"Thou shalt only play petanque, as you promised your wife."

Great News for most of us: Petanque.org: Doping Agency Lifts Alcohol Ban for Pétanque

"Boules will be taken off the list of sports for 2008 in which alcohol is prohibited. The list is now reduced to seven, including archery, billiards and powerboating, among others.

Boules players still have a long list of substances to avoid in competition, however. As well as the usual suspects of anabolic steroids, growth hormones, and beta-blockers, players are specifically instructed to abstain from cocaine, hashish, and heroin."