Your perfect party

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waiting inevitable zings

crystal waters otm

Surmounter's list is awesome & zing-proof imo.

I was at a pretty good party the other week.

10. Sunny day
9. Charity cricket function at picturesque rural location
8. Free barbecue and hog roast
7. Free cold alcoholic and fruit drinks
6. Captain one of the teams (Popbitch) and get yr highest score in a victory

ok and here's 5 things that didn't happen but would have made it even better

5. All old friends turn up
4. They turn out to be mega-nice and funny
3. Night falls and we go to a big mansion with enough beds for all of us
2. Karaoke
1. We drink limoncello, watch movies and play Pro Evo until dawn

10. Show up on time!
9. Don't leave at midnight bcz the bars close at 1 a.m.; there's booze & fun at the party, why are you going to the goddamn bar?
8. Leg-wrestling contest.
7. Watermelon.
6. Good whiskey, but not Crown Royal bcz then I can't tell how much is in the Coca-Cola and I get in a lot of trouble.
5. Wear clothes that allow full range of movement.
4. Karaoke!
3. Funny pets are present.
2. Whiskey drinking contest in the bushes outside, pref straight from bottle (best for this is Rebel Yell).
1. Laughing ass off!

10) outside
9) bocce/volleyball/soccer/badminton/croquet
8) good drinks, ample
7) good food, ample
6) 20/40/40 old friends/new friend /people i don't know
5) animals
4) music, but not too loud
3) no time anybody has to be home
2) old friends
1) guiltless hookups

6. at some point, bring up gloria estefan.

I would never have thought of this but somehow it would make my evening if someone else did!

ya remy's is good, quite similar to mine but more general and therefore more widely enjoyable, also a range of outdoor sports is a super idea

10: Clear night
9: Comet in the sky
8: Citrus juice
7: Asceticism
6: Nike "Cortez" Sneakers
5: Armbands
4: Vodka
3: Spaceship
2: Phenobarbitals
1: Heaven's gate

remy's sounds good but ONLY if the sport is croquet. And if it moves inside after dark – I hate skeeter bites.

Okay Øystein wins.

10. It is the end of summer and it is outside even though you can feel the chill in the evenings.
9. Everyone gets cold at the same time and there is not enough jackets
8. For some reason, this is the last night everybody will be together for a long time.
7. There is more whiskey than everyone can drink
6. All the whiskey gets drank.
5. The sky stays clear and bright even though it is very very late.
4. There is nobody else for miles.
3. There is a frisbee or a football or something but everbody is idle and it just gets tossed around lazily.
2. No food is organised but somehow the cupboards seem to throw up various combinations of junkfood and everybody knows some really gross way of eating everything that somehow makes it even more delicious.
1. It is fun, there is barely enough floor space to sleep and in the morning everyone rolles up their trousers and wades in knee deep in the edge of the river but there is not so much time left because by the afternoon everyone must be somewhere else.

in no order:

10. homemade food, lots of appetizers, veg options
9. afternoon/early evening that mutates into some other activity (to keep things interesting and also get people out of your house)
8. BYO but plenty of booze on hand
7. one drink/cocktail (like a hot toddy) that's the centerpiece of the party
6. invite all the funny gays you know
5. invite all the funny girls you know
4. use coasters but don't be anal about it
3. smoking allowed, esp if there's a balcony/fire escape/etc
2. board games!
1. fire pits are awesome if you have access to one

4. use coasters but don't be anal about it

at my sort of party this directive would be met with disapproval

i have pretty coasters that people usually want to use :)

10. It is the end of summer and it is outside even though you can feel the chill in the evenings.
9. Everyone gets cold at the same time and there is not enough jackets
8. For some reason, this is the last night everybody will be together for a long time.
7. There is more whiskey than everyone can drink
6. All the whiskey gets drank.
5. The sky stays clear and bright even though it is very very late.
4. There is nobody else for miles.
3. There is a frisbee or a football or something but everbody is idle and it just gets tossed around lazily.
2. No food is organised but somehow the cupboards seem to throw up various combinations of junkfood and everybody knows some really gross way of eating everything that somehow makes it even more delicious.
1. It is fun, there is barely enough floor space to sleep and in the morning everyone rolles up their trousers and wades in knee deep in the edge of the river but there is not so much time left because by the afternoon everyone must be somewhere else.

-- I know, right?, Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:32 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

great post

yeah, trouble with Tiarnan's is that not all of us live in mid-Irish country idyll, maybe he shd invite ILX for a CAMPFAP

ihat do you look like: an idyllic thread

10. Somebody else's place
9. Decorations that make it look like a 1960s BBC science fiction set
8. Slow jams
7. Cocktails, wine, mixed drinks
6. Lots of chairs in the back garden, smoking, confabulating
5. Everybody doing low budget glamour but with obvious effort made
4. SLENG TENG RIDDIM
3. Weed, pills optional
2. Back to slow jams and slow sleepy flirty chats that lead nowhere but round in circles
1. Walking home thru the park in the first hours of sunlight with only very occasional passers-by walking dogs

#5 OTM

#1 is especially nice if u have your ipod

I can see how an ipod wd be good but I like the small sounds at that time of the morning. I guess this is only possible in a small-ish city like mine tho.

noodle vague entirely otm

yesss small sounds it'd be good with that king crimson track "i talk to the wind"

Also this thread is making me sad for long time no party

Thx surmounter I wd definitely dig your perfect party too fwiw

Surms, I have had "Always Be My Baby" in my head all day. All giving me junior high dance flashbacks & shit. Can't say I'm sad about this.

;) i heard it out of some store the other day, drifting out onto the summer sidewalks. was perfect

i want to go to a surmounter party now

u_u

really can't top I Know, Right?

