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2008 SUMMER OLYMPICS DRINKING GAME

Take one sip of your drink when:
1. They mention a medal.

2. They say the name of the country or city the games are being played in. Twice if they say them both. i.e. Beijing, China

3. Any time a flag is shown. Drink three when you see the three flags during the medal ceremony. Don’t forget that they also mention medals here. (See Rule 1)

4. During commercials any time they say either, “proud sponsor of . . .” or “proudly sponsored by . . .”

5. Any time they mention the weather.

6. Any time a country is mentioned that you’ve never heard of.

7. Any time a sport is played that you’ve never heard of.

8. The Olympics are referred to as Beijing's "coming-out party."

9. A TV announcer refers to China's "rising middle class." (Bonus sip if said rising middle class is referred to as "the awakening of the Chinese dragon.")

10. A TV announcer refers to the fact that the Chinese frequent KFC, McDonald's, and Starbucks, just like us!

11. A TV announcer makes note of the fact that the Chinese people eat all sorts of crazy things, including dog leg, donkey meat, scorpion kebab, and yak penis, ostensibly as way to show that Chinese culture is different than ours, but really just to use the phrase "yak penis."

12. The camera shows an armed Chinese guard riding on a Segway.

13. The camera shows a Chinese guard riding on a Segway on his way to brutally assaulting a bunch of pro-Tibet dissidents.

14. The swimming commentator refers to either:
A) Michael Phelps' hyperflexible size-14 feet, or
B) The fact that it takes Phelps 20 minutes to squeeze into his custom Speedo LZR bodysuit.
Michael Phelps' goofy mug is used in an NBC teaser. (Actually, bad idea. You will die.)

15. Teenage girls are shown giggling while watching Michael Phelps.

16. An announcer mentions the intense Beijing air pollution. (Bonus sip if he mentions it while wearing a mask. Double bonus sip if he's wearing a mask despite the fact that it's sunny and clear out just to prove a point on TV.)

17. An announcer brings up the Chinese government's ability to rid the atmosphere of said pollution by artificially inducing rain from the Man-Made Hail-Prevention and Rain-Increasing Work Station.

18. Every time you hear the Olympic theme.

19. Any flashback to a past Olympic game.

20. Any time they show the Olympic torch.


Take two sips of your drink when:
1. Bob Costas, sotto voce, informs us that an athlete has "prepared his/her whole life for just this one moment." Or any time you hear the phrase "Olympic Dream".

2. An announcer utters any of the following phrases:
A) "Everyone in the stadium was a winner today." (Or its inverse: "There are no losers here.")
B) "This is what the Olympics are all about."
C) "[Random obscure athlete who competes in an event you only pay attention to once every four years and who will never be heard from again] will remember this day for the rest of his life."
D) [Athletes from rival countries—India and Pakistan, for example, or Iraq and the United States—shake hands after a match.] "This is truly what the Olympic Games are all about."

3. An announcer acknowledges that saying something like "the whole world is watching" is a cliche, but proceeds to say it anyway.

4. An announcer somberly intones that a participant is competing despite:
A) The recent diagnosis of a family member/loved one with a life-threatening disease.
B) The recent death of a family member/loved one by way of a life-threatening disease.
C) Having been diagnosed with a physically debilitating or crippling disease as a child. (Bonus drink if the announcer compares the participant's plight to that of the South African "Blade Runner")
D) Having been maimed in a tractor accident or other freak occurrence as a child.
E) Having grown up with no access to food, clean water, training equipment, or sneakers.
F) Having grown up in the midst of genocide/geopolitical strife/major war.

5. An announcer enthusiastically describes a triple jump participant as having made a "great leap forward." (Alternately, he describes a 100 meter sprinter at the blocks as a "crouching tiger.")

6. The final heat of a competition featuring an American and a Chinese Olympian is billed as "a showdown between East and West." (Alternate: "Yin meets yang ... right after this commercial break!")

7. A drug reference is mentioned.

8. There is a debate on whether or not the judges were competent.

9. Every time they mention something like, “This is the best Olympics ever.”

10. Any time a world record is broken.


Chug your drink when:
1. The wrong national anthem is played when a gold medalist takes the podium.

2. Members of the "Dream Team" are busted in their hotel room with a bunch of pros

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