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drunk stories: 27 news summaries

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UK Cops Pull Suspected Drunk Pilot Off United Jet

London-Chicago flight canceled; Erwin Washington in custody

Nov 10, 09 6:33 PM CST
(AP) - British police pulled a United Airlines pilot off a Chicago-bound plane today at Heathrow airport and charged him with being over the alcohol limit while on the job. Police and airline officials say Erwin Vermont Washington, 51, was pulled from United Airlines Flight 949 after a co-worker suspected him of... More »

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United Airlines • Scotland Yard • pilot • Heathrow Airport • drunk • flying • Erwin Vermont Washington

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 Boston Subway 
 Just Misses Woman 

Driver, another employee honored for quick action

Nov 10, 09 12:10 PM CST
(Newser) - A Boston subway train came to a screeching halt just before hitting a woman who had fallen onto the tracks. She told authorities afterward she'd been drinking. Both the train's driver and another Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority employee have been hailed as heroes for their quick action. More »

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Boston • public transportation • viral video • hero • drunk • MBTA • subway accident • train tracks

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 'Drunk' Ewoks Storm 
 Today Show, Blogosphere 

Halloween segment turns into fun-size free-for-all

Nov 1, 09 3:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The weekend's hottest viral video is a Today show segment that began with Halloween decorating tips and ended with a pair of Ewoks running wild. The Star Wars-themed show saw the Return of the Jedi supporting players earn a leading role by fighting, moonwalking, swilling a Boo-tini, and humping Al... More »

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television • NBC • Al Roker • Star Wars • Today show • drunk • live television • drunkenness • morning TV • Ewok • Return of the Jedi

 Hasselhoff Was 
 Dizzy, Not Drunk 

Reps for the Baywatch actor claim medication, not alcohol, led to collapse

Sep 22, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though it probably depends on your definition of “normal,” David Hasselhoff “is totally normal,” his lawyer tells E!, claiming the Hoff’s hospitalization Sunday wasn’t due to substance abuse. A bad combination of drugs—one for an ear infection and one that helps keep alcoholics... More »

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entertainment • alcoholism • celebrity • David Hasselhoff • substance abuse • medication • hospitalization • drunk

 All-Time Best 
 TV and Movie Drunks 

Norm, Frank the Tank make the list

Sep 19, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Everyone likes a funny drunk, right? Barstools lists the most lovable movie and TV boozehounds of all time:
  • Who comes to mind first? Norm Peterson from Cheers, of course. "The crowd shouted 'Norm' every time he walked through the door to belly up to the bar."
... More »

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entertainment • television • alcohol • alcoholism • The Office • sitcom • Charlie Chaplin • Will and Grace • Will Ferrell • movies • drunk • Billy Bob Thornton • John Belushi • Cheers • Animal House • Old School

Guinness Heiress In Court for Drunken Striptease on Plane

'Cavorted' with passenger, threw child's dirty diaper, testify witnesses

Sep 15, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - A descendant of the Guinness brewing family got so drunk on a long flight that she "cavorted" with a male passenger, took off her skirt, and threw her son’s dirty diaper into a row of seats, observers say. A flight attendant said “she had absolutely no clue... More »

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alcohol • heiress • diaper • stripping • Guinness • drunk • socialite

 I Didn't Choke 
 Tila Tequila: Merriman 

Chargers linebacker says reality-show star was too drunk to leave safely

Sep 7, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shawne Merriman denies choking Tila Tequila and says he was trying to keep her from leaving his home because she was so drunk he was worried she would hurt herself, the Los Angeles Times reports. The San Diego Chargers linebacker released a statement after being arrested yesterday when the reality-TV ... More »

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California • alcohol • assault • San Diego Chargers • drunk • Tila Tequila

Japanese Boy Band Star Found Drunk, Naked, Screaming

Incident in public park cost singer ad deals

Apr 23, 09 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A member of SMAP, Japan’s most famous boy band, was arrested today after he was found naked, drunk and screaming in a public park at 3am, Asahi Shimbun reports. Tsuoyoshi Kusanagi, 34, reportedly screamed “What’s wrong with being naked?” at an officer while being removed. He had... More »

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alcohol • Japan • alcohol abuse • boy bands • drunk • drunkenness • Tsuoyoshi Kusanagi

 At London Bar, Patrons 
 Breathe Their Liquor 

Experimental pub cautions patrons to 'breathe responsibly'

Apr 21, 09 6:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two British entrepreneurs have opened a truly innovative bar—where alcohol is inhaled rather than drunk, ABC News reports. London’s Alcoholic Architecture fills a room with gin and tonic vapor, which patrons covered in protective suits breathe in for around $7 an hour. "We're reinventing the gin and... More »

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London • alcohol • evaporation • breath • drunk • gin

 Drunken Cyclists Face 
 the Slammer in Poland 

2,000 Poles are in prison for drunken cycling

Apr 11, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Polish courts have left intact a law that allows two-year prison terms for drunken cyclists. Critics say bikers—2,000 of whom sit behind bars—should be treated like pedestrians, who face only fines for being drunk in public. The Constitutional Court dismissed that argument, saying the speedier transport uses... More »

