Blotto

A drop too much

Indian Express (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago

In the mid-'60s, many of the directors in our organisation were still British.

"I'll bet John motherfucking Updike doesn't even know who I am."

Isak (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

I've used this space to vent my feelings on the romanticised alcoholism of many a "literary giant." From Norman Mailer to Hunter S. Thompson, plastering oneself into bully-stupors too often comes packaged in bemused anecdotes. Here, though, is another take:...

• How Come No One Celebrates My Alcoholism Like John Cheever's - The Onion

On being left out

Bookninja (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

“How Come No One Celebrates My Alcoholism Like John Cheever’s“. You know, seminal American author John Cheever and I have a lot in common. He needed to drink a fifth of scotch before he had the courage to utter a word to another human being, and so do I. Much like Cheever, I’m completely blotto by [...]

Mickadeit’s Fact Checker

The Liberal OC (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008

I’m grumpy this morning. Blame it on getting three hours sleep and a six hour flight delay from Dulles last night and that fact I had to dive into the recycling bin to grab Frank Mickadeit’s column from last Friday. If you want a clearcut example of media bias, I’d challenge you to find anything in [...]

I'm Leavin' On An Econoline!

Baboon Pirates (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

Don't Know When I'll Be Back Again... Time for a brief sabbatical, my Baboonadelphians! Unca Tom is the host for this year's family reunion up in Oklahoma City, so I am about to spend many hours traveling in a rented 15 passenger van with Mom, Dad, Sis, BIL, and a 3 year old nephew and a 1 year old niece. First stop is tonight as sister's place outside Austin, tomorrow a.m. we head for OKC.

Belarus referee hits the bottle before match

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

A prominent international referee has been suspended after he had to be helped off the pitch, after officiating a Belarus league match, because of alcohol abuse.

Save it for the Hotel Room, For Crying Out Loud

Miss Kelly (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

Two British nationals were arrested for having public sex on a beach in Dubai. It's against the law for unmarried people to have sex there, so they ended up in the klink. The man and woman - who were both blotto after an all-day drinking binge - are out on...

Rape Can Be Boring

One D at a Time (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008

Ugh, this Monday sucked So. Much. First, Time Warner in Brooklyn got completely shut down for a while, making it impossible to do my job, which meant that I'd actually have to get out of my muumuu, take a shower,...

Three thousand highly-caffeinated NBA fans ...

Deadspin (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008

Three thousand highly-caffeinated NBA fans can't be wrong ... Gary Payton and Xavier McDaniel lead Save Our Sonics rally on Monday outside Seattle courthouse. Sadly, it probably won't do much good....

The Road To Hell Goes Right Past The K of C Hall

Red Nose (Free subscription) | 06/12/2008

Enough time has passed that I can now tell this story all over the vast and glorious internet. Last summer SonnyeBoy backed up a fellow officer on a DUI call. It was very late at night (or very early in...

Damn, Japanese Beef Is Tasty [Night Note]

Kotaku (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008

To: Crecente From: Ashcraft I have been up since 4 this morning and am TOTALLY BLOTTO. But! Good new, I have steak tonight, Japanese beef. Big, fat steak. We all had steaks, and they were something...

Elton homes in on Lily

Daily Star (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008

LILY Allen may have drunk herself into a scandalous stupor a few nights ago, but she's back on her feet giving her new troll doll pink hair another airing.

The Blotto Way

halls of macadamia (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008

Just another reason why... A cellphone call to police from a scared passenger sparked the bust of a TTC driver who allegedly blew three times over the legal limit while behind the wheel of a Lawrence Ave. W. bus yesterday morning. Satvinder Bisla 48, of Concord, faces a charge of impaired driving with a blood-alcohol content of more than 80 mg in 100 ml of blood. *

Blotto Bye-Bye to Booze on the Tube

Washington Post (Free subscription) | 06/01/2008

LONDON, May 31 -- Pete Duffell stood on the subway platform late Saturday, swigging a cold beer and ready to party.

Blotto - I Wanna Be a Lifeguard

The Hype Machine (Free subscription) | 05/22/2008

in post ne travaillez jamais from Armagideon Time .