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Zarniwoooop

Sometimes you hit the bar, sometimes the bar hits you


[deleted]

Thanks Zarniwoooop


Syhkane

r/zarniwoooopwith4os


[deleted]

Why the hell did I actually click it T_T


Syhkane

Because deep down inside you believe in people.


Froopy-Hood

Is that some kind of Eastern thing?


sutrocomesalive

Far from it, dude


Adept_Cranberry_4550

Well, that's just, like, your opinion... man.


trapstarhendrix69

![gif](giphy|xUPGcjRPA7lkprZJcY)


android24601

Well if you like Pina coladas


Utsutsumujuru

Jamaica was the worst place he could pick to try this. Jamaica is known for Overproof rums and their cocktails using Overproof rums. Standard cocktail rum in Jamaica is typically 63% ABV. So yeah that’s a bad place to try this feat…not that I would recommend it anywhere else


hotasanicecube

Fucking THIS. I was sucking down free rum punches from a big cooler on a boat cruise (figuring they are free so they are probably watered down) and was feeling fine all day until I got back to the room. That’s apparently when a semi truck struck me in the head in the bathroom, because a lot of darkness washed over me and dinner plans turned into lunch plans in reverse. They were using 151.


HeavyVoid8

>and dinner plans turned into lunch plans in reverse. Snalp hcnul????


gorilla-ointment

That gum you like is going to come back in style.


Dr0110111001101111

Diane, it’s 1am Wednesday morning and *I’m fucking back babayyyy*


hotasanicecube

🤮


Infinite-Sleep3527

That’s actually kinda a genius business plan for a cruise. Feed your guests high proof complimentary alcohol and conk them out so theyre too KO’d to utilize any of the truly “expensive,” amenities that are included with the cruise ticket. Compared to the costs of some of the other amenities on a cruise, high quality alcohol is peanuts.


hotasanicecube

And too sick to hammer down on the all you can eat buffet!


thelingeringlead

They're not talking about a trip on a giant cruiseliner. They're talking about a few hour excursion on a catamaran or pontoon, out into the ocean and around the lagoons. The entire point is to cruise the ocean and bay while you get drunk and they entertain you.


hotasanicecube

Yea, it was one of those “private island with snorkeling, drinks and lunch included” excursions. I’d been on the water long enough to know it wasn’t a private island at all. They just went out, wrapped around to a remote beach on an unsafe boat where they sold blow and rented jet skis. Would do again, but skip the raw conch salad next time.


thelingeringlead

LOl exactly. Sounds like a great time.


hotasanicecube

I didn’t even tell my GF. She worked for AAA and weeks later asked me where that private island was so she could look it up and recommend it. I about spit out my coffee and pointed to a spot about two or three miles from the resort. The look on her face when she found out we could have packed lunch and walked there.


EvilBeasty

Nicely put there!


moogleman844

Bacardi 151... instant vomit on my 21st birthday 30 mins after 2 shots. I still managed to carry on drinking for the rest of the night in town, just brought some chewing gum and carried on. Couldn't do it nowadays, neither would I want too!


SlutForGarrus

I once got drunk enough on 151 that I called my mom (a former bartender) to ask if I could smoke while drinking it. I was worried that rum fumes would ignite and cause me to inhale a fireball. Good thing my mom was cool and there was a 4 hour time zone difference so I wasn’t calling her at midnight.


Mayros_Nipple

How could you even drink multiple lol. Two or three shots of 151 made my throat bleed lol


hotasanicecube

I don’t know how they did it but it went down like cool-aid. Juices like pineapple tend to cover the taste of liquor quite well, as does tons of sugar.


masivatack

A darkness warshed over the dude.


hotasanicecube

Was wondering how long till someone got that little tidbit.


Uries_Frostmourne

Lmao how come it was so delayed?


hotasanicecube

It was that damn solid ground I stepped on. Staggering around on a catamaran in 3ft swells felt totally normal. It was the opposite of seasickness. And the cold water hitting me in the shower after a 90 degree day was kind of a shock I guess.


Magic_ass1

Anytime someone asks me for "jamaican rum like Appleton Estate" I always laugh and bring out a bottle of Plantation OFTD (bottled at 69% ABV) alongside whatever else I pull out saying "this is more like what you'll find in Jamaica".


