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Ancients Rang In New Year With Dance, Beer
Discovery ^ | 12-30-2005 | Jennifer Viegas

Posted on 12/31/2005 11:28:56 AM PST by blam

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To: dirtboy; blam
Many ancient Egyptians marked the first month of the New Year by singing, dancing and drinking red beer until they passed out...

Who knew?

21 posted on 12/31/2005 12:02:22 PM PST by Petronski (I love Cyborg!)
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To: feinswinesuksass
Is this you? Dancing bear?

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22 posted on 12/31/2005 12:03:29 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (No retreat, no surrender! -- It's ON!)
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To: Bahbah
"Happy New Year, blam. Thank you for all of your wonderful posts throughout the year. I really appreciate them."

Thank you and happy new year to you too.

Party Smart

23 posted on 12/31/2005 12:06:33 PM PST by blam
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To: blam

Some experiences are simply universal.

Actually, I think it's fair to say that these festivals would be the precursor not only of the modern New Year's Eve party, but also Labor Day weekends at Lake Havasu.


24 posted on 12/31/2005 12:07:14 PM PST by RichInOC (...Phi Kappa Sigma, Beta Rho '87..."My advice to you is to start drinking heavily.")
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To: Dashing Dasher
Nope, this is me:


25 posted on 12/31/2005 12:26:45 PM PST by Feiny (Life is sexually transmitted.)
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To: feinswinesuksass

Your left one is drooping.


26 posted on 12/31/2005 12:27:45 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (No retreat, no surrender! -- It's ON!)
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To: Dashing Dasher; pissant
This is Pissant with his dream girl.


27 posted on 12/31/2005 12:28:26 PM PST by Feiny (Life is sexually transmitted.)
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To: feinswinesuksass

Which one is Pissie?


28 posted on 12/31/2005 12:29:08 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (No retreat, no surrender! -- It's ON!)
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To: Dashing Dasher; pissant
The really drunk ones can be easily spotted as they always for a kick line.


29 posted on 12/31/2005 12:30:55 PM PST by Feiny (Life is sexually transmitted.)
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To: Dashing Dasher

Pissy is the pissant of course.


30 posted on 12/31/2005 12:31:54 PM PST by Feiny (Life is sexually transmitted.)
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To: feinswinesuksass

Check out the horribly frightened look on the girl's face on the right.

LOL!!!!


31 posted on 12/31/2005 12:33:20 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (No retreat, no surrender! -- It's ON!)
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To: blam
Many ancient people anywhere marked anything, including passing gas, by singing, dancing and drinking any available beer until they passed out
32 posted on 12/31/2005 12:34:23 PM PST by Phsstpok (There are lies, damned lies, statistics and presentation graphics, in descending order of truth)
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To: Dashing Dasher; pissant
I meant FORM a Kick line....and as you can see below....a kick line can form at any time....as long as alcohol is involved. This ladies nigt turned ugly fast.


33 posted on 12/31/2005 12:34:30 PM PST by Feiny (Life is sexually transmitted.)
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To: Petronski

Why just New Years Eve? Sounds like an every Friday and Saturday kind of thing to me.


34 posted on 12/31/2005 12:35:03 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I miss my dad.)
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To: feinswinesuksass

Now, that's drunk!

I can't remember the last time I formed a kick line!


I need to drink more... or drink with more limber people!


35 posted on 12/31/2005 12:35:28 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (No retreat, no surrender! -- It's ON!)
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To: blam

People haven't changed much.


36 posted on 12/31/2005 12:37:30 PM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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To: billorites

Signs That You Are Too Drunk


1. You lose arguments with inanimate objects.

2. You have to hold onto the lawn to keep from falling off the earth.

3. Job interfering with your drinking.

4. Your doctor finds traces of blood in your alcohol stream.

5. Career won't progress beyond Senator from Massachusetts.

6. The back of your head keeps getting hit by the toilet seat.

7. Sincerely believe alcohol to be the elusive 5th food group.

8. 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case - coincidence???

9. Two hands and just one mouth - now THAT's a drinking problem!

10. You can focus better with one eye closed.

11. The parking lot seems to have moved when you were in the bar.

12. Every woman you see has an exact twin.

13. You fall off the floor...

14. Your twin sons are named Barley and Hops.

15. "Hey, 5 beers has just as many calories as a burger, screw dinner!"

16. The glass keeps missing your mouth.

17. Bill Clinton starts to make sense.

18. Vampires and mosquitoes catch a buzz after attacking you.

19. At AA meetings you begin with: "Hi, my name is... uh..."

20. Your idea of cutting back means less salt.

21. You wake up in the bedroom, your underwear is in the bathroom, you fell asleep clothed.

22. The whole bar says "HI!" when you come in.

23. Every night you're beginning to find your roommate's cat more and more attractive.

24. "Hi ocifer. I'm not under the affluence of incohol."

25. "I'm not drunk, you're just sober"

26. Roseanne looks good.

27. You don't recognize your wife unless seen through the bottom of a glass.

28. "That damned pink elephant followed me home again."

29. You have a reserved parking space at the liquor store.

30. "I'm as jober as a sudge."

31. You wake up in Korea in August and the last thing you remember is the Fourth of July party at the Halekulani in Waikiki.

32. You've fallen and you can't get up.

33. When hangovers become an attractive alternative lifestyle.

34. "Beertender! Get me another bar!"

35. The shrubbery's drunk too, from frequent watering.

36. Your name is Ted Kennedy.

37. Foster Brooks appears sober to you.


37 posted on 12/31/2005 12:39:46 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I miss my dad.)
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To: feinswinesuksass
Don't drink too much.


38 posted on 12/31/2005 12:42:08 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (I miss my dad.)
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To: Dashing Dasher
I google "too sexy" and this photo came up:


39 posted on 12/31/2005 12:43:03 PM PST by Feiny (Life is sexually transmitted.)
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To: feinswinesuksass

That's her middle name....

eyes Too-Sexy 4doh.


40 posted on 12/31/2005 12:45:30 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (No retreat, no surrender! -- It's ON!)
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