# Election Night: The Drinking Game? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 6, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130 "2012-11-06T19:43:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/1 "2012-11-06T19:43:09Z")
I am by myself in Georgia tonight, and was wondering if we could put together a drinking game based on Election Night cliches. For example, whenever Dan Rather throws out an aphorism, an MSNBC pundit flips out (I’m looking at you, Chris Matthews), a channel mis-declares a state, etc. What are some of the Teeming Millions’ ideas for this? Need answer fast so I know how much whiskey to lay in. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/2 "2012-11-06T19:46:46Z")
Anytime Hannity acts PISSED when Obama wins a state. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/3 "2012-11-06T22:18:51Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Anytime Hannity acts PISSED when Obama wins a state. That would be okay, but unless I’m at a bar I probably won’t watch Fox News coverage. Actually might go with Comedy Central from 11 pm on. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/4 "2012-11-06T22:26:29Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Anytime Hannity acts PISSED when Obama wins a state. Dude! What are you trying to do? Kill us? ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/5 "2012-11-06T22:29:00Z")
Drink every time you see a graph unnecessarily projected in 3d on CNN or MSNBC (a 3D pie chart is like a 3D stick figure)…you’ll be trashed before dinner. ---
**Author:** ![lizlizliz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/db5fbb/32.png) [@lizlizliz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lizlizliz)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/6 "2012-11-06T22:29:00Z")
[http://www.debatedrinking.com/](http://www.debatedrinking.com/) I’ll be using the rules from that one. I might add “Florida” in there as well. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/7 "2012-11-06T23:03:59Z")
I have six beers so I need to pace myself. If necessary there’s an inch or two of vodka in the freezer and if I’m feeling particularly self-destructive, a bottle of knockoff Cointreau and the dregs of my wife’s last bottle of scuppernong wine. I’m really hoping things don’t get to the “Costco mouthwash” stage, but it’s there if I need it. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/8 "2012-11-06T23:07:48Z")
> [@etv78](#): > > Anytime Hannity acts PISSED when Obama wins a state. Well, of course. Who wouldn’t be pissed about rampant voter fraud and dishonest media polling designed solely to keep the Messiah on His throne? In a _fair_ election decided by an educated electorate, Romney would win the biggest landslide in history. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/9 "2012-11-06T23:16:18Z")
A drink anytime one of the pundits talks about red states turning blue or vice versa. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/10 "2012-11-06T23:20:13Z")
I plan to keep it simple (stupid) by drinking anytime a swing state is mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/11 "2012-11-06T23:30:35Z")
Usually try to remain sane and sober, but not tonight. Stayed up til three playing with my sons X-box, set the alarm for 6:30 to go vote, woke up at six twitching. Tomorrow is cleared of all grown up agenda except for bitching and or gloating. Got a bottle of Maker’s Mark, and the National Guard has been alerted. Let’s do this. Have a shot every time Rachel Maddow gives out a girlish giggle. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/12 "2012-11-07T03:22:39Z")
Anytime someone says “No Republican has ever won the White House without winning Ohio.” Those of us who have the misfortune of actually living in Ohio have been hearing it for the last 18 months . . . and our ice picks are all bloodied from sticking them in our ears. Now it’s you guys’ turn to suffer. So it’s evolved from “The Drinking Game” to “The Ice Pick Game.” ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/13 "2012-11-07T03:38:21Z")
Are you sure you don’t mean “mutated”? ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/14 "2012-11-07T05:03:13Z")
Must say, that bottle of whiskey went much quicker than expected. _hick_ ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/15 "2012-11-07T05:15:16Z")
Yes, this drinking game went far better than anyone could have predicted. Except perhaps Nate Silver. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-night-the-drinking-game/640130/16 "2012-11-07T05:59:03Z")
I was trying to find a drinking game that didn’t involve going into a coma but couldn’t find one and didn’t see this thread so I just paced myself. 🙂