10. It is the end of summer and it is outside even though you can feel the chill in the evenings.
9. Everyone gets cold at the same time and there is not enough jackets
8. For some reason, this is the last night everybody will be together for a long time.
7. There is more whiskey than everyone can drink
6. All the whiskey gets drank.
5. The sky stays clear and bright even though it is very very late.
4. There is nobody else for miles.
3. There is a frisbee or a football or something but everbody is idle and it just gets tossed around lazily.
2. No food is organised but somehow the cupboards seem to throw up various combinations of junkfood and everybody knows some really gross way of eating everything that somehow makes it even more delicious.
1. It is fun, there is barely enough floor space to sleep and in the morning everyone rolles up their trousers and wades in knee deep in the edge of the river but there is not so much time left because by the afternoon everyone must be somewhere else.

-- I know, right?, Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:32 PM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

^^^ perfect

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/7/10577320_0a859b1b74_o.jpg

I know, right?'s just made me almost, ALMOST tear up and now I feel like real DB.

Boards Of Canada need to make a concept album about T's party.

pretty much

10. make some punch with everclear and give it a retarded name. keep pouring alcohol in it throughout the night
9. play a good party game. kings is basically the most fun one for icebreakers unless theres that one guy who uses 'never have i ever' as a way to 'subtly' brag about sexxual exxploits
8. if you need a good way to figure out how drunk everyone is put on 'juicy' or 'california love,' anyone not singing along needs more liquor
7. make sure theres enough room for everyone to stay if they want to.
6. have a good post-party movie or cd on hand like gladiator or pure moods to put on when it starts dying down
5. do something that would get you in trouble if anyone found out, like peeing in the oven or making out with your friend's sister
4. even if everyone is staying over there needs to be a designated driver to make the trip to wawa before the sun comes up
3. invite everyone at wawa to your party
2. treat your best friends like siblings and your acquaintances like your best friends. make it your mission to meet every stranger and make each one feel like you threw the party for him or her.
1. crunk hits

man i forgot 11. invite every cute girl you see that day to your party and tell her to bring her friends

dude, can i get a invite?

2. treat your best friends like siblings and your acquaintances like your best friends. make it your mission to meet every stranger and make each one feel like you threw the party for him or her.

this is so beautiful! :D

i second many other suggestions

1. outdoors in a field + forest setting into late summer
or in a big shared loft-like space in a weird part of town
2. campfire, bbq, rooftop hangin'
3. lots of people but not tonnes of people
4. people you know, people you don't know, people you can potentially make out with
5. making out but not hiding out all night and making out and missing the party right
6. music that is good and diverse on a stereo/system that is good
7. live music that is awesome but that you can get away from if necessary
8. being able to just lay down and look at the stars or ceiling or wahtever at some point and no one bugs you abt it
9. some kind of magic easy transport home and/or crawling into a tent or cabin in the early hours of morning
10. no regrets only fun/love/yeeeah

(i can't believe a wrote a list abt a party when i shld be at a party haha i have had a long enough night already tho.)

kings is basically the most fun one for icebreakers

otm, great game

1. dmrs dancing to paul's boutique
2. catsup dude w/blond wig
3. morbs liking wall-ee
4. minnesotans
5. stephen meowlkmus
6. krazy kat
7. yuengling x 1000
8. tza/genius
9. the schef
10. BACON SALT

11. this thread pretty good

1. various beers of varying qual (cover the extremes PBR/Lonestar -----> Guinness or w/e n yr peoples will fill in the blanks )
2. a bro who bartends and volunteers to make everyone's drinks
3. pretty movie on mute while everybody conversates over music. most recently used tokyo drifter.
4. friends you see on the regular
5. friends you haven't seen in years
6. acquaintances you wanna be friends with
7. way too many people crammed on your loveseat
8. at least three people sleeping on the floor when you get up in the morning
9. a record to play in the morning

8. at least three people sleeping on the floor when you get up in the morning

this is a must, w/ added caveat: you end up sleeping somewhere else in your house besides your bed

10) start on a warm afternoon during the late summer
9) cook something awesome and elaborate on the grill
8) others bring snacks and junk food
7) one particular somewhat novel drink that you stick to all night, or a couple of good beers or wine or sangria
6) people you haven't seen in while and won't see for a while again but love dearly who start casually showing up around 3 or 4pm
5) Lake Superior is finally warm enough to jump into
4) hot sauna
3) stars + moon + northern lights while standing naked on the beach after the sauna
2) bonfire
1) nobody gets too fucked up, decent amount of sleep, pannukakku and sausage the next day and no hurry to get anywhere

(0. Thinking no one will show and then later in the evening suddenly realising your house is full of people)
1. The place for mingling at the beginning of the evening becomes the place for dancing halfway through the night.
2. Someone shows up late with a buttload of good champers and everyone gets silly but no-one throws up
3. unending supply of old and new grooves to dance and conversate to
4. yummy appetizers and dips, no-one sweating over putting out more foodstuffs
5. old friends show up with a crew of new people in tow, who turn out to be the life of the party
6. surprise arrivals of cool people, ie old friends
7. new friend teaches everyone a cool new drinking game
8. everyone sleeps over, plenty of rooms and floor for all
9. leftovers magicked into breakfast for all
10. sitting outside with everyone, having weird half conversations and making weird profound observations in bleary semi coherent hungover state.

making weird profound observations in bleary semi coherent hungover state.

^^^^^^^

1. smoking inside. outside sucks
2. gin

that is all.

I think I like the sound of rrrobyn's party best so far.

But this thread it making me realise how long it's been since I went to a good party.

I think rule No. 1 would have to be... MAKE SURE THERE IS MORE THAN ONE LOO!!!

(Great thread, BTW)

I vote for Adam's party. Esp as smoking has been banned indoors in me new place oh the humanity ;_;

this thread died too early

this is a great thread. i feel like i have a lot to say here but i dont know where to start.

tl;dr

in my old age, i can't even keep up with the epic ilx threads

booze.
musics (doesn't matter what it is).
maybe some "soft drugs" for those so inclined.
no coke.
dell.
drugs.
booze.
music.
pretty girls.
old friends and new ones.
dancing.

whenever i'm at a party with pretty girls, i talk to them.

