State of the Union Address

[Betty]

If you're going to watch - maybe this/ will make it easier.

[wendybeth]

Lol, Betty!

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Betty

If you're going to watch - maybe this/ will make it easier.

Many thanks to Betty for this one!

An excerpt:

EVENT

# of Drinks

Every time he says....

“The state of our union is strong…” (or some version of this)

1
+1 if he breaks down in tears

"the American people"

1

troops

small 1

surge

quick 1

Iraq

1

Baghdad

1

"sectarian violence"

1 Car Bomb
recipe

Iran

1

terror (however it’s pronounced)

small 1

detainees

1, with your hands behind your back

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

2 (+1 if he pronounces it correctly)

Saddam Hussein or Saddam

1

elections

1 if referring to another country's
2 if referring to the 2006 midterms

freedom

1

Homeland

1 if followed by "Security"; 2 if another context

"Bring it on"

Arm-wrestle the person next to you; loser drinks

“nukular”

1

bipartisan or bipartisanship

2 (+1 if followed by giggle or chuckle)

"addicted to oil"

shot of extra-virgin olive oil

Medicare or Medicaid

wait a really long time to get a drink you really need

education

1 (+1 if mispronounced)

"human-animal hybrid"

What do centaurs and mermaids drink, anyway??

"illegal immigration"

1 shot of cerveza/tequila

God (or any euphemism for God)

2

sacrifice

1 - in the context of the armed forces
2 - for civilians

"fiscal discipline" or "smaller government" or "responsible government"

if you're a:
congressman/lobbyist: Cristal, laugh derisively
private/other public sector employee: Andre, look glum

"tax burden"

1

hydrogen

shout "Oh, the humanity!", take 1 shot

ethanol*
* With all of the ethanol "serious players" of this game will consume, they will be their own alternative energy source by about 10pm.

We think you can figure this one out...

evil or evildoers

2

Ban Ki Moon

shot of kimchi-infused vodka

Mark Foley

one shot of Scotch, aged 16 years

"macaca"

Invite George Allen for a drink - he doesn't have anything better to do...

"Don't mess with Texas!"

Locate the nearest Texan; mess with him/her; then drink