Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The Ladder (Not Yet Attempted)

For a period of months, my friends and I have speculated about an all-day activity that (to my knowledge) has never been attempted. In fact, the idea could have only evolved in the past few years, due to the recent popularity of alcoholic energy drinks. I must first give credit to Karl for creating, or at least, naming the concept "The Ladder." It's easily the most inventive idea since the Manhattan Project in 1942.
"The Ladder" is the offspring of two heralded traditions: competitive drinking and Scooby's All-Star Laff-A-Lympics (an ABC cartoon series that ran from 1977-78). Although the activity pits people against each other in various games and tests, there is a distinct feeling that everyone who makes it up the Ladder is a winner. Currently there are five stages in the Ladder. Each stage consists of two tasks: (a) consuming an alcoholic energy drink and (b) performing a task.
A winner is pronounced at the end of each task, and scores are totalled at the end of the night (or probably, the next morning, if records still exist). A partially-sober referee is not mandatory, but encouraged. Below is a list of each stage (after the initial Ladder is completed, the order might be tweaked a bit):

Stage 1: Drink a Sparks (6% alcohol) and participate in chipping/putting contest
Stage 2: Drink a Sparks Plus (7%) and fire a BB gun at targets
Stage 3: Drink a Tilt (8%) and play Trivial Pursuit
Stage 4: Drink a Joose (9%) and shoot free throws
Stage 5: Drink a Four (10%) and successfully buy a girl a drink at a bar

Once again, survival is the ultimate goal. But if you happen to nail 8 out of 10 free throws, that's pretty impressive, too. Please submit your suggestions for stage events to the Camel. This is still a work in progress. The Vibe Max could be considered as a beverage, once it has been certified by the appropriate authorities. But, in that case, you're adding 12% to the ladder. I'm not worried about the danger of high alcohol content. I'm just concerned about the integrity of the game and the maintaining a progressive climb.

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