Why go partying?

[Dennis nist]

Why? Thats my only question. It is boring as hell.

Been partying in some places, some bars, VIPs, friends houses. All those times I had to go because of social obligations. But I have seen different kind of parties. From stiff to clubbin'. And I still don't get the appeal to gather and dance, sing, conversate, drink, drink, drink, drink. It's just so fucking boring.


Alcohol.
Acohol is the worst drug ever. I have never done any other drug, but I still think it's the worst drug ever. The only thing it does is make me unfocused and disoriented. The myth about loosing inhibitions.. don't happen. Not to me it doesn't. Most drinks with alcohol taste like shit also. I don't know what people think when they learn to like shit like whine/whisky/every other drink. Maybe some patetic pride that they are now closer to living the sophisticated life and just becuse they can now drink a whole glass of vomit without the bodies natural immunesystem tries to puke it up, they are now interesting humans.

Girls.
The general 'femininty' and the act of showing how womanly they are just pisses me of. The way they interact with males, this matingritual that can bee seen in these events is just so fake and not the way I like to bond with women.

Dancing.
I like to dance. I have done streetdancing and breakdancing when I was younger. But the stuff people do in clubs shouldn't be called dancing.

Converations.
lol.

Well thats my reasons to stay the fuck out of clubs, house parties, barbecues, family gatherings, etc. The whole concept sucks.

[PopCulturePooka]

Good. Stay the fuck out of clubs, parties, BBQ's etc

No one needs a boring shithead like you throwing a dampener on their fun.

All your bleating is personal opinion. Other people like aprtying. Learn to deal and stay locked in a house. We wouldn't want you at parties anyway.

[japanat]

Every party needs a pooper...

Seriously, though, if you don't like partying, that's cool. Lots of people don't. You don't have to go. Personally, I like having a few beers with good friends, but I don't go in for the club scene anymore (never really did).

But don't expect the people on this forum, most of whom are serious fish, to be sympathetic to your POV.

[PopCulturePooka]

Fish ?

[Myrsilus]

I definitely see where you are coming from, Nist. Sometimes I feel like that, too. I guess I just accept now that if I step into a club, more than likely it will feature less than restrained people with lots of dry humping on the dance floor.

It's not for everyone. I personally opt for a beer with the buds, too.

[xtine]

Why go partying? The answer is simple -- other people do because they enjoy it. If you don't, then don't go. You still go because you say you have to because of some sort of social obligation. Then it is an obligation -- you realize that, you do you have the choice to go do something else that floats your boat, but you want to keep that obligation. But I give you this, we all whine about something we don't like.

Your post sounds like the type of person that dismisses things just because they don't like it. Because you don't have fun, it means that other people shouldn't either. Well I'm pretty sure some things you find highly enjoyable, other people will find incredibly boring as well.

Though not to try to bash you at all, I have a few friends that don't like partying. They are still cool friends, but I just don't invite them to my parties or events that I may attend. I don't understand them either, but to each their own. However, they don't think I'm stupid for enjoying what I may occasionally find fun and interesting.

I just hope you know, to each their own.

PS: alcohol is awesome, if you don't like it, more for us! ;D

[Decade]

Ah fuck, who invited Debbie Downer?

It sounds more like you hate your life more than you hate partying. If you're not having fun at the parties you're going to, it's not cause of the stuff going on, it's cause you're too damn negative to enjoy any of it. Who knows if it's because of the people you're with or just the attitude you have, but until you learn to enjoy life more I'd personally wouldn't like to see you at any party I'm at.

[Mittens]

Clubs are boring as hell. Its the SAME shit everytime. Drink, Grind, Drink, Dance, Grind, Make out, Numbers, Taxi, ?????, Profit.

[Wakka]

This is so, so good on so many levels ;D

Acohol is the worst drug ever. I have never done any other drug, but I still think it's the worst drug ever.

XD dude you just shat on your own argument! You couldn't make it up.

The way they interact with males, this matingritual that can bee seen in these events is just so fake and not the way I like to bond with women.

I'd love to know just how many women you've 'bonded' with XD

Well thats my reasons to stay the fuck out of clubs, house parties, barbecues, family gatherings, etc

LOL

Gold. Thank you Dennis.

[Stephy]

Good. Stay the fuck out of clubs, parties, BBQ's etc

No one needs a boring shithead like you throwing a dampener on their fun.

Aww.. pooka don't be rude!

I think it might depend on the friends and how much money you have that makes the going out events effect the fun quality(?)

[Soli]

I know I wouldn't like to be at a party. :P But that's just me. Some people like parties and fit in well, and some just don't.

Newsflash: Everybody has different likes and dislikes! :yes:

(^ I'm not trying to sound mean. Just so you know.)

