Boston DUers vs. Chicago DUers: Who Can Drink More?

[Kathy in Cambridge]

Poll question: Boston DUers vs. Chicago DUers: Who Can Drink More?

My money is on Boston. Chicago DUers are more genteel than the nuts I've met at the People's Republik! :P

So who's your money on? Boston or Chicago?

[sniffa]

1. my Liver voted

for boston.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

6. My liver is dead.

But it would've voted for Boston too.

[matcom]

2. we'll kick their ASSES!!

:bounce:

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[ProfessorGAC]

8. Don't Be Ridiculous

Everyone here knows i'm not really human and that aliens are unaffected by alcohol comsumption. Your challenge is silly, your optimism preposterous, and your hopes of victory futile.

Silly human.
The Professor

[DS1]

3. Is this supposed to be some kind of sick joke?

.

[terrya]

4. Some of us Chicago DU'ers enjoy our libations. I vote for Chicago.

Because, well, we're just cooler than you Boston DU'ers. :-)

[DS1]

14. Colder perhaps, not coolor

:D

Hell, we STARTED the get togethers in 2001

[matcom]

15. Correct DS1 we did!

twas US! the MIGHTY BOSTONITES who started this cherrished tradition of getting to gether and getting SHITFACED!

hell, we even throw fake NYC cops into the mix every now and then :D

[Kathy in Cambridge]

17. You mean this?

[barackmyworld]

5. oh no! My allegiance is divided

I'm from Chicago, but go to school in Boston, so hard to decide! I am gonna have to say Chicago though because of Cubs fans.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

7. I'm with Terrya on this one.

Chicago Rules.

Besides, Chicagoans don't have a strange accent and our skyline is better than Boston's.

So there.....

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[Magrittes Pipe]

9. Genteel?

Very well, then, dear lady. I shall drink Manhattan cocktails until the esteemed Mr. matcom is making sick upon his loafer-tops. Then I will climb aboard my motorcar and drive to the next tavern for yet further libations.

[kick-ass-bob]

10. I have faith in hedges.

Chicago in a laugher.

:7

[Squeech]

11. I'm a Bostonian

I know my limits. If I'm part of this contest, my money's on Chicago.

[SarahB]

12. Yeah, I throw the curve a little as well.

:silly:

[VelmaD]

13. Austin DUers

:P

[Ellen Forradalom]

16. You forgot our secret weapon: BatBoy

All bets are off when BatBoy is in the house.

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

18. I think we need a Smackdown contest

let's say tequila shots.

[xmas74]

43. Tequila shots? I'm in.

I should be drinking for KC, but I was born in Kenosha WI so I will drink for Chicago.
Forget the shots-just set the bottle down in front of me and check up on me in 10 minutes.

[BikeWriter]

19. Houston!

[sniffa]

20. i'm gonna practice tonight

chicago doesn't stand a chance

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

23. We'LL see... we'LL see....

:hi:

[sniffa]

25. eh

is there a showdown coming?

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

28. There should be... we can meet in between..

say... Ohio?? Oh, and bring your dancin' shoes, sniffa!

[sniffa]

29. are you taking me dancing?

:D

cLeveLand or cincy?

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

34. Where there's drinking - there's dancing...

[sniffa]

35. i'm so excited

:D

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

37. I should STFU, though...

don't tell anyone, but I am a CHEAP drunk.. shhh.

[sniffa]

38. exceLLant

you'LL probabLy have grass too. :D :smoke:

yeah, so cincy? cLeveLand? fort wayne?

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

40. Ohh... I have peeps in Ft. Wayne!!

Game on! Make it driving distance and :smoke: is a sure thang, studmuffin! I will SO out :smoke: ALL you Bostonians!!

[guinivere]

24. Chicago!

Nobody can knock 'em back like Chicago.

[xmas74]

44. Damn right!

[Blue-Jay]

21. Boston doesn't stand a chance.

Not with me in the house.

[prolesunited]

31. A head-to-head match-up

between you and matcom would be interesting, but not unless we had an ambulance on stand-by to rescue both of you from alcohol poisoning.

[Blue-Jay]

36. I can put down a few, eh?

[XNASA]

22. Isn't it funny? The most famous of all Bostonian drinkers.....

Norm from Cheers, is in reality........a Chicagoan.

