With Coronation Street sent to CBC’s Sunday morning ghetto to make room for the NHL playoffs (and after the Habs went down last night, really, is there any point in watching anymore?), we’re all going to have to entertain ourselves somehow.

I find the best way to do that is to get drunk. I have taken the addictive thrill of watching Corrie and combined it with the addictive properties of alcohol. Throw some hot wings and samosas in there, and you got yourself a party.

As we all know, the show does hit on certain beats in the script and plot lines that often satisfy long-term viewers of the show. The object of this drinking game is to watch for those “beats” and take a sip of your drink when they occur.

PART ONE: WORDS AND PHRASES

Take one sip when the following is said:
  • “Hiya!”
  • “Eh up”
  • “Luv”
  • “Ta”
  • “Pint”
  • “Cheers”
  • “Nice one”
  • “Nowt”
  • “Owt”
  • “Tart”
  • “Cow”
  • “Bitch”
  • “Bitter and twisted”
  • “Cuppa”
  • “Hot pot”
  • Local pronunciations such as:
  • “Murr” for “Mare”
  • “Clurr” for “Claire”
  • “Thurr” for “There”
  • “Swurr” for “Swear”
  • “…n’ all.”
  • “innit”
  • “at it”
  • “Thee and me”
  • “Scotch and threat”
  • “hospickle”
  • “oy!”
  • “chippy”
  • “you what?”

PART TWO: ACTIONS

Take one sip when the following happens:
  • A pint is pulled
  • Someone walks into the Rovers
  • Booze is consumed during the lunch hour
  • Tracy sneers
  • Ken removes his glasses
  • Norris eavesdrops
  • Emily is offended
  • Someone knocks on a door, but does not enter the house
  • A car drives down the cobbles
  • The factory girls are slacking off
  • Eileen rolls her eyes
  • Gail blinks, repeatedly
  • Bethany stares into space
  • Fred Elliot repeats, I say, REPEATS HIMSELF!

PART THREE: RARE AND WONDERFUL THINGS

Consume the rest of your drink if:

  • someone leaves the cobbles behind for a “new life” somewhere else
  • someone says the magic words, “It’ll all end in tears.”
  • someone has sex
  • someone gets married
  • someone is pregnant
  • someone gives birth
  • someone lies
  • someone cries
  • someone dies
  • someone throws a punch
  • someone mentions Canada

Cheers, everyone!