[Cherub Rock]

Personally I don't like clubs either, but I know better than to project my morales and thoughts onto other people. Just because you don't have fun at social events doesn't mean others don't either.

Also, alcohol is a de-inhibitor. Perhaps you did not have enough to drink. Of course, if you are not willing to do certain things than getting drunk won't help you. If you're extremely self-conscious then getting drunk might not take care of enough inhibitions to let you have fun in a situation that involves, say... people.

[ZaichikArky]

meh... I don't like to party... ever. I mean, I do go to the occasional Japanese class party or friend birthday party, but that's it. I've never been to a party where alcohol was involved. Mainly, because I know I like to overdo things, and if alcohol was handed to me, I'd drink and drink until it was no longer given to me. it takes a lot of alcohol for me to get drunk too... I am in no way a lightweight. I blame it on the Russian blood >_>.

You sound sexist. wtf 0_o. well, okay, some guys like to interact with girls in a party session. Have a one night stand, etc. i'm not really into that either, but there is no reason to slam it.

Pretty much, if you don't like partying, that's okay, but isn't it lame to knock people who do? I am very anti social IRL and NEVER go to parties. One thing parties are good for is making friends. This is one reason I have one college friend. because I don't like going to social events. So that's one good thing about parties and partying...

[japanat]

Fish ?
Heavy drinker. Like-being-underwater drinker!

[Vic_Rattlehead]

Parties are good with friends. A good relax from work etc. Also after a few pints, you tend to have conversations about things you normally wouldn't mention when sober and, at times, learn alot more from your friends even if you've known em for a decade.


Party poopers piss me off. It was my birthday on the 24th. So I went out on the 23rd with a few mates and another lad who is renowned for being extremely depressing, arrogant, boring and most of all..hates 'socialising'. I managed to beg him to come out to my 21st birthday party in the city center.

So we got there, around 11am, which was an hour before my birthday..he wanted to go home as he drank too much. But the worst part was the fact that he didn't know his way home and insisted I too, go back and take him home. (which is miles from the city center).

So I managed to get home before my birthday which sucked as myself and friends were intending on counting down to my birthday, and the guys behind the bar were going to give me free shots at midnight.

I did manage to get a taxi back to the city center to resume my party, which by the way, now that there were no boring arses, kicked supreme arse.

[Hatsumomo]

I don't like parties just because I have social anxiety issues. But sometimes I bite the proverbial bullet and go to one and I'm rather surprised when I have fun. The last one I went to was around a month ago because it was my coworker's half-sister's birthday (and my coworker's birthday was a couple of days later). We played Beer Pong but since we didn't have beer, just the vodka I had bought, we played Vodka Pong. It was pretty funny and it was my first time playing alkie Pong. But apparently I was so good that nobody believed me that it was my first time.

And my roommates got real excited when I told them this the next day. Their mission now is to get me fall down drunk.

[Nannou]

Good. Stay the fuck out of clubs, parties, BBQ's etc

No one needs a boring shithead like you throwing a dampener on their fun.

All your bleating is personal opinion. Other people like aprtying. Learn to deal and stay locked in a house. We wouldn't want you at parties anyway.

http://alieninjapan.com/media/images/qft.gif

To the OP. The world is a happier place now that you won't be attending anything resembling a social bonding event. Thank you for ridding the world of one more party downer.

Oh and.... got Emo? :duh:

[akitaka]

I don't see a point in attacking his post, but his attitude needs a recheck.

Instead of concluding the original post with a snide, brute remark, he should have asked the forum members what they find exhilerating about going out for those kinds of socials. Personally, I don't like partying either; I'm a do-er, not a talker.

@hatsumomo: I'm not familiar with that game. Care to explain? :-)

[October in Hell]

Well, a party is a good way to hook up. Friends introducing you to their hot friends...plus it's cheaper than doing the same thing but at a club.

[karob]

I feel the same way about going to parties but a lot of people like it so yay for them.

Personally I would rather relax at my house with a couple of friends and drink some wine or smoke while watching a movie or talking about random things.

[Masa the Masta]

I'm Mexican.





....Enough said. :yes:

[Digital Masta]

Dancing.
I like to dance. I have done streetdancing and breakdancing when I was younger. But the stuff people do in clubs shouldn't be called dancing.

I like to call it "I do nothing while a girl grinds the shit outta me" I have no problems with it. I mean can I move when the time calls for it...sure but why rock the boat.

[Masa the Masta]

I like to call it "I do nothing while a girl grinds the shit outta me" I have no problems with it. I mean can I move when the time calls for it...sure but why rock the boat.


Quoted for truth. It's a good excuse to have a girl put her ass on your cock. That's no cause for complaint IMO, until you manage to ruin a good pair a pants.

[Hatsumomo]

I don't see a point in attacking his post, but his attitude needs a recheck.

