getting drunk in bars in texas.....

[Lounge Lizard]

[SIZE=+1]Texas suspends public intoxication stings[/SIZE]
Associated Press ^ | April 13, 2006


DALLAS — The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said Wednesday it has suspended a crackdown on public intoxication after a public outcry over the program that sends undercover officers into drinking establishments.

The commission announced last week that it was conducting an internal investigation of the program.

Beck said the commission opted to put the program on hold "just to give us time to sift through all the information we've received and pull together all the information and determine the best way to proceed."

More than 2,200 bar patrons or workers have been arrested or issued citations since August. The purpose is to stop the sale of alcoholic beverages to people who are drunk and, as a result, cut down on the number of drunken drivers.

But media reports about the program after a sting last month in the Dallas suburb of Irving prompted criticism that the arrests could prove bad for business if they drive away conventions and other tourists.


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[Ivan Lendl]

I wonder how the mechanical bull industry was affected by all this...i mean, you couldnt get me on one of those things unless i were sh*t faced!

 

[homebrewer_99]

I just heard on CNN where they stopped the program.

 

[El Pistolero]

I wonder how the mechanical bull industry was affected by all this...i mean, you couldnt get me on one of those things unless i were sh*t faced!

Gilly's burned down like ten years ago, and I'm pretty sure the last mechanical bull in existence got bbq'd in the fire.

 

[Baron von BeeGee]

Beck said the commission opted to put the program on hold "just to give us time to sift through all the information we've received and pull together all the information and determine the best way to proceed."

Which is politicianese for "Yes, we are in fact idiots, and yes, the program is in fact cancelled."

 

[El Pistolero]

"Yes, we are in fact idiots, and yes, the program is in fact cancelled...

...temporarily, until after the election, at which point we should have another 18 months to screw you some more."

 

[Lounge Lizard]

Gilly's burned down like ten years ago, and I'm pretty sure the last mechanical bull in existence got bbq'd in the fire.

No bull. Real cowboys ride real bulls. From the Billy Bob's website:


Real Bullriding
At Billy Bob's Texas
Every Friday and Saturday night there is real bullriding at Billy Bob's Texas in our indoor arena. Come watch real cowboys take on real bulls!

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No mechanical bulls at Billy Bob's!

 

[cowain]

It's waaaaay more fun to watch drunk people bust ass off of fake bulls than it is to watch real men take on real bulls.

when real men take on real bulls, one of them might actually ride the thing - and who cares about that? The fun for me is seeing some drunk dude get tossed. That's entertainment.

 

[Ivan Lendl]

It's waaaaay more fun to watch drunk people bust ass off of fake bulls than it is to watch real men take on real bulls.

when real men take on real bulls, one of them might actually ride the thing - and who cares about that? The fun for me is seeing some drunk dude get tossed. That's entertainment.

hell yeah! better yet, watching HOT drunk girls in bikini's getting thrown is way more fun then watching some bareback mountain dude wearing tight wranglers ride a real bull...

guess im not a bull riding purist...

 

[Lou]

hell yeah! better yet, watching HOT drunk girls in bikini's getting thrown is way more fun then watching some bareback mountain dude wearing tight wranglers ride a real bull...

guess im not a bull riding purist...

i agree with this entirely.
besides, REAL men ride big bucking chickens....

 

[Ivan Lendl]

i agree with this entirely.
besides, REAL men ride big bucking chickens....

dont get me wrong im all for rodeo's, but if im in a bar, and want to have fun, then let me watch some fools kareoke, or ride fake bulls, or both!