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DULUTH, Minn. – A Minnesota man has pleaded guilty to driving his motorized La-Z-Boy chair while drunk. A criminal complaint said 62-year-old Dennis LeRoy Anderson told police he left a bar in the northern Minnesota town of Proctor on his chair after drinking eight or nine beers.

Prosecutors say Anderson's blood alcohol content was 0.29, more than three times the legal limit, when he crashed into a parked vehicle in August 2008. He was not seriously injured.

Police said the chair was powered by a converted lawnmower and had a stereo and cup holders.

Sixth Judicial District Judge Heather Sweetland stayed 180 days of jail time Monday and ordered two years of probation for Anderson. His attorney, David Keegan, did not immediately return a call for comment.

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With The Hangover currently tearing up the box office, I guess it’s sort of appropriate to take a look at the trailer for the direct-to-DVD sequel to Todd Phillips’s first major studio comedy, Road Trip. Not that Phillips is actually involved in any way… this looks like something that should have the National Lampoon name slapped on it instead.

Road Trip 2: Beer Pong is directed by Steve Rash (American Pie Presents Band Camp, Son In Law) and is written by Brad Riddell (American Pie Presents Band Camp, Slap Shot 3: The Junior League). I don’t think I need to tell you much more than that. DJ Qualls (The New Guy) seems to be the only original cast member to return, although strangely, he is not credited on IMDb. I wouldn’t want to take credit for this either. According to DVD Active, Road Trip 2 will hit stores on August 11th.

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Ain't nothing like enjoying some excellent guitar while sipping on a frothy beer boot.

Betty White sinks em like a champ. Perhaps she just distracted him in the beginning because she's so damn sexy. In the end he took her out though, and she was an excellent sport. Nice touch with the old school ping pong table and beer pitchers.

By Gustav Sandstrom

Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

Danish brewer Carlsberg A/S (CARL-A.KO) Wednesday posted a stronger-than-expected rise in second-quarter net profit as it boosted margins by cutting costs and raising prices, but it cut its full-year revenue outlook as the economic downturn hit volumes in Russia more than expected.

The brewer said the Russian beer market, the world's third-largest, declined by an estimated 9% in the first half of 2009, although its Eastern European venture, Baltika, increased its market share to 41%, from 38.5% a year earlier. Carlsberg now expects the Russian market to decline 5% to 6% in the whole of 2009, having previously forecast a 2% decline, but said Baltika, Russia's biggest brewer by sales, would grow its market share.

Carlsberg cut its full-year revenue outlook to 61 billion Danish kroner ($12 billion), from about DKK63 billion, but kept its outlook for operating profit of at least DKK9 billion and net profit of at least DKK3.5 billion as it expects cost cutting to offset the revenue decline.

"Both gross margins and operating margins for the region improved considerably, driven by accelerated efficiency improvements, price increases, improved point-of-sales execution, synergies and favourable input costs," Carlsberg said.

The maker of Tuborg, Carlsberg and Kronenbourg beer posted a net profit of DKK1.94 billion for the three months to June 30, up from DKK1.42 billion the previous year and ahead of analysts' expectations for DKK1.48 billion. Overall sales for the period rose marginally to DKK17.62 billion, from DKK17.54 billion, but the figure was below analysts' expectations for DKK17.75 billion.

Analysts said that the results were strong overall, and the stock opened up 4.3% at DKK385.The stock has lost 2% of its value over the past 12 months, outperforming a 22% drop in the wider Copenhagen market due to hopes that its exposure to the Russian beer market will boost earnings in the long term.

Swedbank analyst Jan Ihrfelt, who has a neutral rating on Carlsberg, noted the strength of the company's overall sales volumes, as well as its margins and cash flow. He said the decline in Russia had been expected, and it was positive that Carlsberg was managing to increase its market share there.

Carlsberg's exposure to Russia increased significantly after it bought part U.K.-based rival Scottish & Newcastle PLC last year. The deal gave it full control of Baltic Beverages Holding, which had previously been a joint venture between the two companies.