* Open water: beach, river, something.
* Summer in the country.
* It rains at some point and everyone crowds under a shelter and chainsmokes while rainwater runs off bare skin.
* There's dancing
* There's enough time to get drunk and eat something and maybe nap in the dark for 45 mins and then get drunk and eat again.

What is this game "kings"?

something with beer i think

* The level of formality changes, ie everyone dresses up for the beginning but after 5 hours the guests have changed into jeans and sundresses and things you can sit on the ground in.

gbx and I have had this conversation before, except for that fact that I outlaw drum circles and hippie shit, we have the same "perfect party".

kings was always a post-party game for me in college, and on good nights it would devolve into lots of
5. do something that would get you in trouble if anyone found out, like peeing in the oven or making out with your friend's sister

i dont think i can do a list of ten w/out forcing some obvious ones/ones already mentioned to take up space but for the chicago edition

1. 4AM walks to lake michigan for after dark swimming

2. rooftop party with view of skyline

-your friends pick up instruments and play a 2-3 song dance set, and then no one starts jamming or making noise on instruments they don't play and the ipod comes back on.

3. people chanting random shit during dance party

after dark swimming of some kind is a must

1. a decent ceilidh band/assortment of willing players
2. have enough rooms/areas that you can walk through, each time catching the end of some obviously hilarious joke
3. surprise bacon butties at midnight
4. seeing the two or three people you were worried about inviting/being there finding each other and hitting it off bigstyle
5. someone doing an impression of a monkey doing an impression of an owl
6. an old collie dog padding about, forlorn at the noise
7. total eclipse of the heart at the peak of the party parabola
8. somewhere to sing from
9. dalwhinnie, talisker, cordoniu reserva raventós, OVD for the auld yins
10. the full works breakfast for those still there in the morning

Above list probably too location specific for universal application.

party is played up as 'secret' for no real reason

police show up, but go away after having a beer (this is the not-chicago edition)

6. an old collie dog padding about, forlorn at the noise

RIP our grand auld dogs

surprise bacon butties

explain this immediately

most parties i go to are after parties so these are for those:

1. don't let a retard run the turntable
2. don't run out of beer
3. have plenty of booze
4. allow smoking indoors (esp. if winter)
5. you don't have to hide the drug use but be discrete
6. don't be the drunkest dude ever, he's no fun
7. have enough places to sit
8. food is key
9. don't kick everyone out just because it's 6 a.m.
10. no idiots

good guidelines except for the smoking

i will admit, it's amazing to go to parties where you can smoke inside. it's just so funny and fun.

if smoking is cool, i prefer if its a high-ceilinged loft space

The best party I ever threw had two appearances by the cops! Happy birthday to me!

ceiling fans are key if you're smoking indoors. and it's TOTALLY cool if it's confined to like, the kitchen and you have to crack a window or whatever it's just a bitch when you're at a party on the top floor of a 3-flat and you have to trudge down the stairs (probably bothering the hell out of the neighbors) to grab a smoke.

that is so hot, fine!

in high school i was at a party that got raided by the state police from two states!

my boy ben, whenever i go to his place, i think he likes if i smoke by the window -- but i feel like i can just traipse about waving my cigarette around. he doesn't really care, and he doesn't even smoke. it's very refreshing.

LOL jesus! You beat my cops story.. they just came 'cause we set up a live band in the (small, attached to other house) living room and were playing til 2 AM.. but I was drunk and sweet talked that cute little cop into a picture with me. I like how his sheepish expression contrasts with my drunken leer.

it's really an amazing pic

your imperfect party:

1. ppl telling fish stories about other parties

all my girls at the party

look at that body

shakin' that thing
like i never did see

i'm always self-conscious about smoking in other people's places, even if they say it's ok i'm never the first to light up.

i think he likes if i smoke by the window -- but i feel like i can just traipse about waving my cigarette around. he doesn't really care, and he doesn't even smoke

he probably cares

You sent me straight to janet ramz

got a nice package alright

nice to see so many lovely responses to my post upthread ; )

i'm always self-conscious about smoking in other people's places, even if they say it's ok i'm never the first to light up.

For real! It feels like being in a car without buckling your seatbelt, just implacably wrong.

i love it ;) pour me a scotch and find me the ashtray

Jesus, I can't imagine any good party where you can't smoke indoors. Besides which, it's so unusual a restriction I'd never think to put it on my list - I think I've only ever been to one party where you weren't allowed.

^^she knows the right ppl

(I've been to plenty of people's houses where you can't smoke as a general rule, but if it's a *party* then of course you can smoke.)

For real! It feels like being in a car without buckling your seatbelt, just implacably wrong.

yeah, my friends bi11&1isa used to have parties all the time and she'd always say don't worry about it, just crack a window but i'd either sneak downstairs and smoke on the sidewalk or slip out into the work space and onto the rickety back porch next to the el tracks. that fucking SUCKED ASS in the winter.

xpost- like i said, most "parties" i go to are after hours affairs and more often than not there's a room mate or two who's sleeping when 60 people show up.

I've never been to a party where you could smoke indoors! It's a great excuse to step out for some private gossip. Also it's funny when everyone decides to smoke and there's a mass exodus w/only two people staying inside, looking forlornly at the chips & salsa.

thats not funny, that sucks!

It is mildly amusing?

no, that's always funny.

my perfect party has no smokers with chips on their shoulders

chips are for salsa

we only smoke cigs in my place after we've smoked some weed.

1-5) NO. INTERNET.

yeah otm

are there indoor smoking bans where you guys are? smoking inside is really obnoxious esp at a party where you can reasonably assume most ppl aren't smokers, but maybe im just conditioned to there never being smoke indoors

to make a party perfect a smoker would definitely be involved.

smoking inside is really obnoxious esp at a party where you can reasonably assume most ppl aren't smokers

well that's the thing, most people i would be with would be smoking.

the smoking bans have spoiled me, my second-hand smoke tolerance is way down.