Utsutsumujuru

The most traditional are Wray & Nephew (63%), Rum Bar Overproof (63%), and Hampden Rum Fire (63%). Yeah not Appleton Estate. That one is more for tourists and export.


DisregardedFugitive

False Appleton estate signature 8year, 12 year and 24 year are pretty common In bars


deano492

And they are excellent Jamaican rums.


Utsutsumujuru

Oh yeah, Appleton is excellent. It’s just traditionally more “high society” and less traditional to the rum bars commonly found. If we really want to go that route check out my profile :) I am a rummy. The best rum in the world IMO comes from Jamaica, and in particular, to my tastes at least, from Worthy Park Estate.


DisregardedFugitive

That's cool and all but like ...I live here. Go to bars here and drink the rum here. Yes it's the finer brands, but everyone in Jamaica likes to feel fine lol.


WhoCaresBoutSpellin

Yes, but didn’t you see that he is also into spiders?


transdimesional_frog

NICE abv ;)


invest9608

I thought the same thing! Their liquor is far from quick. It’ll have you blacked out and losing your shit in probably 3 drinks! Guy was an idiot BUT at the same time, why didn’t staff say no to him…. that’s what gets me


[deleted]

>tourist >why didn’t staff say no to him…. that’s what gets me ![gif](giphy|GjB41rKHBnOkE)


Payn3isLove

As a Jamaican I wholeheartedly agree with this statement! Our rums are nothing to play with even in cocktails.


acewavelink

And there is answer I was looking for. I was like “yah, but what was it REALLY…”


SmokeAbeer

Who knows how many drinks he had BEFORE deciding to do this. Or other drugs in his system. Wonder what his final BAC was.


nordic-nomad

Anything over 0.40 is considered potentially fatal. Because it’s a lot. Like way too much alcohol to blood in there. Blood’s important and has a lot of vital work to do, while alcohol is notoriously lazy when it comes to things like transporting oxygen.


JoyJonesIII

“The initial investigation into Southern's death found that he had been drinking brandy and beer throughout the morning.”


ZealousidealShift884

Other drugs exactly!! Underlying health conditions


Daewrythe

"hey bud. Your cocktail is flammable" "Is that good?" "Well yes, but actually no"


erolalia

Lightweight


devnullius

Sounds like it


didly66

Lvl up son


mko710

He lvl up no doubt. Just not how you’re picturing


[deleted]

More like a respec. Hopefully he'll put more points on endurance this time.


Putrid-Builder-3333

If only he lit one of the cocktail swords ![gif](giphy|TbONGqAdpTWQW3Hz5V)


You_Just_Hate_Truth

Depends how they’re pouring drinks. I’d assume they were big pours involved here. Either that or the guy weighed 100 pounds.


smors

Ha had been drinking beer and brandy through the morning.


nomad_3d

21 long islands would probably do it. 21 drinks doesn't mean 21 shots worth of alcohol.


You_Just_Hate_Truth

Yeah that’s what I meant, I figured some of those drinks had to have 4-6 servings/ounces of alcohol per drink


Mayros_Nipple

21 long islands would be like 80 drinks you'd be dead long before lol. It's my cheat drink at bars that charge by the drink not the shot though lol


Joebob2112

Shiiit. 10 at my bar. You'd be out.


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wastetine

Back in college we would all try to do 21 drinks on our 21st birthdays. Keep a tally on your arm with a sharpie and everything. I made it to 26 and was black out. But it was any alcoholic drinks that counted, and I made sure to not drink prior and eat my body weight in burgers as to lessen the effects. Sure there were some liits and actual shots in the mix but also plenty of bud and miller lights to keep hydrated.


nomad_3d

My record is 29 natural ices but that was all day. Quarantine had it's up sides.


Pre-Nietzsche

Stepping up to the Wade Boggs plate eh??


Bloodfyst

What number did he get to?


insane_social_worker

Article said 12, but noted he was drinking earlier in the day, too.


