The State Of The Union Address Drinking Game

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The president's speech during the State of the Union Address can be a great avenue for playing a fun and exhilarating drinking game. The general rules of this drinking game are similar to any other beer game. Players are supposed to take gulps or shots when penalized - not sips, so it's important that everyone be safe and know their limits. The different events that take place call for a different number of drinks, so be sure to print the rules out and have them handy when playing. The president's state of the union address comes towards the end of January each year. It is normally done in congress and televised in all the major networks. You can play along in this game and you can be assured that you shall be unconscious by the time the other party makes their response.The drinking game is pretty simple. It requires the players to drink up the beer every time a particular word or phrase is said. It also features some gestures that are meant to add the fun on the game. The game is divided in to 3 events, the general blather, the foreign policy and the domestic policy.The general blather takes place throughout the address and ...
... it is usually the first one to be mentioned. Every time the president says the state of the union is strong, the players are supposed to take 1 beer. The word hope requires 1 wishful shot and the word change requires 1 shot.The words progress let me make this clear and make no mistake each require 1 shot. Every time the president says hopeful audacity of yes we can change requires 1 sip of unicorn wine. The words rhetoric or civility requires players to smile rhetorically while taking a shot.On foreign policy, this drinking game requires players to take one shot each time he mentions Afghanistan and Europe. 2 shots for Euro and 3 shots for Euro zone. A mention of Iran requires a yawn and 1 shot. Mention of China, South Korea or Cuba requires players to take 1 shot of something red.Syria requires 1 repressive shot while Osama bin Laden requires players to first pump and then take 1 shot. In this drinking game, a mention of Iraq requires players to swing one last shot for the road. Mention of Arab spring requires a 1 shot for arak and Greece requires ouzo.On the domestic policy, 1 shot should be taken whenever he mentions investment while referring to government spending. 1 shot is also needed when he mentions unemployment. When he mentions jobs, players should take 1 shot if you have been unemployed in the last year or 2 shots if they are still unemployed at the moment. When the president mentions debt, you should borrow a shot from a friend and promise that you will really pay back this time round.A mention of deficit in this drinking game requires you to finish your current drink, and then borrow your friends drink and finish it too. Any mention of investments while referring to an individual's discretionary financial decision means that you hide your shot under your bed and drink it the next time the Dow drops 100 points. These rules too much for you? Not interested in politics? Then you should probably skip this game and just consider playing the awesome game of beer pong instead.