Twenty-three years old. Halfway between the “doesn’t matter because I had a fake I.D.†milestone of twenty-one and the “doesn’t matter because I’m not quite ‘House of Representatives’ material†milestone of twenty-five (Let’s be honest. I’m holding out for a Senate seat). Despite being in a no man’s land of eligibility, my twenty-third birthday still [...]
Filed under: drinking age, schlitz on August 9th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I know what you’re thinking. Another post about beer pong? First of all, I’m impressed that you’ve read this far and I understand if you quit following as themes are already being repeated. Second of all, Not! Because I’m attacking it from a totally new angle this time! While I still have much respect for [...]
Filed under: Beer, Beer Pong, drinking age on June 8th, 2011 | 1 Comment »
When I first heard this story it got my dander up. And trust me you don’t want to mess with my dander! Here’s what happened. A group of college kids, all presumably of legal drinking age, staged a protest wherein they marched en masse off campus and to a local bar. There they ordered and [...]
Filed under: Alcohol Law, drinking age on March 26th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
They drink. I’m sorry, was that too sudden? I hope I didn’t shock you too much with the amazing news that young adults in their late teens and early twenties consume alcohol. Perhaps I should have given you more warning. I could have suggested that you sit down before going on but statics show that [...]
Filed under: Beer, drinking age on December 30th, 2008 | No Comments »
Here in the US there is a national drinking age of twenty-one. This is a rather higher limit than in most other countries and it wasn’t always this high. It also wasn’t national. The drinking age limit is actually set by states. But in a questionable move the Federal government, bowing to pressure from the [...]
Filed under: Alcohol Law, drinking age on August 24th, 2008 | 1 Comment »