NY Post: how alcohol and gadgets mix

A hard hitting piece of journalism from the gold standard in print media, the New York Post took it upon themselves to tackle an issue of perplexing significance in today's society: how expeditious digital communications and booze mix for some, er, interesting results. Something we definitely know a thing or two about, to say the least. Besides the ease of cellphone drunk-dialing and its oft-deadly younger sibling, drunk-texting, they're not light on the issues that prove to be the bane of the e-hangover: the simplicity of passing digital happy-hour-gone-awry photos around the office, drunk eBaying, and drunk-iTunes downloads (so that's how Pete got all those Kelly Clarkson tunes). What can we say? Guilty as charged, officer, guilty as charged.

[Erik Cohen @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

Ahh drunk-calls and drunk-txts...how I love thee.

[Adam Reich @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

Receiving text messages that need a ring decoder to understand at 2 AM is definately something I look forward to...

[rob @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

ah, but the ones that you dont have to decode...

[Michael @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

"Hey baby, what'cha doin'?"

My favourite drunk call... God bless mobiles!

[Casual Observer @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

IMHO
Gadgets go best with weed.

...and coffee, lots of coffee...

[Wozowsky @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

What exactly is Drunk Ebaying?

By the way does anyone want to buy a time machine? It comes with crystals and everything!
I just don't have any real use for it. Must sell....$300 OBO.

[Steve @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

The guy in the pic looks plastered, pickeled and hammered beyond recognition.

[Mike G @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

i have never bought nthing drunk, but boy do i have a problem when i am drunk i call all my contacts, mom, sis, old girlfriends, i had to stop carring a phone when i go out to drink, or i just take an old 3390 with a handful of contacts and that i have to be sober to remember the #'s of everyone else!!!

[SFguy @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

Drunk dialing is the GLUE that holds society together.

(working off a happy hour buzz myself right now)

[flava @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

Drunk buying plane tickets.

[Rence @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

Last time I tried to use my phone when I was drunk I dropped it on the pavement, resulting in some nice dents and scratches... I got sober really quickly :(

[Ricedawg @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

I just got home, and I'm drunk. what a night!!! I actually called up my bootie when I'm with another girl tonight!!!hahahaha

[010111 @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

... and we are all reminded of that other one... Drunk Engadget Comment Posting. and it's closely related brother Drunk Forum Posting.

i always try to make sure i turn off my laptop or hide it. or leave it at work when i know i am going out. lest i return and suddenly remember the 9 emails i need to send immediately about 'really important things'. or drunk IM. err. or the aforementioned drunk forum posting.

[anona-mouse @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

What is wrong with you people, have you no self control? I can be tripping on mushrooms, and still determine what I should and shouldn't be doing while dosed.

[olderty @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

I always end up having an epiphany to take the vacuum apart, solder something, or putz with a car/computer. In the morning there's always a mess to clean, and always trying to remember how things go back together.

[E. Marrs @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

I do not drink too often, but I do get drunk calls every month or so. This one night, this kid Ian from my work gave me a call at 2:11 beligerant as ever. The next day (saturday) my boss played the message Ian left for him (at 2:09- just 2 mins before my call). it was glorious. "hey whaddup j-krey, its yo homeboy ian, uh. . [unable to understand for 30 seconds] ..yea, ill be drunk as ever right now, so got that? 1015 sharp on the dot, exactly, on the dot, sharp ill be in at work... 1015 .peace out j krey. (my bosses name is jon kragel) it was glorious because my boss jon kept playing it the next couple times Ian came into work.

this other time, my brother went drunk ebayin'. He bid $1200 on this old fox racing jersey (new ones are $30-40) and it ended up with a final price of over $50.. for an old jersey.

I have nothing against drunk calling. and drunk textin, its just another way to save a memory of a weekend.
for instance, i would not remember this happening.
1:04- they just arrived!!
1:07- its in my hand now, ill talk to you later
2:24- FuC k In awesome!!

i do remember everyone kept bitchin at me to stop textin, but w/e tomy is my homeboy. and thats just from the beginning of this night.

[jps @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

alchohol + gadgets = paris hilton

[Dreamer @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

Holy s#@t, that is sooooooooooo true, I am actually still drunk sitting at my desk right now acting like I'm working. This sucks, hey, I'll give you $200.00 for the time machine, is it digital or analog?

[monkeyleader @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

So in the big .com era I went through a phase of waking up after a heavy session the proud owner of about 10 new domain names - aftershockclub.co.uk anyone ?

[JA @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

hehe, i actually have speed dail numbers i like to abuse when i am liquored up. My friends tell me that i have used some unknown languages to talk and then sing :]
...to each their own :]

[John scott @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

I am a spammer, please spam me: [e-mail]

[helen @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

I have a drunk dancing policemam on my cell when my brother's calling.

[Justin @ Dec 19th 2005 12:53AM]

I can get you a time machine cheaper than 200.
And that's with the crystals included.
Next time you go out and drink call me, and we'll hook something up. Unless it's around the time I'm going to sleep, cause that's when I get all my other drunk calls. Am I just the type of person women have to be drunk around to tolerate? No, now that I think about it, I'm sure it's just because they're alchoholics.