# The drinking game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drinking-game/543921>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 20, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drinking-game/543921 "2010-06-20T22:45:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drinking-game/543921/1 "2010-06-20T22:45:14Z")

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Most of us probably have some favorite TV shows with recurring sayings or themes; for example, drink a whole beer everytime Sam says “answer the question” on Supernatural. Or “it’s complicated” on Lost. What kind of drinking game can you come up with for shows?

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**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drinking-game/543921/2 "2010-06-20T22:49:49Z")

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America’s Next Top Model - everytime anyone says “fierce” it’s one drink, if anyone says “disgusting” it’s two.

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**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drinking-game/543921/3 "2010-06-21T00:03:53Z")

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Anytime Giles says “er”, “uh”, or wipes his glasses on Buffy, take a shot.

You’ll be out halfway through the episode.

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**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drinking-game/543921/4 "2010-06-21T20:25:10Z")

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Every time Cal Lightman tilts his head while looking for signs of deception on **Lie to Me** , drink. Take a double when Lightman reveals that he knew the truth all along, despite appearances to the contrary.

Every time someone on **Ghost Hunters** suddenly looks around and says, “Did you hear that??”, take a shot. Take a bonus drink every time that Steve gets freaked out by one of his many phobias (spiders, heights, planes, etc.)

Drink every time that Michael Scott mixes a metaphor on **The Office.**

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**Author:** ![Noel\_Prosequi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b19c9b/32.png) [@Noel\_Prosequi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noel_Prosequi)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drinking-game/543921/5 "2010-06-22T03:07:44Z")

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Every time the word “journey” is mentioned in any reality TV show such as Idol. Hammered by half-time.

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**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drinking-game/543921/6 "2010-06-22T03:25:22Z")

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In college, we had a **Star Trek: the Next Generation** game. Pick a characters’ name out of a hat and whenever that character appears on screen - drink.

Drink also when -

- they showed a shot of the Enterprise ship.

- Characters were shown in Ten-Forward.

- Capt. Picard pulled his shirt down.

- Capt. Picard said “Make it so” or “Engage” (and pointed his finger.)

Also,

- Whenever Dr. Crusher administered an anesthetic, everyone took a hit off a bong.

- Whenever Counselor Troi used her empathic abilities (e.g. “I sense such pain!”), everyone did a shot - to numb us all from the pain of her horrible acting.