Although Russian beer consumption has increased rapidly in the past few years, the steep economic downturn there has hit consumer spending and beer volumes are now in decline.

Last week, Carlsberg's rival SABMiller PLC (SAB.JO) also said lager beer volumes in Russia fell 9% in the three months to June 30 from the previous year, although it managed to maintain its market share.

Raleigh, NC, USA — BEEROCITY.com plans to offer the first ‘intergalactic toast’ to Earth’s neighbors by announcing it goal to put the very first beer boot on the moon. In the wake of recent moon exploits such as Stephen Colbert’s International Space Station treadmill, and Sweden’s goal to put the first house on the moon, BEEROCITY believes this will be the very first symbol of universal diplomacy. While the company has received no official “yes’ from major space explorers such as NASA or Virgin Galactic, the company is actively seeking sponsorship for its objective and welcomes all supporters.

Beer boots are large beer glasses that take the form of a glass boot, and are commonly served and passed around at beer festivals as a form of community celebration. Made famous by the Broken Lizard film “Beerfest”, the beer boot market has since boomed, being demanded around the globe by college students, bars, fraternities, and even as engraved wedding gifts for groomsmen.

BEEROCITY.com claims their goal is a promotion of the ‘grand community celebration’, and believes its moon plans are the equivalent to extending a peaceful hand to both Earth’s nation-states as well as extra-terrestrial life forms. BEEROCITY’s one and only request is that the astronaut who carries out the beer boot moon mission must shout the following phrase upon arrival “One beer glass for man, One giant boot for man-kind”.

I know that there are customs and traditions that people believe need to be adhered to in strict order, but choosing Bud Light as the official mediation beer of the Obama Racism White House summit was probably not a wise choice. Why, with literally thousands of breweries in the world, and several great domestic microbrews in our own back yard, why chose the most watered-down flavorless beer sold on the supermarket shelves?

Common Ground.

Sure people would pass him off as a beer snob if he had chosen a nice Doppelbock, a microbrew IPA for the summer or maybe even a Sam Adams, but no one would scoff him from drinking the piss that the masses chug down. Just my opinion, but Bud Light belongs in Beer Pong and nothing else.

As commentator on the Daily Show with John Steward rightly said: "Obama, you don't solve racist incidents with a beer. Drinking beer is how racist incidents get started."

You’re sitting at a light and look to the right to see a guy eating a burger. To the left is a woman drinking coffee. Not only is it dangerous to eat and drive, but those who do run the risk of paying more for car insurance, according to a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.

In fact, 80 percent of crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes involve driver distraction.

“Distractions, like eating, can become a problem for drivers who can't react quickly to a sharp curve or another driver's sudden stop,” the NHTSA said in a news release. “Unfortunately, just one accident may increase your car insurance rates as much as 25 percent.”

The agency even issued a top-10 list of the most hazardous foods to eat or drink while driving:

* Coffee – because even with a lid, hot coffee can find its way out of the opening. * Hot soup – same premise. * Tacos – because any food that can disassemble itself will leave your car looking like a salad bar. * Chili dogs – create a huge potential for drips and slops down the front of clothing. * Hamburgers – from the grease to the toppings, it could end up on your hands and the steering wheel. * Ribs and wings – seriously, what's more distracting than licking your fingers? * Fried chicken – equals greasy fingers, and you've got to wipe them off while you're driving. * Jelly donuts – impossible to eat without having the center ooze out. * Soda – the combination of fizz in the nose and lids that leak is a recipe for disaster. * Chocolate – unless it’s M&M’s, there’s less of a chance it will melt in your mouth and not in your hands.

Just how much of a problem is this? Exxon surveyed 1,000 drivers and discovered more than 70 percent eat while driving and 83 percent drink beverages.

The NHTSA study cites these driver distractions as the top reasons for car crashes - and ultimately higher auto insurance rates:

* Using a cell phone * Reaching for a moving object * Looking at an object or event outside of the vehicle * Reading * Tweeting * Applying makeup