tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491125679904809656.post2719798446851449253..comments2008-04-29T14:47:45.570-07:00Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15855325002260654089miss_mudpie@yahoo.co.ukBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491125679904809656.post-5062258722553122052008-04-29T14:47:00.000-07:002008-04-29T14:47:00.000-07:002008-04-29T14:47:00.000-07:00I hope they pour a little tonic water and slice of lime down their throats, too! <BR/><BR/>American hazing practices usually don't involve alcohol, because if a minor can acquire it, he or she sure as hell drinks it.Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00273483271403701097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491125679904809656.post-82008886210002056322008-04-29T00:45:00.000-07:002008-04-29T00:45:00.000-07:002008-04-29T00:45:00.000-07:00Oh Lizzy, Katie told me about this drinking thing that the rowing group does to first-year students. They 'gin' them, is that right, Katie? and that means pouring gin down them -- I think that's bad and shouldn't be allowed, but Katie tells me tales of so-and-so getting 'ginned' & I have to keep asking her what that means.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491125679904809656.post-79606235565141978342008-04-28T13:11:00.000-07:002008-04-28T13:11:00.000-07:002008-04-28T13:11:00.000-07:00Haha okay, well it's not exactly for the faint of heart (or tolerance). And for the record, I do not make regular practice of doing this as it is not ladylike. And we all know I'm a lady. <BR/><BR/>The general technique involves taking a 12 oz can of cheap beer, preferably "Natty Light" or "Pabst Blue Ribbon" and poking a hole near the bottom (without opening the tab)... then put the hole up to your mouth and open the tab. Basically the beer rapidly shoots into the back of your throat so quickly that you either swallow it all at once OR spit it out everywhere. Sometimes there is a contest to see who finishes first. <BR/><BR/>I wouldn't recommend letting Mikey do this with a curry nearby. It would have disastrous results. <BR/><BR/>Stay tuned for upcoming college drinking games! Next week: The Joys of Beer Pong.Lizzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491125679904809656.post-72051925357569482032008-04-24T15:24:00.000-07:002008-04-24T15:24:00.000-07:002008-04-24T15:24:00.000-07:00Do you have international drinking rules in the US, Lizzy? Shotgunning a beer sounds suspiciously familiar.uni studentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491125679904809656.post-89538904826510494492008-04-24T13:30:00.000-07:002008-04-24T13:30:00.000-07:002008-04-24T13:30:00.000-07:00OK, Lizbo, what exactly is shotgunning a beer and how does one acquire this skill? I think Katie and Mikey will need to know this, especially as Mikey, 14, told us last night that he 'felt like a beer' and didn't understand why he couldn't have one. (it was a school night, he had homework to do, he's underage) I said he could have some beer when we go out for a curry in London with Mel's sister on Saturday night but that's a treat, not a right.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491125679904809656.post-9083097097079233642008-04-24T11:52:00.000-07:002008-04-24T11:52:00.000-07:002008-04-24T11:52:00.000-07:00Not sure if John gave you the whole story-- but we were actually on the beach trip TOGETHER (his friend is dating my friend). And 2 days into the trip, I randomly asked if he had family in Vicksburg.<BR/><BR/>It was pretty bizarre. <BR/><BR/>PS- Thanks for all the spiritual guidance-- although you might want to add shotgunning a beer to your repertoire. Your next godchild (or even grandchild?) will benefit in college =).Lizzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4491125679904809656.post-73466291270696631172008-04-22T16:33:00.000-07:002008-04-22T16:33:00.000-07:002008-04-22T16:33:00.000-07:00And you were just in Florida yourself!<BR/>Ah, globalisation.someone who needs to sleep and not revisenoreply@blogger.com