Alcohol
Relationship of noise tolerance to martini consumption
Back in the sixties, researchers weren't afraid to tackle the really important questions...
Knoxville News Sentinel - Dec 2, 1962
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 17, 2020 -
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Category: Science, 1960s, Alcohol, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
Follies of the Madmen #464
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Feb 01, 2020 -
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Category: Bicycles and Other Human-powered Vehicles, Business, Advertising, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1950s, Men, Women, Alcohol
Fizz Bowling
A drinking game of the 1960s, invented at European ski lodges:
The Montana Standard - Feb 10, 1963
A few more details from the Akron Beacon Journal (Feb 6, 1963):
Some googling reveals that it's now possible to buy gin bottles shaped like bowling pins. Available from Amazon for $18.99 (empty, you add your own gin). However, they're made of glass, so probably not great for fizz bowling.
I'm guessing the people back in the 60s were playing with minis, rather than full-size bottles.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jan 29, 2020 -
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Category: Games, Sports, 1960s, Alcohol
“Give Me a Red Hot Mama and an Ice Cold Beer”
Posted By: Paul - Sat Dec 14, 2019 -
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Category: Music, 1950s, Women, Alcohol
Indlovu Gin
The website for Indlovu Gin describes it, somewhat euphemistically, as "The only gin designed by the African elephant from foraged botanicals." Put in plainer language, it's gin made with elephant dung. As the AP reports:
Posted By: Alex - Mon Nov 25, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Excrement, Alcohol
Smirnoff Leaves You Breathless
1958 ad campaign for Smirnoff Vodka. The ad copy about "breathless" drinkers who are "on the vodka wagon" makes me think of wheezing, out-of-breath drunks.
San Bernardino County Sun - Nov 6, 1958
Miami News - Oct 16, 1958
San Antonio Express - Sep 23, 1958
Posted By: Alex - Thu Oct 24, 2019 -
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Category: Inebriation and Intoxicants, Advertising, 1950s, Alcohol
Champagne Vending Machine
In its latest annual gift catalog, Neiman Marcus is offering a champagne vending machine. It goes for a mere $35,000 — champagne not included.
Or, better idea, buy this vending machine on eBay for $1700, and put some champagne (or another beverage of your choice) in it.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Oct 20, 2019 -
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Category: Overpriced Merchandise, Alcohol
Beer in a Dead Squirrel
I do not see this limited-edition beer for sale any longer on the BrewDog home page. But perhaps you should subscribe to their newsletter for any such future offerings.Article here from 2016.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Oct 17, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Death, Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Alcohol
Beer-Drinking Camel(s)
Picture source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Oct 13, 2019 -
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Category: Animals, 1950s, Alcohol
Open Concept Bar
The Open Concept bar, recently opened in St. Louis, Missouri, doesn’t sell drinks. Instead, it sells time. Buy an hour’s worth of time at the bar, and you can drink as much as you want in that hour. The price is $10/hour for basic drinks, $20/hour for premium ones.Sounds like a bargain! But how does the bar plan to make money? Well, it turns out there actually are some limits to how much alcohol they'll serve you. From St. Louis magazine:
In other words, you can't actually have all you can drink in an hour. But what's the limit? It seems like they're being coy about that. I'm guessing it's about two drinks per hour. So, in essence, you're pre-paying for two drinks.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Oct 09, 2019 -
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Category: Inebriation and Intoxicants, Restaurants, Alcohol
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