Debate Drinking Games Inspire ... Debate

If you're hungover from last night's debate, pop a couple Asprin before reading this story. Debate drinking games are all the rage, and NPR takes a lighthearted look at the, erm, debate over the trend. There are myriad websites (like this and this) where you can find lists of rules for such games, like taking a shot any time Big Bird or binders enter the conversation.

But some health experts worry that such games are an excuse to get drunk—and "watching a presidential debate while intoxicated is not a good plan for informing oneself about issues that affect our lives," one professor intones. Others disagree. "If you're playing a drinking game during the debates, that means you're watching it with friends," says foodie Sarah Lohman, who's done a podcast on drinking games. "You're paying close attention, and you're probably going to talk about what they said afterwards. To me, there's nothing negative about that." (More binge drinking stories.)