5 Drinking Stories That Put Yours To Shame


	5 Drinking Stories That Put Yours To Shame

thisnamecantbetaken

10-30-2007 4:10 AM

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beer, cbgc, drinking stories, pub, history, odd, weird, fun, party

thisnamecantbetaken says:

Aww!! Ever wished you had a time machine? *LOL*
Go to the source and read the rest. The Nelson story is priceless.

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10-30-2007 9:58 AM

coconutshell

The Nelson one was pretty funny! Good one, tncbt!

10-31-2007 4:48 PM

righthand

A wall of 1.3 million gallons of dark beer washed down the street, caving in two buildings and killing nine people by means of “drowning, injury, poisoning by the porter fumes, or drunkenness.”

The best drinking story that I ever hear.

10-31-2007 6:11 PM

andybackpacker

These are awesome

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