Drinking

My question is, why were they illegal in the first place, and why are they now OK for us to have?

The great Homer Simpson once said " To alcohol, the cause of and solution to all of life's problems". Here we take a humorous look at some funny ways to say that we were under the influence.

Louisiana blows a big number on the breathalyzer according the rest of the country. Find out what other states ranked high in categories of ugliest, rudest and the one state we'd like to kick out of union.

This may be the best news in beer drinking since they invented happy hour!

In an OWI checkpoint over the weekend, Lafayette Police say five drivers were arrested for OWI while two people were arrested for possession of marijuana.

We are not as cute, clever, brilliant or conversational as we think we are when we have been drinking. Want some proof? Listen to this voice mail message.

The downtown fee bar owners are required to pay ranges from $150 to $5,000 a month per bar based on how many patrons their establishment can hold.

When most post-college guys get drunk, they make booty calls; others decide to file for the NBA Draft despite never having played college basketball. That's the case of one Hoboken, N.J. resident who graduated from the University of Miami in 2010...

Here is why I believe the Presidents Affordable Healthcare Act should mean beer for every American. Even those who can't afford a beer. It's his plan but our interpretation.

In the past, we've told you about the liquored up bar brawler who cried for his mommy and an inebriated Norwegian tourist who passed out on an airport conveyor belt. Now comes an intoxicated man who stole an ambulance in the middle of an emergency call and went for a joyride.

The art of home brewing can be a challenging process, as it involves a bit more chemistry than most of us are willing to endure to catch a good old fashion beer buzz after work. Until now, that is.

How good a conference is the SEC? Even drunk A&M co-eds can predict and breakdown a game on live TV better than a seasoned reporter. Their predictions ring true as A&M spanks Oklahoma.

We can all over do it from time to time, but man...this is crazy! Apparently, a man on a flight from Reykjavik, Iceland to JFK yesterday afternoon got SO DRUNK, he had to be taped to his seat! See, what had happened was, he drank all of his duty free liquor on the plane...

There has been some speculation, throughout the years, that drinking booze can lead to intoxication, or even alcoholism. Because of this, Russia has finally decided to officially declare beer an alcoholic beverage as a means of keeping their citizens from turning into full-blown boozehounds. Like us Americans. I mean they didn't say it was because of us, but it's a good bet.

Despite the fact that some college tuitions have reached an excess of $50,000 per year, these days colleges can't guarantee that their graduates will have jobs waiting for them. In the wake of this uncertainty, some institutions have begun to guide their students in cleaning up their social media profiles, to lower the risk of a poorly-timed facebook post ruining their shot at employment.  Read Mo

'Nashville' star Connie Britton is no stranger to singing in public, but the roles that made her famous on shows like 'Spin City' and 'Friday Night Lights' didn't focus on her voice. The actress admits that preparing for her role as country superstar Rayna Jaymes meant getting some special help from an old country music standby -- in this case, whiskey.

Some pretty stupid (and wildly entertaining) stuff can go down when alcohol is involved, like going on an airport joyride while wasted. It's not the smartest thing to do, but it happens. There's also the embarrassing drunk scenarios, like the one with this dude from Florida.

Those celeb hounds at TMZ managed to catch sudden celebrity Blake Shelton while the country superstar was leaving the Hollywood hotspot Pink Taco recently. If there is one thing we know about Shelton, it's that he is always good for a quip, and TMZ got several of 'em on tape.

If you think your local watering hole gets a little rough at times, imagine a bar so out of control that management has to enforce a maximum drink capacity as a means for cutting down on hair pulling, biting and other perils of the drunken idiot.

The holiday season's festive atmosphere lends itself to enjoying a cocktail or glass of wine with friends and family. It also means you can get pretty drunk, pretty quick.