Only in America: Beer pong blame game

A New Jersey man tries to sue a bar for letting him play too much beer pong — and more in our collection of strange revelations about the nation

Beer pong blame game
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A New Jersey man who was hit by a car after playing beer pong for three hours has lost his bid to sue the bar where he was drinking. The judge ruled that Alan Berger had "voluntarily engaged" in beer pong at Wicked Willy's bar, and had "consumed alcohol to the point of diminished capacity."

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