Alcoholism is no Laughing Matter – Except When it Is

10/16/09  Print This Post Print This Post    12 Comments   Popular   Written by Kate Sedgwick
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We do a lot of features here on Matador Nights about drinking. We like to let you know where to drink and what to drink and even how to drink. Now we’re going to tell you how not to drink.



Like this.

If you can’t stand the misery, I suggest skipping ahead the the three minute mark.

Community Connection

Want to read more about the hazards of drinking? Check out Eva Holland’s article World’s Worst Spot for a DUI or check out the Matador Community’s tips to cure your hangover.


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About the Author

Kate Sedgwick

Kate Sedgwick co-edits Matador Nights from Buenos Aires where she teaches English, learns Spanish and thoroughly enjoys herself. Her art and writing have appeared in print and on-line publications and her novel in progress will be received with prurient glee by critics of American culture if it ever gets into their grubby little hands. Find out more about her than you ever wanted to know here. (Author photo by Sebastian Santana).

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  • Candice replied on October 17, 2009

    Thank you for posting this. I’ll be thinking of this guy when I’m facedown in a platter of nachos tonight.

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  • Kevin Post replied on October 17, 2009

    Getting drunk is overrated, expensive, unhealthy, stupid and regretful.

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  • Hal Amen replied on October 17, 2009

    oh dear god

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  • Alouise replied on October 17, 2009

    All I have to say is thank god he left that store empty handed. If you can’t stand up in a liquor store it’s safe to say you should probably be cut off.

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  • Katie Hammel replied on October 18, 2009

    I’m hoping this video was produced, otherwise I have to wonder: how did he get home? If he couldn’t even stand up in the store, let’s hope he didn’t walk outside and get in his car or try walking down the street where he could have wandered into traffic.

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  • Daniel Baylis replied on October 18, 2009

    I think I’ve seen this guy in MontrĂ©al’s gay village.

    Or maybe it was me?

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  • Eric Boehling replied on October 19, 2009

    This clip is certainly painful to watch. It’s worth noting, though, that the man in the video was reported as having been high on ether–an alcohol, true, but not the kind of alcohol we typically read about here on Matador (let’s hope!).

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  • Linda replied on October 20, 2009

    That’s really creepy to watch without the sound. When he’s stuck by the six-pack, I just really want him to grab the fridge handle and pull himself up. I keep hoping he he will…

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  • Natalie replied on October 20, 2009

    I started by laughing and then I just gaped in horror. This was worse than a laughing matter – this was just painful!

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  • Sandy replied on October 29, 2009

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s_40rM_L0s

    This made me laugh so hard, i had to close my office door so people thought I was still doing work.
    the yakety sax remix is also brilliant.

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