How many bro's have you iced, and how many times have bro's iced you?

[Karalysia]

For people who don't know what icing is:

Icing is a drinking game in which an individual or a group of individuals are forced to drink a bottle of Smirnoff Ice. The game has been featured on CNN Money/Fortune[1], and ridiculed by Cracked.[2]

Participants are encouraged to come up with elaborate ways to present the Smirnoff Ice to their targets by hiding bottles in inconspicuous locations, or in situations where drinking it would be dangerous or embarrassing (e.g. before they drive somewhere, attend a meeting, etc). Failure to drink, no matter the circumstance, results in the humiliation of the victim, and players are encouraged to mistreat those who refuse to play.[2] In a June 2010 article, The New York Times reported speculation that the game had originated at either St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York or at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont, while other news sources including CNN and NBC suggest the game has southern roots at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina and Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.[3]

The game has two rules:[3]

1. When presented with a Smirnoff Ice the target must drink it while kneeling. This is referred to as "getting iced".
2. When getting iced, a target can present their own Smirnoff Ice (a "shield") to cause the original initiator to be "iced" instead. This is referred to as an "Ice Block".

It is not possible to Ice Block an Ice Block, so if a party attempts an Ice but is instead Ice Blocked, they cannot block again with a second Ice. This prevents situations where potentially infinite Blocking and re-Blocking can occur if parties have a big enough supply of Smirnoff Ice. As a result, more emphasis is placed on Icing strategy, rather than having the biggest supply of Smirnoff Ice.

Icing, which has been described by The New York Times as "the nation's biggest viral drinking game"[3] grew in popularity shortly after the appearance of the website BrosIcingBros.com began to appear in May 2010.[4] The game has featured some notable victims, including rappers Coolio and Dub P and Dustin Diamond. The goal of an online marketing campaign is to make Ashton Kutcher an Icing victim.[3]

There has been some doubt over whether this is an organic phenomenon or if it is merely a marketing stunt by Smirnoff. While Smirnoff has denied any involvement in the game, skeptics still exist. According to some Smirnoff may be in a position where they would want to deny responsibility. Advertising executive Dick Martin has opined "Beyond the implicit slur on the beverage’s taste, I doubt any alcoholic beverage company would want to be associated with a drinking game that stretches the boundaries of good taste and common sense like this one does". The viral spread of the game has seen a boost in sales for the company.[3] Smirnoff insists that the game is "consumer-generated" and reminded the public to drink responsibly.[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icing_(drinking_game)

And a bro is:

Obnoxious partying males who are often seen at college parties. When they aren’t making an ass of themselves they usually just stand around holding a red plastic cup waiting for something exciting to happen so they can scream something that demonstrates how much they enjoy partying. Nearly everyone in a fraternity is a bro but there are also many bros who are not in a fraternity. They often wear a rugby shirt and a baseball cap. It is not uncommon for them to have spiked hair with frosted tips. Bros actually chose this name for themselves as they often refer to each other as "bro" even though they are not related.
I couldn't go to sleep last night because some bros at the party next door kept screaming, "Whoooooo!!! YEAAHHHHH! Whooooooo!"

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bro




So tell us your bro icing stories.

 

[amadeus]

I don't ice, I only put them on ice.

 

[Masada]

... I had a friend whom I may have conspired to see challenged to a drinking game involving for him vodka and for certain other people vodka water. There was much amusement.

 

[Tee Kay]

Can't drink vodka anymore

 

[Yoda Power]

Smirnoff Ice? Come on, only teenagers drink that stuff around here...

 

[JohnRM]

I drink Woodford Reserve and short of that, I'll take a Lowenbrau, and short of that, I'll take a Rolling Rock. Barring that, I'd rather not drink.

 

[Dragonlord]

Smirnoff Ice? Come on, only teenagers drink that stuff around here...

... and anywhere else, I'd say.

BTW, judging by the description of 'bros', they are in danger of getting 'iced' in quite another way... think Mickey Spillane, not Smirnoff

 

[kulade]

Smirnoff Ice? Come on, only teenagers drink that stuff around here...

... and anywhere else, I'd say.

All true, but what you have to understand is that many Americans stay teenagers into their late-twenties.

 

[azzaman333]

Stupid game is stupid.

 

[duckduckswan]

I like the idea of the game, humiliating your friend to drink something they normally wouldn't. But it feels like it's lacking something, there's no physical pain or anything else normally associated with drunken shenanigans. Consuming a girly-drink isn't nearly embarrassing enough.

On a semi-related note, we used to play "beer cricket". Another dumb game, it's when you hand someone something that's consumable ie a beer or block of cheese or salmon head (yes, a fish head) and if they don't say "not out" before you or a third party says "how's that" (shortened down to a guttural "huzzah!") they have to consume the entire item. Slam that beer, scarf the cheese, or once... choke down raw salmon cheeks.

 

[Karalysia]

All true, but what you have to understand is that many Americans stay teenagers into their late-twenties.

This is especially true of bro's.

Don't tase me bro!

So no one's been iced or done any icing? No one at all?

 

[Leonel]

Someone iced me so I smashed the bottle and slashed his throat. I've never been iced again.

 

[bombshoo]

I play the King of the Hill drinking game.

Every time someone on the show drinks, I drink.
Every time Hank gets upset with Bobby, I drink.
Every time time Hank says "Bwahh!", I drink.
Every time Hank mentions propane, I drink.
Every time Dale lights a cigarette, I smoke.

 

[Karalysia]

The Simpsons drinking game is better.

 

[ColdClimate]

Can we spike the Smirnoff Ice supply with cyanide, so that anyone playing this idiotic game is automatically removed from society????

Take a minute right now, and read that first block of quoted text explaining the rules out loud and NOT sound like an idiot. Hard, isn't it?

 

[warpus]

Smirnoff ice is for girls and Smirnoff vodka tastes like crap.

 

[Syterion]

It's a good idea for a game, but the problem is the open-endedness. It's too ripe for abuse. If you and your friends all know the proper boundaries and also know how to have a good time, it would be fun. I used to hide things in my suitemates rooms all the time. Getting them to find a leftover pizza slice in their backpack when they're reaching for a calculator is funny. Throwing ice water over the curtain when they're showering is funny. I think this game is in the same vein. I would be furious if I was iced when I needed to be sober though, that's just not cool. Otherwise I think it could be fun.

 

[Antilogic]

Someone iced me so I smashed the bottle and slashed his throat. I've never been iced again.

Dude, are you the star of the smash Comedy Central hit Tosh.0?

I love your show, man.

 

[History_Buff]

Stupid game is stupid.

This. Although I do love drinking games, and I don't even hate Smirnoff ice, this game is ********. Reminds me of something we used to play in junior high (that had less drinking and more punching).

I don't see why they can't just organize proper drinking games, like Chase Quarters, Beer Darts or Flip Cup.

 

[Luckymoose]

Forcing people to drink alot of alcohol before public meetings is hilarious.