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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 waypint
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.
- the new speaker buys the last speaker a drink
- The speaker must finish his talk before the drinker finishes his drink.
- Drinker may drink at any speed he or she feels is appropriate given the quality of the speaker.
- Crowd may encourage the drinker to drink faster
- Crowd may refill the drinkers glass in order to force the speaker to talk longer.
- 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.