October 29, 2004 :: Coping: Election Day Special Edition

A friend of mine is having an election day party. We're all going to pile up in her living room, glued to the TV, with wireless internet for surfing those all-important results websites. As the majority of her guests and friends are all unrepentant drunks (because alcoholics go to meetings), she and I came up with a drinking game:

First, get a bottle of something that you can do shots with. A friend suggested tequila, but I have to go to work the next day, so I think a flavored vodka will do. Then make a map of the battleground states. As of today, the Washington Post has 14 battlegroud states on their electoral vote map. If you are a Kerry supporter, then you take a shot when he wins a battleground state. If you are a Bush supporter, you drink when he wins one. If you are a Nader (or other fringe candidate) supporter, you drink when he fucks up the result in a state that Kerry would otherwise have won. If a state has such confusion that no winner can be declared, then everybody drinks.

This should be fun... probably best in an environment where you have various types of supporters. As it is, our election party will probably be all Democrats since the host works for Sen. Russell Feingold (D-Wis). Happy .... er, electioneering!

posted by Rainmayun at 2:33 PM -