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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

The French Do It Better

posted by on August 13 at 13:43 PM

Here’s an ad—of hot young people drinking and having a good time. But then they drink more and more, and things go downhill…

This is the sort of ad we should be running in the US: It admits that drinking alcohol can be really fun, in moderation. But it’s the sort of ad I’ve never see here. Even our “know your limits” ads cut right to freaky depictions of drunkenness. Never could the puritanical educators of youth gain some credibility with teenagers by divulging that, perhaps—just maybe—using a little bit of drugs or alcohol can make for good time. But using too much, that’s abuse.

Via Cornichon.

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1

I still bet they all ended up fucking.

Posted by Jubilation T. Cornball | August 13, 2008 1:52 PM
2

@1: If the world is still worth living in, they did.

Posted by Ziggity | August 13, 2008 1:53 PM
3

@1 fucking the corpse that washed back on shore maybe.

Posted by Jasen Comstock | August 13, 2008 2:07 PM
4

They don't do it better in swimming relays! USA! USA! USA!

Posted by PA Native | August 13, 2008 2:15 PM
5

Man, our Puritan heritage really does screw us over.

Posted by Schweighsr | August 13, 2008 2:21 PM
6

Sad ... happy ... horny ... sad. Ah, the four stages of alcohol therapy.

Posted by Alcohol Abuser | August 13, 2008 2:28 PM
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Posted by Are your tats fading? | August 13, 2008 2:31 PM
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Posted by Are your tats fading? | August 13, 2008 2:32 PM
9

They forgot my favorite stage of drunkenness: "HEY! Let's get some blow!"

Posted by Ils sont mes gens | August 13, 2008 2:45 PM
10

Oh NO!!!! @7 blasphemed Dan Savage and his little sloggite followers. Oh please Dear Gawd. Make me a cocksucker like Dan-I don't wanna be straight. That's off topic!

Posted by Are your tats fading? | August 13, 2008 2:52 PM
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Posted by Ear plugs are cool! | August 13, 2008 2:53 PM
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Man, when did this troll start haunting Slog like a bad smell?

Posted by Greg | August 13, 2008 2:56 PM
13

RIZE!

No.

Posted by The Incredibly Concise Sulk | August 13, 2008 3:02 PM
14

That seemed like a douche bag party on a douche bag Mediterranean shore of douche bag France.

Posted by Bellevue Ave | August 13, 2008 3:34 PM
15

American frat boys will now be asking for *Trop d'alcool* by name when they visit France. It might look like a public service spot, but it's really a cunning French ploy to provide further opportunities for laughing at American tourists.

Posted by kinaidos | August 13, 2008 3:35 PM
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Posted by Self-Hating Hipster | August 13, 2008 6:53 PM

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