Anatomy of a drunk dial

Standing on Kirkwood Avenue at about 2 a.m. any given night of the weekend, it's hard to miss the girls in sequined tank tops and the boys in Lacoste polos with cell phones attached to their ears engaging in one of IU's favorite drunken past times: The drunk dial. Quite simply, drunk dialing is the act of using the phone when drunk. It's a seemingly innocent situation that can turn ugly when ex-boyfriends, ex-girlfriends, parents and bosses show up on the call log the next morning. \nOn Thefacebook.com, the IU chapter of the Drunk Dialers Anonymous group has a total of 2,177 members. Its description says, "The members of this group, under no circumstances, should be allowed around an electronic communicative device after consuming two or more alcoholic beverages." \nDee Owens, director of the IU Alcohol and Drug Information Center, said alcohol acts as a social lubricant, making drinkers more relaxed after a drink or two and easing inhibitions.\n"After a couple drinks, alcohol becomes more than a social lubricant," she said, "and that's how you get to make a fool of yourself"