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Image: The City of the Very Hungover Future
An actual, sincere concept for a resort town with street names such as “Gin Lane” and “Bourbon Boulevard.” It exists, but now they call it “Wherever Taylor Momsen Happens to Be Town.”
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Video: Altoid Martinis
An ingenious solution to getting surreptitiously drunk at Thanksgiving. If you left an Altoid in the tin, you'd have a curiously strong martini.
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The Phrase “Ginned Up”
Politics Buzz President Barack Obama used the term “ginned up” tonight when describing his reasons for supporting the economic stimulus package. In most cases, the phrase dates back to the 19th century and means straight up drunk. But then, in the 1970's, the phrase came to mean “getting things going,” or “to excite.” Regardless, this probably marks the first time a President has more or less mentioned being drunk in a televised press conference.