I had a higher tolerance for smoke as a ten year old than now

I'm planning my party for out-of-doors in the summer months, to bypass all this tedious discussion/whining about smokers.

good call.

i misread the title as "pastry"

I think I've only been to a couple parties where it was OK to smoke indoors, and it definitely felt weird. But then I really like having to go outdoors to smoke: I like the fresh air, even when it's cold, and I like going back and forth from one part of the party to another. I always end up talking to someone I wouldn't have talked to otherwise. Plus, most places in Chicago have a back porch that's no trouble to get to.

kings is a game where you spread all the cards around a plastic cup thats like half filled with beer. and everyone has a drink, doesnt have to be beer but its easiest with it. anyway you go around in a circle and everyone picks a card, one at a time. and then based on the card there are activities... i know some of these have lame names but bear with me cause its still way fun.

2-you: whoever picks this card gets to choose someone else to drink
3-me: whoever picks this card has to drink
4-categories: person who chooses this card says a category then you go around in a circle saying things from that category. first person to fuck up drinks.
5-five fingers/never have i ever: everyone in the circle puts up five fingers and you go around saying things youve never done (doesnt have to be racy but usually at least one person will go straight to sex i.e. "never have i ever done it in a public place" or whatever). everyone who has done that thing puts down one finger. first person to put down all five drinks. this can be lame when one dude is being super obvious about putting down his fingers so he can bragg about how much anal hes had or whatever, but is way fun when someone quiet puts down their finger for a crazzy thing and tries to hide it.
6-chicks: all the girls drink
7-heaven: whoever draws this card points to the ceiling. the last person to point to the ceiling has to drink.
8-mate: choose another person in the circle. everytime that person drinks, you drink too, and vice versa.
9-rhyme: the person who draws this card says a sentence or phrase. then you go around in a circle and everyone else has to say a sentence or phrase that rhymes with the first one. first person to repeat a rhyme or fucks up drinks. dont be the asshole that says like "purple" or something cause we all see through that and its not funny.
10-men: dudes drink
J-rule: make up a rule. try to make it fun or at least funny. stuff like "every time i put my thumb on the table, everyone else has to and the last person to do it drinks" is pretty standard. toward the end of the game its ok to do bigger rules like "every time i drink, everyone drinks"
Q-question: person who draws this card looks at someone else and asks a question. that person then has to look at someone else and ask a different question. first person to repeat a question or fuck up drinks.
K-kings cup: the first three times the king is drawn you pour a little bit of your drink into the kings cup (the cup in the middle of the circle). whoever draws the fourth king has to chug the kings cup.
A-waterfall: whoever draws this card starts drinking, and then as soon as they start the person next to them starts, and then the person next to that person, all the way around the circle. you are not allowed to stop drinking until the person next to you stops.

i know that this is very college/fratty/whatever and im sure there are h8rs on this board who are going to say corny things like "why dont you just drink or whatever" but seriously this is one of the best icebreaker games ive ever played at parties where not everyone knows each other and its still way fun to play with friends and youll be drunk by the end. its also a good way to kill half an hour or so while theres only like five or six of you at the party.

sorry i dont want to enter into a discussion about smoking because it is always fraught with peril, but i think smokers could stand to understand that it kind of sucks to sit around with a bunch of smokers and it ruins the air and your food, but also i understand that people are addicted and its kind of a social thing, so really kevin's solution of like 'only in the kitchen with the windows open' or whatever is best.

I think I've only been to a couple parties where it was OK to smoke indoors,

do you people hang out with mormons or something?

MMmmmmmaybe they live in places where it's not so cold 8 mos of the year? That's all I can figure.

lots of apt. buildings dont allow tenants to smoke indoors

i don't know and don't really care. i need a cigarette so i'm going outside to smoke in one of the few remaining glorious chicago days. it will be 40 degrees and gusty before i know it.

xpost- like mine.

where do you people live

some people get really upset about cigarette smoke.

seriously kings is the only actively fun drinking game i've ever played, also it gets you fucked up

ugh seriously can we just agree that some smoking at parties is ok and stop ruining this thread?? i want to hear more ppls party rules

flip cup is mad fun

most parties i go to, ppl are polite enough just to go outdoors assuming that most ppl would prefer to not inhale smoke if they choose not to, it's not like a huge bit of contention or a rule where it is "okay"

but yeah who really cares

the other thing i should have mentioned about kings is that everyone else has a different idea of what each card's rules are so part of the fun is the discussion before you play where you collectively decide which rules would be most fun to play with

see ramzi i dont really like 'competitive' drinking games like flip cup or beer pong... like theyre fun but ppl either get really into them or go off in their own zone. kings is fun because everyone has to participate, theres no real competition, no one 'wins'

its just like a framework for forcing people to relax and interact in goofy ways and drink at the same time, without really strict rules

also a key is coming up w/ new and fun rules, it gets kind of stale when everyone just goes to the default "if anyone says a name, everyone drinks"

i know, i mean i'm not like flip cup king, obv. but i played it a few times with the right (wrong) crowd (you know the one, with hats and buttondowns), and i won.

most ppl would prefer to not inhale smoke if they choose not to

I feel weird around these kind of people, which might explain why I'm usually hiding in the kitchen with Ally and/or Kevin.

