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Howard Dean drinking game

Christian Crumlish

It won't be televised on the regular networks, but Howard Dean is scheduled to address the campaign delegates tonight. Here is a drinking game that is circulating among alumni of his wired campaign:

Howard Dean Convention Speech Drinking Game

1 shot

Any mention of the word idear

Any mention of strong, strength, stronger

Any bad joke about the Red Sox

Any mention of Kerry with the word hero

Any time he says "In Vermont."

Any time he sounds like the man you really wish were speaking on Thursday

Any mention of Bush and one-way bus back to Crawford Texas.

Any mention of healthcare coupled with a long list of countries.

2 shots

If anything "turns out not to be true"

If he talks about the "end of the civil rights movement", or MLK, Jr

If any great lies are told by people like him to people like us

If he tells any story that you remember from the blog

If we are reminded of the great loss to our sense of community

If we are informed that WE have the power (extra shots if we are reminded more than once)

If you cry

3 shots

If he mentions Fahrenheit 9-11

If he does the double arms out finger point

If Dean accidentally slips up and says, "What I wanna know..."

If he makes a reference to Ralph Nader

If we are thanked very much more than twice (extra shot each "thank you very much" above two)

5 shots

Any mention of Costa Ricans

If he says he represents the Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party

If he makes fun of Gerry McEntee

If he calls Bush a miserable failure

If he mentions there being more than one America, perhaps two.

If he references any sort of bat

Any jokes about a scream

If he gives a shout out to Nicco