As all great things in life, Digg has recently lost a bit of it’s luster in my eyes. Sure it’s fun to read about people in positions of power saying incredibly stupid things, or look at crazy or funny pictures. It’s a good time reading about all the latest Apple news, and the coolest futuristic gadgets, but it was slowly becoming clear to me that it was missing something. And then, last night as I sat sipping my drink by the soft glow of my MacBook, it dawned on me… Digg needed a Drinking Game!

Of course, coming up with one didn’t take me long and I’m probably not the first to come up with such a wonderful idea but I’ll lay down the rules I came up with and we can all go from there. So without further ado, I give you the first edition of the

The Digg Drinking Game Rules

Preparation: Gather ’round a few friends (you only have a problem if you’re drinking alone right?), plenty of alcohol, and point your favorite browser to Digg Spy. Then decide amongst your group what level of drinking you’d like to participate in this evening (or afternoon or morning… hey it’s 5 o’clock somewhere). Currently there are three levels: Lightweight, Impaired, and Raging Alcoholic.

Playing the Game: Once you’ve chosen your level, each participant must pick one of the following phrases. When a story with the phrase you picked is Dugg or Buried, you have to drink. Each phrase also has a “bonus” that requires extra action. Enjoy! (responsibly of course)

Lightweight - for all you 100lb girls and guys that drink like them

  • A story with the word “Rumor” in the title is dugg.
  • A story from cnet.com/news.com/com.com is dugg. (This one might have to be moved up into the next level. I’ll leave it up to you.)
  • A story with a typo in the title is dugg. (This of course has the built in safety valve of the more you drink, the less you’ll be able to spot the typos.)
  • A story with “Kevin Rose” in the title is dugg. (Drink twice if they use his last name in an oh so clever play on words.)
  • A story from the Health section is dugg. (Simply for the irony factor.)

Impaired - remembe we’re kicking it up a notch

  • A story with the description of “Title says it all” is dugg OR buried. (Drink twice if they then proceed to explain the story anyway.)
  • A story about Hillary or Obama is dugg or buried. (Drink twice if mentions them both.)
  • A story with the 10 in the title or description is dugg - 10 reasons why, top 10 myths, 10 Most Amazing, etc. etc. (David Letterman would be so proud.)
  • Someone leaves a “Am I the only one who thought this was about” or “Am I the only one that read this as” comment. (I realize this will require you to actually scroll around through Digg rather than just watching Spy but if you’re in the Impaired division, you should be dedicated enough to drinking to make this one work.)
  • A “How To” story is dugg or buried. (Drink twice if it’s followed by some absurd/impossible task. “How to fly a pig to the moon” for example.)

Raging Alcoholic - you may want to have bail money ready

  • A negative story about Bush is dugg, or a positive story about W is buried. (Drink twice if the opposite happens - a positive story about Bush is dugg or a negative one is buried. You should be fairly safe on this one.)
  • A story with Digg in the title or description is dugg. (Drink twice if a story from Digg’s blog or submitted by Kevin Rose is buried.)
  • A story uses BREAKING: in the title. This one is pretty hit and miss. One day you’ll be able to legally drive home, the next you might wake up in a Mexican prison.
  • A story with [Pic] [Pics] or [Pictures] is dugg. (Drink twice if the story also uses two or more of the following words amazing, insane, incredible, awesome, ever, best)
  • A story about Apple is dugg. This includes all Apple products and commercials. (If you’re really adventurous you can watch one of these stories and drink every time the word “fanboy” is used in the comments. Only the most experienced alcoholic should attempt this one.)

Enjoy!

Update: apparently Diggnation came up with a digg drinking game. I’ve not yet seen their list but I had fun coming up with this one and did not consult their version when creating it.