# Being invited to a party: perk or chore? (Poll) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 8, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-invited-to-a-party-perk-or-chore-poll/391424 "2007-02-08T22:55:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2007, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-invited-to-a-party-perk-or-chore-poll/391424/41 "2007-02-10T04:32:44Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat] I can personally attest to the fact that **GingerOfTheNorth** throws great DopeFests. Great food and wonderful company. Let me see where I am at Christmastime, and maybe I’ll host it. You have to help with food, though. Butter tarts and chocolates. [/QUOTE] I’ll second that. Some great parties have been hosted by **Johnathan Chance** , **AnitaVacation** , and of course **Ginger & Weirddave**. Were it not for these good folks, I’d never have gotten to know so many Dopers. Other than Dopers, the only people I party with are firehouse friends, because firehouse people parties are equally outstanding. 😃 If you host, **BiblioCat** , I’ll be glad to help! ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2007, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-invited-to-a-party-perk-or-chore-poll/391424/42 "2007-02-12T12:56:38Z")
Allow me to toot the horn for the hosting super-powers of Northeast Ohios’ own, **Elmwood**. The man threw a great dopefest last year. We had a great time. Speaking for myself, throw me in a room full of strangers, add some good food and some moderately pleasant beverages and I’m very happy. ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-invited-to-a-party-perk-or-chore-poll/391424/43 "2007-03-17T05:20:43Z")
[QUOTE=BiblioCat] I can personally attest to the fact that **GingerOfTheNorth** throws great DopeFests. Great food and wonderful company. Let me see where I am at Christmastime, and maybe I’ll host it. You have to help with food, though. Butter tarts and chocolates. [/QUOTE] Apparently, I need some help in my new vocation. What exactly does chopped liver do, anyway? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-invited-to-a-party-perk-or-chore-poll/391424/44 "2007-03-17T15:49:24Z")
[QUOTE=Weirddave] Apparently, I need some help in my new vocation. What exactly does chopped liver do, anyway? 😛 [/QUOTE] Sorry, Captain Paté, I didn’t mean to leave you out. You basted a hell of a turkey. **danceswithcats** says you’re a Master Baster. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-invited-to-a-party-perk-or-chore-poll/391424/45 "2007-03-17T16:29:50Z")
Chore. A real party has dancing. Sitting around talkng and watching TV is uber boring. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-invited-to-a-party-perk-or-chore-poll/391424/46 "2007-03-18T07:35:23Z")
Depends on who is throwing the party. Some people haven’t got a clue - they think all they need is some food and drink and people and everything will be fine. A good party has a host/hostess who works the room and put some thought into who was invited. A mix of artists, musicians, writers - that is good. Or a group of people who are mostly single and available is good. It is when you start just throwing people together willy-nilly that it gets boring or uncomfortable - grandma usually has little to say with the punk neighbor down the hallway, and the Republican ex-Marine usually has little in common with the Gay neighbors. Putting 80% coworkers with non-coworkers also doesn’t bode well, “and then Bill ordered half joint widgets! Ha ha ha!” Actually, Dopefests are generally much more fun - no matter who is there, you can at least talk about some threads, put faces to the Doper names, and there are usually a few people you have always wanted to meet and talk to one-on-one. Speaking of which, allow me to shamelessly plug my suggesting of a Vegas Dopefest in August (see the thread). So I guess the answer to this question is, Perk if I know the host has their act together, but chore if it is some obligatory party that I feel would offend someone if I didn’t go. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-invited-to-a-party-perk-or-chore-poll/391424/47 "2007-03-18T07:44:11Z")
[QUOTE=DMark] Actually, Dopefests are generally much more fun - no matter who is there, you can at least talk about some threads, put faces to the Doper names, and there are usually a few people you have always wanted to meet and talk to one-on-one. Speaking of which, allow me to shamelessly plug my suggesting of a Vegas Dopefest in August (see the thread). [/QUOTE] Which thread? A quick MPSIMS scan was fruitless. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-invited-to-a-party-perk-or-chore-poll/391424/48 "2007-03-18T08:13:35Z")
[QUOTE=fetus] Which thread? A quick MPSIMS scan was fruitless. [/QUOTE] Not trying to hijack this thread, but as long as you asked, [Las Vegas DopeFest, August 2007](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=409791) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-invited-to-a-party-perk-or-chore-poll/391424.md?page=2)