Instead of concluding the original post with a snide, brute remark, he should have asked the forum members what they find exhilerating about going out for those kinds of socials. Personally, I don't like partying either; I'm a do-er, not a talker.

@hatsumomo: I'm not familiar with that game. Care to explain? :-)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Pong

For the game my friends and I did, subsitute the beer for vodka (our brand of poison was Absolut). :knockout:

[Dennis nist]

Wow, did I slaughter a puppy or something?

Sorry if I offended people. It never was an attack. Just a brutaly (I guess) honest question.
With the amount of time and money people spend on these things I guess I expected something spectacular.

[Duke Luke of Juke]

I don't know, I consider getting laid pretty spectacular.

[Digital Masta]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Pong

For the game my friends and I did, subsitute the beer for vodka (our brand of poison was Absolut). :knockout:

You think your the first to play Vodka Pong? HA!

Some people call it Beirut (I hate that name) which may be why some may not of heard it be called Beer Pong.

[Nannou]

Wow, did I slaughter a puppy or something?

Sorry if I offended people. It never was an attack. Just a brutaly (I guess) honest question.
With the amount of time and money people spend on these things I guess I expected something spectacular.

Oh wow, you actually wanted real answers? I couldn't have guessed by the over-whelming flame negativity of your first post.

Why do I go partying?
Because it's a great way to connect with new people
There's no better way to meet a more diverse crowd than to visit different genre clubs/bars
Because my friends are like-minded and love to party, dance, drink and socialise
Because, yes, I like to dance with girls
Because I love to dance. Rock, Metal , Hip-hop, Trance/DnB/Techno, Jazz, you name it.... I'll dance. Except perhaps Country >.>
Because I love to have fun, and partying for me, is fun.

I agree alcohol is a terrible drug that causes all sorts of death and destruction in the wrong hands. But some people know how to use it responsibly, and for those people it's a great social lubricant. I drink to enjoy myself. But most of the time I'm happy to go out clubbing with little alcohol.

[Pierrot le Fou]

Why? Thats my only question. It is boring as hell.
Sex. And liquor. In that order.

Been partying in some places, some bars, VIPs, friends houses. All those times I had to go because of social obligations. But I have seen different kind of parties. From stiff to clubbin'. And I still don't get the appeal to gather and dance, sing, conversate, drink, drink, drink, drink. It's just so fucking boring.
You've been partying in VIPs? You sure you don't mean VIWs (very important whales)? After all, a blue whale uterus is big enough to party in, I guess, maybe with midgets.


Alcohol.
Acohol is the worst drug ever. I have never done any other drug, but I still think it's the worst drug ever. The only thing it does is make me unfocused and disoriented. The myth about loosing inhibitions.. don't happen. Not to me it doesn't. Most drinks with alcohol taste like shit also. I don't know what people think when they learn to like shit like whine/whisky/every other drink. Maybe some patetic pride that they are now closer to living the sophisticated life and just becuse they can now drink a whole glass of vomit without the bodies natural immunesystem tries to puke it up, they are now interesting humans.
I'd agree if it weren't stupid and you weren't wrong. You clearly haven't drank enough to enjoy it. Alcohol is all about getting wrecked, forgetting what the hell you did, and waking up in a pool of your own vomit and/or the bed of someone you've never met.

This is called 'maturity' and the 'growing process.' Respectively.

Girls.
The general 'femininty' and the act of showing how womanly they are just pisses me of. The way they interact with males, this matingritual that can bee seen in these events is just so fake and not the way I like to bond with women.
Correct. This is why you fuck them twice as hard when you get them to come home with you. Because it's a wonderful way to bond with women. Or at least get your rocks off.

Dancing.
I like to dance. I have done streetdancing and breakdancing when I was younger. But the stuff people do in clubs shouldn't be called dancing.
I agree. It should be called 'Dancing.'

Oh, wait, no, I don't agree after all.

Converations.
lol.
As such a sterling conversationalist, I can see why you'd dislike the conversations.

Well thats my reasons to stay the fuck out of clubs, house parties, barbecues, family gatherings, etc. The whole concept sucks.
Yes, the whole concepts sucks, until you're sucking on a beer with the prospect of getting sucked off.

However, if you don't like fun, sex, and booze, I can see how you would find partying boring. I suggest heroin, it has much more of the anti-social feel you seem to be going for.

[InSo]

Partying is the best! Smoke weed instead of drinking alcohol :)

[akitaka]

I'll dance. Except perhaps Country >.>

Cool kids know how to square-dance :-)

[Masa the Masta]

I know how to hexagon jig.

[akitaka]

(two steps to the left. two to the right.)

(nods to masa)

..


served.

[Masa the Masta]

You know what I have to say to that??

