Quite a lot of variety in this category. A few pieces with a personal opinion of the writer, as well as some background stories on topics from our own times.
Here’s a post about a hideous cult called Alcoholics Anonymous. This organization that says it wants to help people with problems is a real wolf in sheep’s clothes. We would never deny that alcohol can contribute in the destruction of people’s lives, but in most cases people are just made to believe they have an…
For decades Canada and Denmark have had a territorial dispute about a small island in the Nares Strait, between Canada and Greenland. Hans Island is only 1.3 square kilometers big, and it has no vegetation or valuable natural resources. Basically it’s a big rock in the middle of nowhere. Still both NATO-allies fight a Cold…
You ever had a discussion with a self-proclaimed health expert that tried to convince you to stop drinking? Annoying right?! Especially since that person probably didn’t know what the hell he was talking about. One drops the word ‘cancer’ a few times and the ignorant majority embraces abstinence. Time to give you some ammo for…
The stereotype of the ignorant American is famous; unaware of anything going on in the world, highly selfish and unable to relate to other ways of thinking, all covered with a wide fake Hollywood smile. While of course not all Americans are anti-social idiots, like in almost every stereotype there is truth to this one…
The First World War was for New Zealand the period of national awakening. The country with back then just over a million inhabitants in total sent more than 100.000 soldiers and nurses to the frontline. Many of them gave their life in the Battle of Gallipoli or at the Western Front. But their most important…
A Sun Express flight between the Irish capital Dublin and Izmir in Turkey had to make an extra stop in Belgrade (Serbia) because of a drunken passenger. This Irishman stripped down to the flesh and while waving his penis at a stewardess, he asked if she wanted to have sex with him. The airplane hostess…
The list of the New 7 Wonders of the World may contain breathtaking manmade structures like the Chinese Wall, the Colosseum and Machu Pichu but for the real wine lover the list is incomplete without Milestii Mici. Under the Moldovan ground corridors with a total length of 55 kilometers form the largest wine cellar in…
In many countries around the world craft beers are on the rise; micro breweries, as well as hobby brewers experimenting on an even smaller scale for their own consumption. Not just because it’s fun, not because these people have way too much time on their hands, but mostly because it’s getting harder and harder to find…
When we are discussing inspiring people of the 20th century we usually hear names like Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi. That last one can be erased from the list as soon as possible, as far as we are concerned. Sure, his nonviolent fight for the civil rights of Indians was impressive, but how…
Some people take journeys to Lourdes, Santiago de Compostella or Mekka. The Lords of the Drinks are more interested in places that have a good ‘drinking climate’. For example you won’t see us hanging around in Scandinavia anytime soon, access to alcohol for a reasonable price is quite important. During the holidays LOTD’s Micky Bumbar…