College Drinking Game Spurs Cottage Industry; Mr. Best's Backup Career

Re:College Drinking Game Spurs Cottage Industry; Mr. Best's ... by brett on Friday August 31, 2007 @03:13PM (#48878)

Where I come from (UCSB) we had a different take on the nomenclature. The game the article describes was called "Beirut", as the article notes. "Beer Pong", by contrast, was much closer to an actual game of ping pong, paddles and all, each player having a beer on the table that served as a target.

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Re:College Drinking Game Spurs Cottage Industry; Mr. Best's ... by adamdoupe on Friday August 31, 2007 @03:48PM (#48912)

When did you graduate from UCSB? I'm a fourth year Gaucho and the naming is exactly as the article describes. I haven't seen anyone play "Beer Pong" as you describe (although it was featured in Beer Fest).

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Re:College Drinking Game Spurs Cottage Industry; Mr. Best's ... by brett on Friday August 31, 2007 @04:20PM (#48939)

I graduated in '03. Interesting, but not all that shocking. I would not be that surprised if there was variance in a given year.

"Beirut" did make a little more sense when we lost all the ping pong balls and had to play with pennies. The copper (and zinc?) flavored beer also provided some extra incentive to win.

Also, I have no recollection of "wash cups" being used at any time.

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Re:College Drinking Game Spurs Cottage Industry; Mr. Best's ... by adamdoupe on Friday August 31, 2007 @04:50PM (#48958)

> "Beirut" did make a little more sense when we lost all the ping pong balls and had to play with pennies. The copper (and zinc?) flavored beer also provided some extra incentive to win.

All the things we do to make drinking fun. I hope I never play with pennies, that just sounds gross (although I have been know to do disgusting things while intoxicated).

It's good to see a fellow Gaucho on News.YC.

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Re:College Drinking Game Spurs Cottage Industry; Mr. Best's ... by sandoh on Friday August 31, 2007 @11:20PM (#49137)

Another gaucho here, class of '02. With my group, we would just drink the beer as we got it, no games or anything.

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Re:College Drinking Game Spurs Cottage Industry; Mr. Best's ... by copenja on Friday August 31, 2007 @06:54PM (#49022)

I'm a Gaucho too, graduated in 03.

I believe that the game is largely called "Beer Pong" on the west coast, but on the east coast it is called Beirut.

I also believe it is much more popular on the east coast.

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