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1047/gmaeblousesfl7.jpg

[l337moomoo]

Wow, did I slaughter a puppy or something?

Sorry if I offended people. It never was an attack. Just a brutaly (I guess) honest question.
With the amount of time and money people spend on these things I guess I expected something spectacular.

I agree with you. Even though I like to party, I can totally see the flaws that you see.

Alcohol has barely any affect on me, no matter how much I drink (except for one situation where I ended up with too girls :boggled: ). And it totally tastes like shit!

Dancing at a house party puts me in an awkward position because I feel retarded dancing with only 20 people, I'll leave dancing for the dances.

But I really enjoy socializing when I party, especially women. But the downside to that is that not many girls have the mental capacity to understand anything I like to talk about.

[Overkongen]

But the downside to that is that not many girls have the mental capacity to understand anything I like to talk about.

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Pierrot le Fou]

Alcohol has barely any affect on me, no matter how much I drink (except for one situation where I ended up with too girls :boggled: ). And it totally tastes like shit!

Bull-fucking-turds. Sorry, but you have never really drank in your life. Had you been that drunk, two women would not have ended up with you in any meaningful way unless they were RNs giving you a charcoal filter IV drip in the ER.

Alcohol will get you drunk if you drink enough. This is just a fact. I can pour away 5 litres of beer in a night, but you'd better bet I'm stumbling around and can hardly remember most pertinent details of what I did that night after waking up wherever consciousness left me (usually on the crapper).

Anyone, and I do mean anyone who says they can't get drunk is trying to act as if they are somehow holy, mature, or powerful beyond the mere imagination of the rest of us mortals.

Sorry, ain't going to buy it. I will feed you 1.8 litres of shochu and will feel like you may have a point if you could drink half of it before vomiting.

Dancing at a house party puts me in an awkward position because I feel retarded dancing with only 20 people, I'll leave dancing for the dances.
Ah yes, the classic, "It's not me, it's the situation!"

Please, look down your nose at smaller venues. You feel retarded dancing when people you know are looking at you and you stick out. That's why. It isn't as if it isn't a dance, it's that you're insecure. Cope with it.

But I really enjoy socializing when I party, especially women. But the downside to that is that not many girls have the mental capacity to understand anything I like to talk about.
Of course, it isn't that you're a dullard who brags about his imaginary ability to consume massive amounts of liquor without effect, who's woefully insecure in his ability to perform in front of people, and who calls women stupid.

Way to go chief.

Ball's in your court, and all that. Don't disappoint.

[Nannou]

But I really enjoy socializing when I party, especially women. But the downside to that is that not many girls have the mental capacity to understand anything I like to talk about.

You fail life 101.

[Plekto]

Alcohol.
Acohol is the worst drug ever. I have never done any other drug, but I still think it's the worst drug ever. The only thing it does is make me unfocused and disoriented. The myth about loosing inhibitions.. don't happen. Not to me it doesn't. Most drinks with alcohol taste like shit also.


Oh, you poor, poor thing. Few things are as good as a properly made margarita, for instance, though I prefer various liquors lately. Lemoncello is stunning for instance. Sweet, strong, and like a bit of summer in a shot glass :)

Most mixed drinks at bars DO taste awful. Stick with the basics liek cranberry juice and vodka or a margarita or if you are really adventurous, try almost anything with Alize'(mixes with almost anything well)

Wiskey and such is very hard to drink straight, btw. So much so that it's pretty much a litmus test for the serious alcoholics and drinkers from the casual ones. (heh)

As for inhibitions, you need to drink more. It'll happen.

P.S. About the disoriented and fuzzy part... um... THAT'S THE WHOLE DAMN POINT.


I don't know what people think when they learn to like shit like whine/whisky/every other drink. Maybe some patetic pride that they are now closer to living the sophisticated life and just becuse they can now drink a whole glass of vomit without the bodies natural immunesystem tries to puke it up, they are now interesting humans.


Always go UP in alcohol content as the evening progresses and you'll not throw up unless you really go nuts/start to poison yourself(8-10+ drinks). Beer is almost universally a bad idea in any case. Mixes with almost nothing well and fills you up well before you get drunk.(so you also get that bloated feeling instead of a quick and clean buzz in 15-30 minutes like with Vodka or simmilar) Wine coolers and such are also right out. Wine and beer give you bad hangovers as well.

Technically there are two types of hangovers. One is simple dehydration, which is easy enough to fix. The other is crud your body is suffering from. The genreal rule is the clearer the item and the higher the alcohol content(within reason), the less of the second type you have(but the more of the first). So if you stick to a couple of drinks with stuff like vodka or tequilla or simmilar and then drink a few glasses of water, it's much easier the next day.

Cheap wine(tends to be high in sulfites and stuff they put on the grapes), for instance - no cure. Plus life's too short to drink bad alcohol.



