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Inspired by this man:

A last drink proved one too many for a 78-year-old Swede who fell asleep while trying to row home - from Denmark.

Reports say the man had been drinking in the Danish town of Helsingor but found he did not have enough money for the ferry home to Sweden.

Instead of waiting until morning, he stole a dinghy and tried to row the 5km (three miles) across the Oresund Strait to Helsingborg, police said.

But he fell asleep half way and drifted until he was rescued by the coastguard.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7482551.stm

And this great advert:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-5bSgup6jY


Have you had any ideas that seemed great at the time but turned out not so well? Or other stag/hen/drunken night events that might amuse and entertain?

On drunken nights out someone invariably used to suggest going to the train station and just getting on a random train to see where we ended up. Luckily we never got as far as doing this.

On drunken nights out someone invariably used to suggest going to the train station and just getting on a random train to see where we ended up. Luckily we never got as far as doing this.

I know somebody who did. It did not end well.

On drunken nights out someone invariably used to suggest going to the train station and just getting on a random train to see where we ended up. Luckily we never got as far as doing this.

I used to do this every weekend when I lived in Germany. Of course, I did pay for the tickets...

I used to do this every weekend when I lived in Germany. Of course, I did pay for the tickets...

How far did you get?

How far did you get?

The other side of Hessen. To use the state railway system you would punch the number of the town you wanted to visit into it and then it would spit out your ticket. I used to push random numbers on it and go wherever it was going.

Inspired by this man:



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7482551.stm

And this great advert:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-5bSgup6jY


Have you had any ideas that seemed great at the time but turned out not so well? Or other stag/hen/drunken night events that might amuse and entertain?

So Vikings are still alive then?:confused:

Have you had any ideas that seemed great at the time but turned out not so well? Or other stag/hen/drunken night events that might amuse and entertain?

What are you, kidding?

No. I've been a good boy. *nod*


*tries to keep a straight face*

Have you had any ideas that seemed great at the time but turned out not so well?
Almost any spontaneous camping trip, esp. when undertaken only to realise at the area de choix that you have no tent in the car at all. And no more money for extra booze so you don't care.

I never get any worthwile ideas when drinking more than is healthy for me. I tend to get a bit depressed, though.

I did the whole, 4 in the morning and drunk as fuck spontaneous road-trip. No money, no shoes, dying cell-phone... it was fun.

At least you survived to tell the tale.

At least you survived to tell the tale.

I didn't.

...
Wait a minute, What?!?:p

I didn't.

...
Wait a minute, What?!?:p

*starts loading the silver bullets*

Something popped up in Scientific American a few years back, and this reminded me of it.

A researcher starting looking into amount of beer people actually drank throughout western history, and found that it was a lot. This was because water in Europe was generally unhealthy. Not so in Asia, where people traditionally boiled water to make tea. But Europeans put down a lot of beer, on a regular basis. So much so that the researcher concluded that throughout the middle ages, most of the upper class was at least somewhat inebriated, most of the time.

And I remember thinking, way back in my history classes, it was NEVER acceptable to propose "because he was totally wasted" as a possible factor in any historical decision.

Looking at History in light of this is frightening.

The worst I've done is the stereotypical drunk-dialing and leaving rather poorly thought out voicemail messages, mostly telling my then-boyfriend that he was a complete dick. To be fair, he quite definitely was a complete dick, but leaving him five slurred voicemails to that effect didn't exactly set me up with the moral high ground terribly well.

Something popped up in Scientific American a few years back, and this reminded me of it.

A researcher starting looking into amount of beer people actually drank throughout western history, and found that it was a lot. This was because water in Europe was generally unhealthy. Not so in Asia, where people traditionally boiled water to make tea. But Europeans put down a lot of beer, on a regular basis. So much so that the researcher concluded that throughout the middle ages, most of the upper class was at least somewhat inebriated, most of the time.

And I remember thinking, way back in my history classes, it was NEVER acceptable to propose "because he was totally wasted" as a possible factor in any historical decision.