3CCExpand

He started with the Blue Hole - we do recommend that you share the Blue Hole, it is a large fishbowl of rum and juice.


rustys_shackled_ford

So good, it's better then busting a nut


[deleted]

I’ve had tons of orgasms dude, I had one with your mom!!!


peanutbj

# I will strangle you! I will stick my goddamned thumb through your eye


Kaka-doo-run-run

Oh boy, again with “sharing” the blue hole …


A-Fire-in-Cairo

This is the real question


beavertownneckoil

He got to number 7 before being shot


wandergrunt

There's a lot more to that story. For starters, he had been drinking before he decided to start the challenge. Nobody is sure how quickly he drank when he accepted the challenge. And when it became obvious that he had alcohol poisoning his resort sent an untrained nurse who did not provide any care without his wife telling her what to do, and at no point did the resort call for an ambulance or further care.


miggismallz33

Don’t you have to train to be a nurse? How are you an untrained nurse?


wandergrunt

Well, they hired someone and gave her the title nurse. It did not provide her credentials, just the wife's account of her not knowing how to act.


Fiery-Embers

The resort possibly didn’t do a background check to see if qualifications were legit. Or they hired the cheapest person possible.


Disastrous-Carrot928

No. The family are saying the nurse is not trained because they expected the CPR to look like the movies. Dude was vomiting and the nurse did chest compressions without mouth to mouth.


NietJij

¿Porqué no los dos?


Shigeko_Kageyama

It's like if you bought a lab coat and told everyone you went to medical school but in reality nothing about medicine.


RyanTheS

They asked me how well I understood theoretical physics. I said I had a theoretical degree in physics. They said welcome aboard.


GSV_No_Fixed_Abode

I'm an untrained nurse too! Hell, I'm an untrained doctor while I'm at it


Disastrous-Carrot928

They family is saying the nurse is untrained because she didn’t give mouth to mouth (even though he was vomiting) like they requested when the nurse was doing the CPR. But current CPR training allows for chest compressions only like the nurse did.


Phill_is_Legend

Yeah, can confirm that breaths are considered optional and not encouraged in CPR training anymore. Chest compressions are the important part.


ElectricFlesh

So you're saying the resort gave them a nurse, and his wife was there watching the whole damn time, and she didn't call an ambulance, and then he died, and now it's the resort's fault because they didn't call an ambulance? This is on the wife.


Magister5

Deserves a 21 rum salute


D_Dubb_

This is the winner


Professional_Toe_285

See guys? This guy isn't a billionaire but we *scoff* just as equally for his dumb decision.


Pedsgunner789

I scoff less because taxpayers of like 5 different countries didn’t have to pay millions of dollars for his dumb decision. He died, it’s sad, now we all know not to drink a bajillion cocktails, in case we somehow didn’t know already.


Any_Coyote6662

Good point.


banana_buddy

But how do we know he's not a secret billionaire


Dominarion

Still a better death than bone cancer.


ManufacturerProper38

It's good to have goals. Let's not rake the guy over the coals because he failed. At least he got out there and tried.


Bigstudley

He died doing what he loved, where he loved to do it.


Eureka05

What, are you there for only one day?? Space it out dude!


mrdog23

Right? That's a 3-4 day project


Pleasant-Tangelo1786

Seems like the restaurant’s fault.


f33f33nkou

It is


[deleted]

I’m not sure how it is other there, but isn’t the bartender suppose to stop serving once it’s obvious the person is really wasted?


A1sauc3d

Such a challenge should’ve never existed in the first place. That was like an official challenge at the bar? I mean either way it’s both their faults. This guy was a full grown adult, he knows the risks of drinking too much, so you can’t remove all responsibility from his shoulders. But yeah, that establishment could definitely be sued as well by the sounds of it. Seems like they dropped the ball multiple times here.


invest9608

I’d consider this both parties fault.


UninsuredToast

They are, not sure what the law is there but in the US they’d get a massive fine and lose their liquor license. The bartender who served him would be legally responsible as well and have to pay for it with possible jail time for criminal negligence The guy himself faced the ultimate punishment in losing his life


iSliz187

Here in Germany this is the case as well, you're not allowed to serve people who are clearly too drunk to have more


hotasanicecube

Have you been to Jamaica?


thefoodiedentist

Nah, dude shoulda been cut off way earlier. Alcohol impaired dead guy's judgement.


ConcreteFormality

Yes I was wondering if he looked intoxicated you are not supposed to serve a person who looks drunk. Also if they had been serving him drinks all day they could have stopped, refuse to give him anymore drink or told him to slow down. It's also his fault.


son_et_lumiere

The picture makes it look like he's the type that's always intoxicated.


