Why Alcohol Makes You Loosen Up
Ask anyone down the pub what happens when you drink and they’ll have the answer: you cheer up and loosen up. Yet until now no one has explored what happens in the brain during intoxication.
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Man Banned From Going to The Pub After Killing His Wife
A judge has told a Glasgow pensioner that stopping him going to the pub was a “more meaningful” sentence than a prison term for killing his wife. He strangled her with a tie after refusing to give him money to go out drinking.
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Man receives new leg after drink at his local pub
Not many people walk into a bar and walk out with a new leg. But that
’s what happened to David Huckvale, 42, who needed a £40,000 bionic leg to walk again. The father-of-two popped down to his local pub on the same day surgeon Alistair Gibson, who specialises in fitting the computer-controlled limb, was there for a pint.
Banksy graffiti DOUBLES the price of a derelict pub
Banksy graffiti of giant machine gun-toting rat DOUBLES the value of a derelict pub A bizarre bidding frenzy has broken out over a derelict pub… because it is adorned with Britain’s most valuable piece of Banksy graffiti.
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Where to drink this Weekend
Atricle with links on where to find the best pubs and clubs in the UK
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Phoenix’s best Happy Hour Bar: Fibber McGee’s 2 for 1 Pints!
Irish Pub in Chandler, AZ that has 2 for 1 Pints M-F. 4-7pm! And they’ve expanded!! Best Guinness pour in the valley according to local Irish ex-pats!
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Pubs may be forced to offer smaller wine & spirit glasses
New measures proposed to curb binge drinking
Standard glasses in many bars contain a third of a bottle of wine, enough to push many over the drink-drive limit
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The Couple Who Are Selling Their Pub For A Penny
Desperate landlady Lynne Peckett has put her beloved pub up for sale for just one penny. Mrs Peckett hopes the virtual give-away will help her finally call time on 19 years of pulling pints at the Rose House after first putting it on the market two years ago. The frustrated 53-year-old, who runs the drinking hole with her husband John, has been…
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Chuck Liddell’s Bar-fighting Tips
You should never get into a bar-fight… but if you do, here’s some tips that will come in handy.
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