Slog - Comments on The French Do It Better http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better 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... Copyright 2008 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:43:07 -0800 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:53:40 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball I still bet they all ended up fucking.

]]> Jubilation T. Cornball http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100264 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100264 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:52:35 -0800 Comment by Ziggity @1: If the world is still worth living in, they did.

]]> Ziggity http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100267 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100267 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:53:51 -0800 Comment by Jasen Comstock @1 fucking the corpse that washed back on shore maybe.

]]> Jasen Comstock http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100292 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100292 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:07:09 -0800 Comment by PA Native They don't do it better in swimming relays! USA! USA! USA!

]]> PA Native http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100302 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100302 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:15:13 -0800 Comment by Schweighsr Man, our Puritan heritage really does screw us over.

]]> Schweighsr http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100309 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100309 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:21:20 -0800 Comment by Alcohol Abuser Sad ... happy ... horny ... sad. Ah, the four stages of alcohol therapy.

]]> Alcohol Abuser http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100318 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100318 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:28:27 -0800 Comment by Are your tats fading? COMMENT DELETED: Off-Topic/Spam

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]]> Are your tats fading? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100326 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100326 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:32:08 -0800 Comment by Ils sont mes gens They forgot my favorite stage of drunkenness: "HEY! Let's get some blow!"

]]> Ils sont mes gens http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100338 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100338 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:45:28 -0800 Comment by Are your tats fading? 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!

]]> Are your tats fading? http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100349 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100349 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:52:01 -0800 Comment by Ear plugs are cool! COMMENT DELETED: Off-Topic/Spam

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]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100355 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100355 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:56:16 -0800 Comment by The Incredibly Concise Sulk RIZE!

No.

]]> The Incredibly Concise Sulk http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100366 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100366 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:02:32 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave That seemed like a douche bag party on a douche bag Mediterranean shore of douche bag France.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100411 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/the_french_do_it_better#c1100411 Drugs Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:34:08 -0800 Comment by kinaidos 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.

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