The Barack Obama 2011 State of the Union Drinking Game

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 1/23/11 | Will Durst

[SmithL]

NEEDED TO PLAY:

4 taxpayers of any sex: 1 rich white banker- type wearing dark suit with loosened tie. 2 ordinary folks wearing jeans; 1 in a blue or flannel work shirt, the other in a white shirt, sleeves rolled up. 1 poor bedraggled person wearing clothes that look like they were retrieved from the bottom of a rodeo dumpster behind the animal performer stalls.

1 living room with a TV tuned to the State of the Union Address.

1 shot glass per person. Everybody brings own, scattering array on coffee table in front of TV. Banker gets first choice for use during game. White shirt picks next, then work shirt. Banker pockets last shot glass as well, and Rags either rents it from him, steals a replacement from the kitchen or drinks out of own cupped hands.

Ante up 25 bucks. Cash. Except Banker, who tosses in an I.O.U. and Rags who everybody just avoids eye contact with.

3 packages of steamed Vienna Beef Chicago style hot dogs in the middle of table with butter grilled buns, tomatoes, onions, and some of that weird neon green relish on the side.

1 bottle of bourbon.

A large stash of beer in cans on ice. Rags gets whatever is on sale, like Heileman's Old Style Ice Light Dry. Banker gets import of choice. Jeans get whatever they want, but have to buy all the beer, bourbon, hot dogs, condiments and carry the groceries by themselves.

RULES OF THE GAME:

Every time Barack H Obama mentions bipartisanship, everybody has to drink 2 shots of beer. If he talks about the lessons of Tucson, the last person to throw their arms in the air, fall to their knees and shout "Hallelujah!" has to drink 1 entire beer.

[doorgunner69]

I think it will take too long trimming my toenails, or something, to listen to that P O S say pretty much of anything. Avoided hearing more that a syllable from him so far, much the same record after eight years of contoon....

Ya'll have fun with the drinking game though...........

[Cobra64]

How about "Barack Bingo?

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[tunedin]

He really should have proposed prom dresses and tuxedos in honor of the congress critter pairings.

[rcrngroup]

Great Baruk Hussein 0b0z0 bingo games to play & occupy your time during Baruk’s Disaster of the Union speech!

[NTHockey]

I wish I could watch it but I have a previous engagement. I am judging the First Annual Fastest Growing Petunia Contest./s

I would rather do that than watch Nero calling for new spending while the country is on fire.

[RVN Airplane Driver]

Sorry, I’ll have to miss the speech. I’ve got to finish up whittling a spigot for a Billy Goat’s butt.

[jellybean]

There's always Obamopoly:

[ml/nj]

There has to be a bonus bottle of bourbon for each to consume between the time they show the empty seat for Gabby Giffords and the time the Kenyan pays homage to her.

ML/NJ

[ml/nj]

I’m going to play the Barack Hussein obama 2011 State of the Union non-watching game!!!!

Fortunately for me, I will not be able to watch even by accident. I'll be hearing Sandra Radvanovsky sing Tosca at the Met.

ML/NJ

[Blue Collar Christian]

[I’m going to play the Barack Hussein obama 2011 State of the Union non-watching game!!!!]

Me too. Just the sound of his voice brings out the worst in me.

[skinkinthegrass]

That's a Great Graphic!