 | Politics "wid" a taste of Philly, by Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Daily News |
| Politics "wid" a taste of Philly, by Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Daily News |
Planning on watching the coverage of Election night on TV? Have you devised a clever drinking game to get you through it? Or do you have a drinking game to deal with the real-life events that will follow the closing of the polls?
Tell you what. Post your proposed drinking games on this thread by 6:00 by 8:00 Tuesday night, (nobody's gonna start drinking before PA polls close, right?) and whoever posts the one deemed the best by DN columnist Joe Sixpack will win a Daily News T-shirt and a mention in the paper. And remember, of course: Drink responsibly.
UPDATE 11:55 P.M.: The Judge has spoken. Joe Sixpack has determined that the Best Drinking Game is that of Aron Brall, in the comment below submitted at 3:59 PM. Namely: "Buy at least a case of a conservative beer, i.e. Coors or Miller and a case of a Liberal beer, i.e. Budweiser or Sam Adams. When a state is declared for Bush drink the Coors, when its declared for Kerry, drink the Bud. When Pete Coors loses Colorado, throw his trashy West Coast beer down the drain."
Here's what Joe Sixpack has to say: "Much as I can't come to grips with the notion that Bud is a 'liberal' beer (it's brewed by a guy named Busch, remember), this drinking game is the winner. It's simple (you don't actually have to listen to the nattering TV announcers) and -- given the early Senate results from Colorado -- appropriately dispenses of that trashy Coors."
OK, I'll bite. Every time someone other than Dan Rather makes a prediction mockingly using his folksy homegrown Texas verbiage, down a shot.
Posted by: Chuckamuck at November 1, 2004 04:48 PMDrink a shot every time anyone mentions the Supreme Court. Follow with a chaser whenever the electoral college is mentioned. You'll be too drunk by 10 p.m. to care who wins!
Posted by: Ruth at November 1, 2004 08:09 PMDrink a case if you hear the word "hanging chad".
Posted by: Alan at November 2, 2004 12:33 PM"too close to call" - 1 drink.
"settled in the courts" - 2 drinks.
any reference to Ohio being the "new Florida" - finish your beer.
While watching results if you hear:
"Swing States" - 1 drink
Any mention of Ohio - 1 drink
"War in Iraq" - 1 drink
"Jeb Bush" 2 -drinks
If any newscaster "won't speculate" - 2 drinks
"recount" - 2 drinks
Every time they switch the broadcast to Florida - 1 drink
"Flip flop" - 1 drink
Any local political ad shown after the polls close in your area- 1 drink.
any state being called "the new florida" - 3 drinks
Explanation of the Electoral College - 2 drinks
Switch to the Bush Headquarters - 2 drinks
Switch to the Kerry Headquarters -2 drinks
Switch to the Nader Headquarters - 3 drinks
Mentioning the NBC false preditiction in 2000 - 1 drink
If Bush wins Florida - 3 dirnks
If Kerry wins Florida - 4 drinks
If Kerry wins Mass - 2 drinks
If Kerry Loses Mass - 3 drinks
If Bush wins Texas - 2 drinks
If Bush Loses Texas - Finish your drink, do a shot.
Demographics of how many times candiateds visited a state - 3 drinks.
"Hanging Chad" - 2 drinks
"Danglilng Chad" - 2 drinks
"Dimpled Chad" - 2 drinks
"Voter Registration up from 2000" - 1 drink
"Tough Race" -1 Drink
"Possible voter fraud" - 1 drink
Any mention of Bin Laden - 1 drink
Any mention of 9/11 - 1 drink
"Bush Wins" - Finish drink, move to Canada
"Kerry Wins" - Finish drink, do a shot
That should get any person drunk enough to so they couldn't remember if they voted for president or ordered a taco salad.
Everyone participates in a draft, where they pick states until they're all taken. After the draft, each participant chooses who they think will win the state. If they are correct, they give out the number of drinks = electoral votes for that state. If they are wrong, they drink them.
Posted by: Nathan at November 2, 2004 02:44 PMBuy at least a case of a conservative beer, i.e. Coors or Miller and a case of a Liberal beer, i.e. Budweiser or Sam Adams.
When a state is declared for Bush drink the Coors, when its declared for Kerry, drink the Bud. When Pete Coors loses Colorado, throw his trashy West Coast beer down the drain.
We should make it easy, especially since it'll be a long nite.
1) Every time the word "incumbent" is used, then the remote holder drinks and then passes the remote (The direction of the pass depends on which party in the room holds the majority: left for democrat, right for republican, off for other).
2) The new remote holder surfs to another station with election coverage.
3) The remote holder drinks on these words: "tracking", "Dan", Tom" or "Peter".
4) Everyone drinks on "Too close to call".
5) At no time should the remote be put down (by punishment of drinking).
6) The only time the remote holder may FREELY be excused is when "Sen.","Rep" or "Gov." is shown in a caption on the screen. The remote must be passed back in the direction it came from.
7) The remote holder may buy excusion by challenging someone to a chug, loser getting the remote.
8) If the words "project" or "projection" are used, the remote holder chooses someone to drink.
7) If the word "serve" is used, the remote holder chooses someone to fill everyones glass.
9) If, along the way, the surfing stops on an acceptance or consolation speech, everyone must finish their drink before the next crowd applause.
10) Game over when everyone leaves, passes out or someone is sworn in.
"We're calling _____ (state)___ for George Bush" - down a bottle of O'Doul's non-alcoholic beer.
"We're calling ___(state)____ for John Kerry" - chug straight out of a bottle of Heinz ketchup.
If some mentions "Voter Suppression," down a shot.
If someone says "Voter suppression is a myth," hurl shot glass in general direction of TV. Do not hit it - remember: you need the TV for the drinking game.
When you hear someone say, "It's going to be a long night," DON'T drink anything. If you do, you'll have alcohol poisoning by 9:30 pm. Paramedics are a buzz kill and will ruin this game, as will being unconscious.
When you hear "Nader," use your discretion, unless you voted for him. In that case, drink the 3 week old milk in the back of your fridge. Please. Do it for me.
When you hear, "... then it will be a tie in the Electoral College...." go for a shot of Mad Dog 20/20.
When you see footage of the 2000 recount showing that balding Florida judge (you know who I mean) eyeballing a punchcard ballot with that signature cross-eyed intensity, down a shot.
When someone says, "10,000 lawyers," get out from under the sofa. You'll have time for that later.
When someone mentions "bloggers," do a shot. And don't look so confused.
When you hear "527," take a shot of something expensive.
When you hear "I have faith in the American people," stop smirking and down a shot.
When you hear, "This will be another one for the lawyers," treat yourself to a nice frosty pitcher of Alka-Seltzer. And make one for me.
OK, this contest is closed. We'll turn these entries over to Joe Sixpack. Feel free to enter the other contests, and thanks for so many great drinking games!
Posted by: admin at November 2, 2004 07:42 PM