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How was Paul Ryan able to drink so much water for 90 minutes without having to pee? (Original Post) scheming daemons Oct 2012 OP
haha PD Turk Oct 2012 #1
Stadium Pal! n/t mr_hat Oct 2012 #2
P90X.1, The Steel Bladder Ultimatum Brickbat Oct 2012 #3
LOL iloveObama12 Oct 2012 #4
the answer to that Depends... librechik Oct 2012 #5
Who says he didn't? randome Oct 2012 #6
He thought he looked cool after spouting some right wing meme. Hoyt Oct 2012 #7
He's an empty vessel. Atman Oct 2012 #8
!! HereSince1628 Oct 2012 #10
thanks for my laugh of the day! bbgrunt Oct 2012 #33
It certainly betrayed his nervousness...no, fear!! ailsagirl Oct 2012 #9
Thanks Stadium Pal! progressoid Oct 2012 #11
Foley Catheter and Leg Bag. MineralMan Oct 2012 #12
Did anyone get a look at his pants after the debate to make sure he didn't pee himself? aint_no_life_nowhere Oct 2012 #13
Didn't you notice? Applan Oct 2012 #14
we saw a shot of the back of the table... ginnyinWI Oct 2012 #30
Magic Underwear... HopeHoops Oct 2012 #15
It's an old ventriloquist trick lpbk2713 Oct 2012 #16
He was prepping for a question on trickle-down economics. n/t gkhouston Oct 2012 #17
I heard he was playing his own debate drinking game... Atman Oct 2012 #18
He was mercuryblues Oct 2012 #19
if only someone put some visine in his glass fascisthunter Oct 2012 #20
Astronaut style. Erose999 Oct 2012 #21
and people wonder why politicians always wear dark slacks. slampoet Oct 2012 #22
I think all that water drowned the hamster running on the wheel in his brain. Erose999 Oct 2012 #23
OMG! Literally roflmao. mnhtnbb Oct 2012 #25
P90X bladder workouts. dawg Oct 2012 #24
Did anyone notice how he didn't just take a sip of water--- Grammy23 Oct 2012 #26
and if SNL doesn't make some fun of this, ginnyinWI Oct 2012 #28
Lying causes mouth and throat dryness. nt SDjack Oct 2012 #34
Jokes aside, a friend made a good observation. He was buying time. A pause. pinto Oct 2012 #27
Well you answered your question malaise Oct 2012 #29
With all that hot air, it instantly evaporates away. William769 Oct 2012 #31
one caller to CSPAN after the debate commented about him drinking so much water Gin Oct 2012 #32
Possibly he was dehydrated.... Tippy Oct 2012 #35
He weeps urine. cthulu2016 Oct 2012 #36
who says he didn't? PD Turk Oct 2012 #37
Douche bags can hold a lot of water. nt alphafemale Oct 2012 #38
You win the thread! scheming daemons Oct 2012 #40
OK, that's the best answer yet. llmart Oct 2012 #47
D'oh! louis-t Oct 2012 #39
Paul Ryan says "Don't you laugh while I'm Lying Cha Oct 2012 #41
Triumph of the Will....... (nt) Paladin Oct 2012 #42
TAnxiety or taking anti-anxiety pills can cause dry mouth or cotton mouth. Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #43
Sweating through his clothes. Zoeisright Oct 2012 #44
Bill Maher called it flopsweat! Bake Oct 2012 #45
He has three bladders.... tavernier Oct 2012 #46

ailsagirl

(22,899 posts)
9. It certainly betrayed his nervousness...no, fear!!
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 03:33 PM
Oct 2012

Nervousness/fear causes dry mouth
Also
It gave him something to do with his (trembling?) hands.

Applan

(693 posts)
14. Didn't you notice?
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 03:58 PM
Oct 2012

His glass mysteriously got filled up halfway through. He must have sneaked it under the table and recycled.

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
30. we saw a shot of the back of the table...
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:22 PM
Oct 2012

each one of them had several glasses of water set out for them.Biden didn't touch his.

Atman

(31,464 posts)
18. I heard he was playing his own debate drinking game...
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:02 PM
Oct 2012

Every time he told a lie, he took a drink of water.

Grammy23

(5,815 posts)
26. Did anyone notice how he didn't just take a sip of water---
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:16 PM
Oct 2012

He took a swig of water, then swished it around in his mouth. He did this with nearly every drink he took. You'd have thought he had just run a marathon and was parched. It was most definitely his "tell" that he was nervous. And I'm guessing his sphincters were clinched when he got finished with the debate....and the first stop after they left the stage was the potty.

I think he probably had a bad case of cotton mouth because he took a drink before they even really got started. If I didn't despise him, I could almost feel sorry for him. Since I DO despise that little weasel, I can go right on thinking he is a despicable little twit, along with his running mate.

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)
28. and if SNL doesn't make some fun of this,
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:20 PM
Oct 2012

I'll eat my hat.

I can see the Ryan character swigging down whole pitchers of water by the end of the sketch.

pinto

(106,886 posts)
27. Jokes aside, a friend made a good observation. He was buying time. A pause.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:20 PM
Oct 2012

Sounds right to me. I assume his handlers were worried he'd have a knee-jerk reaction as Biden called him on his...malarkey.

(ed for spell)

Gin

(7,212 posts)
32. one caller to CSPAN after the debate commented about him drinking so much water
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:22 PM
Oct 2012

She said......maybe he has sugar.....

Lol.

Auntie Bush

(17,528 posts)
43. TAnxiety or taking anti-anxiety pills can cause dry mouth or cotton mouth.
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 04:59 PM
Oct 2012

Depends can solve the pee-pee problem...but his maim problem was anxiety. Well I'd be anxious too having to face that big teddy bear when it came to life.

tavernier

(12,407 posts)
46. He has three bladders....
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 05:25 PM
Oct 2012

he actually has spares of everything. That's what allows him to run multiple marathons and never has to pee or poop. However with his spare bladders and rectums, he doesn't have any room for a heart or a brain.

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