Drinking Game
Gloria Arroyo’s State of the Nation address.
OK she includes things like the Nuclear Weapons Non-proliferation Treaty… this is significant how? It’s as if we had something to proliferate in the first place.
Wonder how many people took out a keg and drank every time they heard or saw:
- How successful the Philippines is now compared to the old days.
- A bromide.
- A really tired cliche.
- A word very popular with college professors in the late 1800s.
- Clapping idiots.
- Arroyo mentioning her father.
- An English word or phrase — like ‘emancipate’ and ‘microfinance loans’ — is inserted into a Filipino statement (meant to appeal to or for the benefit of the masses).
- Subtle remarks aimed at political opponents.
- How education and jobs have improved in the Philippines.
- Filipinana formal wear in shocking colors or weird combinations
- An Everyperson was “nandito” (and said Everyperson waved on cue).
- A vague non-reference to Charter change.
- A vague non-reference to running (or not running) for office again.
Meanwhile, we have a morning show at DZMM. Pinky Webb filling in for Korina Sanchez for a morning talk show: “[Ano'ng ibig sabihin ng] ‘pussyfoot’?… Kilabot… pwedeng magnakaw...” Aargh. Politicians, stop using words like ‘pussyfoot’ in speeches on national TV, and people who get to be commentators and journalists, please go back to school.
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