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prison • crime • Poland • drunk driving • bicycling • drunk

Japan Finance Minister Denies Being Drunk, Quits Anyway

Official mocked over slurred conference

Feb 17, 09 3:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Japan's finance chief has announced his resignation amid public ridicule over a news conference where he slurred his words and appeared drunk, Reuters reports. Shoichi Nakagawa, who seemed to fall asleep during the Rome conference of G-7 ministers, denies he was intoxicated and insists the few sips of wine he... More »

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Japan • Taro Aso • Japanese economy • drunk


 Russian Passengers 
 Reject Drunk Pilot 


Slurred speech sparked fear; airline blames 'mass psychosis'

Feb 3, 09 2:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Passengers on a Russian jet mutinied right before takeoff when they heard the slurred speech of their obviously inebriated pilot, the Times of London reports. They insisted on a replacement, despite flight attendants' initial efforts to brush them off, with one noting that drunkenness was no “big deal”... More »

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Russia • Moscow • airline • pilot • airline passengers • crew members • drunk

Culkin Sister Was Drunk When Killed 

Coroner says Dakota's blood-alcohol level was 3 times state limit

Jan 21, 09 9:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Macaulay Culkin’s sister was drunk when she was struck and killed by a car in Los Angeles last month, E! Online reports. Dakota Culkin, 29, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.31%, more than triple California’s legal limit. “It might have influenced her decision to walk into... More »

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drinking • death • accidental death • traffic accident • drunk • Macaulay Culkin • Dakota Culkin

Patriot Act Treats Unruly Passengers as Terrorists

In-flight ruckus can
draw felony conviction

Jan 20, 09 5:57 PM CST
(Newser) - What sounds like a fair punishment for spanking your children on a plane and having an argument with a flight attendant? How about a felony conviction, 3 months in prison, and the loss of custody of your children? As unreal as it sounds, that’s exactly what happened to one... More »

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War on Terror • terrorism • flight • felony • airline • Patriot Act • drunk

 Drunk Fan 
 to Brad: 
 Lose the 
 Ugly 'Stache 

Goatee is 'just horrible,' according to party guest

Jan 14, 09 12:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Thank goodness someone finally said aloud what we’ve all been thinking. A drunken guest at a Golden Globes after-party asked Brad Pitt to shave his "horrible" goatee, the Daily Mail reports. The woman also “went on and on about how the aging make-up in The Curious Case ... More »

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Brad Pitt • award show • Golden Globes • drunk • facial hair

OPINION

How Not To Be a
Facebook Victim

Tricky names may fool, but discretion rules if you care about your political career

Jan 4, 09 5:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Don't want a drunken Facebook picture to put a dent in your political career? (Listen up, Jon Favreau!) "The whole point of being young, after all, is to do stupid things, and the whole point of Facebook is to record these acts for posterity," Abbie Callard writes... More »

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social networking • Facebook • drunk • Friends • politician • Jon Favreau

 John's Drunk Tape 
 Fetches $30K 

Recording is 'fun,' says auction house

Dec 22, 08 5:05 AM CST
(Newser) - A 1973 tape of a boozy John Lennon slurring his way through Lloyd Price's Just Because fetched $30,000 at auction in Los Angeles yesterday, CNN reports. Because of Lennon's intoxication and raunchy, ad-libbed lyrics, “it's actually a fun song to listen to,” said a spokeswoman for the... More »

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music • John Lennon • auction • Beatles • tape • drunk • recording

 Boozy 'Lost' 
 Lennon Tape 
 Hits Block 

Raunchy recording likely to draw up to $40K

Dec 21, 08 8:44 AM CST
(Newser) - A tape never released to the public showcasing a boozed-up, raunchy John Lennon is set for auction in Los Angeles today, and will likely fetch up to $40,000, the New York Post reports. Belting an intoxicated rewrite of the Lloyd Price song Just Because, Lennon advises listeners that “... More »

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music • John Lennon • auction • tape • drunk • recording

Tenet Denies Drunken Rant About 'the Jews'

Pressured CIA chief spilled fears to Saudi prince

Dec 18, 08 2:28 PM CST
(Newser) - George Tenet is vehemently denying a report in a new book that the then-CIA director railed against Bush administration neocons, "referring to them with exaxperation [sic] as, 'the Jews,'" the Atlantic reports. The incident took place in Saudi Prince Bandar's pool after Tenet downed half a bottle of... More »

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CIA • Jews • George Tenet • Prince Bandar bin Sultan • drunk • CIA director • Patrick Tyler • Israeli lobby • neoconservatives

OPINION

 Getting Drunk 
 Stumbles 
 Out of Style 

In New York, fashion may "trump addiction"

Dec 16, 08 10:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Once upon a time, a New York party showcased plenty of drunken antics; now, in the city that produced Zelda Fitzgerald, people just don't get sloshed anymore because it’s not stylish, Susan Cheever posits in the New York Times. “If alcoholism is an addiction—which it is—how... More »

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New York City • alcohol • alcohol abuse • parties • drunk

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