I rest my case.

[Susang]

101. I used to serve him beer all the time

At the bar across from Second City. Hated being called Norm. Absolutely hated it.

[Magrittes Pipe]

26. Further evidence in favor of Chicago:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2790446

[terrya]

27. We're just going to have to definitively settle this sometime. Even...

though we Chicago DU'ers can and WILL completely outdrink you Boston DU'ers. :-)

[datasuspect]

30. is there really any question?

chicago will whip beantown's ass with a belt where it concerns drinking.

[Wapsie B]

32. Chi-town's awfully close

to Wisconsin and I'm sure has a lot of transplants from the great Dairy State. Some of them must come with a spare liver and extra large bladder the way I've seen some handle their hooch. So my vote's for the Windy City.

[SOteric]

33. My money's on Chicago for a very good and simple reason:

There's not one damned thing to do in Chicago but drink until you're lipped.

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[DS1]

42. mmmm retailers

That's gonna sway my shallow opinion :eyes:

[terrya]

45. theater, top notch universities, historical interest...

excellent architecture, museums (like prolesunited mentioned)

Sorry if that isn't enough for you. :-)

[DS1]

46. Everything you have, we have more of, older, and better

Think about it.

[Susang]

112. Older perhaps

Better is all a matter of opinion. ;-)

[SOteric]

47. Golly, and we don't have any of that stuff in Seattle.

Oh wait. Yes we do.

[prolesunited]

50. Well, I wasn't the one who said

the only thing to do in Chicago was drink.

And, oh wait. I wasn't the one who insulted your city.

I didn't insult your city, just pointing out the highlights of mine.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

52. Chicago is GREAT! There are PLENTY of cultural activites.

and it's way bigger than either Boston or Seattle.

you guys just can't outdrink us Boston folks! ;-)

[prolesunited]

54. Well, that remains to be seen

:P

I have no idea how this turned into whether Chicago is better than Boston or Seattle.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

77. Every city has its positives and negatives

For Boston and Chicago, the negative is the weather! x(

Seattle has far milder temperatures, but to tell you the truth, Boston and CHicago seem more cosmopolitan (from a business traveler's perspective). Not that it isn't beautiful, but I'm partial to older cities like Boston and Chicago, probably because the city that I grew up in is almost 400 years old. :-)

[SOteric]

57. I'm pointing out that the things you highlight

are true for every major city. And several minor villages, as well.

As far as I know, it's not against the rules of these boards to fail to love the city of Chicago; or Detroit; or Cleveland; or even New York. I made no aspersions about the citizens of any city.

Insulting the depth of my character, however, was in my opinion a step too far on your part and more than a little uncalled for.

[Name removed]

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[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

75. Come on everybody. Lighten up and be friends

:grouphug:

[Beware the Beast Man]

67. Well, the folks in Seattle could drink Chicagoans under the table,

if they stopped nodding off from all the heroin.

:nuke:

[terrya]

71. The whole thing started with this ridiculous idea that Chicago was..

some "boring backwater by the cornfields". Which, as has been mentioned, is patently untrue. That is, if one was to actually VISIT our city to find out for themselves.

[SOteric]

76. No one in this thread has made that quote

or even implied it. I have visited Chicago. Several times. Let it go, guys. I'm allowed to not love Chicago.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

135. When you dis someone's home don't you think it might incite

harsh responses?

[DS1]

141. Why has a single piece of harmless shit-talking been singled out

among the rest of the crap here?

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

143. I just love a dogpile is all

:)

[arwalden]

144. Chicago Illinois Is Like A Shiny Toy...

... the Prairie State is proud to state that it's its pride and joy! The windy-city sweeps ya clean off your feet. It's charm is complete.

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[Susang]

123. You rang?

:evilgrin:

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[DS1]

91. Fucking Hell! What happened to everyones' sense of humor

today?

:wtf:

/and your town still sucks :D

[terrya]

93. That is a demonstrable lie.

"There's not one damned thing to do in Chicago but drink until you're lipped."

That is a complete falsehood. Blue-Jay was correct in pointing that out. One does not get off the plane at O'Hare, get into a cab, and go into the third largest city in the United States and discover that "There's not one damned thing to do in Chicago but drink until you're lipped."


