...but I don't want your son to lose his liver.

It's easier when they are sober.

...providing them alcohol or allowing them to drink in the house is probably illegal. Not only that, but even if they're legally old enough to drink, the house could still be responsible for them if they left drunk and caused an accident.

I can think of a long list of things better to do high than watch the orange marshmallow do his fancy hand dance.

If the goal is to survive the night sober ... Drink when ...

1) Trump proposes a policy that would be good for America.
2) The moderators allow Clinton to strecth the truth and do not call her on it.

If the goal is to get hammered ... Drink when ...

1) Trump repeats himself.
2) Hillary provides a specific detail about a policy.

That's a word I can see her using often. I would if I were her.

Everyone watching at home has to strip nekkid and run around the block clucking like a hen. At that point it's all over for him.

Of course, that will result in everyone passing out before he answers his first question.

Doesn't anyone enjoy a nice game of Parcheesi anymore?

Prediction: Drunk before first commercial

They'll help with Trump-induced nausea too.

Not even mentioning all the potential legal problems, or the explosion of substance abuse in young people, what are you teaching by letting kids drink until they get stupid drunk? Here son, spend your money foolishly, drink to oblivion -- but no worries -- drink up!

OK, even if you don't care if he wants to get drunk, and maybe that's more fun than learning a bit about politics, the candidates, their positions, or calling them out on their lies, but you're encouraging and endorsing something that puts your own kid at risk. In addition, you've reduced a serious and important event that could decide the presidency -- remember how Romney trounced Obama on their first debate? -- and have terrible consequences for the whole country, to a pointless, frat boy drinking game.

Sorry, no winners on this one.

and the 'young people' in question could be in their 40s or 50s, even.

But I hear you. It's awful, someone, somewhere, might actually have a good time, and we know Jesus weeps every time THAT happens.

your underlying issues should be addressed a professional setting, yeah?

you might be taking your own shtick a bit too seriously, no?

Sounds dreary, but I guess different strokes and all that.

...I'm 63. Kinda weird that others seemed to think I was going to be hosting an underage drinking party.

the intertubes where a Gen-X duffer such as myself is still treated like a "kid".

But, yeah. I don't really go in for all the reflexive shaming and I usually give people the benefit of the doubt that they know what they're doing. ... personally, it's been maybe 20 years orso since I played a drinking game (much less drank at all) but I still remember the appeal.

We used to watch "star trek" and play drinking games, like drink every time Bones said "dammit, jim"- that sort of thing.

And he could - "He's dead, Jim."

Yeah, those are classic.

You know, sometimes I understand where people are coming from when they complain that we liberals are too serious and have no sense of humor.

I think you're in the wrong meeting, the Puritan gathering is over on that other site.

Funny how that works.

(as weird as it was) but my 'little boy' is 35 and owns his own house.

There's a lot it could apply to, but he'll try and ignore it rather than using endless denials, so their livers may survive.

For Hillary, 4 fingers of beer every time she uses 'respect'. A whole bottle of wine if she uses "R.E.S.P.E.C.T.".

They will all be able to drive home legally.

Tell them to take a drink every time STFU Donny uses a word that has more than 4 syllables. They should however, be allowed to drink during the commercial breaks as their throats will sadly be bone dry.

believe me

the maggot lies he won't make it into the second 30 minutes.