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Hamsters that can handle booze better than elephants, a Kentish bison fighting climate change, and monks expelled for drinking whisky<\/a> all make our top ten list of silliest stories from 2022.<\/b><\/p>\n

It\u2019s that time of year when we round things up more than a lazy accountant and today we\u2019ve got our funniest stories to feature on the blog in 2022 to reminisce and laugh at.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Regular readers of our weekly boozy news update, The Nightcap<\/a>, will know that the final story in every edition is a funny, remarkable, or downright strange tale that was worth sharing with you all. The ‘<\/span>And finally\u2026’\u00a0<\/span><\/i>stories. So, here are our top picks from the past year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We salute you, fellow whisky lovers<\/p><\/div>\n

Monks expelled for drinking whisky at New Year – <\/b>7 January<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n

Kicking off the year in style were three Buddhist monks who were fired after boozing at a temple in Thailand on New Year\u2019s Day. Locals heard a commotion and the police confirmed suspicions with breathalyser tests, to which the monks responded to say they were only drinking whisky to \u201cdeliver\u201d the alcohol to their ancestors. Monk Arpat explained \u201cWe don\u2019t usually drink, only at festivals. We were drinking local rice whisky from local residents who wanted to give the spirits to their ancestors as a blessing. So we drank this whisky in order to deliver alcohol to those dead people. We were doing a good thing by blessing their ancestors and thought this would not violate the rules of being a monk.\u201d A creative excuse, but it wasn\u2019t enough and all three were expelled. Raise a glass to them this New Year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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“Another round!”<\/p><\/div>\n

Hamsters handle booze better than elephants – <\/b>21 January<\/b><\/a><\/h5>\n

\u201c<\/span>You have no idea how hard it is to get a hamster drunk<\/span><\/a>\u201d. The Atlantic has the distinction of having one of 2022\u2019s best quotes and the article was published in January.\u00a0 Essentially, a bunch of tests were conducted to see how animals process alcohol (vital work) and it turns out hamsters have a really high tolerance. They score low in categories, and I promise I\u2019m not making this up, such as only falling over sideways no matter how much they consume and choosing alcohol over water, with one psychologist being quoted as saying \u201cthey love it.\u201d What was even more incredible about this story is that we already knew hamsters could handle their drink, as they\u2019ve been observed eating fermented fruit. Bonobos, chimpanzees, and bats are similarly good for a bevvy, but bigger animals like cows, horses, and elephants struggle. PLEASE don\u2019t test these theories at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n