What is the most unusual theme party you have ever been to, heard of, personally been crazy enough to throw, or idea for one that you've had but been to afraid to share for fear it might make your friends look at you in strange ways and whisper behind your back?

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2000

Answers

Do weddings count? We had a Halloween wedding and made all of our guests come in costume. We've attended a Come as Your Favorite God party. That was interesting, what with all the clashing egos, but fun nonetheless. I'd like to host a GlamRock Party, where everyone has to come as a strung out Glam Rocker, complete with British accent, bizarro name, and shiny animal print clothing.

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2000

I feel kinda like I'm voting for myself for some sort of elected office, like in elementary school, (which was the last time I was ever popular enough to be nominated for anything) by answering my own question. Ooh, I have another question: you know how you had to but your heads down on your desks and raise your hands to vote and the teacher would tally of the votes, were you a peeker or did you really not try to see who everyone voted for? I was a peeker. Okay, theme parties. I am asking partly because this weekend the household has decided upon a "trailer trash" theme. Listen to ACDC, tease our hair, curl our bangs, wear colorful eyeshadow reminicient of my favorite Barbie and the Rockers doll, smoke Virginia Slims, we'd really like to get a keg of PBR(Pabst Blue Ribbon, I'm not sure if that is a universal trailor trash beverage)if they actually make it, we made a rule that all of the gal's cannot be refurred to by name, but by "woman" exclusively, and for our lovely male guests by "old man". As in "My old man and I went to Ryan's steakhouse for our anniversary, we wanted to do somethin' special this year." If you have any good idea's for activities a la trailor trash, or anything else applicable I'd love to hear it! Last weekend was our naked accessory party, which went well. We put a sign on the door that read "No Cameras, No orgys...Enter At Your Own Risk. The lighlight of the event was when the neighbor's came to ask us to turn the music down and one of our roomates aswered the door butt naked except for his shoes and socks(a convenient place to shash cigarette packs), a belt, and a scarf tied around his neck. I laughed. And the horrible part it that the whole naked party was my fault. Someone suggested a "naked martini" party and I assumed they meant we drink martini's while we had no clothes on, but they were talking about martini made with only gin and an olive. I felt silly, but they were quickly distracted by my error by the thought of actually having a naked party. So, obviously I am up for pretty much anything, so how ever crazy it may sound to you, I'd love to hear your theme party ideas!

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2000

That'd be the "Death to the Infidels" theme party. Suffice to say it involved constructing garments out of Hefty bags and the consumption of straight grain alcohol. There was more, but I don't remember it, strangely.

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2000

Oh, theme parties are one of my favorite things, and I've had several good 'uns.... The Pagan Tea Parties... the 80s Slumber Parties... a few Snooty Cocktail Parties.... But the hands-down winner has to be the Plastic Velveeta Ultralounge, my college graduation party. With a large number of knick-knacks from Gramma's storage shed (including her record collection... nothin' like "That's Amore" sung by Annette Funicello), assorted cocktails with Spam and Cheeze Wiz and Mom's Famous Puu Puu Platter, and guests dressed in appropriate Loungewear, it was a smashing success!

-- Anonymous, June 20, 2000

Ooh, Dwanollah, the Plastic Velveeta Underlounge sounds like my mom's "Party From Hell." She had Spam, vienna sausages, velveeta on crackers, the Ritz cracker "mock apple pie," circus peanuts and just about every other disgusting food item you can imagine. The Spam was *very* popular.

She also had appropriate attire and decor: she wore a hairnet, and the bathroom had a "satitized for your protection" paper over the toilet. People brought her tacky "souvenir from Atlantic City"-type hostess gifts, some of which are still on display (in back rooms, of course).

It was one of the most successful parties *ever*.

This weekend, mom's doing a "host-a-murder" party. We did one two years ago and ended up wetting ourselves with laughter. We have the same guest list this time, so this should be a fun weekend.

-- Anonymous, June 21, 2000

Oh, Karen, we had a white trash party last summer. Us girls wore see through white tee-shirts w/ black bras. Lots of fake tattoos all over the arms and stuff. Uh, lets see, what else? Teased hair of course, AC/DC and all the hair bands. Drank lots Jack Daniels. But the big thing was the bras. Good luck w/ your party!

-- Anonymous, June 21, 2000

In college, some of my friends were renting a duplex two blocks off campus. Two guys on one side and a girl on the other. The guys were musicians in a punk band. Their house happened to be along what passed for "Fraternity Row" at my university - it was really just the street with the most frat houses on it. One night was the big party night along the Row, and people walk up and down the street, from one party to another. So my friends and I decided to hold our own party that night and freak out all the Greeks.