1. dmrs dancing to paul's boutique
2. catsup dude w/blond wig
3. morbs liking wall-ee
4. minnesotans
5. stephen meowlkmus
6. krazy kat
7. yuengling x 1000
8. tza/genius
9. the schef
10. BACON SALT

-- mookieproof, Sunday, August 17, 2008 5:58 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark Link

lol

paul's boutique is a sub-corollary to max's rule #8. also wu-tang

Kings sounds fun.

also you consume a good amount of alcohol in a timely fashion-- i never got how ppl were so obsessed with beer pong cuz it takes you so long to get even remotely drunk

on sunday i went to a baseball game at @ like 12:30 these ppl were trying to play beer pong except they didn't have a table and had set up like two individual nightstand looking things, sometimes should just drink their beer

is my anti-beer pong stance a challop? probably

10. Invite over 10 of your guy friends beforehand, so that when girls show up, they know this is mainly a guy party
9. Get your a friend's friend's new comedy band to play live in the living room at midnight
8. Goldeneye 16 player tournament in an upstairs bedroom
7. Make sure everyone in the living room is talking about Youtube
6. Invite your dad - I wanna meet that dad
5. Make sure everyone in the upstairs bedroom is talking about Redtube
4. O'Doul's - on ICE
3. Jay Leno on the TV
2. Zitpoppin' station
1. "Wash your own dishes when you're finished, please"

This is how I roll

I've never played beer pong and I don't think I would think it's awesome. I kind of just want to drink my beer?

that sounds neat but i can't tell if gay guys are allowed cuz as we all know they're not like guy guys, so

except for youtube that's like a lol '97 party.

xp

doo doo doo doo

i went to a party at zs's friend's house and it was really fun

i know i am jealous

if your daily schedule does not include going to two or more classes and you still play drinking games it may be time for some introspection.

!!

i did like playing the drinking game tho where in the season finale of six feet Under, everytime they said the name Nate we took a shot of jager

*series finale

drinking games with the goal of getting drunk are lame, but max is right, games that get people to loosen up and bullshit are fun if everyone is into it.

kevin, what is these are city-enforced 'don't drive drubnnk' evening classes?

oh shit, I'm watching six feet under right now! What season is the last season? We're on season...3, I think.

drinking games with the goal of getting drunk are lame

huh?

haha i think that game is good for any season :D

People who are in anything just to get wasted are lame, if only bcz they're usually the same sort of people whose stories always start and end with "I got soooo fuuuucked uuuuup."

where do you guys generally have more fun? parties you host or parties someone else is hosting?

i like getting drunk. but i don't tell stories like that.

OTHER PPLS PARTIES duh

like beer pong and shit, where there aren't necessarily joeks or talking.

xp

kevin, what is these are city-enforced 'don't drive drubnnk' evening classes?

you're drunk now aren't you?

if you are in TWO court-mandated drubnnk driving classes then yeah, you can play any drinking game you want.

id say other ppls parties, but most specifically, other ppls parties where you have some control but not the full responsibility/anxiety of totally hosting the party

My fish story about another party is the time in CoMo when the cops showed up THREE times to our party on S. Williams. My housemate was 20, so I was the one that had to talk to them each time. The first two times we just got warnings, the third time the party had gotten XTREME and everyone was spilled out onto the street. I was talking to the cop, and my roommate accidentally broke the window upstairs. A big glass pane slid down the roof and ramped out into the yard right by me and the cop. The cop felt bad for me because I was acting like I wanted everyone to leave but they wouldn't do it (note: this excuse only works when you look like you're 12), so it was no prob.

I smoke like a chimney at my parties but we have generally moved the tobacco smoking to the kitchen (which has a large window) and mostly avoided smoking in the living room at the other end of the house unless no-one objects.

if your daily schedule does not include going to two or more classes and you still play drinking games it may be time for some introspection.

-- chicago kevin, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 2:38 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

rong, this totally depends on the party and the crowd and the vibe but being lame about drinking games is frankly quite lame

the vibe but being lame about drinking games is frankly quite lame

-- max, Tuesday, August 19, 2008 1:48 PM (8 seconds ago) Bookmark Link

yeah but parties where 4 ppl are playing beer pong/flip cup and everyone else is just standing around are also quite lame

dude i dont disagree, see above, i just think that guy whos like "ugh why are we playing drinking games, lets just drink, ugh ugh ugh" when everyone else is into it sucks

Okay, well, I've never been to a party where a drinking game was played, to my knowledge. I didn't go to parties in lollege, though.

"im too old/too hardcore/too softcore/too indie to play a drinking game" is fronting of the worst kind

thats cool too laurel but if you were at a party where everyone was playing a drinking game, would you front on it or join in the fun??

Not that this thread cares, but I don't think I would find it fun, max. That's de troof.

it wasn't a drinking game per se, but i remember a fun, drunk game of apples to apples at a party (the only time i've ever played that).

I was acting like I wanted everyone to leave but they wouldn't do it

totally done it

once, everyone was playing some drinking game, and i had eaten like way too much chocolate cake so really max, i had no choice. i had to sit out.

I can see some games being funner or fun in different ways when they're PLAYED drunk, but then in my life darts and pool and pretty much everything else are in that category anyway.

For getting drunk, I like being in control of the speed at which that happens. Over-doing it is such a disaster and makes nothing fun anymore.

"im too old/too hardcore/too softcore/too indie to play a drinking game" is fronting of the worst kind

That's an awfully categorical statement. I like getting drunk but I like doing it at my pace and if that's a problem, I'll probably just leave the party 'cause my desire for everybody else to have fun is outweighed by desire for me to have fun.

ahhh but you guys dont know the beauty of kings which is that its so goofy and freeform and laid back that you can still get drunk at your own pace!!

well ok also the thing is, some people really just like to drink their drink, and not play a game. you know and chat and stuff. sit around and talk. people still do that right?

goofy and freeform and laid back

lol hippies

i've definitely been the person not into playing the games or whatever, but to be honest, the times that i have played i ended up having fun.

ok let me make a few things clear: i dont play drinking games at every party. in fact i play them at very few. really i just like kings a lot in a couple specific situations, i.e.: 1) a bunch of people who dont know each other all that well and need some kind of ice-breaker to chat or 2) a bunch of good friends who need something to do to kill the time while waiting for something else. right? so basically in situations where chatting and talking are not forthcoming... i also dont like pressure people into games if they dont want to play either!!! i just mean that i dont like party poopers especially of the im-better-than-you kind ("ohh man i drink way too much to play drinking games" or "you guys are so immature for playing drinking games")

This is funny.

i just dont want you guys to swear off drinking games now so that if i invited you to my party youd have to sit out to save face

Can we smoke while we play?

this thread used to be inspirational :(

aww max i'd have fun at any party with you =)

and i'd definitely play a few rounds but only if you don't make fun of how bad i am

dude go back and read the rules to kings, which is the only game im talking about

theres no "bad" or "good"

cant believe i have reduced this thread to a defense of drinking games, even worse than smoking conversation, please, more party rules

ok.

at least once, you should do your best "actress face"

* Your mother comes out and gets a little drunk and dances with you and doesn't say anything about your smoking or being drunk yourself, and it seems right because no other night is like tonight and it may never happen again.

i like that one

mm, a good one.

