Bay, Wis. Wisconsin law allows identification of problem drinkers as "known habitual drunkards," according to Kail Decker, assistant city attorney and city prosecutor for Green Bay.

Green Bay's police department has established a "no serve list" of such people based on a 3-strike rule. Those involved in three disturbances involving alcohol land on the list. Retailers keep the names of those on the "no serve list" in a binder behind the counter, Decker said.

Arlington Heights Assistant Village Attorney Robin Ward said Illinois has no such law, so she isn't sure whether the approach would work.

Decker thinks the Green Bay system helps cut down on problems.

"It helps. It's one more roadblock," Decker said, but admits "there are much greater social issues that need to be attacked."

Exactly the point, say those trying to help the homeless with alcohol abuse problems. Todd Stull, clinical director for Palatine-based Journeys from PADS to HOPE, wrote a letter to Arlington Heights trustees in support of the ban.

"It will cut easy access to alcohol for those homeless clients who abuse alcohol, giving Journeys a larger and more effective window of opportunity to intervene with these clients," Stull wrote.

Copyright © 2009, Chicago Tribune

10 Movie Drunks We Want to Share a Pint With

We wouldn’t mind doing a few keg stands with these movie lushes.

By: Premiere.com Staff

Billy Bob Thornton (Willie) -- Bad Santa

Can you really blame a guy who plays Santa for hitting the bottle before heading into work? He deals with hundreds of whining, smelly kids every day and his sidekick is an evil elf who [SPOILER ALERT] ends up trying to kill him. That’s worth at least one hard egg nog at 9AM.

Will Ferrell (Frank the Tank) -- Old School

Frank is like your favorite uncle. He'll buy you liquor, funnel a few beers at your party and cap off the night with some streaking and a trip to the local KFC.

Kevin Heffernan (Farva) -- Super Troopers

The best part about drinking with a cop is it greatly reduces your chances of spending the night in the slammer. But with Farva, there’s always a chance you’ll get to watch him beat up a bartender who refuses to provide a liter of Jager.

Adam Sandler (Billy) -- Billy Madison

A huge mansion, every toy you can imagine and more booze money than you could ever spend make Billy one of the best drinking buddies you could ask for. Plus, you’ll have a great story about the time you got smashed with a grade schooler.

Daniel Day-Lewis (Daniel Plainview) -- There Will Be Blood

Daniel is definitely the kind of guy you want on your side in a bar fight, but we suggest you do your drinking somewhere other than the bar down at the bowling alley.

Jay Chandrasekhar (Barry) -- Beer Fest

After a night out with Barry, there’s a good chance you’ll wake up naked in the woods, next to a deer you killed with your bare hands…and teeth.

Martha MacIsaac (Becca) -- Super Bad

Get lit with the only lady on our list of lushes and she might end up giving you “The best blow-jay ever …. With her mouth.”

Johnny Depp (Jack Sparrow) -- Pirates of the Caribbean

A pirate’s best friend is rum and a drunk’s best friend is a hilarious monkey. Jack seems to have easy access to both.

Will Smith (Hancock) -- Hancock

A drunken super hero is every frat boy’s fantasy. He can play beer pong, pound some shots and still have enough left in the tank to save the day from whoever the villain was in Hancock. We sort of lost interest half-way through that movie.

Joaquin Phoenix (Johnny Cash) -- Walk the Line

We’re really just looking for an excuse to have a few cocktails with the recently insane, Joaquin. The night will either end up with an impromptu hipster rap concert or a rousing version of “Ring of Fire.” We would be hoping for the latter.

A Night Out In Cardiff, Wales

Cardiff, the epicentre of the European avant-garde, like this bunch of dreamers, poets, artists & philosophers, to the untrained eye they look like degenerate binge drinkers wading through their own bodily fluids, but these are the cultural elite!

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