Donald Trump touted his Scottish roots on a visit to his late mother's childhood home Monday, as he prepared to defend a plan to build a $2 billion golf resort complex here.

--leave it to the Donald, the ultimate ugly Merkun, to go to Scotland and tell them how to build a gold course... picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

This is a list of what make Americans "American" as far as national culture goes (some portions may be a bit dated). Read down the list and you can tell if you have lived most of your life in the States. There are many links for other places to compare against. An eye opening look at those "little things" that make us all different. picked by Moe 2 years ago

Andrew Jack, a farmer of Scotland, painted his flock of sheep bright red in an effort to "brighten things up". picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Will the last one out of Michigan please turn out the... nevermind, we couldn't pay the power bill anyway. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Amtrak is trying to gin up new business by offering $100 in free alcohol to customers on some overnight trains. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Find out how many of your favorite alcoholic beverages it would take to send you to a drunken grave. Look for your beverage of choice, enter your weight, select your gender, and see how much you have to drink before the alcohol kills you. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

The Spanish research involving more than 15,500 men and 26,000 women found large quantities of alcohol could be even more beneficial for men.

...rejoice picked by hoosker 2 weeks ago

A newly identified gene called happyhour makes fruit flies sensitive to booze. Drugs that mimic the effects of the gene may offer a new treatment against alcohol abuse, researchers say. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

Name That Alcohol picked by 86Apex 2 years ago

Australia's government have announced plans to ban pornography and alcohol for Aborigines in some areas. Yes, only Aboriginal people. They claim it will help stem a rampant child abuse problem among them. picked by Moe 2 years ago

In wealthy nations all over the world, momentum is building for big hikes in the cost of alcohol. The rationale is to stop us all drinking to the point where we make other people's lives hell by vandalising property, urinating and vomiting in the street, attacking people including members of our own family, and causing death and injury by driving under the influence. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Looking for the perfect drink recipe? Have one to share? You have come to the right place. Extra tasty is here to help you make relaxation a lot less stressful!

Plus you can select the items you have in your bar and it will provide you with recipes of every drink you wan whip up and upload the winners to your iPod.

Please, party responsibly! picked by KerOBeroS32 1 year ago

Accusations that al-Megrahi was released as part of a trade deal with Libya (see here for more) have lead to central Government minsters releasing eight letters which show that the only pressure exerted by ministers was to consider this case as separate to all other concerns and in the hands solely of the Scottish Executive. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

A price cut for the PlayStation 3 games console may be in the cards as Sony looks to strengthen the platform and expand its penetration. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

The Dutch Government has approved the installation of alcohol locks on cars of persons that have been caught with DUIs.

(The link is to the proposal, no English reference to the new one) picked by Ankabout 9 months ago

Alcohol is probably one of the most controversial product in terms of health, age, laws or cause of accidents. A while back we did a post on alcohol facts which highlighted some of the facts that are related to drunk driving, industry facts and so on. picked by iamamaniac 8 months ago

So what's the proof? Are they just making rubbing alcohol!?

The victims were labourers who lost consciousness after buying the alcohol on Thursday. picked by darlingluna 2 years ago

Paste magazine, a music magazine with a CD in each issue (and sometimes a DVD) is offering (to american subscribers only) the chance to pay whatever price they want to for a 12-month subscription, with a minimum of $1. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

"The consumption of alcohol, and especially wine, is discouraged." This on the heels of a study by French national cancer institute, which says the consumption of even a small amount of alcohol can increase the risk of mouth and throat cancer by 168%. picked by suebe 9 months ago

An adrenaline junkie has taken in-line skating to new heights and set a new world record after racing down a roller coaster at speeds of 56mph.

Dirk Auer decided to go where no sane man or woman had gone before and skated down an 860 metre track in just over a minute. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago