State of the Union address [Archive]

unclehobart

1/20/04, 10:34pm

To make this godawful pack of windbaggery tolerable I have devised a game.

Every time you hear the word 'democracy', you pour an ounce of beer into a glass. When you hit 10, you must drink.
Every time your hear something with the root word 'terror', you pour an ounce of wine. When you hit 5, you must drink.
Every time you hear the phrase 'American people', you pour 1/2 an ounce of liquor. When you hit a jigger (1.5 oz), you must drink.

Every time you hear the word 'freedom', you take your drink that is closest to the top and remove it from the table and start with a fresh glass.

Every time you hear the concept 'tax reduction', you take what whiskey you have on the penalty table and drop it into the beer as a boilermaker. The beer is now frozen in place and cannot be removed.

If you hear the phrase 'social security', you must down every drink across the board asap.

paul_valaru

1/20/04, 10:35pm

thank god for canadian channels dont' have to watch.

since it's not my nation and all

unclehobart

1/20/04, 10:38pm

Makes me wish I was in Canada right now just to avoid it.

paul_valaru

1/20/04, 10:40pm

Makes me wish I was in Canada right now just to avoid it.

all channels are carrying it, I know Nat is watching canadian TV, so I guess there must be nothing on....

oh wait she flipped to that nick and jessica show.....the state of the union is more interesting

1/20/04, 10:44pm

It's on the telly here now.........thousands of brit insomiacs are at this moment counting themselves lucky :)

Professur

1/20/04, 10:45pm

To make this godawful pack of windbaggery tolerable I have devised a game.

Every time you hear the word 'democracy', you pour an ounce of beer into a glass. When you hit 10, you must drink.
Every time your hear something with the root word 'terror', you pour an ounce of wine. When you hit 5, you must drink.
Every time you hear the phrase 'American people', you pour 1/2 an ounce of liquor. When you hit a jigger (1.5 oz), you must drink.

Every time you hear the word 'freedom', you take your drink that is closest to the top and remove it from the table and start with a fresh glass.
Surely you're not gonna just waste it?

Every time you hear the concept 'tax reduction', you take what whiskey you have on the penalty table and drop it into the beer as a boilermaker. The beer is now frozen in place and cannot be removed.

What, more waste?

If you hear the phrase 'social security', you must down every drink across the board asap.

Including the frozen and removed ones?

A.B.Normal

1/20/04, 10:48pm

Glad to have a Playstation2 and Internet :D

unclehobart

1/20/04, 10:54pm

Surely you're not gonna just waste it?
Not at all. It just goes back into reserves until it is needed for future penalties.

What, more waste?
No, no... Frozen merely means that you cannot remove the glass from the table by hearing the word 'freedom' You wait until it is either full and drink or you hear 'social security' and drink everything.

Including the frozen and removed ones?
Frozen... yes
removed... no

tonksy

1/20/04, 11:02pm

very inventive way of livening up the addresses.

paul_valaru

1/20/04, 11:04pm

very inventive way of livening up the addresses.

aside from the achohol poisoning at the end of the night

tonksy

1/20/04, 11:06pm

aside from the achohol poisoning at the end of the night
well..if you can't scratch with the big cats, stay outta the sand box...:shrug:

Professur

1/20/04, 11:11pm

aside from the achohol poisoning at the end of the night

That's why evolution gave mankind the ability to projectile vomit.

paul_valaru

1/20/04, 11:12pm

That's why evolution gave mankind the ability to projectile vomit.

to bad evolution didn't give us an automatic response to roll over after we did

RIP jimi

Professur

1/20/04, 11:15pm

Notice that those who can are still around. That's how evolution works.

paul_valaru

1/20/04, 11:16pm

good point

let's take warning labels off things and give evolution a jump start

Professur

1/20/04, 11:18pm

Ah've bin say'n that fur yee-ars.

Someone explain to me why a box of toothpicks needs instructions printed on the side.

paul_valaru

1/20/04, 11:20pm

Ah've bin say'n that fur yee-ars.

Someone explain to me why a box of toothpicks needs instructions printed on the side.

americans suing the companies?

tonksy

1/20/04, 11:21pm

or shampoo...my daughter can do it and she can't read.

paul_valaru

1/20/04, 11:29pm

hey I used the iron without ever reading the instruction, or warning, and never once did it occure to me to iron my shirt while wearing it

1/20/04, 11:32pm

They should put instructions on feather dusters.......I've had one for years and I still can't find the button to turn the damn thing on ;)

paul_valaru

1/20/04, 11:33pm

They should put instructions on feather dusters.......I've had one for years and I still can't find the button to turn the damn thing on ;)

if someone uses it right it can turn you on

Gonz

1/21/04, 12:39am

Just in case you want to play Uncs game as "The Home Version" here (http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/01/20040120-7.html) it is.

Professur

1/21/04, 12:42am

So, is it over? What kind of state is your union in?

Gonz

1/21/04, 12:52am

the American people are showing that the state of our union is confident and strong.

unclehobart

1/21/04, 01:04am

Judging by my stock portfolio, things are looking up.

MrBishop

1/21/04, 12:15pm

Read for yourself...it even includes the part where you're supposed to be applauding :)

Rose

1/21/04, 12:18pm

I enjoyed the speech. I'm not sure what was more fun - listening and feeling that good ol' American red-blooded pride run through me everytime Dubya twinkled his eyes and said we're strong, or poking fun at the audience. :shrug:

His speechgiving skills have definately improved. I commented to my husband that he must have practiced this one in front of a mirror - those smug looks and smirks were priceless!

Anyway, I thought it was very good. There's parts I don't necessarily agree with, and a few instances where I would have changed the wording a bit. But overall ... good.

I'd really be surprised if he doesn't get the next four years ...

chcr

1/21/04, 01:55pm

I thought it sounded a little too much like a campaign speech for me, but his public speaking ability has improved, and every president I've ever watched has given a campaign speach for the state of the union in the last year of his first term. He likely will be reelected in the absence of any "smoking gun" evidence of wrongdoing. I doubt there is anyone here who doesn't understand my position on that. :D

Squiggy

1/21/04, 03:16pm

Rose

1/21/04, 03:40pm

Squiggy - :p ;)

Would you believe I was a cheerleader for six years? :blush:

tonksy

1/21/04, 03:45pm

i used to smoke cigarettes under the bleachers during pep rally...same sentiment for the SOTU address. :shrug:

Professur

1/21/04, 03:47pm

Squiggy - :p ;)

Would you believe I was a cheerleader for six years? :blush:

Wanna give us a cheer? Can you still do the splits? How much will photos of you in your cheerleader outfit cost?

unclehobart

1/21/04, 04:00pm

Do you still have the pom poms? *drool reflex

Rose

1/21/04, 04:01pm

No splits. No cartwheels. But I bet I can find at least a couple old uniforms ... pm me with bids. :D

Professur

1/21/04, 04:02pm

If there aren't any cartwheels, I'm not interested.

unclehobart

1/21/04, 04:15pm

Will you at least wear your hair in side ponytails?

chcr

1/21/04, 04:30pm

:rofl:

Wasn't there a thread once about the State of the Union address????????

*Hence the name of the forum*

tonksy

1/21/04, 04:33pm

not even a paltry half cartwheel thing? surely you can do that?

paul_valaru

1/21/04, 04:36pm

wait, bush did cartwheels during the state of the union address?

did he say anything unexpected? I'm just curious, I don't want to read any transcripts, I'm too lazy, was it the status quo speak

strong, fight terror, stand tall, god?

AlphaTroll

1/21/04, 04:36pm

Squiggy - :p ;)

Would you believe I was a cheerleader for six years? :blush:

:lol: You too? Hehe....doshed me pompoms for 3 years back in highschool......seemed like a good idea at the time :blush:

AlphaTroll

1/21/04, 04:40pm

:rofl:

Wasn't there a thread once about the State of the Union address????????

*Hence the name of the forum*

Yup yup and it has now become a thread about the state of Rose's undress.....so wonderfully OTC :D

Gato_Solo

1/21/04, 04:42pm

Yup yup and it has now become a thread about the state of Rose's undress.....so wonderfully OTC :D

Huh? Wazzat? Rose is undressed, and I didn't get a peek?!? ;)

Rose

1/21/04, 04:54pm

:rofl4:

*helps kick the thread in the right direction ...*

Mostly status quo, I guess, Oz. It was rather good. We be americans. We kick ass. That kind of stuff.

I didn't listen as in-depth as I would have liked. And while I like the principle behind it, mostly, I probably would have chosen better wording to flip France the bird. *lol* *referencing - the 'permission slip'*

AlphaTroll

1/21/04, 04:55pm

Huh? Wazzat? Rose is undressed, and I didn't get a peek?!? ;)

It's PPV Gato....no freebies here tonight ;)

chcr

1/21/04, 04:57pm

:rofl4:

*helps kick the thread in the right direction ...*

I didn't want you to change the direction back, I liked the other direction better!

tonksy

1/21/04, 05:01pm

a round off?...guess a front walkover is out of the question....a bridge?

Rose

1/21/04, 05:02pm

:( I never said I was a good cheerleader. Just a cheerleader. We didn't have football - only basketball to cheer for. So there was never much need or call for any type of fancy schmancy jumpin's and whatnot. Just plain ol' fashion cheering. Rah. Rah. Rah. :p

:D

tonksy

1/21/04, 05:03pm

Ms Ann Thrope

1/21/04, 05:52pm

I passed on the whole deal. Kinda obvious it would be a campaign speech...:D

on the best of years, the SOTU is laughable....More a party production than what its meant to be. :shrug:

I took a pass on it as well. In fact, can't remember the last time I listened to a SOTU speech without feeling acutely embarrassed, regardless of which party was delivering it. It scares me how seriously some people actually take the insincere prattle of a loosely disguised campaign speech. :shrug:

i used to smoke cigarettes under the bleachers during pep rally...same sentiment for the SOTU address.

Avoided pep rallies like the plague they were (in my high school they were a plague, honestly). You could usually find me in someone's basement, pupils dilated beyond the laws of physics, trying to talk about Carlos Castaneda and Aldous Huxley. :rofl3: