Every now and again we like to venture off-topic. When we stumbled upon this graph, we couldn’t help but repost with an explanation. We hope this clarifies a few things for you.

College OTR decided to whip up a commandment list called “Eight Things to Check Before Any Beer Pong Game.” We rip their list mercilessly, and add a few of our own.

Everybody has their drinking stories. Now, people like you are being given the opportunity to tell your tales of beer and belligerence every Thursday afternoon. Your author today is the one, the only Mr. Greg.

Look. Normally, we don’t like to highlight alcohol-related arrests unless they are drop dead hysterical. But ... for the second time in as many days, the Santa Cruz region of California has provided us with comic gold in the blotter. Here’s why:

Everybody has their drinking stories. Now, people like you are being given the opportunity to tell your tales of beer and belligerence every Thursday afternoon. Your author today is your humble editor.

It’s Sunday, and we’re hungover (again). Today, we present to you some of the strangest and most intriguing beer labels in world history. Not surprisingly, we’ve included smart-aleck captions below each piece of abstract art, because we care.

Straight from the land that stuffs beers in their glove box, comes a ridiculous mode of transportation being put to good use ... on a real highway. Not really sure what to make of this guy’s attire, though ...

Everybody has their drinking stories. Now, people like you are being given the opportunity to tell your tales of beer and belligerence every Thursday afternoon. Your author today is the one, the only, Paul M. Banks.

Everybody has their drinking stories. Now, people like you are being given the opportunity to tell your tales of beer and belligerence every Thursday afternoon. Your author today is the one, the only, Chief Wahoo.

Look. If you need an excuse to drink during a presidential debate, you haven’t been paying much attention to politics recently. Christopher Toia turns the concept of a drinking game on it’s ear. How long can you stay sober?

Everybody has their drinking stories. Now, people like you are being given the opportunity to tell your tales of beer and belligerence every Thursday afternoon. Your author today is the one, the only, Tattooed Mess(iah.)

If you love beer, there’s only one way to shop for it. You head on over to your local beer merchant and envelope yourself in the limitless bounty available to you. That’s what we did today ... details to follow.

Everybody has their drinking stories. Now, people like you are being given the opportunity to tell your tales of beer and belligerence in this grand upcoming segment, which we will feature every thursday. Submission details follow the jump.

Anybody see those commercials with the Bud Light Lime going all year long? What’s being going on lately with the avalanche of lime beers? Do real beers not taste so great anymore? Damn you, Corona! 

If you’re feeling the financial jitters, don’t fret: so is everybody else. To help you through these trying times, Christopher Toia offers his ten best suggestions for spending your hard-earned dollars at a time when every buck is crucial.