10. outdoor area for grilling, smoking, dogs, fires, sneaking off to make out
9. indoor area for when it gets cold late at night, tunes, dancing, eventual crashing
8. soul and funk hits from the 70s to today (not too loud, except in the dancing room)
7. someone making next-level renegade cocktails
6. some good bell's beer, some high life, and everything inbetween
5. a balanced number of friends from different groups, so that no one group dominates the hang
4. an excursion of some kind, ie swimming in the dark, breaking into an abandoned building, or hitting the liquor store over the county line that sells until midnight. this takes place after shit is loose and some people have left, but early enough that the party is still going when you get back.
3. someone macgyvers up some late night eats, like taking those old tortillas in the fridge, frying some up into chips, and making peanut butter quesadillas with others.
2. pillows and blankets for everyone who is staying, rooms for everyone who is making out.
1. go out to breakfast the next day with old & new friends

Your mother comes out and gets a little drunk and dances with you and doesn't say anything about your smoking or being drunk yourself, and it seems right because no other night is like tonight and it may never happen again.

this this this

that would disturb me if it ever did happen

good #3 jordan

the problem with these rules is that you can't have a rule for how a great party is unlike everything else, it feels like for that little bit of time everything is right in a way it can never be again, which is why you never want it to end

well I'd be a bit creeped out if it happened too, but I felt it when she said it.

4. an excursion of some kind, ie swimming in the dark, breaking into an abandoned building, or hitting the liquor store over the county line that sells until midnight. this takes place after shit is loose and some people have left, but early enough that the party is still going when you get back.
3. someone macgyvers up some late night eats, like taking those old tortillas in the fridge, frying some up into chips, and making peanut butter quesadillas with others.

so so so so otm

c/f my number 4

"cf."

what is wawa?

http://www.wawa.com/WawaWeb/

like a 7/11 but way cleaner and with 24-hr sandwich/hot meal counter

also wawa atms have no surcharge

!i've never

wawa is awesome!!

pancake sandwiches. sweet.

the cashier machines make those crazy noises!!

i gotta represent for the 7/11 tho, which was an integral part of my childhood, slurpies, donuts and all.

i know, i know, this isn't about me.

wawa = the bomb

7/11 is cool and all but wawa is on some other shit

u know what sucked about 7/11 tho is they always had those ID swipe things.

do you people hang out with mormons or something?

No. At most of the parties I go to there's a large contingent smoking, they're just doing it outside. As Deej said, plenty of landlords don't allow smoking indoors; as other people have said, it's a matter of respect toward non-smoking guests; and I'd further add that plenty of party hosts don't really want their entire apartments smelling like smoke, even if they're smokers themselves.

mormons.

i get it jaymc. i mean i'm not thrilled when ppl start hate-talking the smokers. kick me out of the house, fine. tell me about your nice fire escape, ok. but if you have to go through the the thing about how i'm gonna die and wave your hands in your face and start coughing like a thespian, i'm goin home.

I'll go outside to smoke with you, Surmounter. ;)

MORMON parties consist of various snacks + Scene-It Disney edition + joek: "somebody spiked the punch with Pepsi!"

k thx j :)

my friend emma, she always has these little baked things coming out of the oven at her functions. you know, filo do with something something pesto, wings, little brie pear tarts... yum

dough, filo dough

I lived in some dire-ass freezing 9 months of winter type places and can count on one hand the number of people who let you smoke in their houses.

Granted they are mostly casual / in denial / not "REAL" smokers but still, nobody wants their place to smell like cigarettes when you can just have a quick change of scenery and hang with some other random people in the backyard or on the deck while you're smoking. Smoking outside when it's minus 10F toughens you up.

Also I used to play a game similar to kings but we called it Dr. Fuki (pronounced "dare fookie") for some reason. It can be super fun under the right circumstances like when you're all in a remote cabin out in the woods or something, but it's been ages.

Smoking outside when it's minus 10F toughens you up.

it gave me pneumonia.

if the pneumonia didn't kill you, didn't it therefore make you stronger?

no, it left me with decreased lung capacity.

therefore weaker than i was before.

i should quit smoking.

and then not let people smoke in your apartment during parties

Everybody invited to my parties knows about the smoking and the cats, just in case.

6. at some point, bring up gloria estefan.

I'm surprised this isn't on Puffy's list

Enough smoking talk - it's a party, and people figure it out! Nuff said.

Jordan's list is pretty OTM and I'm somewhat plagarizing others, but whatever.. it's party time!

1) Big outdoor space for hanging/smoking/firepit and huge open area indoors (kitchen) with smaller rooms too
2) Delicious unique homemade h'ors dourves all over the place
3) BBQ going non-stop, me doing a lot of grilling but with others taking over
4) Properly set-up, well-stocked bar run by a bartender friend (or cool dad/uncle) who cracks people up and makes kick-ass cocktails while keeping everything cool and not just getting everyone super-wasted
5) rotating DJs in different styles on a good system with a loud area for dancing/drunk-singing but speakers everywhere else at quieter levels
6) Loads of old and new friends and some cool new people, everyone intermingling and some making out/hooking up
7) Late-night (early morning) party 'event' when less people are there - watching a DVD or someone tells a long awesome story, or a game of sharades or croquet or something silly that everyone is part of
8) Enough room and blankets/pillows/etc for people to crash, or easy access to transit/taxis for those that have to split
9) Morning excursion by everyone left to a local pub or greasy spoon for a huge English breakfast
10) Most important: good VIBES MAAAN... everyone in a good mood, no drama/bullshit/asshole behaviour

and then not let people smoke in your apartment during parties

part of being a gracious host is accommodating your guests regardless of your own wants and desires.

but who the hell is gracious these days?

now if you'll excuse me, i'm going back to 1954 or some shit.