Girls.
The general 'femininty' and the act of showing how womanly they are just pisses me of. The way they interact with males, this matingritual that can bee seen in these events is just so fake and not the way I like to bond with women.


Then you're going to the wrong parties. Singles parties serve one important function beyond all of the other crap. To present yourself to potential partners(whether something happens is another matter entirely). Gotta put up with it if you want a chance these days.


Dancing.
I like to dance. I have done streetdancing and breakdancing when I was younger. But the stuff people do in clubs shouldn't be called dancing.


Deal with it. Your breakdancing wholly invalidates your right to comment on the topic as it is. :frypan:

Look, women love dancing as a rule, so learn as well if you want to move up the feeding chain a few notches. Like wearing aftershave/cologne/etc on a date, it's part of the game. No pain, no gain, afterall...

[l337moomoo]

You fail life 101.
You have your picture in your avatar.

The irony.


Edit- And if you think I'm kidding about girls being dumber than I, I am not.

I might not be the smartest person, but there are so many fake bitches down here that the dumbest person on this forum can out smart them.

[Vic_Rattlehead]

What kind of things do you like to talk about when out at parties which apparently leaves females clueless?

[l337moomoo]

What kind of things do you like to talk about when out at parties which apparently leaves females clueless?
It can be anything. When I was talking to this girl about Saw III, because she brought it up. She was telling me how she didn't understand the story. It's not that hard to understand. She was also asking me about the Black Dahlia Murder (the book) and when I tried to explain every little detail, she stared at me blankly and literally said "Whaaa..."

Maybe I just have bad luck, or I am not a movie explaining person :meh:

[MeneerDijk]

People need to cool down in this thread. Apparently ' partying' is something people feel really strongly about. But that's not reason to start namecalling.

The reason i hear from people who like partying (In the sense of getting drunk in a club) is that they just want to let off some steam after a long week. But that is simply not my way of de-stressing.

I'm not a big party animal myself, I can't really see the fun in going to a club. To only way i see to have fun there is get totally shitfaced drunk. And since i don't drink i just stand around being the designated driver. So i don't go to clubs anymore. I'm fine with other social gatherings, i really enjoy being around interesting and fun people. as long as the level of fun doesn't depend on how much of your inhibitions you can lose. To each his own i guess.

[Nannou]

You have your picture in your avatar.

The irony.

er..... what?

and for that... you've failed Life 101.... again. Just because I don't like you anymore.

[blank slate]

People need to cool down in this thread. Apparently ' partying' is something people feel really strongly about. But that's not reason to start namecalling.

The reason i hear from people who like partying (In the sense of getting drunk in a club) is that they just want to let off some steam after a long week. But that is simply not my way of de-stressing.

I'm not a big party animal myself, I can't really see the fun in going to a club. To only way i see to have fun there is get totally shitfaced drunk. And since i don't drink i just stand around being the designated driver. So i don't go to clubs anymore. I'm fine with other social gatherings, i really enjoy being around interesting and fun people. as long as the level of fun doesn't depend on how much of your inhibitions you can lose. To each his own i guess.I'm 100% with meneer on this one.

[Plekto]

and when I tried to explain every little detail..."

Oh gheez, don't ever do that. Guys as a rule love to fix things and apply logic to solve a problem. Women - they want to talk ABOUT it - and nothing nukes your chances like either a long boring talk about something or worse, trying to take over and "fix" the situation. Even *in* relationships, it's bad.

The proper response is something like "It was the type of movie you have to watch a couple of times" (small lie on your part) and... next topic. In dating or partying, as a rule, keep it to less than 4 sentances about anything unless it's something you are doing together(video games/poker game/something interactive). Then maybe double that at the most.

It's tougher for guys than we'd like to admit. And yes, let her ramble on and don't interrupt. Also makes a good impression despite the feeling that your brain is about to explode unless you say something.

[l337moomoo]

Oh gheez, don't ever do that. Guys as a rule love to fix things and apply logic to solve a problem. Women - they want to talk ABOUT it - and nothing nukes your chances like either a long boring talk about something or worse, trying to take over and "fix" the situation. Even *in* relationships, it's bad.

The proper response is something like "It was the type of movie you have to watch a couple of times" (small lie on your part) and... next topic. In dating or partying, as a rule, keep it to less than 4 sentances about anything unless it's something you are doing together(video games/poker game/something interactive). Then maybe double that at the most.

It's tougher for guys than we'd like to admit. And yes, let her ramble on and don't interrupt. Also makes a good impression despite the feeling that your brain is about to explode unless you say something.

That's a good tip of advice, because when they want to drag it out to every last detail it gets aggrevating :bang:

[l337moomoo]

er..... what?

and for that... you've failed Life 101.... again. Just because I don't like you anymore.

