bachelor party
Has the hen party passed the stag party in terms of debauchery?
It appears as if the bachelorette party is here to stay. For a hot minute I thought that at the corner of Girls Gone Wild, gender convergence and the wide acceptance of phallic-shaped cakes these fetes would go the way of the dodo. But no—hen parties are not going anywhere and they are not f*cking around. Read: Bachelorette Party Dos and Don'ts
Observationally, bachelor parties have been getting slightly milder (The Hangover notwithstanding). Long gone are the days of filling a hotel suite with hookers, unhappily married buddies and one woman willing to do something unholy with a four-legged animal. … Read More
Suggestive ads, making a good husband, your first time and Muff Road rage.
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British radio listeners (how quaint, right?) are fed up with salacious ad for … Read More
A quick history of the singleton's final hurrah, from Sparta to strip clubs.
Pop culture has construed them to be full-blown nights of drunken debauchery for which no one is held accountable for the sinful shenanigans that transpire. They are the infamous bachelor and bachelorette parties—when spouses-to-be are customarily subjected to wild partying with friends before "settling down" into a stage of expected monogamy.
Opinions on such gatherings are hotly contested. Anti-partiers question the readiness and maturity of a fiance(e) wanting a "last taste of freedom." Pro-partiers question the naysayer's trust in the relationship. And then there is a whole gray area where a couple must determine how much is too much … Read More
A bride-to-be feels betrayed when her fiance hits up a strip club a week before their wedding.
Being the modern, liberated, well-educated woman that I am, I never thought I would mind the man in my life going to a strip club. Years ago, I would even occassionally join my guy friends for an evening at a gentlemen's club. It meant free cocktails all night, and have you ever seen the ladies' room at a strip club? The restrooms are girly bonanzas that range between the cosmetics aisle at a drug store to a miniature Sephora. Plus, strippers on their bathroom breaks have the best gossip. Desperate Housewives? Days of Our Lives? Child's play in comparison.
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What "The Hangover" tells us about bachelor parties.
In the newly released wedding flick ('tis the season) The Hangover, we get a glimpse of a Las Vegas bachelor party spent among four guys. We see them in the car, driving out to Vegas in a borrowed luxe car. We see them check into the $4,000-a-night party suite. We see them getting on their sleek going-out clothes (well all of them except for the one socially inept character who throws on jeans and a tee that his pot belly pokes out from).
We see them toasting to the groom's last night of freedom on the roof of the building. … Read More
A night of drunken debauchery is still the best way to prepare a man for marriage.
No preface is necessary when it comes to a bachelor party. Women everywhere understand that when their man gives them a ring, he's already got his bags packed for Vegas.
A bachelor party, contrary to say, a bridal shower, is not a celebration of marriage. In fact, it's the opportunity to refute its very principles. A kick-ass bachelor party proves a man, "still has it," is still studly and most importantly, is still on the market, at least in theory.
Why then, when boys misbehave at a bachelor party, are we surprised by their behavior?
In the new movie The … Read More
Which TV characters would you invite to your bachelor party.
A bachelor party is a sacred time in a man's life. It represents his last gasp as a footloose and fancy-pantsed dude before he takes the plunge into marriage. The prospect of agreeing to "have" one woman for the rest of your life is, obviously, carte blanche to go to Las Vegas, roll some dice and make a few really bad decisions. And the dudes you bring along can make it a time to remember (because it will not last forever). Choose wisely and keep in mind that a bachelor party snub (for guys) is way worse than not getting … Read More
Prince William has upped the ante for every guy trying to impress a girl.
We just want to make it perfectly clear, 'Prince William Lands Chopper In Girlf's Backyard' is not a euphemism for anything involving anal sex. Though, it should be. Anyway, Prince William (second in line to the British Throne) decided to pull a Maverick to Kate Middleton's Penny Benjamin. But rather than buzzing her house with his F-14, he landed his Chinook (a largish helicopter) in Middleton’s backyard, yep it’s good to (almost) be king. Sure, the Royal Air Force is a little pissed about it per an article on The Daily Mail. Those pencil-pushers are just … Read More
Beer is yummy. Beer plus 78 degree weather, plus hot baseball players is a...
Beer is yummy. Beer plus 78 degree weather, plus hot baseball players is a little place I like to call heaven. Or Arizona.
I just got back from Scottsdale, where I was visiting my friend Sarah, an ESPN editor who was covering baseball spring training. For her it was work, for me it was spring break. Every afternoon, I got to sit in a sunny stadium drinking cold beer. On more than one occasion, I thought: Life doesn't get any better than this. And then I would feel a little guilty, because I knew Fred was in his office back … Read More
Which celebrity would you want tagging along on your bachelor party?
As we wrote up a quick Dish on Jack Nicholson (the actor, the golfer's name is Jack Nicklaus), we decided that he would be a good dude to have at a bachelor party. That got us thinking, 'what other celebs would be great to bring to a bachelor party?' Disagree with anyone on the list? We're sure that we missed someone, let us know. Keep in mind, it might be a bad idea to invite more than two or three of these guys, competing egos, paparazzi, etc.
10: Matthew McConaughey (They'd probably require him to wear a shirt in the … Read More
