It has been known for people of a nervous disposition to have a few drinks, just to ‘break the ice,’ but during an ice hockey match in Fargo, North Dakota, the guy who comes on to the ice on a resurfacer during the intermission, took this saying just a bit too far.

Just in case anyone is interested, Davies High School beat Williston in the actual match, with a scoreline of 5-4… well done Davies!

However, the real fun began after the first period when the ice resurfacer was deployed, driven by Steven Anderson. That ice can be mighty slippery, but the machine under the control of Steven ‘Alcohol’ Anderson should have been able to cope without any problems… instead it was bumbling around like a ‘dodgems’ car, bumping into the side boards, and as out of control as the Greek economy.

Police were eventually called and the 27-year-old was arrested on suspicion of DUI (Doesn’t Understand Ice) and taken away. Probably doesn’t help his case that Anderson was just recently in trouble – you’ve guessed it, for DUI (Dithering Utter Idiot).

Anyway, back to the game; the coaches got together and decided it wasn’t worth waiting for another driver and the game went ahead on the non-resurfaced ice.

Finally, the Gazette apologizes for errors in the ‘translating’ of any legal acronyms in this article… We realize it’s not clever nor funny, however, we do assure readers that no lawyer’s wallets were injured during the writing of this article.

(For those non-native English speakers reading this, DUI is the abbreviation of Driving Under the Influence – Ed)