Wow. I have never seen the use of the same cliche used twice in one thread. Too bad no one granted you your e-attention and even acknowledged you post.

And omgosh you don't like me anymore??!?!:gloomy: :gloomy: :gloomy: :gloomy: Man that's so depressing!! Actually I would consider it a surprise. It's one thing that I don't give a flying fuck about who you are or what feel towards me, but it's a even bigger surprise that you think I want you to like me! I lost all respect when I saw you lame ass interweb joke, not used once, BUT TWICE! And with no reason on why I failed this "class." Also I love how you side with "arguementees" whom seem to be "winning" this pity argument. Not to mention that you have put yourself in your avatar.

Wow, I'd be surprised if I EVER had respect for you.

[Trinadad]

Hmm... I like partying. It's fun.


But you guys need to settle down. It doesn't matter what he thinks, and why he thinks it. Okay? Whatever. Move the fuck on.

I think someone said, to each his own, and how true.

[Digital Masta]

For the record...I don't drink alcohol because it taste good. I drink alcohol to get blasted outta my skull. I don't normal drink alcohol unless my goal is to be drunk, I'm a "beer with my dinner" type of guy. There are times when my goal is to be drunk but I don't end up at the level I want to be becausethe night was kinda slow or boring, etc and I decided to go home.

[Nannou]

Wow. I have never seen the use of the same cliche used twice in one thread. Too bad no one granted you your e-attention and even acknowledged you post.

And omgosh you don't like me anymore??!?!:gloomy: :gloomy: :gloomy: :gloomy: Man that's so depressing!! Actually I would consider it a surprise. It's one thing that I don't give a flying fuck about who you are or what feel towards me, but it's a even bigger surprise that you think I want you to like me! I lost all respect when I saw you lame ass interweb joke, not used once, BUT TWICE! And with no reason on why I failed this "class." Also I love how you side with "arguementees" whom seem to be "winning" this pity argument. Not to mention that you have put yourself in your avatar.

Wow, I'd be surprised if I EVER had respect for you.

haha. Good effort on the retort. I think I like you again.

aaaaaand, I'm done. I shall not be a part in this flame anymore.

[AgentOrange]

You just need to party in the right places with the right people. All venues are not the same. Just find one that suits you ant you will understand what everyone is talking about.

Now, to put it in my drunken brain speech: Quit being a douche, get drunk and socialize without the fear of rejection or critisizm. Once you losen up and learn to manuever through these social barriers, you will be much better off and happier.

Hell, you don't even have to be drunk or drinking for that matter. Just quit being so reserved and let loose, noone is going to think badly of you for it. Hell, you might actually have some fun by accident. Don't be the guy that's 55 and tells people about what he 'used to do' and you know he's lying about it. Be the guy that has no regrets. You only live once so make it one for the history books.

[Plekto]

Be the guy that has no regrets. You only live once so make it one for the history books.

QFT.

:clap: :clap: :clap:

[Lisa M]

Okay, I like partying. Why?

Alcohol - I've been told that I'm the exact same person when drunk, only louder. You know why? I don't have many inhibitions when I'm sober. So I can go out and have a good time and talk to people and have fun whether or not I'm drunk or not. But humans are social eaters and social drinkers, so if my friends are having a few (and I know I won't have to walk them home), it's fun to shout "1-2-3" and then down your shots at the same time.

Girls - I like having an excuse to get dressed up and look nice. I like looking hot. The knowledge that people want to get in my pants and I have control over whether or not they get into my pants makes me hot. I'm a control freak. I also like talking to people, and, if it's obvious that a guy is going to explain the plot of a movie in intricate detail whether or not I want him to, I'm going to pretend that I want him to if I'm even remotely interested. He needs to inflate his ego, after all, by pretending to be smarter than me. My ego's already set, since I have cleavage.

Dancing - If I'm dancing with someone who's a good dancer, so hot. Girls dance with boys to see how they'd be in the sack, don'tchaknow. So learn to dance, foo'

Conversations - Some of the best conversations I've had have been at parties. Parties at which I've also downed five shots of tequila (1-2-3-kanpai!) Parties are great because if a conversation is going sour, you can talk to someone else, or change the topic. There are no conversational obligations.

That said, it needs to be a good group of people you're partying with. You need to have people there who you trust to take care of you if you pass out, or who will walk you back to your dorm and sit up with you because you can't take your meds until you're sober and you've had four shots of rum and the party was broken up early because your host's flatmate wasn't feeling well. When you go out dancing, you need friends to help watch out for Creepy Six-o-Clock guy (the guy who starts dancing with you from behind with no warning), and you need to help them watch out for same.

