• Pintification

  last modified March 11, 2007 by whitmo

pon·tif·i·cate
Pronunciation: pän-'ti-f&-"kAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -cat·ed; -cat·ing
Etymology: Medieval Latin pontificatus, past participle of pontificare, from Latin pontific-, pontifex
1 a : to officiate as a pontiff b : to celebrate pontifical mass
2 : to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way

pint
Pronunciation: 'pInt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English pinte, from Middle French, probably from Vulgar Latin *pincta, feminine of pinctus, past participle of Latin pingere to paint; from the use of a painted mark on a container to show its capacity -- more at PAINT
1 -- see WEIGHT table
2 : a pint pot or vessel for beer


Pintification : The act of conveying your idea before the judge finishes his drink

An interactive variant on lightening talks

The rules for pintification are simple. 

  1. the new speaker buys the last speaker a drink
  2. The speaker must finish his talk before the drinker finishes his drink.  
  3. Drinker may drink at any speed he or she feels is appropriate given the quality of the speaker. 
  4. Crowd may encourage the drinker to drink faster
  5. Crowd may refill the drinkers glass in order to force the speaker to talk longer.  
  6. If the speaker declares his or herself done, drinker must finish drink.
    When drinker finishes, the speaker takes his place with a new drink of his or her choice and a new speaker starts.