Looking at History in light of this is frightening.

Why do you think that's changed? If you seen a debate in the Houses of Parliament all there is, is a lot of people shouting nonsensical things at each other. This means they are drunk.

The other side of Hessen. To use the state railway system you would punch the number of the town you wanted to visit into it and then it would spit out your ticket. I used to push random numbers on it and go wherever it was going.

It was not a long trip, but I once went from Kassel to Vellmar and got lost. I was having a hypoglycemic incident (Yay diabetes), so it was the equivalent of a drunken haze. Remarkably I managed to get back safe and sound. I believe I falied to mention that part of my exchange programme to my family when I told them about it after returning to Canada.

Something popped up in Scientific American a few years back, and this reminded me of it.

A researcher starting looking into amount of beer people actually drank throughout western history, and found that it was a lot. This was because water in Europe was generally unhealthy. Not so in Asia, where people traditionally boiled water to make tea. But Europeans put down a lot of beer, on a regular basis. So much so that the researcher concluded that throughout the middle ages, most of the upper class was at least somewhat inebriated, most of the time.

And I remember thinking, way back in my history classes, it was NEVER acceptable to propose "because he was totally wasted" as a possible factor in any historical decision.

Looking at History in light of this is frightening.

That certainly explains Stonehenge.

I usually have incredibly lame ideas while totally wasted. I can't remember most of them now, but for some reason I always think it's a really good time to start working out, and I'll start doing push-ups and sit-ups until someone stops me. I also start speaking French, which I'm not terribly good in. I did have 6 years of classes, though, so I think the booze accesses some parts of my memory that aren't usually available to me. Apparently that's where I keep the foreign language grammar.


I remember a particularly sad and drunken night my friend and I ransacked the apartment cupboards and thought up all the recipes you could put vodka in (which wasn't a lot, as my cupboard consisted mainly of rice, spaghetti sauce and tuna).

Another drunken friend and I hopped a fence on campus to explore the newly-built apartments (for the current students/alumni on here, this was at Cowell). We climbed the fence, ran around trying doors to see if they'd open (only one did, and it wasn't very interesting) and then managed to get confused and lost about 100 yards from our dorm.

Why do you think that's changed? If you seen a debate in the Houses of Parliament all there is, is a lot of people shouting nonsensical things at each other. This means they are drunk.

You would be amazed how many people are perfectly capable of spouting utter nonsense while they're more sober than a Muslim in Mecca. Sometimes it's just a natural gift.

I live in Canberra (its the capital foreigners). One night I got drunk are realized that my favourite football team were playing in Sydney the next day (sydney is approx 300 to 350km away). I drank some more. The next thing I know I was on a bus to sydney at 7AM with my best friend. It took me a few minutes to realize what was happening. The people on the bus thought I was a nutcase when I asked where we were going.

I ended up calling my parents then my auntie in Sydney. We turned up at her house reeking of booze with massive hangovers. I tried to explain what happened to my 5 year old cousin.

The good news is we saw the game that Sunday night and caught a bus back on Monday morning missing half a day of school.

All in all it was great fun. Whilst I cant remember the drunken night, my favourite team won and my cousin got taught what a hang over is.

The moral of this story is only travel when pissed if you planned it whilst drunk

I usually have incredibly lame ideas while totally wasted. I can't remember most of them now, but for some reason I always think it's a really good time to start working out, and I'll start doing push-ups and sit-ups until someone stops me. I also start speaking French, which I'm not terribly good in. I did have 6 years of classes, though, so I think the booze accesses some parts of my memory that aren't usually available to me. Apparently that's where I keep the foreign language grammar.

Duh. My dad's German was always far better when he was drunk.

I once got so drunk I thought it would be neat to climb a 10 foot (barbed wire in top) fence, So I could "play" with the deer in the enclosure...I chased them around like an utter maniac until the male with the big horns had enough, and cut me off, backed me down, and convinced me to climb back out...(those deer probably still talk about it to this day...)