MetaFilter posts tagged with Parties

Let's party Like It's 1999

Xurando — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:53:49 -0800

It was the media party of the decade. It was planned by the king of parties, Robert Isabell, who died last month. Although thrown to celebrate the birth of Talk Magazine, little did the attendees know, that this was the night print media began to die. “I was aware it was a historic night,” Ms. Brown said. “We were on a boat and I was with Natasha Richardson. We were talking and laughing, looking at the lights of the twin towers. And then a big wave came over the side of the boat and soaked us both. Now Natasha is gone, the towers are gone. It’s very, very sad, but I am very excited by this new world we are heading into.”

"IT'S THE COPS!!"

Kibbutz — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:20:57 -0800

Teenage partiers typically know what to do when the police show up: run. It's so common that some enforcement agencies have developed a protocol to handle the situation. But some underage drinkers came up with a new way to deal with a potential bust: barricade yourselves (and your parents) inside for about five hours (and see if the courts rule in your favor?).

How To Talk To Girls At Parties

hoverboards don't work on water — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:48:47 -0800

How To Talk To Girls At Parties by Neil Gaiman. Full text and reading by the author: part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4.

Festivals of the World

lalochezia — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:53:20 -0800

Looking for somewhere to go and see how humanity celebrates being alive? Or maybe you're just interested in nettle eating, a parade of the unmarried women, wife carrying championships, sand sculpture or kinetic sculpture. If you're gonna make an omlette, you have to break some eggs.

Do the dem's have nowhere to go but up?

NGnerd — Sat, 12 Feb 2005 14:37:02 -0800

Newsfilter: changing of the dems? So our dear old friend Howard Dean has got himself a new home. So this begs the question, is it a new grassroots democratic party or just another sign of a little bit of reeling before the corpse gives up the ghost. Let the trolling begin...

Cuddle parties

fvw — Thu, 22 Jul 2004 01:03:51 -0800

In the "it takes all kinds" category, Cuddle Parties. After all, nothing says "No dry humping" like a thong.

3rd Parties

Ignatius J. Reilly — Wed, 07 Jan 2004 13:00:20 -0800

Are you tired of two-party politics? Cheer up. You can be a Beer Drinker or a Nazi [possibly NSFW] or a Fascist. Join the Pot Party or even the anarchosocialist Birthday Party.

...and on MetaFilter, we drop a pony at the stroke of midnight.

Vidiot — Wed, 31 Dec 2003 14:24:32 -0800

Can't make it to Times Square to see the crystal ball drop? Well, in Atlanta, they're dropping a peach. In Raleigh, an acorn. In Miami, an orange. In Mount Olive, NC, a three-foot lighted pickle. My favorite? In Lebanon, PA, they're dropping a six-foot-long bologna....and in nearby Cleona, they're dropping a two-foot-wide pretzel. (The state capital, Harrisburg, is dropping a cow painted to look like a strawberry.) But they really pull out the drops in Key West, where there are not one, not two, but three drops: a pirate "wench", a conch shell, and a drag queen named Sushi, who will descend in an eight-foot-long red high-heeled shoe.

We have to fight for our right to party.

homunculus — Wed, 18 Jun 2003 12:57:33 -0800

The Right to Party. "This time, for real, I’m calling for the establishment of a Party Party, or, at the very least, for a Party Party attitude. I’m issuing a call to arms for those of us always in need of, as the great Jeff Spicoli once said, tasty waves and a cool buzz." Hedonists and libertines, unite!

It's Mardi Gras Time

ajr — Thu, 27 Feb 2003 19:42:40 -0800

It's Carnival Time! New Orleans Mardi Gras celebrations are steeped in tradition. From beads and king cakes to invitation-only balls, carnival has been a part of the city's history since the French held private masked balls and parties in 1718. Although Spanish rule interrupted the party for 90 years, many of the krewes have been around since the 1800s. Today, parade floats are considered an art form and some krewes spend up to $700,000 on a single float. With such excess abounding, consider yourself warned.

mathowie — Wed, 31 Jul 2002 18:17:54 -0800

The EFF is throwing a party, and it's gonna be a good one. Being thrown at jwz's DNA Lounge, the featured event is some celebrity boxing. The combatants? Wil Wheaton vs. Barney and his lawyers.

shagoth — Sat, 02 Feb 2002 12:37:30 -0800

"I thought we were the popular front." The longer this goes on, the more middle east becomes like the Monty Python flick, Life of Brian. No really, do a find for "palestine" on this state department list.

Erendadus — Mon, 21 May 2001 22:23:20 -0800

Monster Raving Loony Lives! The greatest minor party in the world released a 2001 manifesto: Free Viagra! Close the Channel Tunnel! Let's party!

ritualdevice — Sun, 14 Jan 2001 16:41:47 -0800

Rave = crack house? More drug war idiocy.