/and your town still sucks :D

You don't have to visit our city. In fact, please don't. :-)

[DS1]

94. It was in good humor, lighten the fuck up

:-)

[Wat_Tyler]

95. I'm going with Chicago. How can such a vast city be so underrated?

[asthmaticeog]

147. Sure you're not thinking of Cleveland, SOteric?

Chicago's one of the places where Clevelanders go when we want something to do besides drink until we're lipped.

[Radical Activist]

39. Are you kiddin me?

This St. Paddy's Day us Chicago Irish are going to drink those Boston pansies under the table! And if you don't like it me and the boys from the 19th Ward are going to come over to your quaint little street parade and show you what happens when you piss off the union. I hope nothing happens to those nice floats you got there.
While we're there we're also gonna show you Kerry people how to win an election, Chicago style!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

48. Yeah, Boston isn't Irish at all!

:crazy:

If you want to see crazy drunks, come to South Boston for the St. Paddy's Day parade! :7

[DS1]

49. That's been boggling my mind too

We're threatened with being out-Irish'd, and a picture of Al Capone (Whom I could've sworn was Italian) as a threat :eyes:

Amateurs

[Kathy in Cambridge]

51. Yep-we even had an Irish Mafia here

last I remember, Chicago's mob was Italian.

[Radical Activist]

63. had?

As in used to? Ha! You don't know much about Chicago mafia.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

81. Do you know who Whitey Bulger is?

#1 on FBI's most wanted list. He was the head of the Irish mob and has been on the lamb for over a decade.

BTW all the ethnic mobs are still going strong here, especially the Italian one.

[Zuni]

84. oops---I posted too soon

I posted my own "Whitey Bulger is still on the loose" post before I saw yours

[JohnKleeb]

86. ha are you guys fighting over who has bigger organized crime

God I love people from both cities. Gonna stay netural though.

[DS1]

87. That's because you're just another gutless Virginian

:P

/gasoline

[JohnKleeb]

88. You think we can't drink here?

Try me :).

[DS1]

89. Didn't you start drinking... yesterday?

:D

[JohnKleeb]

90. more like ten years ago actually

I am predisposed.

[Midlodemocrat]

99. As a transplanted northerner who has spent much time in both

chicago and Boston..


My money is on.......





KLEEB!!!

[JohnKleeb]

105. I am predisposed to alcohol, I'd like to remind everyone

But personally I prefer pot even if it chaps my lips.

[Zuni]

80. and Whitey Bulger is still on the lam

[Radical Activist]

59. You want an Irish thug?

Fine. Here you go.


Happy? Maybe if you cry in your beer it will get watered down enough for ya.

[Radical Activist]

58. Did I say there wasn't?

No, I just implied the Chicago Irish were the badder, meaner group of drunks than the Boston Irish.

[HEyHEY]

168. Wasn't Al Capone Italian?

[yvr girl]

53. Silly poll. Canadian DUers can drink all of you under the table

[Zuni]

85. Canadians only drink organic fruit juices

everyone knows that! :P

[yvr girl]

158. Only if it's fermented!

[matcom]

55. I SETTLE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL! Let's Look To Congress For 'Inspiration'!!

now, i DARE YOU to disagree with me on the winner of THIS drinking contest!!

Chicago :eyes:?



or

Boston (DUH!)

[DS1]

61. HAHAHAH

*cackle cackle err-a cackle*

[Radical Activist]

74. Durbin isn't from Chicago

He's a downstater so he doesn't count.

[JohnKleeb]

83. East St Louis aint he?

Anyhow as an outsider and Virginian, I really cant decide but as Hedges is key to anyone's drinking line up but so is Matcom :shrug:, damn this is hard.

[Radical Activist]

92. Originally. He lives in Springfield now.

[JohnKleeb]

96. Oh?

What part of the state is that in.

[Radical Activist]

102. Central

It's the state capitol.

