The Cocktail Party Thread (a.k.a. The "Jack This Thread" Thread)

[JackOfHearts]

*Passes G?F? a cream soda*

Hrm... Sherlock Holmes played the violin. Good improv, too. I am also reminded of Fiddler on the Roof. Good musical. I actually played that in the marching band first year in highschool. *sigh* goodtimes...


I wonder whose in the Jacuzzi...

[Go? Fencing?]

Of couse Holmes played the violin; so did Commander Data!

Thanks for the soda.

[JackOfHearts]

You're more then welcome.

Didn't Riker play the trombone? That reminds me, I need to practice my trumpet when I get the chance. I've been feeling more then a bit nostalgic as of late.

[Go? Fencing?]

He did indeed. Interestingly enough, trombone is French for paper clip.

[Araznal]

I used to be able to make all sorts of shapes with paper clips, but I just can't do it now... I guess I moved on.

[JackOfHearts]

I used to be a master at origami. Spent most of my grade school days making paper airplanes and missiles to launch at my tormentors while my teachers back was turned.

[Araznal]

I had a similar thing in middle school to torment my teachers, except it was kipat/yarmulke/skullcap frisbee. I went to a yeshiva for 3 years.

Oh, and in class we played DODGEBALL when the teacher's back was turned. That was SO AWESOME.

[JackOfHearts]

I cannot comprehend how Dodgeball can be played, indoors, without the teacher noticing. Though it sounds like fun.

[Araznal]

It was, and it was, by far, the best possible thing to be done during class.

[Go? Fencing?]

Details, please!

[Araznal]

Rules: teacher's back is turned, ball is thrown (everyone sitting at their seats still) and the person thrown to must catch it, or he's out (there were no girls in my class for some reason). This was a soft ball, so no noise from being caught or bouncing off. Now, if you are caught by the teacher with the ball in your hand, then you are out, as well as the person whose throw was caught (this happened a few times). Once the teacher sees the ball, we claim to be putting it away (teacher's pretty gullible) and continue the game.

[JackOfHearts]

Rules: teacher's back is turned, ball is thrown (everyone sitting at their seats still) and the person thrown to must catch it, or he's out (there were no girls in my class for some reason). This was a soft ball, so no noise from being caught or bouncing off. Now, if you are caught by the teacher with the ball in your hand, then you are out, as well as the person whose throw was caught (this happened a few times). Once the teacher sees the ball, we claim to be putting it away (teacher's pretty gullible) and continue the game.

I knew there was a catch. Its a pity I only heard of this now, though. I remember a few math classes that this could've livened up.

[sabreur]

[emerges from the sauna, towel in hand]

I'm going to go roll in the snow--you guys seem to turn anything into an eating festival.

[Zilverzmurfen]

Yay, snow angels!

[fencergal33]

This jacuzzi os definitely making all the alcohol go to my head. I think I'll just soak a little bit more....


Anyone care to join me?

[Nusy]

Nah, I think first I'll drop into the sauna.
But after sauna and snow... surely!

[parrythis]

I love a good Sauna. When I visited Finland, I went to a co-ed nude steam sauna. They added menthol to the steam. I had a nasty cold at the time and the steam and menthol cleared my sinuses right up. It was great.

[JackOfHearts]

I love a good Sauna. When I visited Finland, I went to a co-ed nude steam sauna. They added menthol to the steam. I had a nasty cold at the time and the steam and menthol cleared my sinuses right up. It was great.

Now that sounds like my kind of sauna.

[swordwench]

Now wait just a minute here... I thought saunas are dry heat, and steam rooms have steam. Maybe it's a regional name or something? I prefer the blazing heat of a sauna (no steam) followed by a dive in a cool pool, followed by the sauna again, then a cool shower. You get the picture. Heaven on earth. If I were in the far north, I'd bypass the pool in favor of a roll in the snow. Not a fan of steam rooms. I hate humidity. If I want to steam myself, I fence for a bit and stand around in my soggy clothes for awhile. Ewwww.

[Goofy]

In college I worked as a trainer at a fitness center, and in the aquatic area of the facility we had three rooms next to the pools- one for dry heat only, one for moist heat with eucalyptus, and one for full steam. We also had a jacuzzi and an ice bath, so the routine after a workout would be to relax in the jacuzzi, then go through the rooms in dry-eucalyptus-steam order (to really open things up), and then hit the ice bath as a wakeup/shocker before dressing to go home.