# How incredibly stupid will the SOTU be? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 5, 2019, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994 "2019-02-05T07:00:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/41 "2019-02-05T21:12:44Z")
> [@Tierce](#): > > I’d rather they all quietly mutter “bullshit” in unison. - cough cough bullshit cough \* ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/42 "2019-02-05T21:38:34Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > [AP Politics](https://twitter.com/AP_Politics/status/1092867813990154240) tweets: _ **ANYTHING ELSE!!!** _ > OK, that’s what their answer _should_ have been. Sheesh. Maybe they could rerun the Puppy Bowl. ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/43 "2019-02-05T21:49:44Z")
Stacey Adams will start her response with, “Where to begin?” > [@septimus](#): > > Has somebody set up a SOTU Bingo game? > > What’s the over/under on how many times Thrump will turn around and smirk at Nancy Pelosi? The Dems are. Every so often one will stand up and yell “BINGO!” Everyone will pass a dollar bill to them. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/44 "2019-02-05T22:29:19Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > - cough cough bullshit cough \* Trump, muttering to Pence: “Will you tell those assholes to shut up?” Pence: “ **HEY SHUT UP YOU ASSHOLES!!!** ” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/45 "2019-02-05T22:47:47Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > Trump, muttering to Pence: “Will you tell those assholes to shut up?” Pence: “Okay, okay. One at a time. (Looking at Trump directly in the face, making eye contact) Asshole, shut up!” ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/46 "2019-02-05T22:52:22Z")
A drinking game guide for the speech: [https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/bars/ct-redeye-state-of-union-trump-drinking-game-20190205-story.html](https://www.chicagotribune.com/redeye/bars/ct-redeye-state-of-union-trump-drinking-game-20190205-story.html) The glaring drawback is that it only works if you watch the speech. A snippet from the guide: **Take one drink whenever …** - Trump mentions “jobs” - Trump references a “witch hunt” - Trump brings up the wall - Trump drops any of his favorite rhetorical bits: [ul] [li]“Many people are saying …”[/li][li]“You’re hearing it more and more …”[/li][li]“Believe me,”[/li][li]“I know more / a lot about X …”[/li][/ul] **… Optional bonus round:**- Shut off the TV - Go do anything else - Ignore the SOTU entirely ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/47 "2019-02-05T22:52:44Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > Trump, muttering to Pence: “Will you tell those assholes to shut up?” > > Pence: “ **HEY SHUT UP YOU ASSHOLES!!!** ” > > 😃 No way—Mother would never allow him to say a swear. She’s probably fuming because he’ll be sittting next to Madam Speaker unattended. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/48 "2019-02-05T22:53:47Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Here’s a question: how much would someone have to pay you, for you to watch the Shitgibbon’s entire SOTU speech tonight? > > Earlier today in another venue, I said $1000. But I’d have to get very very drunk first. Sorry, nope, no amount of money, not enough to pay off my mortgage, not enough to pay off all my friends’ mortgages and buy us a horse farm, no amount would be enough to sit through the thing. I’d rather proofread a 300-page transcript of an expert witness economist discussing the “but-for” world as applied to patent royalties, in all its dry, tedious, jargon-laden, abstruse argle-bargleness, than watch even five minutes, even with the sound turned off. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/49 "2019-02-05T22:56:03Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > Trump, muttering to Pence: “Will you tell those assholes to shut up?” > > Pence: “ **HEY SHUT UP YOU ASSHOLES!!!** ” > > 😃 Today, just here, you have given me reason to live. Thank you. I can’t NOT watch it now. And I’ll be giggling like a very giggly person indeed. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/50 "2019-02-05T23:03:21Z")
Prop-bet over/unders # of times Individual-1 uses the word “beautiful” to describe his wall: 2.5 # of times he references Ralph Northam: .5 # of times he mentions Nancy Pelosi: 3.5 # of times he mentions Mitch McConnell: .5 # of discreet sniffs: 37.5 Time when he goes off-script: 8:40 Odds that someone will have to lead him away, like an 80 year-old who just won an Oscar and is confused as to where they are: 50:1 ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/51 "2019-02-05T23:14:04Z")
Well, now my gf wants to go out for dinner, so I am off the hook. Neener neener everybody! 😃 I will check back later to see just how stupid it was. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/52 "2019-02-05T23:15:12Z")
I can’t bring myself to watch it. I’ll probably find something on Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/53 "2019-02-05T23:19:14Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Sorry, nope, no amount of money, not enough to pay off my mortgage, not enough to pay off all my friends’ mortgages and buy us a horse farm, no amount would be enough to sit through the thing. > > I’d rather proofread a 300-page transcript of an expert witness economist discussing the “but-for” world as applied to patent royalties, in all its dry, tedious, jargon-laden, abstruse argle-bargleness, than watch even five minutes, even with the sound turned off. The “but-for” world? I’m trying to decide if my desire to avoid death by ennui is stronger than my curiosity is insane. Is there at TL;DR version of an explanation? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/54 "2019-02-05T23:39:23Z")
I’ve accused him before of being Zaphod Beeblebrox. 47 quatloos says he tries to steal the capitol building. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/55 "2019-02-06T00:01:27Z")
I won’t be watching. I have no desire to see or hear him, but I also don’t want to give him the ratings. That’s the only revenge I’m ever likely to get. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/56 "2019-02-06T00:17:24Z")
Maybe he’ll resurrect Jim. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/57 "2019-02-06T00:19:16Z")
“Viddy well, my droogies, hope you do real horrowshow like.” ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/58 "2019-02-06T00:22:58Z")
He will include a “surprise”. He’s watching what everyone thinks he’s going to say, so he will have to include something that nobody expected. ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/59 "2019-02-06T00:26:14Z")
I’ll just read about it here. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-incredibly-stupid-will-the-sotu-be/828994/60 "2019-02-06T00:30:07Z")
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