# A Christmas Party with a vengeance! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 1, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655 "2011-12-01T02:39:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/1 "2011-12-01T02:39:45Z")
Well, we finally got our Christmas work party scheduled. Apparently its being held in the new Nakatomi Plaza building, the top two stories are still under construction but that shouldn’t be a problem should it? Kind of going through a rough patch with the wife at the moment, any ideas for a nice gift I could bring her? ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/2 "2011-12-01T03:10:29Z")
Packing tape, a purse sized first aid kit, a German dictionary and a picture of a fake family to cover up that nice picture of you on her desk. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/3 "2011-12-01T03:37:50Z")
Bring a spare pair of shoes. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/4 "2011-12-01T17:09:06Z")
Pink hard hat and yellow umbrella for the party. But for the wife? No idea. ---
**Author:** ![elninost0rm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/5 "2011-12-01T18:16:20Z")
Just what I needed during this long day, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/6 "2011-12-01T20:26:24Z")
A new watch to replace the Rolex she’ll be losing later in the evening? ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/7 "2011-12-01T21:14:00Z")
Thanks for the ideas everyone! I see no reason why this shouldn’t go smoothly, although I’m flying out of Washington Dulles International Airport and there may be a snowstorm coming in. Can’t see that causing any major difficulties though, what could possibly go wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/8 "2011-12-01T21:16:27Z")
Am I the only one completely perplexed and confused about this thread? It does appear to be written in English; that’s about all I can glean from it. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/9 "2011-12-01T21:24:53Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Am I the only one completely perplexed and confused about this thread? No, no you’re not 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/10 "2011-12-01T21:30:57Z")
You know what to do for the jet lag, right? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/11 "2011-12-01T21:40:32Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Am I the only one completely perplexed and confused about this thread? It’s a reference to a [film.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/) OP: A big stuffed bear would be nice. And a couple boxes of 9mm. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/12 "2011-12-01T22:23:02Z")
Maybe a couple guns and some heavy duty socks. Antibiotics in case you get cut at all during the evening. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/13 "2011-12-01T22:26:11Z")
Some Twinkies, in case you get the munchies ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/14 "2011-12-02T00:30:37Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > It’s a reference to a [film.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095016/) > > OP: A big stuffed bear would be nice. > And a couple boxes of 9mm. Great. I’m glad it was in MPSIMS then. Perhaps I could ask **picunurse** to request it gets moved? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/15 "2011-12-02T02:12:53Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Great. I’m glad it was in MPSIMS then. > > Perhaps I could ask **picunurse** to request it gets moved? It seems pretty darn mundane and pointless to me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/16 "2011-12-02T12:09:57Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > It seems pretty darn mundane and pointless to me. 🙂 Indeed! Apologies if I confused anyone, just meant to be a bit of Christmas related fun, although I naively assumed _everyone_ had seen Die Hard at some point, not a valid assumption coming from somone who has never watched any Rambo or Rocky film…_(much to the annoyance and disgust of a colleague, she keeps encouraging me to watch them and I refuse, just to wind her up)_ 😃 Yippie-ki-yay-muddy-funsters! ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/17 "2011-12-02T14:28:46Z")
When you go, give my regards to Mr. Falcon. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/18 "2011-12-02T14:39:01Z")
> [@Disposable Hero](#): > > Well, we finally got our Christmas work party scheduled. Apparently its being held in the new Nakatomi Plaza building, the top two stories are still under construction but that shouldn’t be a problem should it? What day is it? I live a few blocks from [Nakatomi Plaza](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Plaza_%28Los_Angeles%29) and I’d like to go out on my back deck and watch the fireworks. ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/19 "2011-12-02T14:47:11Z")
> [@Disposable Hero](#): > > Thanks for the ideas everyone! > > I see no reason why this shouldn’t go smoothly, although I’m flying out of Washington Dulles International Airport and there may be a snowstorm coming in. Can’t see that causing any major difficulties though, what could possibly go wrong? Just keep in mind that there are no rivers adjacent to Dulles, and the departure drop-off lane is on a separate level from the arrival pick-up lane. _And they’re both straight._ And neither one has PacBell pay phones. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655/20 "2011-12-02T14:51:10Z")
> [@Disposable Hero](#): > > Indeed! > > Apologies if I confused anyone, just meant to be a bit of Christmas related fun, although I naively assumed _everyone_ had seen Die Hard at some point You should _never_ assume with wives. She might not have seen it. Have you thought of bringing her some clips? 😉 > [@Disposable Hero](#): > > Yippie-ki-yay-muddy-funsters! You know if thats your idea of an Xmas thread, I’ve just _gotta_ be here for New Year’s. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-christmas-party-with-a-vengeance/604655.md?page=2)