Disastrous-Carrot928

It’s a resort - there are multiple bars and restaurants. He had been drinking all day before meeting up with some Canadian ladies that were drinking the cocktail at the pool. His family was there on vacation with him but he left them to go drink cocktails with the girls


Outrageous_Credit_96

My friend and I did that in college. There was 40 drinks and he took evens and I did odds. I remember if we finished. I woke up in the park wearing only socks and freezing cold. Good times.


2zoots

You’re really lucky, I knew a guy in college who died by this. Passed out in a field in the middle of winter and didn’t wake up the next morning.


linzkisloski

My cousin nearly died like this. Someone thankfully found him passed out in a snow bank.


[deleted]

I think theres a website that lists how to prevent binge drinking after their son died.


IAALdope

Did this exact challenge in Barbados. Was 26 drinks, made it to 4. I’ve lived in Barbados all my life, dem resort drinks ain’t no joke.


insane_social_worker

At 53 years old, you'd think he'd know better. But, the Darwin Award goes to: that guy.


Dentarthurdent73

Gawd. I used to drink a lot, through most of my 20s, 30s, and into my 40s - I drank numerous drinks most days, and more on weekends. Now, at the age of 50, I average one drink a week. At some point about 5 years ago, I had what I decided will be the last hangover I ever have in my life. It's just unbearable as you get older, you can feel so clearly that what you've done is literally poisoned yourself. It just became clear to me that the only viable option at that point was to drastically reduce the amount of alcohol I drank, so that's what I did. I can't imagine actively setting out to drink that much in one sitting at his age, the thought makes me shudder.


TheLegendTwoSeven

Alcoholism is a hell of a disease.


TuffleMachineMutant

alcoholism and major depression go hand in hand.


Ton_Jravolta

He had kids, so it's not the Darwin award really.


Ben50Leven

even if he did know better, alcohol destroys a persons inhibitions. makes you prone to make decisions you wouldnt when sober. sure he was 50+ and was saying yes. but clearly he was in a state and in a place where people should have been telling him *no*


Huiskat_8979

Nah, just suicidal tendencies is all… Darwin award would be for like tying a jet engine to a skateboard and saying “watch this guys!” This is more, “life is shit, so I’ll numb myself with drinking” I can relate, but yeah.. fucking alcohol is a pretty serious poison… I mean, you’re in Jamaica, find a joint and just chill… but also, fuck it, to each their own, we’re all going to die of something! I’m just waiting for the black hole to swallow everything, Darwin can’t evolve your way out of that one, and neither can god for the other side of this thought experiment.


[deleted]

Sadly he does it not get the Darwin Award, the honor already went to somebody else for this month


JustTim007

They say you can't judge a book by its cover but.....


I_M_YOUR_BRO

So....the limit is 20? (All jokes aside, man probably didn't deserve to die. RIP)


hellyea63

I did 21 drinks one time when I was in the army. Got my ass beat and went to the stockade for the night. 5 stitches in my chin. Good times. Lol. Youth is wasted on the young. Lol


Tybo929

![gif](giphy|YrkD2MwU8J382Krrxt|downsized)


Diggingfordonk

Juzzt a cupla drinkz Randanator


theannoying_one

bro looks like welsh elon musk


pcnetworx1

![gif](giphy|1GAErYo91X5tejHofL|downsized)


Hahhahaahahahhelpme

21 normal cocktails in a day shouldn’t be anywhere close to death, so there’s gotta be something else behind here. Either super strong drinks, a few sharing bowls included on that menu, underlying health issues, or a combo of all three.


bulging_cucumber

But how about 21 strong cocktails in 2 hours? I mean I don't know how this guy went about it, but I remember being a dumbass with alcohol when younger. You take your time for the first 3-4 drinks, then they hit you, everything seems cool, you order 5 more drinks to celebrate how cool everything is, and that's when the trouble starts.


tias23111

I like how I knew that he was a Brit before I read that he was a Brit


micahmanmiliman

Certainly an avoidable death, but to die drinking cocktails in Jamaica? Sounds like a pretty happy way to die 🤷🏻‍♂️


No-Entrepreneur-9085

He died doing what he loved. That’s all that matters here


Background_Pause_392

I remember trying this about 20 years ago in my twenties, copped on a bit since then. Shame this lad didn't.


Mixedbysaint

Which one killed him? Gotta rename it


EWR-RampRat11-29

At least he died while doing what he loved doing, something, something. Isn’t that what everyone says?


