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Beer Pong
July 8, 2008I'm a little late to the Beer Pong game. I had an idea what the game was all about a couple of years ago, but now its really starting to gain popularity.
Beer Pong, as a refresher, is a game suited for the drinking-aged adults that involves a make-shift table, several beers, numerous, inexpensive cups and ping-pong balls.
The objective is to trash others or get trashed depending on the skill of the player. There are also a ton of seemingly complex rules.
Novices are usually wiped out within a game or two. Drinking a lot of beer in a short time will take its toll.
I mention all of this because I had my third Beer Pong experience on July 4th. So, as you can probably tell, I suck at the game.
I went to a friend of a friend's house and, let's just say I'm glad I had a ride home.
But like my story, Beer Pong, as wonderful game as it is, is catching on with the wrong crowd.
"Maybe he drank some bad tequila," was the wrong idea to have at the time. But I'm sure not a lot of kids know what it actually is.
I found out the guy had to be taken to the hospital to drink a little charcoal chaser. How awful must that have been? I'm sure he didn't remember it, but I bet the hospital bill sent to the parents taught a lesson or two.
Have I come close to alcohol poising? Maybe...maybe not. I really have no idea, but I'm sure a lot of people have.
Binge drinking is a problem. Kids start early -- earlier in life -- and only drink on Friday and Saturdays.
The inconsistent smashings thanks to booze cause problems, from what I hear.
So supervise each other at the Beer Pong table. You never know whose life you might save.
Posted by Clayton Hein at 11:10 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
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hey, this is an interesting article, and there was mention of this in yesterdays paper. Teenagers and adults are dying of alcohol "poisoning." It is poison when drank to excess and not responsibly.
