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31 Hours of Non-Stop Drinking

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31 HOURS OF NON-STOP DRINKING
By Stuart Patterson

HOGMANAY revellers are being urged to join in a 31-hour drinking marathon at a nightclub.​

The bevvy session will last from 6pm on Hogmanay to 1.30am on January 2.​
Boozers will be encouraged to drink cheap shots around the clock and prizes will be handed out for those who can stay standing throughout the promotion.​

Last night, nightclub bosses were condemned by politicians and anti-alcohol campaigners who accused them of encouraging binge drinking.​
Details of the event, at the Cube nightclub in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, were revealed after a study found nearly 40 people are drinking themselves to death in Scotland every week.​

The 31-hour drinking binge will be held in the 300-capacity nightclub thanks to a special licence.
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Tickets cost £15 but clubbers can pay an extra £25 and be treated to a VIP bar, which means they do not have to queue.​

Barmen will pour free champagne, and those inside can rack up cheap rounds thanks to the cut-price drinks promotions on offer to everyone.​
Clubbers will get wristbands so they can go home for a sleep, then come back and "top-up" with more booze.​

A barbecue will take place in the venue's beer garden, and prizes will be handed out after numerous competitions.​

Those who stay on their feet and drink for the entire 31 hours are expected to be handed DVD players.​

Local councillor Sam Coull said: "This is ridiculous. I can't believe it's been allowed to happen.​

"It sounds like some kind of grand binge from the days of ancient Rome, where the last man standing is awarded for his efforts.​

"There will be a lot of misery among the people who feel ill as a result of their binge. They won't be having a happy New Year."​

Club bosses say bouncers will send home anyone who is worse for wear, but anti-booze campaigners are angry.​

Jack Law, chief executive of Alcohol Focus Scotland, said: "This is bound to result in drunkenness, with police and accident and emergency departments left to deal with the consequences of illness, disorder, accidents and crime.​

"This is not an example of the responsible practice we want to see in the licensed trade."​

The Cube's manager Chris Brown defended the event last night.​
He said: "It's a one-off because this is the only time of year we can get such a special licence.​

"All we want to do is give people a brilliant New Year party and help them to enjoy themselves as much as possible."
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Deaths Statistics show nearly 40 people drink themselves to death in Scotland every week - a 250 per cent rise in booze-related deaths in the last 25 years.​

The SNP's health spokeswoman, Shona Robison, said: "This is extremely irresponsible.​

"It shows the folly of extended drinking hours, which the Scottish Executive have supported.​

"A club should not be promoting itself in this way. Everybody wants to have a good time over the festive season but this is going too far.​

"It plays to our binge drinking culture and is not the kind of thing we want to see."​
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My kinda contest here...are FKA and SIMV up for the challenge? :wink:
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Golferdow01 said:
My kinda contest here...are FKA and SIMV up for the challenge? :wink:​
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Well, I'll take the liberty of speaking for FKA - sign us up! (Though it may be a problem that it's in Scotland rather than Ireland... Oh, hell with it, I suppose we can hate the English either way. :biggrin:)

Oh, and we'll drink SIMV under the table.

Edit - ok, that doesn't sound right, and I know where you perverts will go with that... You know what I meant!

Idiom: drink someone under the table
  • To continue drinking and remain sober (or comparatively so) after one's companion has completely collapsed.
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PrincessPeach said:
Well, I'll take the liberty of speaking for FKA - sign us up! (Though it may be a problem that it's in Scotland rather than Ireland... Oh, hell with it, I suppose we can hate the English either way. :biggrin:)

Oh, and we'll drink SIMV under the table.

Edit - ok, that doesn't sound right, and I know where you perverts will go with that... You know what I meant!
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Since it's still Christmas I won't hassle you with that :wink2:

Let's bring it on!

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