Due to the popularity of The City Council Drinking Game, I’ve created a whole separate page devoted to the rules of the game.
Some of the rules are created by yours truly while others are sent in by fans. The suggestions that are sent in are denoted by the person’s name in parenthesis, if available.
Rules
Pasadena City Council meetings air live Mondays at 6:30 p.m. on KPAS 55 and streaming on the web at the Pasadena website.
Find your liquor or beer of choice and take a shot/chug it down whenever the following things occur:
Someone mentions “children” or “safety” during public comment (suggested by Anonymous comment on Under The Dome)
Someone mentions “children” or “safety” from the dais
Whenever Bogaard says “persons”, “in the fullness of time”, or moves his hands in that one funny way when a person’s public comment time is up.
Any time you see that one KPAS tech with the glasses and the pony tail.
Whenever someone makes a public comment about instant run-off voting, something hippy-dippy environmental, or other stuff that has to do with the price of tea in China (or talks about China!).
Any time Sid Tyler looks mad.
Any time Steve Madison talks too long or acts like a dick to someone.
Whenever Jacque Robinson interrupts someone else.
Whenever Victor Gordo mentions something he’s accomplished in District 5.
Whenever Victor Gordo gets bitchslapped by someone at public comment.
Whenever you think to yourself “Damn, Chris Holden looks like a senator.”
Take a shot when Margaret McAustin is showing some cleavage.
During roll call, when Haderlein says “present” instead of “here”.
During a vote, when Haderlein says “In favor” instead of “yay”.
If Council takes longer than 10 minutes to come up with the same idea you came up with in 30 seconds.
Take a shot/swig when Bogaard says Gordo’s name with that “th” sound to let us all know he’s of some kind of Spanish descent. (WCGB)
How could I have forgotten this? A shot is absolutely necessary when Madison mentions he’s a former federal prosecutor. (Alex Zajac)
It’s not a common occurrence - so take a shot whenever someone objects to a motion.
Take a shot when a boring person follows someone who was interesting, funny, or just plain energized during public comment.
Down one when you can see Ann Erdman laughing with “that guy with glasses in a pony tail” (Daniel Hesse)
Take a shot for excessive use of the Y chromosome. (Margaret McAustin)
Take a swig every time the Mayor says “you have 10 seconds, sir/ma’am” during public comment. Then you gotta take a second swig when the speaker ignores the mayor and goes over the time (Felicia Cain)
Take a shot every time somebody sitting behind a speaker councilmember picks their nose. (Dormitas)
Take a shot every time a non-profit pimp makes a veiled pitch to line their own pockets. (Dormitas)
Take a shot everytime Barney Melekian spouts off liberal propaganda about his policing methods. (Anonymous)
Last person to say “The Proctor is IN!” has to do a disc of beer, if Aaron Proctor appears. (Centinel)
Any time Steve Madison phones in, take a shot when he speaks.
Any time there’s obvious verbal sucking up, gladhanding, or ass-grabbing during a joint PUSD-Council meeting, take a shot.
A triple shot of bad, sure to cause a nasty hangover tequila for any Councilmember that votes “abstain”. An “abstain” is different than having to recuse you’re yourself over a conflict of interest. That’s legit. Abstain means I’m casting a
vote neither way. Biggest cop out in Council-Land. (Steve Haderlein)
Take a shot every time the West Side Surrender Monkey tries to find some way to do the Livvies’ bidding. (Dormitas)
Take a shot when Council starts a bullshit committee.
Suggestions
Please use the following form to suggest more rules.
- AP