[JohnKleeb]

119. Oh yeah thats right

[Midlodemocrat]

103. OMG. Priceless.

and I love Teddy.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

56. Not even drinking can get me past how bad Chicago blows

BOOORRRRRIIIINGGG. :boring:

[XNASA]

60. It's miserable out here in the middle of the corn fields.

Now excuse while I jump off of the top of the Sears Tower. :cry:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

62. Might as well - better than another day in that shithole

[XNASA]

66. Please. Stop reminding me.

:cry:

I'm going to go and jump now. Who wants my Gang of Four tickets? I've got 4 of them. They're playing two nights here.

Don't they know any better?

[RandomKoolzip]

100. ZING!

Good one, Xnasa!

Next time Paul Weller plays his only US dates in Boston instead of Chicago, lemme know.

And we all know what great fuckin' jazz tradition BOSTON has. :eyes:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

109. Boston has a longer punk rock tradition than Chicago

as for jazz, yes Boston sucks. But I hate jazz so I don't care! :P

[Susang]

116. Yeah, but do you have a famous punk rock DUer in Boston?

Hmmmm? :D

[Kathy in Cambridge]

146. I could bring some of my old punk rock pals to a DU gathering

but most of them are sober now!

[XNASA]

128. Yeah, but you also have Boston & Aerosmith....

And that more than negates anything musically good that your fair city has ever produced.

Note: As a former Cambridge resident, and current Chicago resident, I'm doing my best to view this discussion at arm's length.

[Susang]

130. To be fair...

We have Peter Cetera and Chicago. }(

[XNASA]

133. They moved to LA 30 years ago.

They are no longer Chicagoans.

[Susang]

136. self delete

I have no idea what I'm talking about anymore. I must be drunk. :crazy:

[RandomKoolzip]

132. I'd say it's about even re: punk rock.

We had the Effigies and Big Black and Naked Raygun and a the biggest mod scene outside of the UK, while you guys had Mission of Burma, the Real Kids, and Forced Exposure magazine (okay, it's in Waltham, but so what?)


Where I'd say that Chicago wins is that Chicago never produced any hardcore bands as lame as SSD or Slapshot.


And who's ever heard of BOSTON blues? Fuck, what is Blind Cod Lighthouse Jefferson gonna sing about, how is baby left him in the Hamptons?

[Kathy in Cambridge]

148. The Lyres. The Real Kids. Jonathan Richman. Dinosaur Jr. Pixies.

We also had Ace of Hearts Records, Taang! and you failed to mention The Proletariat, which was a GREAT hardcore band.

We also had one of the earliest punk rock radio stations (WMBR) and the earliest COMMERCIAL alternative radio (WLYN/WFNX). Boston was at the forefront of alternative radio, while your local stations were playing Yes and Kansas. Here's a playlist from the olden days:

http://turntable.mit.edu/shows/lrc.15years.html

I was just telling JimmyJazz about seeing the Clash in 1978 (I was 14) at the Harvard Square theater. Boston was the first stop for many Brit bands.

And what do YOU know about punk rock? you're under 30! :P

[terrya]

73. I popped in to the General Store to say hi to Mr. Drucker...

before I got on the El yesterday after work, which went past some superb examples of architecture, old and new. In our "Hooterville"
of 3 million +. :-)

[XNASA]

79. I just love our General Store.

Ol' Sam really fixed her up good.

[Radical Activist]

68. Are you kidding?

Were you trying to have a bad time when you were there? There are an endless number of things to do there at all times of day and night. Anyone who can't have a good time in Chicago is either depressed or has no idea what they're doing. Sorry, but not all the fun in Chicago is along some touristy strip near a beach. The city is a blast.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

70. I've never been. Would love to go. Have heard nothing

but good stuff.

[RandomKoolzip]

106. ANd yer stayin' with me!

Seriously, come in the late spring...it's so fuckin' beautiful here in late spring you'll shit blood out of your goddamn eyeballs.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

137. We shall see my dog

[Tweed]

174. Chavez, I use to think you were cool

But now I know you are a fool. Where the hell did you go when you were in Chicago? It's the best city in the world!

[nickgutierrez]

65. We've got Hedges? We win, hands down.

^^^

Add that to the list of things that have never been said before today. :evilgrin:

[JohnKleeb]

78. Hedges is a Kraut-Mick too

You just cant say no to that.

[Radical Activist]

72. My place is a block from the South Side Irish parade route in Chicago

I'm close enough to stumble or be dragged home and that's what I plan to do.

