On the one hand, it says some of my favorite things–beer, wine, chocolate and sex–are good for you.

On the other hand, I’m not sure how the hell something like sex ended up on the “Bad Thing” list in the first place… Next thing you know, they’ll try to tell me that gambling, fantasy football and whiskey are “Bad” too…

In honor, Warner Brothers is declaring New Year’s Day as National Hangover Day, and are encouraging you to watch The Hangover with your friends on New Year’s Day.

To make that easier, Warner Brothers has provided us with a copy of The Hangover on Blu-Ray to give away to one lucky reader!  All you have to do to be eligible for the drawing is leave a comment to this post with your favorite line from the movie (if you need some help remembering, click here). Just make sure to leave a valid email address, so we can contact the winner.

You can also win prizes by tweeting answers to questions from the movie and follow along as people around the world Tweet their craziest New Year’s stories at http://www.natlhangoverday.com on January 1st!

But please, watch responsibly.

Justin Bartha

Todd Phillips

Rob Riggle

Dan Band

Rachael Harris

Today, there are fears for the world’s Guinness supply, after a fire broke out at the brewery–although no word on whether it was the historical part of the brewery, or a newer building that was impacted.

There were no injuries in the blaze, which required “over nine fire brigades and three rigs with aerial ladder platforms” to be contained before spreading to an ammonia plant on site.

It is believe the fire started when felt on a roof was being repaired–we’re assuming maybe that’s a European thing, as I’m not sure why you would want felt on a roof.

First, the article I first found featured a bartender who’s signature drink is a “White Gummy Bear Martini”.  That sounds wrong on a couple of levels–a “martini” that features peach schnapps, lime juice and Sprite (along with raspberry vodka), or a drink in general that tastes like a white gummy bear.

Something else bothered me about the article, though–what are the odds that a bartender from TGIFridays could make something as prestigious as the World Bartender Championships?

And how could something as prestigious as the World Bartender Championships base 50% of the score on “flair-tending”?

So I did some deeper digging–turns out, this wasn’t the World Bartender Championships, but a regional qualifying round for the real World Championships, which are held in the spring.

Oh, and it’s technically called the TGIFriday’s World Bartender Championship–so the final “Champion” is really the best bartender for a chain restaurant, the best of a group that makes up what, probably less than 1% of all bartenders nationwide?  Yeah, congratulations.

I’m a bit shocked that this gets coverage from places like the NBC affiliate in Dallas-Fort Worth–you’d think they could find some kitten stuck in a tree or something that is more newsworthy and less corporate sponsored than the World Bartender Championships (unless that cat in a tree was brought to you by Little Giant Ladders).

If you ask me, something named the World Bartender Championship should be a real event, with bartenders from any bar eligible, and broadcast on ESPN6–it’s got to be as much sport as poker.

As for who would get my vote?  It’d be the guy (or gal…hell, more likely the gal) that can get me my drink the quickest, and without spilling a drop.  I’d add strongest, but I usually drink my whiskey on the rocks, which is tough to screw up (although I’ve seen it happen…very possibly at TGIFriday’s).

We don’t really have anything to add to this–we just thought it was kind of funny.

Chicken wings, for a long time the red-headed step child to the chicken breast, has recently become the most expensive chicken part at wholesale prices–largely due to high demand, as many wing chain restaurants (Buffalo Wild Wings, Hooters,  etc) have seen strong growth despite the down economy–apparently as wings are considered a cheap luxury.

In September, average wholesale price for a pound of wings was $1.48, vs. $1.21 for a pound of boneless chicken breast.  This is compared to $0.94 for wings and $1.15 for breasts as recently as May 2008.

The trend has also led to an increase in the number of restaurants offering “boneless wings,” which are actually the now cheaper breast meat shaped into pieces that vaguely resemble the wing–or, as they were known before wings became popular, chicken nuggets (or McNuggets, if you’re a McDonald’s aficionado).  These boneless wings, which seem to generally be priced at a premium over the authentic wings, are actually making more money for restaurants.

Personally, I’d just stay home–find some good chicken wing recipes on the web, and fry up your own.  They’re cheaper, usually better, and you don’t have to deal with some moron restaurant manager who prefers playing video games to actually doing anything.  And if you’re really nice, maybe your wife will put on those orange shorts…