Why do cops make drunk people say the alphabet backwards ?

heck.. most sober people don’t know that way either..

DON”T CHEAT..type it backwards

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38 Responses to “Why do cops make drunk people say the alphabet backwards ?”

  1. вʟαcĸ ♥§σuʟ {ℓσvє&ђαťε} Says:

    wtf i cant even say it forwards

  2. hate to love me Says:

    to see if they are sober enough to drive themselves home.

    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz < (backwards)

  3. [Amira ♥] Says:

    z

    thats as much as i can do.

  4. Devin - Go Flames Go! Says:

    if you think it through, you will figure it out. Thats why cops say this, cuz a drunk person will not be able to think it through.

  5. beebee Says:

    brain fart !

  6. Red Bull Loves John Lennon Says:

    Haha if they pulled me over and asked me to do that, they’d through me in the slammer. I have a slight speech imparment so I might really sound stoned!

  7. Holly Golightly the hippie Says:

    zyx somthing something cba!

  8. Muhnahmuhna! Says:

    Z Y X W V U T S R Q P O N M L K J I H G F E D C B A.

    No cheating, I learned it for show and tell in 2nd grade :D

  9. coffeefanatic21 Says:

    zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba
    i learned it on a dare and now i can say it with ease lol i’m a freak!

  10. Dizzay.com Says:

    zyxw..

  11. smartypants22 Says:

    zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedbca

    wow that was hard, I’m not even sure if that’s right.

  12. Freshmoves91 Says:

    To test there IQ

  13. Ducky Says:

    All I know is z y then I get confused and say u sometimes even though I know u is nowhere near y and z

  14. I break 4 Y!A Says:

    Maybe they need their quota?

    zy . . .w
    Seriously!! I can’t!

  15. brittany. (: Says:

    zyxwvutsrqponmlkji.

    that’s all i remember.

    my teacher in 9th grade made us say it everyday for the whole year for some odd reason.

  16. BIG-G Says:

    esuaseb uoy t’nac..or
    t’nac ouy esuaceb.
    tide: noitseuq dootsrednusim.
    zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba…
    wow.
    i am ripped.

  17. CAUTION: MAY CAUSE HICCUPS! Says:

    I can hardly say it the correct way and I don’t even drink

    zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba

  18. hi Says:

    really..that’s what they do? when i got pulled over, they stuck their fingers up my butt saying it’s a precautionary sensory test

  19. ilikemoosic123 Says:

    zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba

  20. goldenretrievers Says:

    because they get a kick outta it? I think a breath a lyzer is best which they must already do.

  21. Awesome Q Says:

    Lol I don’t drink and I can’t even say it backwards.

    Alright let me try to type it. (:

    zyxwvu? Lol i think I messed up already.

  22. MC Hop 'n' Pop Says:

    I can’t even type it backwards, and have never had a drink in my life

    Okay:
    zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba

  23. I DJ WEDDINGS Says:

    Not so much for the backwards alphabet itself, but for what other bodily and emotional gyrations and reactions the person goes through while thinking on this.

  24. RAWRdeRAWR Says:

    z y x w v u t s r q p o n m l k j i h g f e d c b a

    easy as pie

  25. Mia Says:

    I thought teachers only made drunk students say the alphabet backwards. zyxwvutsrqponmlkjhgfedcba????

  26. anna Says:

    zyxwvut…Idk I guess I am jail bound..lolz

  27. Paul Says:

    zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba

    I didnt cheat either, I learned the backwards alphabet song when I was 10 on Captain Kangaroo show! I have to sing the tune to myself to be able to get the letters right! ;)

  28. lexi the human doggggg! Says:

    Ill try:

    Z Y X W U V T S R Q

    Thats all I got. :(

  29. Aerosmith {RIP Dj A.M} Says:

    ? z 99 100

  30. Ravencalls Says:

    to confuse all the you tube watchers..

  31. Hammond Eggs Says:

    So they can get it down letter perfect.

  32. makwa1963 Says:

    It’s the simplest brain test they could come up with that taps into most everyone’s common knowledge.
    zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba.

  33. MWAP Tutu, too Says:

    I cannot while sober.

  34. scrooge Says:

    no, shrinks do that

  35. John Redcorn Says:

    Ok, here Redcorn go… (and me drunk right now)

    zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba… Hey I did it! Guess time for another cheap tax-free beer…!!

  36. Tanmay J Says:

    i get confused after zyxw

  37. remoserjr107 Says:

    wonK t’noD I….!!

  38. Adrien H Says:

    i konw

    abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy. now… wheres the switch around button?