OUR TOP 10 LISTS

10. The Monday Night Gin and Tonic

It's buy one get one free night. Work sucks—you didn't get the promotion, your boss smells like body odor and coffee, you've been working till 8 every night.
You'll need:

- two exclamations of 'I'm totally not going to drink too much tonight, just one drink.'
- three friends egging you on to drink too much
- cheap, house gin
- first tonic, then seltzer because it's less calories
- forty-six accidental exclamations of how you should 'quit your job'
- trolling for Craigslist jobs on your phone
- despair

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Author: Alida Nugent / The Frenemy

9. The Ex Whiskey and Coke

Oh sweet, your last boyfriend has a new girlfriend now? Amazing, considering you've been single for 3 years...
You'll need:

- three cups of the whiskey you keep in your house for such occasions, but haven't pulled out since New Year's Eve last year
- does whiskey go bad? This smells kind of weird..
- look at the new girlfriend's picture on FB.
- who cares if whiskey goes bad? Let's just pour all of it in this 'I'm going to be lonely forever' cat mug and splash a little Diet Coke on it.
- drink the whole thing while in your bathrobe, crying

Author: Alida Nugent / The Frenemy

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8. Family Night Sangria

At the last family function, I believe my family slowly surrounded me like zombies, but instead of 'brains' they just said 'FUTURE FUTURE FUTURE' as they asked about my career path and future lovahs.
You'll need:

- one giant glass of some Arbor Mist high sugar sangria that has no brandy but just sugar and wine
- have a headache immediately
- keep chugging the sangria to weather the awkward question barrages like 'but are you single because you're a lesbian? Or are you a lesbian because you're single?'
- You're not a lesbian. Drink more sangria. Think about how pretty Jennifer Lawrence is.
- talk to your grandmother about the plot of AVATAR.

Author: Alida Nugent / The Frenemy

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7. Third Date White Wine

You're supposed to have sex tonight, but you've realized that you are wearing Spanxx and also probably haven't shaved your legs.
You'll need:

- the awkward decision to order white wine like you are a 45-year-old Real Housewife
- drink two glasses in about 30 seconds while you stare at your Caesar salad and cross your legs
- try to say something sexy and toss your hair but kind of suspect you look like a beached whale rolling down the beach
- go sneak a shot at the bar, hope that 'drunk' will be a good substitute for 'sexy'

Author: Alida Nugent / The Frenemy

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6. The Sunday Beer Binge

I don't know about you, but Sunday is the best day to drink because you get to start drinking at like, 12pm and nobody gives a crap...
You'll need:

- a sports game
- that you don't understand
- maybe just an outdoor picnic
- who cares?
- just drink 3,000 pounds of beer


Author: Alida Nugent / The Frenemy

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5. The Drunk Text Vodka Soda

Once I just have one drink, I'll finally tell this guy how cute I find him...
You'll need:

- one vodka soda at the bar
- a splash of lime
- three vodka sodas at home
- an incomprehensible text message that makes absolutely no sense
- that leads to no response
- thus, more booze!

Author: Alida Nugent / The Frenemy

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4. The Awkward Party Cosmopolitan

I don't know any of these people, or it's a work party, or I just don't want to spend the whole evening talking to people I don't know about politics or your favorite HBO show or something else that makes me want to curl up in a ball and die.
You'll need:

- some terrifying pre-mixed Cosmopolitan that sort of tastes like lychee, even though I have no idea what lychee is
- chug it next to some semi-attractive investment banker as you try to talk to him about anything that shows he has a semblance of a personality
- find that this is nearly impossible
- eat 15 pigs in a blanket on a small paper plate that you have weighed down with mustard
- is lychee strawberry-flavored?
- drink more and probably slip him your number

Author: Alida Nugent / The Frenemy

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3. The Nobody Is Talking To Me Margarita

It's girls night out, so you're taking the ladies (also commonly known as (ladieZ) out to the hottest clubs down town. Of course, nobody is hitting on you, and everybody is hitting on your best friend...
You'll need:

- a ten dollar margarita purchased in a downtown bar where everybody is wearing Spandex and stilettos
- a stupid dress you kind of feel makes you look like a seal wrapped in plastic wrap
- the knowledge that nobody is hitting on you
- maybe it's because you are making the same faces a feral cat makes
- maybe it's because you're giving the finger
- why do I feel so alone?
- oh screw it, this margarita is delicious. You soothe my unattractive fat throat with your sweet lime goodness.

Author: Alida Nugent / The Frenemy

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2. The Sadness Martini

Oh, you know these. Your boyfriend hates you, your biological clock is ticking, you're too poor to buy those excellent shoes, wahhh wahh. #tinypeopleproblems
You'll need:

- a vial of your tears
- some ice cold gin
- if you want a dirty martini, just cry into an olive jar and then let the olives get all sad with your tears
- think of sad music and think about things
- so sad

Author: Alida Nugent / The Frenemy

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1. The Who Cares

Who needs an excuse to drink? You're going to get a hangover anyway, cuz you know your ass is just going to chug, chug, chug away.
You'll need:

- who cares?
- an extra glass of who gives a crap
- I don't have a problem! I'm young! I'm alive!

Author: Alida Nugent / The Frenemy

Hungry for more? Tune in for a cross-country road trip with celebrity Chef Ludo Lefebvre as he reinvents American cuisine. LUDO BITES AMERICA, premiering Tuesday, July 19 at 9p.