The Only St. Patrick's Day Drinking Game That Could Actually Prevent You From Puking

The Only St. Patrick's Day Drinking Game That Could Prevent You From Puking
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There are plenty of St. Paddy's Day drinking games out there, but this one isn't meant to get you drunk. This is a backwards drinking game meant to kill your buzz and keep you sober should you do certain annoying things on St. Patrick's Day.

Have a good time today, but of course, stay safe. And try to follow these rules for optimum fun:

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St. Patrick's Day FAILS
Unlucky(01 of11)
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No one's after his lucky charms. (credit:<a href="http://www.highersalary.com/st-patricks-day-disasters/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Higher Salary" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.highersalary.com/st-patricks-day-disasters/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="14" data-vars-position-in-unit="15">Higher Salary</a> via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/drunk/comments/qzc7j/25_st_patricks_day_drunken_disaster_photos/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit." data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/drunk/comments/qzc7j/25_st_patricks_day_drunken_disaster_photos/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="15" data-vars-position-in-unit="16">reddit.</a>)
Sleeping Scot(02 of11)
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The one day of the year the Scottish and Irish can agree on something. (credit:<a href="http://i.imgur.com/WONfm.jpg" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Imgur" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://i.imgur.com/WONfm.jpg" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="12" data-vars-position-in-unit="13">Imgur</a> via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/r2xe5/my_friends_were_married_yesterday_st_patricks_day/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/r2xe5/my_friends_were_married_yesterday_st_patricks_day/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="13" data-vars-position-in-unit="14">reddit</a>.)
Huh?(03 of11)
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We don't even want to know the backstory. (credit:<a href="http://www.highersalary.com/st-patricks-day-disasters/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Higher Salary" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.highersalary.com/st-patricks-day-disasters/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="11" data-vars-position-in-unit="12">Higher Salary</a> via )
How Did This Happen?(04 of11)
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Either he's a party pro, or got severely injured.via Reddit (credit:<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/i.imgur.com/CcVO2.jpg" target="_blank" class=" js-entry-link cet-internal-link" data-vars-item-name="via Reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="/i.imgur.com/CcVO2.jpg" data-vars-target-content-type="feed" data-vars-type="web_internal_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="10" data-vars-position-in-unit="11">via Reddit</a>)
Double Fisting Guinness(05 of11)
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They're at the belligerent part of the night. (credit:<a href="http://www.highersalary.com/st-patricks-day-disasters/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Higher Salary" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.highersalary.com/st-patricks-day-disasters/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="8" data-vars-position-in-unit="9">Higher Salary</a> via )
Skipping Indian?(06 of11)
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Just a reminder of why St. Patrick's Day can be the worst. (credit:<a href="http://imgur.com/EeyIu" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via Reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://imgur.com/EeyIu" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="7" data-vars-position-in-unit="8">via Reddit</a>)
The Snoozin' Irish(07 of11)
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More like leprech-yawn. (credit:<a href="https://www.huffpost.com/<a href=" http:="" www.highersalary.com="" st-patricks-day-disasters="" "="" target="_blank" class=" js-entry-link cet-internal-link" data-vars-item-name="Higher Salary" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="/%3Ca%20href=" data-vars-target-content-type="feed" data-vars-type="web_internal_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="6" data-vars-position-in-unit="7">Higher Salary</a> via )
The Old Standby(08 of11)
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What's a holiday photo without a random horse head mask? (credit:<a href="http://imgur.com/a/KJhzw" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="(via Reddit)" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://imgur.com/a/KJhzw" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="5" data-vars-position-in-unit="6">(via Reddit)</a>)
Naptime Is Anytime(09 of11)
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Let's just assume St. Patrick's Day got the best of her. (credit:<a href="http://i.imgur.com/Hlpot.jpg" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Imgur" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://i.imgur.com/Hlpot.jpg" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="3" data-vars-position-in-unit="4">Imgur</a> via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/io9v2/came_downstairs_one_morning_and_found_my_roommate/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/io9v2/came_downstairs_one_morning_and_found_my_roommate/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="4" data-vars-position-in-unit="5">reddit</a>.)
The Party's Started(10 of11)
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You know St. Patrick's Day is in full swing when the bagpiper arrives. (credit:<a href="http://imgur.com/WUtxW" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="via Reddit" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://imgur.com/WUtxW" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="2" data-vars-position-in-unit="3">via Reddit</a>)
Go To College, Kid(11 of11)
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If only because it'll teach you how to handle your booze. (credit:<a href="http://i.imgur.com/SlN1r.jpg" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="Imgur" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://i.imgur.com/SlN1r.jpg" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="0" data-vars-position-in-unit="1">Imgur</a> via <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/r3k3s/somebody_enjoyed_st_pattys_day_a_little_too_much/" target="_blank" role="link" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="reddit." data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5bad526be4b04234e8590e2e" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/r3k3s/somebody_enjoyed_st_pattys_day_a_little_too_much/" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="1" data-vars-position-in-unit="2">reddit.</a>)