This Week for Happy Hour: This is Your Brain on Happy Hour

Twenty nine years ago today, on October 14^th, 1982, President Ronald Reagan announced the beginning of the “War on Drugs.”  Because that’s what we do with problems in America – we declare war on them.  Either that or we walk laps around a track for them.  But Ronald wasn’t about to change out of his loafers for a bunch of poor people and unruly youths smoking rocks.  So there it was, the War on Drugs, the immune system booster for our nation’s fundamental ailment.

But, of course, there were a couple inconsistencies in this War, and thank goodness for that.  For example, the War on Drugs carved out an exception so that you could continue to drink your drugs.  It was still Miller Time, just not Meth Time.  You could still put a little Captain in you, just not a little crack.  Indeed, “this Bud” could continue to be “for you.”  Let me tell you, you declare war on those Clydesdales and you can get the hell out of America, pal.  I once saw one kick a field goal.  Alcohol was kind of the Saudi Arabia of the more recent War on Terrorism.  It got a hall pass.

Then you had the commercials – the public service announcements that came out of the new War.  Remember those?  “This is your brain.  This is your brain on drugs.  Any questions?”  In the most famous commercial, your brain was a hot iron skillet and the drugs were an egg.  And then the drugs would fall onto your brain and your brain would kill all the dangerous salmonella in the drugs and turn it into a delicious breakfast.  Kind of a confusing message for your average kid if you ask me.

So today I’m offering an alternative, with the intention of making not only reference to the beginning of the War on Drugs, but also making sense.  I submit to you: This is Your Brain on Happy Hour.

This is my brain:

This is my brain on Happy Hour:

This is Sarah Palin’s brain:

This is Sarah Palin’s brain on Happy Hour:

This is Kavitha’s brain (in law school – tear, vom) - miss that girl, who needs a Happy Hour badly:

This is Kavitha’s brain on Happy Hour:

Brittany's brain in a world without Happy Hour:

Brittany's brain on Happy Hour:

Come see what your brain looks like at Happy Hour today, 5-9pm at Rhino!  Drinks and food are half price, then the party continues all night upstairs. 

Cheers!