New social studies

as recounted by Taranto:

"Drinking alcohol can fatten your pay check, according to a Reason Foundation study published in the Journal of Labor Research, Men who visit a bar at least once a month to drink socially bring home 7 percent more pay than abstainers, and women drinkers earn 14 percent more than non-drinkers... Social drinking builds social capital," Stringham, a professor at San Jose State University, said in a press release. "Social drinkers are out networking, building relationships, and adding contacts to their BlackBerries that result in bigger paychecks."

New research by Scottish scientists suggests that smart people are less likely to repeatedly experience the excruciating headache, nausea, dry mouth and sensitivity to light and sound that can follow a heavy night out. "The main finding of this study was that higher IQ scores at 11 years of age were associated with a reduced risk of alcohol induced hangovers in middle age," said Dr David Batty of the University of Edinburgh.

Aha! So that's why JJ can take so much ouzo without experiencing a headache! Now, if he only had a BlackBerry, can you imagine how fat his pay check would be?