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Drinking Straw Glasses

Tiffany — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:21:01 +0000

Your Mother said don’t play with your food. She never said don’t play with your drink. Behold the Drinking Straw Glasses from the NeatoShop. This one size fits all drinking straw, shaped like a pair of glasses, is perfect for kids or those who are just kids at heart. Wearing your drink has never been so much fun!

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more Mealtime Fun!

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A Blogger Actually Tries The “Newest Teen Trend”

Jill Harness — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:03:15 +0000

You’ve almost certainly heard of the terror stories circulating about teen girls using vodka soaked tampons to get drunk. As it turns out though, this big news story is probably pretty bunk. We know that now thanks to Huffington Post blogger Danielle Crittenden, who actually tried this technique and wrote about the outcome.

If you don’t want to read the fairly graphic article, here’s her results:

If there is any smidgen of effect, it’s notional, and probably only psychological. Overall, vodka-in-a-tampon seems a very inefficient, not to mention unpleasant, way to get drunk. I suppose the positive is that there is no danger of a second round.

Makes you wonder how many of these other “disturbing teen trends” are totally untrue too.

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The Tropism Well

Joanna Ong — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:52:44 +0000

(vimeo link)

The Tropism Well bows as you approach it, filling a pitcher with water and pouring it into your cup. UK-based Poietic Studio is looking into creating permanent installations of the fountain for public places.

Link -via Laughing Squid

Benjamin Franklin’s 200+ Synonyms for “Drunk”

Miss Cellania — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:07:42 +0000

Noted founding father Benjamin Franklin published a list of different ways we refer to someone as drunk in the Pennsylvania Gazette on January 6, 1737. Franklin said he collected these phrases at -what else- a tavern. Here are just a few:

Got the Indian Vapours,
Topsy Turvey,
As Drunk as David’s Sow,
He’s got his Top Gallant Sails out,
Seen the yellow Star,
As Stiff as a Ring-bolt,
The King is his Cousin,
Got Kib’d Heels,
As Dizzy as a Goose,
Had a Kick in the Guts,
Spoke with his Friend,
Cherubimical,
He’s kiss’d black Betty,
He’s had a Thump over the Head with Sampson’s Jawbone

Of course, that’s far from 200. See the rest at mental_floss. Link

Asking for Trouble

Miss Cellania — Tue, 18 May 2010 18:20:31 +0000

This would be dangerous if it were a real ad. Link -via Nag on the Lake

Another Manhole Danger: Drinking and Walking

Alex — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:12:21 +0000

Texting and walking is bad for you, but drinking is no slouch either when it comes to the danger department. Here’s what happened to one intoxicated guy who fell into a drain and got himself wedged:

A motorist raised the alarm after he went to move a car parked next to the drain and spotted the trapped man.

He said: "I heard a voice saying help and at first I didn’t see him.

"Then I tried to pull him out but he was wedged tight. He didn’t see that jokers had removed the drain cover as he staggered home."

Firemen spent an hour removing part of the drain before they could pull the man free.

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