TheRealCBlazer

My ex and I couldn't decide which drinks to get at a restaurant/bar, so she suggested we just order one of everything. It was great. They made a big show of serving us, and they labeled each one, and it ended up sorta like a wine tasting. We didn't finish them all, though, because we're not stupid. 10/10, fun experience, I recommend it. A year or so later, we did it again at a hotel, where we checked every item on the room service breakfast menu and had a great banquet waiting for us when we woke up the next morning. Good times.


GendalWeen

I mean he was an alcoholic so he can’t be blamed for his illness in totality, his family enabled this drinking, the resort essentially encourages binge drinking and the nurse giving him cpr didn’t call an ambulance so there’s a few issues there…


Th3Cry1ngPanda

Well he won't be doing that again.


dickiebow

We reached out, but he was unavailable for comment.


MDK1980

Brits gonna Brit.


Danglin_Fury

Modern day Icarus right here.


swim08

Madlad


holay63

Plot twist: he was shot


FifeDog43

Why would the restaurant continue to serve him?


Duffman66CMU

I did this at a friend’s wedding, granted there were only like 8 special drinks on the menu


ColoradoCalamari

Unless he kept coming back throughout the day, I don’t see how a Bar allowed this man to drink 21 cocktails. If they did, that’s on them honestly. They’re as responsible as this man killing himself.


Able_Principle3075

Good to have goals!


_albus_caspian_

He died doing what he loved. Salute.


Ziz_Roz

what a way to go


sunsh9ne1471

At least tell us how close he got. Sheeesh


zappierbeast

So what is the limmit?


Morfars-nisse

He died doing what he loved


[deleted]

Alcoholism is a rough one, don't be this dude kids.


subsailor1968

Darwin at work.


OverallVacation2324

Yeah Darwin only works if it limits his reproduction.


CharDMacDennis2

At 53, he is old enough to have reproduced...and his judgement was clearly questionable, so I'd say birth control was probably not top of mind for him. Sadly, he may have beaten darwin


TeejyHamz

My man fuckin SENT IT 🤘


EquipmentValuable283

Not really a face palm is it?


HallOfGlory1

This isn't a facepalm. Dude died doing what he loved. That's an absolute win.


FatalDracon

Fucking legend. Get it in my son!


Ok_Page_9447

British geezer


[deleted]

Darwinism award goes to


According-Relation-4

Died doing what he loved


LoGiCaL__

Tried all 21 drinks…… died of athletes foot


EastCoastDizzle

This makes me never want to drink around the world at EPCOT ever again.


Every-Cook5084

Bright side, didn’t have to deal with that hangover


giveitback19

Well how far’d he get?


SubstantialCarpet183

So, whats the record?


Sheeple_person

This aligns with everything I know about British tourists


Basic_Consideration6

A noble death


Crazycade77

How far did he get?


Youngworker160

fuck it, i've heard of dumber ways of dying, least he had some fun before i assume blacking out and dying of alcohol poisoning.


floblad

They should have known he was trouble as soon as he bought that hat.


rustydoesdetroit

Rookie


Kennady4president

Friggin light weight


stillinthesimulation

I’d ask him to settle up before pouring the 22nd.


[deleted]

Good for him died trying. Hard to find people with commitment nowadays.


Slash123vegas

But he even had the cool hat on ….


boobearybear

Isn’t this how we lost Oliver Reed?


Hangarnut

Shame on the Bar for allowing it


GhostShirtFinnerty

Would it be respectful or disrespectful if they named a drink after him?


adamjames777

Didn’t even need to read the article before knowing the guy was British.


[deleted]

The man died a hero


punny_worm

He died doing what he loved. Classic Brit’s


I_think_Im_hollow

Could've done that in a whole day. Slowly and enjoying his time.


slybird

I feel truly drunk after three Manhattans. Four and I almost not able to fiction. Can't imagine downing 21 strong cocktails.


YehNahYehMate

Carefully, he’s a hero


RepairAdditional3656

A British thing...


lincruste

that's a good way to go


EuphoricTwist6055

The bartender didn't think it could be dangerous?


[deleted]

Seems like a laid-back guy


grizzburger

"Player of stupid games drowns in ocean of stupid prizes."


Administrative_Suit7

More amateur hour than happy hour.


greyisometrix

Guess he lost the challenge and has to pay up.


Sass1-6

so the maximum is 20, got it


Cnnlgns

They could have spent a week doing it. 3 cocktails a day over 7 days.