Larval fish & VP Debate drinking game

Bloated much?

These whimsical baby fish come courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution's flickr set of Belize Larval Fish. Every time I see something cool and science-y like this, my first thought is, "What can I do to watch people do this... in Belize... and have someone else pay for it?" That's journalism, right? Someday I'll crack the code.

So the vice presidential debates were last night. I tuned in with hopes of seeing Sarah Palin lose it - and by it I mean her last meal - on the podium, out of nervousness and insecurity. And, does incompetence make you hurl? Unfortunately, she held it down, kept it together, and exceeded everyone's expectations. Which isn't saying much. Expectations are at a historical low these days. In every sector.

Anyhow, if you were clever, you totally could have gotten wasted during the debate, by playing:

THE GREAT VICE PRESIDENTIAL OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEBATE DRINKING GAME!!!!

The rules are DRINK when:

• When a candidate blatantly evades the question
• When the moderator calls the candidate out on evading the question
• When a candidate utters "maverick"
• Palin drops the 'g' on the end of her words
• Palin says somethin' unbearably folksy
• Palin mentions that she knows a thing or two about energy
• Palin winks directly at YOU
  
• Biden looks like he's tearing up
• When Wall Street and Main Street are mentioned in the same sentence, in opposition

CHUG when:

• Palin loses it on the podium

Sadly, the chugging opportunity never came. Not to mention I did not have a beer at hand during the debate. I was reduced to looking over Marshall's shoulder at some weird animation representing the Cubs game on the laptop, to alleviate the boredom of talking points and politics in general.