<p>It amazes me that you can go to war at the age of 16 but you can’t get a drink. I do agree with the drinking age being at 18 though for Scotland.</p>
<p>In any case, Ardbeg and Lephroig would be too strong for the average American (ref to those of drinking age). They are peaty/smoky beasts of a drink.</p>
<p>Well remembered, Mongrel. I completely agree, except I’m not sure about your assertation re: Protestant Evangelism. IIRC, the drunk driving accident/fatality rate among the 16-21 subset was high, partially due to practically every teenager 15+ in America learning to drive in subsidized school programs. Organizations like MADD ([-</a> Mothers Against Drunk Driving](<a href=“http://www.madd.org%5D-”>http://www.madd.org)) got involved. Ultimately, in a feat of causation = correlation the gov’t raised the drinking age, not the driving age.</p>
<p>In Europe it is the opposite – it is extremely expensive to learn to drive, and strict laws mean one drunk-driving incident can strip a person of his driver’s license and land him in jail. However, in many European countries kids can drink at age 16.</p>
<p>There is some disagreement about whether the drunk-driving fatalities ages 18-21 have declined due to the law or a combination of factors.</p>
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What a strange thing to be boasting about on the page of a college you wish to attend.</p>
<p>[Yale</a> Daily News - BRANFORD SOPHOMORE DIES; CAUSE UNKNOWN](<a href=“http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2009/11/01/branford-sophomore-found-unresponsive]Yale”>http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/university-news/2009/11/01/branford-sophomore-found-unresponsive)</p>
<p>RIP Andre Narcisse</p>
<p>Sorry, I know you are having fun with this, but it kinda rubs this Yale community member the wrong way.</p>
<p>My god that’s a shame, I’m sorry to hear about Andre. I’m sorry I didn’t mean to go on about whisky, I assure you I am responsible with it and I don’t drink too much. The demon drink has a lot to answer for in this world and I do not encourage it and if you are of drinking age people should enjoy it responsibly.</p>
<p>When I said about st andrew’s having a drinking tradition it was only with reference to the Reasin tradition and imagining what an ‘Animal House’ university would be like. When I do go to a bar I don’t go crazy with it when it comes to days like that. Look up ‘Reasin day’ to do with St Andrew’s. I shall stop talking about it, please don’t hold it against me, I shouldn’t have mentioned it. I was trying to be humorous with the Animal House thing and I didn’t mean anything out of place.</p>
<p>Parents who are sending their kids (who are under 21) to St Andrew’s should be mindful of the Reasin weekend and advice their son/daughter of it. Hopefully I’ve said something of use here.</p>
<p>Please speak more about your playwriting though!</p>
<p>You have a funny and engaging personality, I hope you let that out on the page. Lord knows, the world could use more humorous theatre.</p>
<p>Best of luck, Mr. Jim (or is it Doctor Jimmy?).</p>
<p>While MADD got press, the movement to restrict drinking between the ages of 18 and 21 was driven by religious movements, many of the same forces who thought prohibition was a good idea (and something like a dozen states moved to ban any alcohol, even private, for under 21’s). When I say the age was lowered, that was state-by-state, with some going to 19, some staying at 18, etc. Congress essentially federalized drinking in 1984 - GOP senate, Democratic house, Reagan as President - by tying highway funds to a 21 drinking age. A state can still set its own age, but they’ll lose money.</p>
<p>The US has a weird relationship with alcohol, as it does with most “sinful” things.</p>
<p>I do think the government have got the balance right with being ultra-strict on drink driving laws in the UK; if you get caught even a smidgen over the limit you lose your license (you have to take the test again, I’m sure this is what happens), if it happens again you get your car taken off you and a criminal record. Anyway, they’re pretty strict and that’s the way it should be.</p>
<p>Anadduhmom and others: Can I post a link to a funny theatre parody (the Mighty Boosh Live); it’s a 15 only because it has one swear word. It’s very funny and it’s a dig at 18th century Russian theatre (or something). I didn’t write it but I would like to write a play/parody that would be a little like this sketch.</p>
<p>At the moment I’m doing my MS - MsC in screenwriting (with a bit of theatre thrown in) but I would like my PHD to be on creative writing/literature. Working on a revenge film and a historical epic set in Scotland.</p>
<p>Thanks for the compliment anudduhmom. I do (try) to write comedy now and again.</p>
<p>You tube Tommy Cooper (hilarious comedy and completely inoffensive). If only comedians today could take note of this guy.</p>
<p>Yes, please do, Jimmy. To post something here from youtube, don’t post the link, tell everyone it’s on youtube and give the search term (can’t post links to youtube videos on CC, not sure why).</p>
<p>You definitely are aiming for the right place. There is so much fantastic and fun theatre going on at Yale all the time! And not all of it is in actual theatres (I believe the term is ‘site-specific’, although ‘flash mob’ works sometimes too!). For example:</p>
<p>Go to you tube and in the search box, put
Project 24601
Project 24601 – Beinecke Plaza (the Y - H game was a loss, but eruptions of music - a win)
The Darq Knight</p>
<p>The advantage to going to Yale for theatre is that the facilities and talent are incredible. There is hardly anything the Yale community CAN’T do, in terms of stagecraft. Last year I saw –
a superb production of Tennessee Williams’s “Summer & Smoke”
a brilliant new play by a Yale playwright, called “Thursday”
a musical take-off of the ‘Animorphs’ books
a compelling small-space piece called “Home Land”
lots of improv comedy, groups and individuals
lots of a capella
some beautiful folk music</p>
<p>I would have liked to see the all-black production of “Death of a Salesman”, but I missed it, unfortunately. Also much music of all types, but you can’t do everything.</p>
<p>You know Yale has the Center for British Art, right? Now now, don’t get your Scottish hackles raised. It’s not Turner’s fault he was from the south!</p>
<p>(please note: I spelled ‘theatre’ that way, because you might not understand if I write ‘theater’)</p>
<p>Ok you tube ‘the mighty boosh pies’ don’t watch the one where it goes straight to the guy walking on the stage with the cloak on. Go to the one where the guy with the moustache gives an explanation of it before it begins (then you’ll ‘get’ the joke). I just wasn’t sure if it was ok to post links to things on this.</p>
<p>My favourite Arthur Millar play is ‘The Crucible’.</p>
<p>Hi Annuhduhmom, I was trying to reply to your PM you need to get rid of some of your stored messages. Thanks.</p>