Obligatory Comments

Drinking is fun, and drinking is cool, and anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar. We like getting drunk and stupid on occasion and having a good time -- give us half a chance and we'll drag you in too, even if only through the Internet.

However, we're not stupid about it, so don't you be either. Alcohol is a powerful drug, one with addictive properties. It works as a mild toxin in your system, damaging your liver in really unpleasant ways. It impairs judgment, weakens motor skills, and in strong enough doses can kill you.

This is some serious shit here you're playing with. Treat it accordingly. This requires adult judgment. The United States has arbitrarily set the age at which you are old enough to handle this responsibility as 21 -- though we've seen 25 year-olds who can't handle their liquor and act like fools. So, if you can't be smart, leave it alone.

Don't get drunk and go getting into fights, don't be a date-rapist or get yourself into a situation to become a date-rapee, don't get alcohol poisoning, don't drink and drive yourself into a telephone pole or somebody's mom. Don't get arrested.

Keep an eye out for your friends and make sure they're all right. You may be bitter drinking-game opponents, but if they kick off, you'll be without a partner. Designate a driver, or better yet, build a sense of community and crash out there instead. And, if God forbid, someone gets in over their head, do the right thing and get them some medical help.

As Sport Billy and Sport Lilly always used to say: "It's a game, it's supposed to be fun" -- keep it that way