Food & Drink

Best St. Patrick's Day Texts

BCU March 24, 2010

TextsFromLastNight is a brilliant website that allows people to send in their drunk and/or hungover text messages for the world to marvel at. Not only are they funny, but they provide quite an ego-boost, knowing that even if you got pretty tipsy last night, you didn't drink frog urine for 5 bucks. Considering the recent …

More

Dating & Sex Advice Lifestyle BCU Hotties Food & Drink Videos Funny Videos

Awesome Dentyne Commercial

BCU March 22, 2010

You know how usually when you watch commercials, all you can think in your head is, "God, whatever marketing campaign director that thought this was a good idea must have been dropped on their head as a child"? This is not one of those commercials. Joining the ranks of other great commercialists like Bud Light, …

More

Lifestyle Food & Drink

Happy Ending

BCU March 1, 2010

Along with misspellings, fart jokes, and people falling down, the BCU staff's immature 12-year-old boy sense of humor includes unintended sexual innuendo. Luckily, some guy in Connecticut snapped this pic from a Friendly's menu that made us giggle like children.

More

Lifestyle BCU Hotties Food & Drink Videos News

OBC Million Dollar Sweepstakes Video

BCU February 25, 2010

Ah yes, the OBC Million Dollar Sweepstakes party. It was less than a month ago but it feels like it's been ages! Tre Mannings, our MDS contestant, was flown out from his home in Pennsylvania, put up in a stellar hotel, and then treated to a night on the town, OBC style! The night ended …

More

Dating & Sex Advice Lifestyle Food & Drink Videos Funny Videos

Miller Lite's Match.com Commercial Parody

BCU February 23, 2010

While at the offices of BCU we aren't avid Miller Lite drinkers, we have to give them props for this ad, parodying the well-known Match.com ads which show "spontaneous" and "unscripted" interviews with "real couples" that met on the site and are now on their way to "perfect, happy, in-love" matrimony. And while it's a …

More

Advice Lifestyle Food & Drink

Mardi Gras Dos and Don'ts

BCU February 11, 2010

Happy Fat Tuesday, BCU readers! Break out your beads, gentlemen, because Mardi Gras, code word for indulgence, is finally here. San Diego's celebration is set to tear up the streets of the Gaslamp, but before heading out to make a fools of ourselves, we figured we'd set some groundrules. Here are BCU's Mardi Gras regulations. …

More

Lifestyle Food & Drink

Beer Strengthens Bones

BCU February 10, 2010

As though we all needed another reason to guzzle a delicious lager after work... However- recent studies show that drinking beer can actually strengthen your bones. Dietary silicon, a product found in both hops and barley, is known to help strengthen your bones, similar to calcium. However, scientists were always unsure if any of this …

More

Lifestyle Food & Drink

Top 5 Oddly Sexual Product Names

BCU February 9, 2010

In an office where the word "duty" incites 3rd-grader-like giggles, it is no surprise that CollegeHumor's post about the top oddly sexual product names would cause almost painfully immature bouts of hysterical laughter. And although you may not have the same sense of humor as this bunch of short-bus riding geeks, we thought we'd share …

More

Lifestyle Food & Drink Tech & Gadgets

Great Hidden Fridge

BCU February 9, 2010

The BCU staff's got it pretty good- amongst the old pizza and water bottles, there is usually a case of beer in the fridge, on reserve for late Friday nights working. However, some places don't have as awesome an office, so they've had to improvise. We've seen our share of funny ways to hide alcohol. …

More

Lifestyle Food & Drink

Super Bowl to Move to Saturday?

BCU February 7, 2010

Well, not quite yet. But if we know one thing, it's that men with mustaches wield a whole lot of power, and a recent poll of the American Mustache Institute, 80% of its members declared they'd prefer the Super Bowl be moved to a Saturday, claiming that it would increase the economic gain for grocery …

More

Lifestyle Food & Drink

Super Bowl Bingo

BCU February 7, 2010

Do you have adult onset ADHD? Does sitting for extended periods of time make you nervous and uncomfortable, even if football is on TV? Never fear, because the fine folks over at HolyTaco have created a Bingo card drinking game for the Super Bowl that will keep you entertained (and possibly belligerent) for the entire …

More

Lifestyle Food & Drink

Super Bowl Snack Stadium

BCU February 3, 2010

Remember a few days ago, when we posted rules for throwing a great Super Bowl? And how one of them was "Nix the Decorations?" Well, we're gonna have to go ahead and add a footnote: if you have the incredible skills of the team at Break Media- keep the decorations. Below you see the most …

More

Advice Lifestyle Food & Drink

How to Have an Awesome Super Bowl Party

BCU January 29, 2010

The Super Bowl is two weeks away. It's time to start figuring out how you're gonna spend it. Will you go to a bar? Will you go to a friend's house? Or will you, against better judgment, throw a party yourself? If you do, there are some ways to make it awesome while also making …

More

Lifestyle Food & Drink Videos Funny Videos

Bud Light Clothing Drive

BCU January 28, 2010

Sorry, Banquet Beer. Our apologies to you too, Taste of the Rockies. The truth is, Bud Light, in all its "Drinkability," has the best commercials. Case in point: Legacy embedded media

More

Lifestyle Food & Drink News

OBC Million Dollar Sweepstakes Party

BCU January 26, 2010

This past weekend was the OBC Million Dollar Sweepstakes party, hosted by Playmates Sara Underwood and Bridget Marquardt. The event went off without a hitch: there were gorgeous ladies all around, and San Diego Charger Kassim Osgood was even around for some dancing and cocktails. Local correspondent "GaslampGirl" wrote a great article about the event. …

More

Lifestyle Food & Drink

Man Eats Only Chipotle Burritos for One Week

BCU January 26, 2010

Here at BCU, we pretty much consume three things: pizza, burritos, and beer. Naturally, our local Chipotle is a pretty frequent stop on the lunch circuit. That being said, even we find it hard to believe what Jeremy Baier of Minnesota is trying to do: eat 3 Chipotle burritos a day for seven days. That's …

More

Lifestyle Food & Drink

Top 5 Weirdest Health Fads

BCU January 22, 2010

We've come to an age where women will do pretty much anything to retain a youthful face and slim body. Shows like "Real Housewives" and "Cougartown" display 40+ women with complexions that could rival women half their age. However, some of these fads are a bit ridiculous. With the help of Manolith, we bring you …

More

Lifestyle Food & Drink

Become a Beer Genius

BCU January 5, 2010

TastyBooze.com has come out with a study guide very similar to your high school Spanish class flash-cards, except that this cool little "Beer Wheel" will help you brush up on your brew knowledge. So, instead of getting physically and mentally berated for bringing a six pack of Mike's Hard Lemonade, you can be proud to …

More

Lifestyle Food & Drink

Squeez-Bacon

BCU January 4, 2010

Because frying is just way too hard. Thanks, Sweden, for this delicious, pre-cooked and then blended version of a classic "Amerikansk Smak"!

More

Lifestyle Style & Wear Food & Drink

Beer Tab Chain Mail

BCU December 29, 2009

Ever wonder what to do with all those empty beer cans lying around your apartment after a huge party? You could scoop them all up into trash bags and call it a day, or you could be like this guy, and turn it into a medieval suit of armor. I dub thee Knight of Intoxica!

More