Days That End in Y

General drunkenness, attempting to clear my apartment of old crap on eBay, and getting a Wii all contributed to a week of little blogging. In the meantime, though, I did compile a large collection of interesting links.

• Largest Champagne Fountain: Seriously, whoa! I don’t think I’d ever climb that ladder. The likely outcome would be my ending up in a hospital with thousands of glass shards stuck in me.
• Liquor Bottles Made of Squid Skins: Um, ew? These Ika Tokkuri are cuttlefish dried and shaped into sake bottles. I’m sure they impart a delicate flavor of the sea.
• Booze Bra Gives Woman a Wine Rack: Forget the Wonderbra! This second base will squirt a tasty non-baby-friendly liquid.
• Beer Gets Seatbelt. Child Doesn’t.: You may be an alcoholic if…
• More SMS Help from Martini Groove: Rick has a very neat SMS service that gets you drink recipes. While I’m too cheap to text, I’m sure some of you have unlimited plans.
• The Martini Workout: It’s like danging a carrot in front of a donkey, except the carrot’s a martini glass and you’re the ass.
• BeerAdvocate to Host the East Coast’s Largest American Craft Beer Fest: Yes! Yes! Yes! Even better, it’s on my birthday! It’s a dream come true.
• Tomato Beer: The Echigo Beer Company in Japan has released Tomato Bibere. I’m intrigued, but I fear it likely just tastes nasty. If I really want tomato beer, I’ll just squirt some ketchup into a Bud Light.
• The 2008 Topps Drinking Game: I never really got into collecting baseball cards as a kid, though this may have helped.
• Diageo in $900m Dutch Deal: A behemoth grows bigger with the purchase of a 50% stake in Ketel One.
• Beer Used to Thwart Robbery: The next time someone tries to rob you, just swing a six-pack of beer at his head.
• Bukowski Tavern’s Annual ‘Pint and Pen’ Contest: Win $2500! I recall last year’s entries were rather sexual in nature, so insert some raunchy stuff if you want to win.

Anyway, that’s it for this week. In the meantime, if you’re in Boston, consider heading to the Wine Expo this weekend. Tickets should still be available. Yours truly will be there tomorrow.

Oh, man, check out this sweet t-shirt from Woot Shirt! Only ten bucks? I’m itching to click the buy button. In case you’re unfamiliar with the Woot buying experience, just remember that once it’s sold out for the day, it’s sold out forever. Stuff often sells out early in the morning, so decide quickly! I have a couple Woot t-shirts and suggest buying a size up, as they’re rather tightly fitted.

The illustration’s by Blair Sayer of New Zealand who I hope is making a small fortune from this.

In my random surfing, I came across this unique product: the Twist ‘n Shot. If you’ve ever made jello shots before, particularly in paper cups, then you know it’s a giant pain in the ass to get the shot out. How do you do it without looking like a complete doofus? I still have the image seared in my mind of a friend trying to slurp up a jello shot rather awkwardly and messily. Not hot.

It’s more expensive than buying a stack of Dixie cups (20 pack for $13.99), but it sure is unique and would likely be the talk of any drunken get-together.

Image used with permission of Twist ‘n Shot

Oh, man, I definitely laughed at this picture. It completely caught me off-guard: beer holder.

This is totally not safe for work (NSFW) unless you happen to be surrounded by naked boobies all day.

Huh, apparently vodka isn’t just useful for drinking. You can do stuff like cure foot odor and clean up vomit stains (apparently, it doesn’t just cause vomit stains!) with it, too. Just check out this crazy list of The Miracles of Vodka at Vodkaphiles.

Via Kerry’s Eastern Europe Travel Blog