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So! Who is willing to watch the GOP National Convention for next 4 nights? (Original Post) imanamerican63 Jul 2016 OP
I think I need to wash my hair. Arkansas Granny Jul 2016 #1
I will watch some--unless it turns out to be too boring. It could be a circus, tblue37 Jul 2016 #2
Actually, I'm starting on West Wing Season Three tonight. lpbk2713 Jul 2016 #3
Not me. Do you think Melania's speech will have subtitles? Shrike47 Jul 2016 #4
pokemon Go characters. ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #7
LOL!!! complain jane Jul 2016 #8
Yes Pakid Jul 2016 #9
You'd have to pay me to watch that shit. A lot. n/t X_Digger Jul 2016 #5
between the disgust at their platform and ChairmanAgnostic Jul 2016 #6
I have my tv turned away at an angle, because complain jane Jul 2016 #10
I am. I love opera buffa. GreatCaesarsGhost Jul 2016 #11
I will watch some of it. femmocrat Jul 2016 #12
Are you kidding? LWolf Jul 2016 #13
I would, but I plan on getting hit by a bus later instead. Sorry. nt Quackers Jul 2016 #14
Wife is out of town, so I'm having a bunch of buddies over. Glassunion Jul 2016 #15
That is going to be a wicked 4 nights for you and your buddies! imanamerican63 Jul 2016 #16
That, and we are going to remodel our Master Bedroom. Glassunion Jul 2016 #17

tblue37

(65,488 posts)
2. I will watch some--unless it turns out to be too boring. It could be a circus,
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 01:05 PM
Jul 2016

in which case I wouldn't want to miss it. But I won't sit in front of my TV hoping for something funny or interesting. I will ht the intertubes for highlights. It saves time to get someone with a higher tolerance for nonsense to sort through the boring stuff for me.

ChairmanAgnostic

(28,017 posts)
6. between the disgust at their platform and
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 01:07 PM
Jul 2016

the fascination of this slow moving train wreck, I will try to watch, but i hope to have access to sufficient amounts of antidote at hand.

complain jane

(4,302 posts)
10. I have my tv turned away at an angle, because
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 01:11 PM
Jul 2016

I don't want to get too much Stupid on me. Knowing it's on next to me as I type this gives me the shudders. I'm going to try though. I'm not sure how far I'll get before I simply shut it off and wait for TRMS.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
12. I will watch some of it.
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 01:14 PM
Jul 2016

I think I have watched every convention since 1964. Maybe even earlier than that.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
13. Are you kidding?
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 01:42 PM
Jul 2016

The single precious resource that is absolutely finite is time. Why would I want to lose some of whatever time I've got left on the planet on them?

I'll be engaged in my usual evening routine; a book, a purring bundle of fur in my lap competing for space and attention with said book, and a jug of icy water to combat summer temperatures. I'll sneak up to watch the deer that's been bedding down in my yard, underneath a massive old-fashioned rose bush get settled for the evening, and pause now and again to listen to the feral cat that's taken up residence meow and scratch at the screen door, knowing that if I actually got up and approached the door, it would bolt for cover.

The tv won't be on, and if it were, the last thing I'd be watching would be the Republican Convention. That's like someone filming the activity in an open latrine.

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)
15. Wife is out of town, so I'm having a bunch of buddies over.
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 01:57 PM
Jul 2016

We are going to see who can kill their liver first. RNC - Convention The Drinking Game™

Now, we knew that a simple every time someone does or says (x) you take a shot, would likely kill one of us in the first 15 minutes. So it is more of a Bingo™ style that we have opted for.

I have arranged 5 Bingo™ Cards with the following phrases or imagery:
Lyin' Hillary
Benghazi
Corn Field
Crooked Hilary (double drink bonus if combined with the Lyin' Hilary)
A Black Person
A Black Person Under 40 (This will be the unicorn square me thinks)
Reagan
Cowboy Hat and Bolo Tie
Baby With Trump Button Pinned to Its Clothing
Chris Christie Shows ANY Emotion On His Face
Any Celebrity We all Thought Was Dead
Any Praise for Putin
Build a Wall
Mentioning the Ban Of ANY Minority
Creepy Ivanka Mention
I'm/He's a Successful/Rich Businessman
Mention of Weiner
Climate Change Denial
A Promise to Repeal "Obamacare"
"You're Fired!"
Pocahontas
Somebody Crying

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)
17. That, and we are going to remodel our Master Bedroom.
Mon Jul 18, 2016, 02:04 PM
Jul 2016

Prob just a lot of drinking for three days, and about 6 hours of sanding, painting and trimming the border.

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