From the BBC:  Europeans Get Drunk To ‘Have Sex’

Young adults in Europe deliberately binge on drink and drugs to improve their sex lives, research suggests.

The UK has one of the worst reputations for binge drinking and underage sex but there are striking similarities between countries, a study found.

A third of 16 to 35-year-old men and 23% of women questioned said they drank to increase their chance of sex.

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Young people were also more at risk of unsafe sex while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, the study found.

The researchers said although it was well known that use of alcohol and drugs was linked to risky sexual behaviour, this study showed many young people were “strategically” binge drinking or abusing drugs to improve their sex lives.

Wait… so people are binge drinking and abusing drugs to intentionally improve their sex lives?  That… that can’t be!  That’s impossible!

In other news, the sky is blue, the sun is yellow, and Captain Obvious has left the building.  I mean, c’mon… why else would anybody put their bodies through most of that crap?  Let’s see here… I could stay sober, retaining the ability to walk, stand, and carry out a conversation, or I could get blitz-ass drunk and lose all of those things.  Sounds like fun!  Wait, no… no it doesn’t.  But, hey, if that girl over there does it too… that just might make it worth it… y’know, in a “she’s legally unable to consent and you stand a greater than zero chance of ending the week in jail” sort of way.  But, hey, at least I’ll get some!  Cool!

One thing that cracks me up is that the UK has one of the worst reputations for such things.  This might seem surprising at first, at least until you remember what the average Brit looks like:

Boy…

Meets girl…

Yeah, I’m going to need some gin & tonics right about now.

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