Tuesday, April 12, 2011

A Public Service Announcement

We all enjoy indulging in debate drinking games. I know I usually do. After all, you need to do something while Gilles Duceppe is talking.

However this year, I have one request - please do not use the word "coalition" in your drinking game. I know, I know - it seems like an obvious word to include. But if you do, you'll inevitably be in the ER with alcohol poisoning by the time we get to the closing statements.

posted by calgarygrit at 11:00 a.m.

9 Comments:

  • I recommend that every time "coalition" or "contempt" is mentioned, that instead of drinking, you make a fixed donation amount to a charity of your choice.

    A bunch of us did $0.25 per on the last day of Parliament to the Red Cross, and it only cost us $25 each...

    By Anonymous Kirk Schmidt, at 11:04 a.m.  

  • I wonder if the Liberals are open to forming a coalition with the Conservatives - or vice versa. It's clear nobody is getting a majority this election, I'd like to see that question being asked of Mr. Ignatieff and Mr. Harper, just to see what the response would be. A coalition need not be with the NDP.

    By Blogger Sean Cummings, at 11:09 a.m.  

  • Sean - ha ha. That would be a good one, though they'd both inevitably say no.

    By Blogger calgarygrit, at 11:30 a.m.  

  • I think it would play to Ignatieff's benefit were he to agree to "work with anyone". I think the Conservatives are so firmly enshrined in the political center that it's hard to discern between Liberals and Tories. That said, I still am of the feeling that most center-left voters would vote Liberal over the NDP because the specter of Libby Davies or Pat Martin as ministers of the crown in a coalition government is too frightening to be real. There's a reason the NDP can't win an election....

    By Blogger Sean Cummings, at 11:48 a.m.  

  • Likewise, the words "Carson" and "Attorney General" should be avoided.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 11:59 a.m.  

  • While of course everybody is interested in the 6 minute showdown between Harper and Ignatieff, I predict that the Harper-Duceppe battle will be interesting as well. If Harper wants to go after the coalition, that'd be the place (although I think Harper will be in prozac mode).

    By Anonymous hosertohoosier, at 12:06 p.m.  

  • I predict that the Harper-Duceppe battle will be interesting as well

    I second this. Take a shot every time Duceppe calls Harper a liar over the 2004 coalition ...that should get you flying early in the event.

    By Blogger Tof KW, at 12:36 p.m.  

  • I wish you had warned me similarly about the word "Bush" in the 2008 debate. :(

    By Blogger Robert Vollman, at 12:56 p.m.  

  • I dare anyone to have a drink every time the shape shiftin' reptiloid Count flicks out his forked tongue.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:02 p.m.  

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