Comments on: City Council Drinking Game

By: Urban Oasis » Nuts and Bolts

Urban Oasis » Nuts and Bolts — Sun, 07 May 2006 17:23:42 +0000

[...] Since my post on the Ann Arbor City Council Drinking Game, I’ve gotten quite a few referrals from the Chelsea Report, a blog by the Chelsea city manager. In a recent post, he discusses a move to an irrigation water meter in order to price lawn water vs. house water more effectively for consumers and the city. This is the kind of thing I love, boring as it might seem, and the objections to it seem pretty whiny — let’s have our water’s price reflect the cost of its treatment and distribution so that consumers can make more informed decisions about how much water to use. [...]

By: sarah

sarah — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:16:00 +0000

Any time someone mentions the phrase “couch ban,” drink.

Any time someone from the Old Fourth Ward Association stands up to comment, drink.

By: urbanoasis

urbanoasis — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 06:12:00 +0000

Heidi — you’re on. I can’t do it at the Feb 6 meeting, as that’s the Calthorpe one and people will have to drink to my cliches at the comment table, but Feb 20 I will have the rules finalized and will drink all comers under the divan.

By: wendyo

wendyo — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 03:28:00 +0000

drink everytime someone uses the word “impact” as a verb.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 03:27:00 +0000

This game is liable to give an elephant alcohol poisoning. I don’t think Urbanoasis would make it through the first half, if even the first 15 minutes, even taking baby-sips. And I challenge you to prove me wrong this Monday.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:24:00 +0000

Here’s an easy one that’ll get you drunk right quick:

Drink every time the phrase “move to table” is uttered.

By: urbanoasis

urbanoasis — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:00:00 +0000

Anonymous 1, those are some good ones, but I think this one made the cut: “If you can tell that a Council member is probably checking his/her e-mail rather than listening to the tenth speaker in a row hit the same talking points, e-mail the Council member to express your sympathies, and rub in the fact that they’re not allowed to drink during the meeting. Then drink.”

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 20:11:00 +0000

And when Joan Lowenstein does something to antagonize the pro-Palestinian speakers (turning her back, walking out, etc.), say “LeChaim” and drink.

Should there be an extra drink everytime Blain or Henry say “Genocide”?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:03:00 +0000

Let’s see if we can tailor this a little better:

When a public comment speaker addressing the issue of Palestine exceeds their time limit, I think you need to, ideally, consume some item produced in Israel.

When Council debates the meaning of human companionship for goldfish, consume a live goldfish. Then drink.

When a speaker identifies themselves as the “Friends of foo”, drink, then hop over to Ann Arbor is Overrated to drunkenly lambaste the speaker.

If you can tell that a Council member is probably checking his/her e-mail rather than listening to the tenth speaker in a row hit the same talking points, e-mail the Council member to express your sympathies, and rub in the fact that they’re not allowed to drink during the meeting. Then drink.