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The War Against Virtual Beer Pong
Michelle Shildkret, 360i on behalf of TIME.com writes "JV Games was all set to release 'Beer Pong' for the Nintendo Wii when parents and lawmakers got a whiff, forcibly renaming the game to Pong Toss and filling its pixelated cups with water instead. But the game is still rated 'T' for teen, and anybody who encounters it will be able to draw clear conclusions as to its intended purpose (drink and get drunk)." Lesson: Don't play games that simulate drinking before you play games that simulate driving, or larceny.
This is exactly what happened to the old video game 'Tapper', where you played a bartender serving thirsty customers. Originally licensed by Budweiser. They had to give it a face lift after parents complained (originally targeted for bars, it got into places it probably shouldn't have been in) to Root Beer Tapper.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapper
Actually, drinking too much water can be just as dangerous as drinking too much beer. People have died from drinking too much water.
I think it's extremely irresponsible of the "parents and lawmakers" to encourage behavior that may lead to water intoxication
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According to Federal law the armed forces can allow drinking by service members as young as 18 on bases in or near locations where the legal age limit is lower than 21 - the military enforces the local drinking age laws. The degree to which such leniency is actually applied differs from service to service (if you're in the Air Force, you're out of luck), but the Army and marines have been pretty good about such things.
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IAASMUT - I Am A Service Member Under Twenty-one - and I'm tired of hearing this argument. You can, in fact, drink if you're risking your life for your country. When in non-forward-deployed, non-CONUS locations, the legal drinking age is 18. Yes, you heard it right, when under-21 service members are deployed, risking their lives for their country, they are allowed to drink in their downtime.
There ARE restrictions - usually a ration card that allows you three alcoholic beverages a day, and obviously no drinking when you're forward deployed (read: taking fire!)
So all of you 18 year old pricks who whine about not being able to drink but being able to die for your country, well, join up and drink up.
While not arguing with your major point, the regional craft breweries in the US have reversed the trend of shitty American beer. We are now awash in quite decent beers. I say this as someone who drank my way through Germany. It would be arrogant (and inaccurate) to assert that our beers and wines are better than the rest of the world's, but we have many that are quite good, and that often win top prizes in world wide tastings.
If you ever make it to the Pacific Northwest, I encourage you to sample the Widmer, Red Hook, or Full Sail offerings.
I was taught to respect my elders. The trouble is, it's getting harder and harder to find some.
Next up on the "To Ban/Outlaw" list:
1) Rock N' Roll (it's the Devil's music, and can lead to the downfall of society)
2) Skirts that show women's ankles (wearing anything shorter encourages pornography)
2) Unbuttoned Shirt Collars (shows too much skin on men)
3) Harsh Language (degrades society)
4) Marshmallow "Peeps" (people can choke while playing games with them)
5) Four-letter words in Scrabble (can lead to offensive language and degraes society)
6) Contact sports (can lead to severe injury and/or death)
7) Cheese (can cause cholesterol problems)
8) Personal Opinions (can lead to violent conflicts and social disruptions)
9) Anything Sharp (can cause severe injury and/or death)
10) Self-Defense (can lead to severe injury and/or death of the attacker/criminal)
11) Dirt/soil (since it contains dagerous germs and microbes, such as anthrax and E. Coli)
12) Trees (falling out of them can lead to severe injury and/or death)
13) Bicycles (sice they can cause injury to the user and can be a hazard to other traffic)
Better yet, why don't we just lock up everyone under the age of 40 in padded rooms and straight jackets because they might hurt themselves and/or someone else??!
As prestigeous elitist as Georgetown is, they should have realized the lawsuits that they could face from this, since they, and anyone else, cannot prohibit lawful activities taking place within a private dwelling, since dorms, apartments, and student housing are technically private dwellings/residences. It would be the same as banning having sex or playing the Marshmallow Peeps Game in someones apartment/room/housing/etc.
This would be a "losing" legal battle for a campus that tries to prohibit this, but "winning" in the sense that no student can afford to defend themselves.
My school prohibits kegs, since they are considered "Mass Delivery" devices, but that only means you cant have a 'keg' (not counting those 'mini-kegs' you see at 7-11), and you can have as much alcohol as you and your buddies can afford. You can have a truckload of any kind of alcohol, but no kegs. Sorta makes sense, but they are not restricting alcohol or access to it by legal drinkers. If you live in the regular dorms, and have a roomie that is under 21, there must be at least 1 door, not including refrigerator doors (I already tried that) between the alcohol and the person under 21 (the door doesn't have to be locked at all times though). If you live in the student apartments or student housing, you can have any kind of alcohol anywhere. Parties/gatherings of over 15 people require you to fill out a very simple slip stating that you understand and you agree to be responsible for keeping the party under control. Our Police Department even has a shuttle that will take you to and from (until 2am) the downtown bars for free so you don't have to drive drunk.
The only real restrictions we have on alcohol is that you can't make your own, can't have a keg, and can't drink if you are a minor. Smoking is still O.K. as long as you are 25 feet from windows (State law).
Out rules regarding alcohol are simple common sense. As long as someone can care for themselves or is not posing a real danger to others, they are allowed to have fun. The rules (with the exception of kegs) are just the same as any other city or town in California: No open containers in public (except for scheduled events), you must be able to care for yourself, you cannot drive drunk, no underage drinking, and you can't give or buy alcohol for minors.
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Beer pong is a game played with paddles, throwing ping pong balls into triangles of cups is beirut.
Phil
There are actually drinking games in World of Warcraft. See http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/info/events/brewfest/
Games include getting drunk in the various capital cities until you see pink elephants and advertising beer in Ironforge.
Free virtual beer is served on New Years Eve as well.
I think quite a lot of the kids dying in Iraq have never had a beer. They're mostly Muslims, remember?
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For a lot of grown ups, drinking =/= getting drunk. There is a difference. The lawmakers are stupid, but so is everyone who can't see the difference between drinking and getting drunk.
Its called Ping Toss and its available on Game Party, available at the local sprawlmart for under 20 bucks! Released by Midway I believe, I'd have to go home and look.
Wii sports golf made the best Wii drinking game in my opinion. Drink for every point over par and every point you opponents were under par. Good times...
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