That time of year again... Christmas party season

Beechwoodspark

It’s that time of year again...

Tis the season....

Christmas party season has well and truly begun

Was walking across baggot st few mins ago and a “well oiled” office group decked out in Christmas jumpers reindeer antlers etc messing with who I presume are their colleagues in cars (jumping out in front etc)

Great messing and joking blocking the street - cars beeping at them to get the fook off the road.

they are having a great laugh while everyone else looks on silently !

What’s the most outrageous Christmas party behaviour you’ve seen and what’s your attitude to it??


It’s The most wonderful time of the year....

Few drinks bed as soon as the dinner is swallowed.

Riesen_Meal

Ask me at 8PM, leaving work at 3:45 for the pre food oiling up so I'd say I'll be diseased come 8 o clock or in a food coma....

RocketRaccoon

That's some of the greatest horseplay of all time

Beechwoodspark

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

That's some of the greatest horseplay of all time

The banter levels were fairly stunning for a Friday lunchtime in fairness

Salary Negotiator

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

Few drinks bed as soon as the dinner is swallowed.

Agree with this though we get some drinks vouchers but once they’re gone I head off to bed.

It’s usually good craic but not worth the hangover the next day or the shame in work on Monday.

Giblet

It's great, leave early from work as the party gets going early... and go home because who the feck hangs around with their colleagues?

jiltloop

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

The banter levels were fairly stunning for a Friday lunchtime in fairness

Banta Claus definitely made an appearance by the sounds of it!

eviltwin

There's the official Christmas party and then there is the one I have with my own team. That gets pretty intense. I work with a bunch of nutters. I never go to the official party, too stuffy and boring.

Corvo

5pm finish. Straight to the pub, watch racing at Dundalk. Meet up for the party at 7pm, meal and then be ABSOLUTELY SENDING IT.

The best Christmas party stories are the sex ones.

TheValeyard

Corvo wrote: »

and then be ABSOLUTELY SENDING IT

What does this even mean?

ancapailldorcha

Can't be holed to be honest. I work for a University where everything has to be as cheap as possible so I just don't think it's worth the evening. Same for the Christmas meal.

Thelonious Monk

I have parties the next 2 fridays but tempted to hit up a boozer soon on baggot st myself!
And stop buying those stupid jumpers people!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/06/christmas-jumpers-add-to-plastic-pollution-crisis-says-charity

Edgware

Just bear this advice in mind, when you're on the ground lying in your own piss and vomit its time to go on the shorts

As a regular punter, this is my least favourite time of the year. The "ivy and holly" brigade start cropping up in the local, making a loud racket and larger splash when the drinks go flying everywhere. I lump them in same bracket as the dozen hoppers, ergo a complete waste of space.

Corvo

TheValeyard wrote: »

What does this even mean?

Couple of Blackrock / Rugby knobheads recorded themselves on holiday doing some stupid ****e. This was mentioned as their way of saying "going at it heavy" I guess.

Earthhorse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvwwwm1gUg

arybvtcw0eolkf

Being in the army my units Christmas party is a pretty civilized affair.

Dinner (in uniform minus medals), the Christmas pudding is escorted by piper to the Commanding Officers tablet for his approval, he'll approve and salute it and the dinner beginners.

Sounds very formal but that's the military for you, after that its beers and banter in the mess and tbh I'm usually out of there by 21:00hrs.

Its a good day, we've a great CO who's great with the ol' speeches and making the lads feel good about a job well done in the last year and what might lay ahead in the following year.

The lads serving oversea's in the likes of Lebanon, Syria, Afghanistan etc are remembered as are past (and passed) members.

But that's the work do, then I've my Judo clubs party (which is a mad affair) with a collection of Judoka, wrestlers, grapplers of all kinds and a few MMA guys on the rip (last competition of the year is this Sunday so no one is watching their weight).

drake70

Didn't go to mine. It's on at the moment.

I'll be logging off the helpdesk in 5 minutes (IT Support)

Will go for a few pints in a pub that doesn't allow 12 pubs of Christmas

lawred2

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

That's some of the greatest horseplay of all time

Cornage

Salary Negotiator

Salary Negotiator wrote: »

Agree with this though we get some drinks vouchers but once they’re gone I head off to bed.

It’s usually good craic but not worth the hangover the next day or the shame in work on Monday.

I just can’t drink after a feed, can’t fit in one drop. If I’m on the sauce I like my feeding out of a bag at 3am.

lawred2

Earthhorse wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvwwwm1gUg

What is that crap?

anacc

Going in to show my face to the cvnts and while there grab some finger food and pints from the the two drink vouchers and then off to meet my mates.

coffee_cake

Ah it's great stuff love it

Bigbagofcans

lawred2 wrote: »

What is that crap?

I watched until the end, I'm not sure why. 2 mins of sh1te.

NIMAN

Xmas nights out died a death about 10 years ago.....just when people started recording everything.

IAMAMORON

Nothing beats the air of naughtiness you generate when you are doing lines of banger with Sandra from accounts in the "staff only" broom cupboard in between courses of salty inedible Christmas Dinner tripe. The giggling and messiness that ensues cannot be replicated in any other environment.

" I won't tell if you don't "

I love it.

NIMAN

NIMAN wrote: »

Xmas nights out died a death about 10 years ago.....just when people started recording everything.

“I don’t like people having phones”


Not organised work parties, they still happen as much as ever. Maybe not as many go but they’re hardly dying a death.

Earthhorse

lawred2 wrote: »

What is that crap?

It’s a YouTube video.

Thanks for your question!

Sofiztikated

Mine's on tonight.

I'm at home hoovering up lines, getting ready to go out, meeting up at 8 with the lads, few pints before heading in to the party after the stupid games are over.

Not really, I'm planning to show up for an acceptable amount of time, before heading home. Noone is arsed for the party tonight, the christmas spirit just isn't there.

magic_murph

the should all be cancelled - no good comes from getting smashed in front of work colleagues.