We made our own fake Greek letters out of wood, painted them and hung them on the outside of the second floor of the house. Inside, we hung black crepe paper streamers all over. The food was the best part. We made black Kool-Aid by mixing a whole bunch of the darker flavors together. We served green eggs and Spam - food coloring in scrambled eggs until they were the most hideous shade of bright green, almost like chewing gum except worse, and sliced Spam on a platter. Mmm... We also had animal crackers, but we took the heads off of every animal and put just the bodies in a bowl. The heads we dipped into red Kool-Aid and put all of them in their own bowl. The music was, of course, atrocious.

So, drunken college frat boys and sorority sisters would come wandering along, thinking here's just another fun drink-fest, and they'd stumble up the stairs and in the front door. They sure looked out of place, to say the least. Not one of them stayed more than a few minutes. :-)

Hmm, I haven't had a theme party since...

-- Anonymous, June 21, 2000

(Wiping tea and spit off monitor.)

Paul W, I want to party with *you*. Bring the beheaded animal crackers. Hee!

-- Anonymous, June 21, 2000

Dead Celebrity Party. It was the most riotious black humor party I've ever been to...you really don't know your friends until you find out which dead celebrity they secretly want to be. And maybe that's a good thing.

-- Anonymous, June 21, 2000

I just remembered something - We called our little soiree the "Vile Tea Party". And we made Greek-looking V T P letters to hang on the house. :-)

-- Anonymous, June 22, 2000

My friends are throwing a July 3rd Superhero party, and they're being VERY stringent on what counts as a superhero. Since I'm kind of busted broke, and not too keen on showing my double-wide ass in spandex, I thought I could get around this "costume-required" thingy by dressing as Buffy (halter, capris, blonde wig) or Jem or something. But no, it has to be a comic-book superhero. I'm sort of stumped. At this point I'm thinking maybe Batgirl, cuz I think she wore leggings and a skirt, and I have both.

Let's see.. I went to a very good Cowboy Prom once; they had a Ring Of Fire set up on the wall for polaroid prom pictures, and everyone got water pistols. Dress Like a Rock Star is always a winner. My ex- boyfriend and I had a goth party once, because we were both fashion whores and artsy types at the time. That was rad- I had this black handkerchief hem lace dress with a built-in corset, black and white striped tights, black fishnets with the crotch cut out as a sort of bodysuit thing, big black hair and the coolest vintage spool-heel vintage black pointy-toed Fluevogs, which I found the DAY OF the party for $1.50. He wore a velvet suit with a cravat. Unfortunately nobody else showed up in costume. Then I got too drunk and passed out at 10:30 pm. Oh well. It had potential.

-- Anonymous, June 22, 2000

Well, we're having a Canada barbecue this year but only because it happens to fall on a Saturday. Usually Canada Day is in the middle of the week and is just a day off work. I have purchased a bunch of themed plates, cups, and cutlery. It is bnasically going to be an eating holiday.

-- Anonymous, June 26, 2000

Canadian barbecue? That sounds very interesting. What's on the plates? Maple leaves, flags, or bears? Hey, Maggie, I'm invited to your bbq, right?

-- Anonymous, June 27, 2000

I guess I was drunk with patriotic fervour (HA!). I meant to say that we're having a Canada Day barbecue.

And yes, you're invited, Gwen. BTW, the table cloth, plates and cups have maple leaves and flags on them. We're having chicken, not barbecued beaver or moose.

-- Anonymous, June 28, 2000

To add to the white trash party theme, hit the local flea market. We found plastic light up flowers, a battered beer sign from a bar, a rock n roll silk wallhanging and plastic Betty Boop earrings. Bare feet, teased hair and eyeshadow up to the eyebrows for the ladies. Vests with no shirts and hiking boots with shorts for the guys. And remember, no white trash party is a success until the cops have come.

-- Anonymous, July 02, 2000

Gwen was very appreciative of our Canada Day decorations, so I guess the party went well. Except for the propane and propane accessories incident.

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000

That was the best BBQ I've ever been to in my life, and the smiley maple leaves were just the icing on the cake.

-- Anonymous, July 07, 2000

When I was a senior in college I lived in a small language dorm and that year a number of students came out of the closet so my roommate and I had a Latent Lesbian party. We put an interlocked double female symbol on plastic cups for the jungle juice and everyone, including the guys who came, wore the lesbian uniform; short sleeved tee shirts (cigarettes rolled up in sleeve,optional), no bras, denims and work boots.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2000