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    <title>How To Fake Being Sober</title>
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      <![CDATA[If "sloppy" and "drunk" are often used in the same sentence to describe you, you might want to soak in some of these suggestions.]]>
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        <![CDATA[Acting skills]]>
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        <![CDATA[Some vitamin C]]>
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        <![CDATA[Eye drops]]>
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        <![CDATA[A little face powder]]>
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        <![CDATA[Some strong-smelling food]]>
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          <![CDATA[Never drink and drive.]]>
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        <title>Pop a Vitamin C</title>
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          <![CDATA[Pop a Vitamin C. Studies have reported that a large dose of Vitamin C will prevent drunken behavior.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Pop a Vitamin C. Studies have reported that a large dose of Vitamin C will prevent drunken behavior.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Announce to whoever's around: "I'm as sober as a Deacon and I can prove it!" Then walk a straight line. The keys are to focus on a point on the ground 10 feet in front of you and don't look down at your feet and the line.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Announce to whoever&#8217;s around: &#8220;I&#8217;m as sober as a Deacon and I can prove it!&#8221; Then walk a straight line. The keys are to focus on a point on the ground 10 feet in front of you and don&#8217;t look down at your feet and the line.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[If a police officer asks you to follow his finger with your eyes, mention that you've had a lot of coffee. Caffeine causes the same involuntary jerking of the eyeball that alcohol does.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>If a police officer asks you to follow his finger with your eyes, mention that you&#8217;ve had a lot of coffee. Caffeine causes the same involuntary jerking of the eyeball that alcohol does.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Forget the mints: Eat something overpowering enough to cover up liquor breath, like garlic.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Forget the mints: Eat something overpowering enough to cover up liquor breath, like garlic.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Lower your voice; drunks tend to get loud. Better still, try not to talk at all.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Lower your voice; drunks tend to get loud. Better still, try not to talk at all.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Powder your face—borrow a compact if you have to—to get rid of any telltale redness.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Powder your face—borrow a compact if you have to—to get rid of any telltale redness.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Research has shown that college students spend more money on booze than they do on tea, coffee, milk, juice, soft drinks, and books combined.]]>
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          <![CDATA[<p>Research has shown that college students spend more money on booze than they do on tea, coffee, milk, juice, soft drinks, and books combined.</p>]]>
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          <![CDATA[Thanks to those pre-mixed drinks pumped out of machines at Mexican restaurant chains, the frozen margarita has gained a reputation as the Slurpee of cocktails. But the real thing will have you singing along with the mariachi band in no time.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Whether enjoyed by the beach or pool, bar or barbeque, the frozen fruit daiquiri is as essential to summer as sunscreen and swimwear.  Choose your fruit and plug in that blender.]]>
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        <title>How To Make a Dirty Martini</title>
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        <created-at>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:20:03 -0800</created-at>
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          <![CDATA[There's nothing inappropriate about the dirty martini, despite its suggestive name—it's just the extra olive flavor that spices up this twist on an old standard.]]>
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        <title>How To Make a Cuba Libre</title>
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        <created-at>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:20:32 -0800</created-at>
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          <![CDATA[Created during the 1898 Spanish-American War to liberate Cuba, the Cuba Libre was originally mixed at a bar by an off-duty U.S. soldier. It has since become the liberating libation of choice for freedom-loving drinkers around the world.]]>
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        <title>How To Make a Whiskey Sour</title>
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          <![CDATA[Sours are a whole genre of cocktails unto themselves—built on a liquor, a lemon or lime component, and a sweetener.  Which makes the whiskey sour “kissing cousins” with the margarita, daiquiri, and kamikaze.]]>
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          <![CDATA[Yes, it's a trendy drink. But on a hot summer evening while drinking with good friends, this cross between the Mint Julep and the Daquiri doesn't feel like a trend. It feels like destiny.]]>
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