I still can't get over a New Englander calling people from Chicago genteel! hahahahaha :crazy:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

97. Compared to us you are!

Bostonians use the 'f' word as adjective. Our accent makes any other region sound genteel. Trust me. If you want to hear a pissa accent, ask sniffa for his numbah.

[Susang]

111. You just met the nice ones

Trust me, that Chicago accent is out there, just waiting to be heard. Jag-off is a term of endearment here, you know. ;-)

And if we'd had more time, I would have told you about my former boss, who actually used fuck as every single part of a sentence once, in an argument with his "fat fuck" of a brother, in front of all the restaurant's customers! :D

[Radical Activist]

120. "What the fuck do you want? Hurry up!"

Is about as friendly as some of the locally owned fast food joints and hot dog stands get in Chicago. Honestly, I like the South Side Irish accents much better than wicked Bastin accents.

[Susang]

98. Please, it's not contest - didn't you see the paper today?

Chicago is in the top three for adult binge drinking. Our close neighbors Wisconsin and Michigan rounded out the top three. :toast:

Take that Boston! :P

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

108. Yup... and you can count on us cheeseheads to play for the Chicago team!

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-050309drinking,1,5070398.story?coll=chi-news-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

edited for freeper spelling

[Susang]

113. You validate me with a link!

Thanks a bunch! :*

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

121. My divine pleasure!

I lived in Chicago area for 15 years... and only 90 miles away now and get there often. I will not have those snooty East Coasters thumbing their noses at us, dammit!!

[DrGonzoLives]

139. Hell yes

Even if by some bizarre weirdness Chicagoans in and of themselves can't outdrink Boston, we just need to grab some high schoolers from Kenosha to double our total. :evilgrin:

[SarahB]

104. Hee hee!

A flame fest from this. Too f*cking funny! :D

[Midlodemocrat]

107. I think there is a good chance that this thread

will become one of DU's funniest. It is an absolute hoot to read from top to bottom.


:toast:

[RandomKoolzip]

110. Hell, I don't even DRINK and I see Chicago winnin' EASY.

Chicago is the greatest city in the US. It's got all the amenities of New York and Frisco without the exhorbitant rents and foofy snobbery. It's a no-bullshit working class town with acres of culture, beauty, and political activism.

And Boston has....what? Ben Affleck? Who gives a tinker's dam?

[matcom]

114. hey asshole!

we also have JESUS!

[RandomKoolzip]

126. Good hell, who is THAT clown?!

Did Bob Ross and Charles Manson have a child?

[matcom]

134. SNARF!!

too.fucking.funny

[Magrittes Pipe]

115. See, everybody? We have a designated driver.

:bounce:

[matcom]

118. but *I* was planning on driving you home

:D

[Susang]

122. We are not getting in the car with YOU driving!

Uh uh, no way, no how! :scared:

[RandomKoolzip]

124. Be glad to do it.

My hovercraft handles like a dream after an oz. of psylocibin.

You drinking-ass-motherfuckers care for a lift?

[matcom]

127. sorry pal

i think hedges just puked on your fuzzy dice

*fucking lightweight* :D

[Placebo]

117. Chicago!

I'll drink you under the table bitch! :P

[GOPisEvil]

125. Why do I get this feeling that New York is sitting back, chuckling?

:shrug:

[JohnKleeb]

129. I Dont know

[GOPisEvil]

131. Just a thought...

...I'm not a New Yorker. Like I said, :shrug:

[JohnKleeb]

138. Youre an observant one Dave

:).

[DrGonzoLives]

140. New York sucks

What the hell do they know about drinking?

[DrGonzoLives]

142. Chicago can get support from Wisconsin

Five college students in Madison could outdrink the entire population of the state of Massachusetts. I've seen it happen.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

150. Ummm...Boston has the LARGEST per capita student population in the US

and Mass. has more deaths from fraternity drinking than any other state! Now there's something to be proud of! :P

[DrGonzoLives]

160. You don't know Wisconsin, apparently

They start drinking at age 5. By 10 they can chug yards. These people can stomach entire cases of Natty Light and PBR, and you think you can outdo them?

No, my friend, Wisconsites are a breed apart, with the genetic ability to withstand alcohol quantities that would kill normal people.

