<p class="embedded-howcast-video" style="text-align:center;font-size:9px;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="303" id="howcastplayer" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=296229&amp;theme=black" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="flashVars" value="&amp;fs=true" /><embed allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="&amp;fs=true" height="303" src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=296229&amp;theme=black" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" />
</object></p><p class="embedded-howcast-video" style="text-align: left; font-size: 13px; "><span style="color: #41494d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; "></span></p><p class="textmod " style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: table; "></p><p class="inner " style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: table-row; "></p><p class="bd " style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: table-cell; zoom: 1; vertical-align: top; word-wrap: break-word; "></p><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1em; color: #242b33; ">Step 1: Pick a dive bar</h4><p class="textile " style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4545em; word-wrap: break-word; ">Choose a no-frills bar. It shouldn’t have no velvet ropes and it shouldn’t smell too good. Heck, it shouldn’t even have no windows. You’re there to drink, not to admire the scenery.</p>

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<strong><span style="color: #41494d; font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 16px; "><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1em; color: #242b33; "><br /></h4><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1em; color: #242b33; ">Step 2: Order something brown</h4></span></strong><p class="textile " style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4545em; word-wrap: break-word; ">Belly up to the bar and order something brown. Beer, whiskey, scotch, bourbon, and rye are what real men drink. For a little variety, try a macho cocktail, like a dirty martini, but for Pete’s sake, make sure it don’t involve fruit juice.</p>

<p><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "></span></span></font></p><font size="3"><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1em; color: #242b33; "><br /></h4><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1em; color: #242b33; ">Step 3: Order it strong</h4><p class="textile " style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4545em; word-wrap: break-word; ">A man’s drink should sting a little going down. Order your liquor straight up – no ice, served at room temperature. Stay away from light beer and, if you’re getting a cocktail, tell the bartender to make it strong.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4545em; word-wrap: break-word; "><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "></span></p><p class="textmod" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: table; "></p><p class="inner" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: table-row; "></p><p class="bd" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: table-cell; zoom: 1; vertical-align: top; word-wrap: break-word; "></p><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1em; color: #242b33; ">Step 4: Know your stuff</h4><p class="textile" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4545em; word-wrap: break-word; ">Know your stuff. Learn the difference between blended scotch and single malt, and always ask for a specific brand of liquor.</p>

<p><font size="3"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px; "></span></span></font></p><font size="3"><p class="textmod" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 24px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: table; "></p><p class="inner" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: table-row; "></p><p class="bd" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: table-cell; zoom: 1; vertical-align: top; word-wrap: break-word; "></p><h4 style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1em; color: #242b33; ">Step 5: Knock it back</h4><p class="textile" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.4545em; word-wrap: break-word; ">Grip your glass or beer bottle firmly and knock it back. When you’ve finished, slam it down on the bar with authority and order another.</p>

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Tip: If, heaven forbid, your drink comes garnished with a fruit peel or an umbrella, flick it away like the trifle it is.

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Frank Sinatra, one of the manliest men of all time, once said, “Alcohol may be man’s worst enemy, but the Bible says love your enemy.”

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