I'm not even getting into music choices, I don't agree with a single thing regarding music that's been said on here but it's pretty much beside the point. I was at a bar last week having an 80s top 40 hits singalong with a bunch of other 30-somethings and goddamn but sometimes being a cliche is all right.

I mean if Journey and Don Henley are wrong, I don't want to drink in bars. And you know I want to drink in bars.

part of being a gracious host is accommodating your guests regardless of your own wants and desires.

but you wouldn't let them trash the place, would you? guests have etiquette too.

i don't equate smoking with trashing the place. you might. we're different in that way at least.

some people get upset when guests don't use coasters. i'm flexible there too.

I wd just like to say that I was at some ILXors' house party lately and despite that fact that there were like 100 people there drinking MASSIVE quantities of beer and smoking in EVERY ROOM, at the end of the night people had disposed of their own empties, emptied the ashtrays when necessary, not dropped ashes on the floor, not put CIGARETTES out on the floor or any other domestic surface, and generally been amazingly neat. I fear this means we are finally growing up.

I think some coasters were even used.

that's the way to do it

part of being a gracious host is accommodating your guests regardless of your own wants and desires.

"So you're saying you need a spoon, a lighter and some surgical tubing, eh?"

hall closet, top shelf, behind the iron, in a cigar box. can't miss it.

it gave me pneumonia.

About four years ago when I lived in the frathouse and was a very heavy smoker (I am just a heavy smoker now) we had an uninsulated garage with holes in it that stored a bunch of crap but had a circle of chairs and some ashtrays. We practically lived in that during the winter, sitting out there singing Beatles songs on the guitar and drinking. I got pneumonia on the second day of January, mised a full weeks' work for the first time in my life, and still went outside to sit, sing (with tea instead of beer in hand) and smoke. I think I regret that winter more than anything.

xxxxpost

that said, party at the frat house in Toronto on Saturday night so if you want to witness a good trainwreck, be at the Yellow Griffin upstairs 'round 9!

10) Most important: good VIBES MAAAN... everyone in a good mood, no drama/bullshit/asshole behaviour

i donno man sometimes the best parties have just a little bit of drama/bullshit to give it an edge of excitement

"Get that thing out of my daughter!"

true enough max... a little drama can be good!

be at the Yellow Griffin upstairs 'round 9

holy CRAP their burgers are awesome... do you mean 9am the next morning? are they even open?

1. no more than 8 people

i dont like parties

ahahaha there will be a good trainwreck Sunday morning indeed, but I'll be at home by then (maybe?) - but my friend's lame band & band friends are taking over the top floor of the YG to jam Saturday night (my old place is walking distance of the bar, so we'll go back there after.)

I forgot about those burgers, OMG. What is it... turkey, veggie, salmon, chicken, and beef burgers done in 70 different styles or some such? I'll be looking for turkey & goat cheese.

went to an amazing party on friday that followed these rules:

7. Music should be the soundtrack to the night…it should match the theme and the flow.
8. make your drink twice as strong as everyone else's, and don't tell anybody
5. All old friends turn up
4. They turn out to be mega-nice and funny
3) no time anybody has to be home
10. It is the end of summer and it is outside even though you can feel the chill in the evenings.
8. For some reason, this is the last night everybody will be together for a long time.
8. BYO but plenty of booze on hand
10. Somebody else's place
10. no regrets only fun/love/yeeeah
5. friends you haven't seen in years
6. acquaintances you wanna be friends with
8. at least three people sleeping on the floor when you get up in the morning
6. surprise arrivals of cool people, ie old friends

weirdly enough did not follow any of my own rules but still had a BLAST. i dont go to enough parties. yall should throw some.

last night was at a party that followed the vast majority of those too, this is just the time of year for good parties, esp given indian summer

(aside from some dick nerd putting a) radiohead "there there", and b) bill hicks live recordings on)

(oh and 1 of the 2 party hosts taking up 1 of 4 communal areas w shagging his gf altho a few ppl had left by then so it was sorta ok)

bill hicks live recordings on

i hope this person got kicked out

srsly though nothing kills a party like a dude no one really knows putting on radiohead

ugh who puts on comedy cds at a party, fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck him

one of my party rules should have been "no communally-accessible music-changing possibilities" or some shit because that always leads to ppl who have no business doing so putting on retarded ass music

YES

keeps trying to shush everybody so they can hear the punchline

on friday some chick put on "whole new world" which was funny for like 30 seconds and then followed it up with like 3 more disney songs and we were all like >:^(

one of my party rules should have been "no communally-accessible music-changing possibilities" or some shit because that always leads to ppl who have no business doing so putting on retarded ass music

― Barack HUSSEIN Obama (max), Sunday, September 28, 2008 8:14 PM (29 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

qft

ipods have made this shit unbearable

aw max we know you loved it

xpost

hs dont blow up my spot

this person was part of a 3-strong gang of earnest music snobs, one of whom could be clearly seen manically air-guitaring the rhythm chords of "coffee and tv" at one point, while another discovered to his joy that my friend's iTunes contained Can

they were largely shunned and left quite early

-music you didn't expect that unites everyone..a curveball
-people you've never met before that readily say hello and start chatting and having fun
-lots of beds for when they're needed
-some person you've never met before that you develop some dumb all night joke with...

i love this thread...and these parties.

the 'chick' that put on disney tunes was actually max

Tomorrow I have having a party in my apartment and everyone will be there and we will remember everything and we will get as drunk as possible and you are all invited.

