Don't drink and ~~drive~~ pass out! This is the message of this post. We know how dangerous drinking and driving is. It has caused numerous deaths and injuries worldwide. However, as these photos show, passing out (completely) after a few drinks can somehow have more damaging effects to one's ego and reputation. He he.

I found these pictures while in the process of cleaning out my inbox and couldn't help but laugh. I have had many booze nights myself, especially when I was younger, but never have I passed out. Looking back, I'm glad I had the good fortune of not losing consciousness, unlike these poor souls.

This brings back to mind an incident during an all-night beach party many years ago, right after high school. It was a graduation celebration and off we went to a classmate's beach house for
a night of revelry. There was plenty of food, dancing and singing (a Pinoy staple) to mark this important milestone in our lives. The girls turned in right after midnight leaving us on the beach with still plenty of beer and booze to last until sunrise. Sometime after three in the morning, someone noticed that Eric, usually the noisiest in any gathering, was missing. We soon found him passed out on a bench a few meters away. It was a betrayal for some in the group. He he. After all, Eric was one of those who planned the party. He was even the one who bought the drinks, announcing to one and all that no sissy booze would be bought for it was to be a night to remember (Little did he know it was truly going to be one). And there he was, the first one to pass out! We tried waking him up but it was obvious that he was totally zonked. I can't remember whose idea it was but somehow everybody agreed to punish him by putting chicken poop on the tip of his nose! Yup, you read it right, chicken poop.

We put a teeny weeny dab of the stuff right at the tip of his nose and watched him sleep the night away, probably dreaming of chickens, what else! About thirty minutes later, however, he unexpectedly woke up, sniffing in every direction and repeatedly asking where that horrible smell was coming from. Naturally, our innocent response was, "Smell? What smell?" Ha ha ha. And believe me, keeping a straight face at that point was one of the hardest things I had ever done. There was no eye contact among the group for this might trigger a laughing fit we were desperately trying to avoid. Others opted to go to the water for a swim, distancing themselves from Eric who might run amuck when he finds out. Eventually, everybody went to the water and convinced Eric to do the same. After a quick dip, the poop was gone and all was forgotten. Whew! We finally had the heart to tell Eric about our bad deed seven years later, at his stag party. He he.

That incident may have been the key why I never pass out no matter how drunk I get. Deep in my subconscious, I may be afraid that something similar might happen to me. Unfortunately, the following people had a subconscious that may have been too smashed to react.

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