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jimlup

(7,968 posts)
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 09:53 PM Feb 2019

State of the Union drinking game!

For those interested ... I'm going to partake so I can watch MSNBC and Rachel.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/bars/ct-redeye-state-of-union-trump-drinking-game-20190205-story.html

Take one drink whenever …

- Trump mentions “jobs”

- Trump references a “witch hunt”

- Trump brings up the wall

- Trump drops any of his favorite rhetorical bits:

“Many people are saying …”
“You’re hearing it more and more …”
“Believe me,”
“I know more / a lot about X …”
Take two drinks whenever …

- Trump makes an allusion — intentional or otherwise — to an indicted member of his administration or campaign

- Trump does the thing where he pauses, squints and inhales sharply

- Trump butchers someone’s name

- Trump blames the shutdown on someone else

- Trump uses an incomplete sentence

Finish your drink whenever …

- Trump sneaks in a nickname:

“Crooked Hillary”
“Pocahontas”
“Cryin’ Chuck”
“Gutless Howard”
- Trump gets a partial standing ovation

- Trump invokes the “Space Force”

- Trump references a historical figure or event incorrectly

Take a shot whenever …

- Trump explains what he meant by a “Human Wall” this morning

- Trump alludes to hanging out with attractive famous women in 1990s NYC

- Tiffany Trump shows up

Head back to the liquor store if …

- Trump declares a national state of emergency

Optional bonus round:

- Shut off the TV

- Go do anything else

- Ignore the SOTU entirely

2019 State of the Union address: 8 p.m. CST Tuesday, Feb. 5.

adlukach@chicagotribune.com | @lucheezy

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State of the Union drinking game! (Original Post) jimlup Feb 2019 OP
I'd prefer not to die vercetti2021 Feb 2019 #1
I may - jimlup Feb 2019 #2
I've already anticipated the bullshit. Throck Feb 2019 #3
Can't avoid it ... jimlup Feb 2019 #4
I look forward to hungover coworkers tomorrow. Throck Feb 2019 #5
yep jimlup Feb 2019 #6
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