I'm back in Dublin tomorrow, see you there...

was at a dance party recently where someone put on "my way" in the middle of a block of songs using the "but everyone likes sinatra!!" defense

he was quickly told to gtfo

same dude dropped like four bottles of beer on the floor that night too iirc

was at a dance party recently where someone put on "my way" in the middle of a block of songs using the "but everyone likes sinatra!!" defense

he was quickly told to gtfo

― donna rouge, Sunday, September 28, 2008 8:25 PM (17 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

u could make this work

at first i thought donna rouge meant usher's "my way" and i was like wtf is wrong with that!

it killed the momentum pretty bad, but i agree: switching it up to something unexpected and maybe not necessarily "dance-y" can be done to devastating effect if done right. also the mp3 volume was like 50% softer than whatever was being played before

"my way" by usher is fine anytime, obv

Surmounter, i made this

4. later in the evening, lead all the girls in a rendition of "Always Be My Baby," preferably on the roof.

happen at my sister's birthday party this year; it was amazing!

well not the roof part because it was january, but

This thread makes me want to listen to Mariah Carey. This is not something I usually do.

yay! i feel i've done my job :)

So guys I invited too many people to a party I thought was going to be in a bigger space and then had to move to my small-ass apartment. I'm going to have like 20-30 people in 400 square feet. Anyone wound up in this situation? Thoughts?

open all the windows, get some fans, move furniture somewhere else

btw this is one of my all-time favorite threads despite the digression about drinking games

just preserve the sexy

oh here's a good one

- at some point in the evening, turn the music up. a lot.
- unless it's metal.

someone at 10.00 in the morning goes "oh yeah! i forgot about this!" and pulls out a wrap of ketamine

^^

ugggggh

change that to mushrooms and i'm with you

otm.

Altho with me it's usually someone realises they had a gram of MDMA or 5 pills or whatever.

you guys stop, i'm at work and it's not fairrrrr

at some point, when everybody is ready, play round two "new day"

xpost actually these days i'd probably rather they pull out a party size bottle of leffe

though those go down QUICKLY in my experience so maybe a couple. maybe like a blue offy bag hidden behind a sofa full or something

Put some of your furniture on the roof. Even if it rains.

This has made me want Mariah Carey's 'Butterfly' and drugs. Who'd have thought?

2. have a wig somewhere.

^^ works wonders

The only problem is if you make cool friends at a party and they're wearing wigs, it's hard to recognize them later in public when they do not have a green bob or somesuch.

Mmmm, drugs.

yh this is a good thread, wkiw tiarnan & most everyone else here

btw i think for my birthday i am going to have a pinata full of ~brownies~

there is even a pinata store not far from my house. it's all they sell. what type of pinata should i choose??

This has made me want Mariah Carey's 'Butterfly' and drugs. Who'd have thought?

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, June 26, 2009 5:55 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

omg perfect friday night (i've been really getting into butterfly lately)

Dudes, this thread will be helping the 4th of July party next weekend. Thus far, I can predict:

10. Elaborate and varied grilled meats, homecooked
9. International crowd (one dude's girlfriend is from Germany, several others are from Mexico, and a blue-eyed Bahamian)
8. Mixed occupational crowd - two lawyers, three computer folks, three non-prof people, two artists, etc. - who don't all know each other.
7. Keg of something tasty
6. Card games, most likely Racing Demons and other hyper-competitive, yelling at each other type games
5. Sangria and Planter's Punch
4. At least one noise complaint
3. Adjourning to the hills above the Rose Bowl to look DOWN on fireworks all over the San Gabriel Valley
2. A continuation of the Michael Jackson Tribute Weekend
1. Some sort of yard game - I may need to do some research

this thread is ilx top 5 of all time surely

Jesus fuck what the hell is wrong with me that I am still panicking about having too many people coming to my party. I think I'm losing my nerve. Fuck.

I'm not really into parties anymore! I think I get overwhelmed. The last big one I went to I ended up falling asleep on the couch and sleeping through most of the festivities. Maybe I'm boring. Idk. I think I just prefer smaller or one on one activities.

btw i think for my birthday i am going to have a pinata full of ~brownies~

wow!

Yeah - I might change my mind about parties if they all had brownie filled pinatas.

I haven't thrown one in a long time. I usually like smaller parties too. This is for the wife's 30th, but I wound up inviting as many people as possible out of fear of having too FEW people in the original bigger space.

It'll be fine. Focus on having enough ice and drinks and stuff - the people will sort themselves out.

definitely glad I picked up an A/C

Also, if you do keep your furniture in the place, DON'T shove all the chairs/loveseats/sofas/ottomans to the walls to there's a big empty spot in the center. Because people will park on them and not mingle, and it will end up like a midwest church youth group prayer circle.

1. it's at your place. u start off late afternoon hanging out w/ best friends. they're visiting from out of town & spending the weekend at your place. maybe u went for a hike or explored the city or something during the day. they help u set up for the party
2. in a 20 minute span tons of guests arrive and apt. is full of people
3. beer range is wide = fancy belgian, american hop bs, high life/bud /or pbr, maybe some homebrew even
4. you don't have much experience making drinks but you make sangria w/ a jug of carlo rossi that a friend gave your wife as a gag gift for christmas a year ago. you worry the sangria will be terrible but turns out great and everyone loves it
5. new friends come who you want to get to know better, they bring cool folks you've never met. your best friends who are visiting from out of town get along great w/ your new people
6. new people browse records and throw on classic soul & r&b
7. someone brings a really, really hot homemade salsa that kicks everybody's ass but no one can stop eating it. there's blue & yellow corn chips
8. 2-3 people u invited but totally didn't expect to come show up
9. outdoor area to chill - rooftop/porch/yard/balcony where smokers & non-smokers are hanging out together happily. (i don't smoke but i feel like i always get along well w/ people at parties who do smoke)
10. clear night - stars or full moon or skyline and city lights to look at
11. as the party's slowing down (but not dying), someone breaks out the fancy liquor that is very strong, maybe a little expensive. maybe a really good bourbon or scotch that blows everyone's mind
12. most guests leave around 1am, but core group of 4-5 really good friends remain and hang out laate, end up sleeping over

^^ my man

yea that's pretty good

core friends and fancy liquor in particular :)