And you can't expect it to be fabulous. Sometimes it sucks, but you go to the pizza place that's open until 3 and get something to eat and bitch with your friends about how the night sucked and your shoes are killing you. But, hey, that's how it goes.

[King Kong]

This thread reminds me of a recent podcast of the Ricky Gervais show, where Karl Pilkington said something along the lines of "I don't like having fun"

Miserable twat.

[Hatsumomo]

Parties are all fun and games until somebody gets hurt.

Then it's just funny as hell.*



*Unless somebody gets really hurt or worse. :(

[Lateli]

Parties.. hm.. Can't say I'm really a fan of parties for the most part.

However, I do occasionally enjoy things where I'm surrounded by people I'm familiar with, and trust. Family gatherings, small gathering of friends, etc.

I despise clubs. Too many random, sweaty, drunk, people(and many smell to boot.) To make matters worse, they try to touch me with their so called "dancing." I hate being touched :(

It's ok though, I'm not a drinker, nor do I like to "dance." :P So I just don't go to clubs or parties that mimic the activity that occurs there. I'll stick with my buddies and I'll be just fine :)

Alcohol.. Like I said, I'm not a drinker. Bad stuff runs in my family involving alcohol, so why risk it? Heavy boozing isn't exactly healthy anyways, and it's just one that I can cross off my list of things that'll come back and bite me in the ass(or gut, or wherever else..) in a few years. (I mention that because some of the girls in my hall are major party people.. I don't want to be anywhere near them when it all comes back to bite em :P )

Girls.. I'm a girl! Hoochieness ? Not me. It's not necessary for me to "dress up," and I'm not exactly interested in getting laid all the time. I wish more people could have a little self control, because lets face it, the wrong damn people are having babies.

As for conversations, they tend to be goofy/fun. It's not really that fun to have a night set aside to lay back and then spend it having deep insightful conversations :P

[Trump]

If you know how to drink right, all of your problems with it go right out the window. If you haven't found a drink you like, you haven't tried very many drinks. Oh, and liquor is one of the best places to say "you get what you pay for". Cheep booze tastes like shit, and expensive stuff (usually) tastes great and goes down smooth. Furthemore, you don't have to get wasted while drinking. I like to drink just enough to start feeling it (unfortunately that is at least 2-3 strong drinks for me). You get a little light headed but not disoriented and unfocused and I don't know why but I like that feeling. Yes, if you drink too much you feel like shit, so why do it?

Parties, if you like being around people at all you can find "parties" you like. Try a piano bar and sing along. Learn how to do some real dancing (ballroom, salsa, tango, etc). Find some friends and play a board game, even that can be a party.

But damn, if your life sucks so badly then just sit at home and let it get worse.

[Shamu]

Lateli, I agree with you 100%
I've never needed alcohol to have a good time and I've always gotten invited to parties despite my lack of wanting to drink, because I guess I was fun to be around anyways.
I like social gatherings on occasion and I don't mind if people drink as long as they're not wasted and/or in control of themselves. I myself have been known to enjoy alcohol on occasion (<3 brandy on the rocks), but I don't think it's necessary to have a good time with a group of people. Supposedly I'm crazy enough without the alcohol >_>

[PopCulturePooka]

Lateli, I agree with you 100%
I've never needed alcohol to have a good time and I always gotten invited to parties despite my lack of wanting to drink, because I guess I was fun to be around anyways.
You also make a good decoration on account of hotness.

[Shamu]

You also make a good decoration on account of hotness.
HAHA. Yeah...I guess that might have a bit do with it, if I was hot! I like to think I was invited on account that I'm fun to hang around and not nice to look at :box:

Oh yeah, I used to have people tell me they wished they could be more like me and not drink so much, etc...but they never did become more like me. They mostly just drank more. People are so silly :watson:

[Jetsetlemming]

I'm not good with parties, or most social events. :gloomy: I'm not the kind of guy to join the crowd and just be one of the masses. I'm more inclined to stand off to the side and observe how people act in a social enviroment. :( I also don't like alchohol at all. This could be that my first experience with it was it being forced down my throat when I was 7.

[seiji]

^Ditto, except the "being force-fed alcohol in elementary school" part. Actually, I never drank illegally. My first drink was at age 20, but in Japan. I suffer from acute goodytwoshoesitis. Also, I'm a picky eater/drinker, morally opposed to throwing up, and otherwise too much of a general pansy to ever drink more than it takes to make my feet feel funny. And I have no friends. :box:

[delen]

Data is your friend.

[Lisa M]

Seiji - I am also morally opposed to throwing up.

If I were to throw up from drinking too much, I would probably cry for days.

Fortunately, I have this wonderful ability to be very drunk and yet know that if I drink more, I'll either get sick or black out.

But I'm still happy-party-kiss-everyone-super-drunk.

Yeah, it's my superpower.