[Susang]

163. It's the cheese

I'm sure of it. ;-)

[greatauntoftriplets]

145. Hic.....

I rest my case.

[Susang]

149. You're drunk, aren't you?

I knew it! :D

[greatauntoftriplets]

167. Well, ya know....

That Old Crow and Old Irish Rose slide down the throat so nicely....

:evilgrin:

[Kathy in Cambridge]

151. There's a Name Removed on my thread!

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DS1]

152. From Chicago, no less

:D

[Kathy in Cambridge]

153. Well, I guess they out-ruded the rude Bostonians!

:P

[DS1]

154. Obviously they need a drink!

Too much stress. Over what I have NO idea!

[Magrittes Pipe]

155. Neither of the people being rude is an actual Bostonian.

I guess they just wanted an excuse to trash people from Chicago. :shrug:

[Susang]

156. Really?

You don't say! How very interesting.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

157. I love Chicago-Great City

there's no need to play a 'my city is better than your city' juvenile game.

[Magrittes Pipe]

159. I wasn't.

Actually, I like Boston better than Chicago. I have more friends in Chicago, sure, but I prefer Boston.

That said, I don't much care for it when my friends get attacked because of where they happen to live.

[Blue-Jay]

164. One of them is ME, Kat!

I said that someone posted a lie, and she didn't like that apparently.

/deleted in 3....2....

[Kathy in Cambridge]

165. Woopsy!

:wow:

I think the poster deserved it by changing the tone of the thread from goodnatured BSing to the 'my city is better than your city' crapola.

[DS1]

183. This entire thread is 'my city is better than your city'

and only in part because Boston is better than Chicago.

[ScreamingMeemie]

161. Milwaukee DUers would shame you all!

Boston? pfft. You guys all drink those fancy schmancy beers.

[Susang]

162. That's true

At least if today's newspaper was correct. Wisconsin was #1 in adult binge drinking. Cyndee_Lou posted a link to the article somewhere in this very thread. ;-)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

166. My favorite bar has a sign:

Don't ask us if we have:

BUD
BUD LIGHT
MILLER
MILLER LITE
ANY KIND OF MICHELOB

[RevCheesehead]

171. Mrs. Grumpy speaks the truth.

We don't just drink it - we cook with it, too!

[ScreamingMeemie]

173. "Beer in the Rear Chicken" with Pabst is the very best!!!

:hi:

[RevCheesehead]

175. And it is the #2 essential ingredient

in cooking brats (#1 being the brats).

[JohnnyCougar]

178. Exactly. I learned to drink in Milwaukee.

Now that I'm in Chicago, it's like people here get drunk after 6 beers.

SIX BEERS!! What the hell?!? It takes me a whole 12-pack to get a little loopy. And that's good beer, too, not some cheap assed, watered down Budweiser.

I once consumed an entire bottle 3/4 liter) of Johnny Walker Black in 4 hours, and I didn't even have a hangover the next day.

Take that, Boston DUers!!

[HEyHEY]

169. Boston is North America's Dublin - I say Boston

[Dastard Stepchild]

170. None hold a candle to Milwaukee :)

Having lived in both Boston and Chicago, I gotta hand it to Chicago if I must choose between the two. But for the real drinking action, take 294 North to Wisconsin. :)

[JohnKleeb]

172. After looking at it

I am going with Boston.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

176. Matcom's scotch consumption alone counts as a Chicago neighborhood

:P

[JohnnyCougar]

177. You better get about three people to outdrink me alone!

Alcohol doesn't do anything to me. I am invincible. INVINCIBLE, I SAY!!!

Chicago will have your asses!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

179. How old are you?

[JohnnyCougar]

180. 24.

[CubsFan1982]

181. Chicago!

We'd beat you Bostonians so badly, you'd be our designated drivers at the end of the night! :D

[Kathy in Cambridge]

182. You couldn't last through one of our gatherings

StopTheMorans and Matcom could outdrink your best 10 drinkers (Hedges and Jay are lightweights by comparison).

And curse10 can probably outdrink most of the guys!

[MissMillie]

184. Given my compromised digestive tract

I'm going to excuse myself from the competition.

If I have more than one drink, I'd be wasted and will blow any chance the Boston team has of winning this dubious title.