January 16, 2009

LIFE OF REILLY: THE NEXT GREAT AMERICAN PAST TIME, BEER PONG.


There is only one place I know that combines tiny balls, plastic cups and vats of beer. Besides Jose Canseco's house, that is.


It's a beer pong tournament. This is a sport that requires a steady hand, faulty hearing and a titanium liver. It's believed that 73% of all tuition money goes toward it.


Beer pong is played on a table slightly smaller than Ping-Pong's, by teams of two. Ten cups, filled about one-third with beer, are set like bowling pins at the ends. As you try to toss or bounce a Ping-Pong ball into the cups on the side opposite yours, opponents jump and yell unspeakables about your mother. If you make it, they must drink it. First team to sink all 10 cups wins. It's very sophisticated....

To read the rest of the story at ESPN.com visit...

http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3831916

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