[Pierrot le Fou]

I'm opposed to vomit, in general, not on a moral level, but due to the lack of tastefulness of vomit both literally, and aesthetically.

Therefore I respectfully allow others to vomit in the confines of the toilet bowl. Not around the toilet bowl. Not in a taxi. Not on me or in front of me, but directly into the bowl. No mess, no fuss. Go for it. Vomiters.

[Hatsumomo]

Certified emetophobe, here.

[ZaichikArky]

I had a really long non-vomit record. from age 7-19 I hadn't vomited once. Then I had foodpoisoning from the dining hall and was up puking literally all night long : (. Then several months ago I puked from having a tiny microwavable pizza when I was nauseous from a minor cold. I don't think I'll ever have that non-vomit record again.

One other reason I hate partying. I'd totally overdo it on the alcohol since it takes me a lot of it to get drunk, and then I'd puke it all up. I also find puking into the toilet REVOLTING, so I'd puke up someone's innocent sink or something else terrible. ah alcohol :p.

[Roxie]

if I was hot!
Sweety, stop being humble.

You are hot.
Accept it. Own it. Live it. Love it.

[Pierrot le Fou]

Certified emetophobe, here.
Where do you get that certification? Is the testing rigorous? Do you fail if upon seeing vomit you vomit in response?

[japanat]

Been there, done that. Got the brother/pledge son team-vomit award in my fraternity... Don' do 'dat no mo'.

[akitaka]

I'm opposed to vomit, in general, not on a moral level, but due to the lack of tastefulness of vomit both literally, and aesthetically.

Therefore I respectfully allow others to vomit in the confines of the toilet bowl. Not around the toilet bowl. Not in a taxi. Not on me or in front of me, but directly into the bowl. No mess, no fuss. Go for it. Vomiters.

(shrugs)

As long as it's not my place...

[ellie]

I like drinking in the right atmosphere. It can be really fun, and helps me to loosen up. I have a bit of a social anxiety problem (I have a lot of friends, but I'm just painfully shy when I'm meeting new people) and drinking helps me to feel more relaxed around new people. I know it would be better if I could open up to new people WITHOUT consuming alcohol. But alcohol just helps.

I vomit on occasion, and it sucks. Vomiting is not fun at all. My most embarassing throw up experience was sophomore year. I was in my friend's room, and there was a small get-together of about 10 people in her room. I drank 4 Smirnoff Ice's. Which isn't a TON of alcohol, but I'm a lightweight and also there is a freakishly large amount of sugar in those drinks. I was sitting on her bed and then all of a sudden I threw up. In her bed. I felt SO BAD about throwing up on her bed, and there was like 10 other people there watching me...it was so humiliating. I've very cautious with drinking highly sugary drinks now!

And a few months ago I was the DD for some of my friends. They got TRASHED. So there I was driving my brand new car with 4 drunk girls in it. I rolled down all the windows and made them ride with their heads on the outside because I did NOT want vomit in my new car. No thanks. I'm sure it was shitty for them to have to ride around with their heads outside the car, but the way they were all dry-heaving and stuff, I was not about to allow them to just sit there in case they had some sort of digestional explosion.

[PopCulturePooka]

Vomiting is funny when its not me or mine.

[sgt. pepper]

The only appeal i can see would be that there are girls there, and they might sleep with you. But since i dislike parties and suck at everything that has to do with women, i never ever go to parties.

[Plekto]

...I was sitting on her bed and then all of a sudden I threw up. In her bed.

****
Nothing says "not getting any" like throwing up in her face.

Throwing up is almost always based upon the quantity. So again, the best plan is to have a couple of hard drinks or jst a few straight-up shots. You'll rarely end up having a bad time.(barring silly things like downing a fifth or sometihng)

P.S. rule #4 of being the designated driver: Always take the 20 year old beater with the rust and half inch of dirt on it for precisely this reason.(I'd have called a taxi myself rather than risk a new car's interior - cauze that shit don't come out. Ever.)

[yogi]

^ oh man, thats gross, in her bed!

Never be the designated driver unless you can handle not drinking.. I've done it once, but failed at the not drinking part. (Made it through an Random breath test by the luck of them not stopping me)

If you know how to drink right, all of your problems with it go right out the window...

@ Trump

When I read your post, my minds voice started to slur.. It was like alcohol itself was giving advice to me...

:watson:

[Nannou]

Seeing as we are on the topic of alcohol... I found this fascinating: http://health.howstuffworks.com/hangover1.htm

[Trump]

That's funny since I don't need alcohol to act drunk sometimes... Ah, the power of the mind!

[Myrsilus]

I definitely connect with your statement, Trump. I imagine my friends really are enjoying my company when I act deranged and intoxicated all night even if beer isn't in my belly. It's like a gift, you know.