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Pimlico's new Preakness alcohol policy

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by trifectarich, Mar 22, 2010.

  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Yeah, nothing takes the buzz off like waiting a half-hour for a refill. Better pack a flask.
     
  2. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member


    Port-A-Potty lines will also be deranged.
    Folks will be shuttling from one to the other.
    Keep handle down.
     
  3. slappy4428

    slappy4428 Active Member

    You have to go backto Iowa for that... or sometimes part of Appalachia...
     
  4. you know they're not worried about the handle in the infield, it's spring break ii. as far as this goes, just another stupid idea that seems aimed to kill the infield culture, which in turn will cut attendance massively (since it's basically a drinkfest and has been for years) and give them an excuse to move the race elsewhere.
     
  5. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Pimlico's lone charm continues to be that they
    can handle 100,000+ attendees for a race.
     
  6. Captain_Kirk

    Captain_Kirk Well-Known Member

    Well, this should probably go near the top of the stupidest ideas of the year list. Wow. Can't see anything good coming from this. At all.

    Plus, no wonder tracks are failing--$20 for all the beer you can drink? That's essentially the equivalent of 3 beers at most sporting events. At least price it where a) you might make a little money on it and b) discourage every Tom, Dick and Harriet from partaking.

    And mustang, Vegas makes sense for all you can drink--easier to separate one from their money. Don't see that same result at the track, but more likely mayhem, violence and general disorder. A Titanic/Hindenburg waiting to happen (ok, hyperbole there, but still....)

    And I have played the bean bag game and quite enjoyed it, but I will never, ever participate in anything called a cornhole tournament.
     
  7. DisembodiedOwlHead

    DisembodiedOwlHead Active Member

    Not just for tailgates anymore - now for your arcade enjoyment!

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  8. Birdscribe

    Birdscribe Active Member

    Did someone say "Cornhole?"

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    Seriously, CareBear. I was thinking the same thing when I saw that. Never heard that term outside of, well, the obvious.
     
  9. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    So let's list the items for the scavenger hunt.
    1) Overflowing port-a-potty (3 points)
    2) Woman's panties (clean, 4 points; soiled, 1 point)
    3) Video of a drunken brawl (three or fewer patrons, 2 points per video; four or more patrons, 4 points per video; double points if it involves yourself)
    4) Cellphone picture of naked breasts (1 point per pic; 2 points for C-cups or larger; triple points if it involves yourself; -15 points if it involves yourself and you're a man)
    5) Handcuffs from your arrest (10 points)
    6) Picture of a passed-out patron (1 point)
    7) Picture of a patron dead of alcohol poisoning (15 points)
    8 ) An actual patron dead of alcohol poisoning (25 points)
    9) A bruise from being run over by a horse (10 points)
    10) Dirt from the track (5 points)
    11) The truck that pulls the starting gate around the track (20 points)
    12) An empty beer cup (-2 points)
    13) Making it out of Pimlico alive on Preakness day (100 points)
     
  10. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Clap, clap, clap.
     
  11. Shaggy

    Shaggy Guest

    Even the heaviest of drinkers will never get to the front of line fast enough to quench their thirst. It will be 100 deep throughout the day.

    This is the part of "all you can drink" that the partiers never think of until day of.

    Little to no lines? There would be little to no survivors.
     
  12. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    Artax ... I lost a lot of money on that horse at my first Kentucky Derby.
     
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