Askmen.com recently conducted, “The 2008 Great Male Survey,” one of the most comprehensive opinion polls of men ever conducted on the web. Over a five-week span, more than 70,000 respondents took the time to answer a broad range of questions across five main survey sections: Lifestyle, Dating, Sexuality, Power & Money, and Current Events.

We gleaned a relevant bit:

How many drinks do you consume weekly?

0 – 24%
1 to 3 – 33.7%
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Drinking and advertising go hand in hand. It just does, that is the way it is. I’ll never forget the head of an agency, where I once worked, proudly displaying the kegerator he had just put in. Every Friday, we let ad sales people buy us a keg. Not a bad deal.

Ad Age reports the resurgence of the in house ad agency bar. They have also put together a list of the best agency … Read more

Belgian-Brazilian brewer InBev has has purchased St. Louis Brewery Anheuser-Busch for almost $52 billion. After giving up a fight, the iconic brewery gave in and agreed to be acquired by the maker of Beck’s, Stella Artois and others. The new company will be called Anheuser-Busch InBev and Budweiser will be its flagship brand. 

InBev to Buy Anheuser-Busch, Gains Top Market Share [Bloomberg]

In a recent study, economists concluded that drinkers earn more than nondrinkers.

Woo-hoo!

“Instead of earning less money than nondrinkers, drinkers earn more,” authors of the study, Bethany Peters and Edward Stringham, wrote. More specifically, the study found that workers who drank in a social setting earned more than those who tipped a glass at home.”

The study showed that drinking men earned 10% more than tee-totaling men. Women earned 14% more than their non-drinking … Read more

“A recent study found that boozing may be a career-building activity. Researchers at San Jose State University say alcohol helps workers “network professionally,” which in turn makes them more valuable employees.

However, it’s important to remember that no matter how relaxed the situation, you’re not out with your college pals. Everything you do or inappropriately blurt out in a slurred rant will have implications for your work life. “

Asylum gives us these 4 maxims … Read more

One tequila, two tequila, three tequila, floor
– George Carlin

What can I say, George Carlin was an inspiration and a true icon. He will be missed.

The best way we thought to remember him is with a ton of clips.

Enjoy!

Remy Martin recently partnered with artist David LaChapelle to create
a limited-edition VSOP bottle that unleashed the youthful energy of Remy Martin VSOP. Remy also asked LaChapelle to draw on the cognac’s origins, the cabaret scene at Parisian nightclubs during the Jazz Age. What he came up is a stunning bottle featuring a sensual woman dancing in a vibrant, intensely colored jungle with a powerful leopard leaping through the air.

Only 150,000 of these bottle … Read more

Drink makers are capitalizing on the the underground phenomenon, Purple Drank, with this anti-energy drink. It’s not the drink containing promethazine-codeine.

This Drank is a grape flavored concoction with a touch of with melatonin, valerian root and rose hips. I have absolutely no idea what these things are or what they do, but the creator says they calm folks down.

They say it works, especially when mixed with vodka. With the tag line “slow your … Read more

June 1st marked the end of legal drinking on the London Underground. Bummer. Upset about this turn of events, at least 50,000 protesters stormed the Tube to ride the trains for one last drunken time. Several stations around London had to be closed due to overcrowding and all around drunken “mayhem.”

See the mayhem set to “Dancing Queen” by ABBA. Why not?

Tube drinks party sparks mayhem [BBC]

Perfect for Father’s Day, Chivas Regal is offering a once in a lifetime journey to Scotland for two. The $120,000 week-long trip includes:

First class airfare, helicopter and ground transportation
Lodging, a private mansion with a full-service staff, world-class hospitality
Privately prepared meals from one of Scotland’s most acclaimed chefs
A round of golf at the World famous St. Andrew’s Link
An intimate dinner with the Duke of Argyll at his home, Inveraray Castle (a

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