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Conley
09-22-2011, 02:39 PM
I've never tried this but I think it'd be fun:

A yard of ale or yard glass is a very tall beer glass used for drinking around 2.5 imperial pints (1.4 l) of beer, depending upon the diameter. The glass is approximately 1 yard long, shaped with a bulb at the bottom, and a widening shaft which constitutes most of the height.[1]

The glass most likely originated in 17th-century England where the glass was known also as a "Long Glass", a "Cambridge Yard (Glass)" and an "Ell Glass". It is associated by legend with stagecoach drivers, though was mainly used for drinking feats and special toasts.[2][3]

Drinking a yard glass full of beer as quickly as possible is a traditional pub game; the bulb at the bottom of the glass makes it likely that the contestant will be splashed with a sudden rush of beer towards the end of the feat.. The fastest drinking of a yard of ale (1.42 litres) in the Guinness Book of Records is 5 seconds.[4]

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Drinking a yard glass full of beer is a traditional pub game in the UK, and a popular drinking game in Australia and New Zealand; some ancient colleges at Oxford University have sconcing forfeits.[6] The object in all the games is to drink the contents as quickly as possible. One record-keeping source reported the fastest drinking of a yard of ale is 5 seconds.[7] Former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke was previously the world record holder for the fastest drinking of a yard of beer,[8] when he downed a sconce pot in eleven seconds as part of a traditional Oxford college penalty.[9]

Conley
09-22-2011, 02:41 PM
That's roughly four 12 oz. beers.

:o

I couldn't do it.

Mister D
09-22-2011, 02:50 PM
I can't even chug a pint. It's just not a pleasant experience. Why would anyone want to do that?

Conley
09-22-2011, 02:51 PM
I can't even chug a pint. It's just not a pleasant experience. Why would anyone want to do that?


Kids. ::)

Cutler has been known to chug. ;D

I prefer to enjoy my beer. Now I do drink too quickly but I don't chug...

Mister D
09-22-2011, 02:53 PM
I can't even chug a pint. It's just not a pleasant experience. Why would anyone want to do that?


Kids. ::)

Cutler has been known to chug. ;D

I prefer to enjoy my beer. Now I do drink too quickly but I don't chug...


I'd be chugging too if I knew there was nothing in between me and 1200 lbs of black linebacker! >:(

I used to drink the first 3 within 30-40 minutes but I've slowed down.

Conley
09-22-2011, 02:56 PM
But there is something between them! The OFFENSIVE line! ;D O0 :o

Mister D
09-22-2011, 03:01 PM
But there is something between them! The OFFENSIVE line! ;D O0 :o


You wouldn't know it! >:(

http://www.mizozo.com/images/item_images/3000/2901_src.jpg
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http://www.sunjournal.com/files/imagecache/story_large/2010/12/13/Patriots%20Bears%20Footba_Sher-121310.jpg

Conley
09-22-2011, 03:06 PM
:D :D

That's why he needs to throw the ball! You can't just hold it indefinitely or permanent disfigurement may result!

Mister D
09-22-2011, 03:12 PM
:D :D

That's why he needs to throw the ball! You can't just hold it indefinitely or permanent disfigurement may result!


He can't throw the ball if his receivers aren't open! >:( That's another thing. Why is no one ever open for Cutler? Conley, this is a conspiracy.

Conley
09-22-2011, 03:16 PM
:D :D

That's why he needs to throw the ball! You can't just hold it indefinitely or permanent disfigurement may result!


He can't throw the ball if his receivers aren't open! >:( That's another thing. Why is no one ever open for Cutler? Conley, this is a conspiracy.


:D

Just chuck it out of bounds. That's what I would do. It's better than a broken leg!

Mister D
09-22-2011, 03:26 PM
Unlike the rest of his team Cutler is trying to win. ::)

Captain Obvious
09-22-2011, 07:45 PM
Back in the 80's when yuppies discovered beer and ruined it for the rest of us, those trendy bars started popping up all over the place. One was Mario's on Pittsburgh's South Side. They're still there I think, haven't been down in that part of the blvd in decades but their gimmick was yards of beer. I was 18 at the time and looked older for my age (I had facial hair) and they had this thing called the "Touchdown Club". Every yard you drank you got a yard on a scoreboard and after 100, you get to be part of the club.

I was on the TD club scoreboard but I didn't drink 100 - maybe 15 or so.

The tough thing about those yard glasses is the bulb at the bottom, a lot of the beer is in there and it's deceiving. The stem goes down faster than the bulb.

Conley
09-22-2011, 07:53 PM
Yeah in theory I'd like the bulb but chugging it you'd end up with a face full of brew.

I guess there's no way to put it down either, you must just have to hold it the whole time.

Seems they'd break pretty easily too.

Captain Obvious
09-22-2011, 08:10 PM
They have special stands for them - looks like the contraption that holds the space shuttle up right before launch.

And yeah, if you broke one it was fifty bucks.

Conley
09-22-2011, 08:14 PM
They have special stands for them - looks like the contraption that holds the space shuttle up right before launch.

And yeah, if you broke one it was fifty bucks.


Holy buzzkill Batman!

MMC
10-20-2011, 11:02 AM
drunk people epic fail compilation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sSncjEqzJk#)

:o

Conley
10-20-2011, 11:20 AM
Nice hindparts.

:o

MMC
10-20-2011, 11:26 AM
Nice hindparts.

:o


I thought the one who fell face first into the urinal was pretty bad. :D :o

Conley
10-20-2011, 11:37 AM
No doubt. Ouch!

MMC
10-20-2011, 11:44 AM
drunk people pranks (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY5JVz7c3KY#)
:o