October 20, 2005
No more Bud Pong

Anheuser-Busch’s foray into the drinking-game industry has been aborted:

LINK: Anheuser-Busch Pulls ‘Water’ Drinking Game

“No, really, you’re supposed to drink water in this game!”

Here’s the best quote:

While it might seem odd for a brewery to market a water-drinking game, Katz said in an e-mail statement that Anheuser-Busch attached its name to “Bud Pong” in the same fashion the company sponsors
NASCAR races or Major League Baseball games.

I guess the plan for creating a national Bud Pong League (featuring water) are kaput.

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