I’m having a Cinco de Mayo party at the house, and I thought I’d have a pinata. I want to have it filled with something other than candy, as there won’t be any kids there. Any ideas?
::preparing self for barrage of smart-assed answers::
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Pennies. Hey, if you get enough of those suckers gathered up, it pays off. No pun intended. You could stick a couple of the new dollar coins in for some added fun.
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Some of that great dollar store underwear. Fun for all!
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Random office supplies. Make sure the staples and thumbtacks are well-wrapped, though.
Condoms.
Fill it with those little liquor bottles (vodka, rum, JD, etc) and condoms. Once the goods are dispersed on the floor, have a drunken orgy. 
How about those snakes that jump out of a can of peanut brittle. Those are good for a laugh. Just imagine an entire papier mache donkey filled with those things.
True story, done by my ex-girlfriend’s brother (who had a very strange sense of humour):
At one birthday party, he lined the inside of a Barney piñata with plastic, and then filled it with barbeque chicken. He spread plastic on the ground, and had the kids whack at Barney. When the pinata broke, he scooped up Barney’s “gus”, threw them on the barbeque and announced “we’re going to eat Barney!” to a shocked audience. Needless to say, some of the parents were very upset (a couple of the kids are probably still having nightmares.)
This is the same man who decided he wanted to learn how to kill a chicken like his grandfather did, so brought a live chicken to one of my barbeques, decapitated it, plucked it and cooked it.
Disclaimer: The Barney piñata story was related to me, so I can’t personally vouch for its accuracy, but the second story (bringing a live chicken to a barbeque) happened at my house and I was an eyewitness.
Barbaric! Meet at Arnold’s next week for “Gladiator Fun”
I always thought it would be fun to fill a pinata with jello! 
Oh, I thought you wanted to know WHO to use as a pinata…
I was gonna suggest Martha Stewart.
Not a bad choice, elelle.
But Martha would have to get in line behing the Olson Twins.
Okay, this might sound like a really retarded idea, but fill the thing with water soluble colored pencils, you can get a whole gaggle of the things in a rainbow of colors for a just a few bucks.
The last party I had, after a few beers (a whole lot, actually) somebody got the brilliant idea to break out my watercolor pencils (really nice ones too, dammit) and start giving everybody tattoos. We had a blast and by the end of the evening we were as doodled up as New York subway cars. Then everybody jumped into the pool to clean up (fully clothed for the most part) making the whole pool purple for about a day.
Make sure you get the “Water Soluble” Crayola kind. Cheap and non-toxic, and easy to clean up.
Ooh. I like the colored pencil idea.
What about a bunch of goofy gags–wax lips, Groucho nose and glasses, fake bugs in ice cubes, rubber vomit.
I think that you should put some candy in there with the other stuff, though. Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but I think pinatas should have candy! You could make it silly candy, like candy necklaces and ring-pops. Or you could put in a bunch of jelly-beans–They’re colorful, and I’ll bet you can find really cheap ones now that Easter is over.
I love Quadzillas dollar store underwear idea!
Seriously, what an equasion:
Freely Flowing Beer + Oversized Granny Underwear + Disposable Camera = Great Party (and possible blackmail in the future)!
Go to Toy’s R Us!
They have tons of the games we all loved as kids in itty, bitty keychain form. Add some silly putty, mini Play-Dohs, squirt guns, little slinkies and you got yourself a cool pinata.
Or go to one of those football field-sized party emporiums and you’ll find cheesy party favors. Kazoos, plastic rings, candy necklaces, wax lips, etc. Ten dollars will fill a pinata easily.
I like Squee’s mini liquor bottle idea too (as long as the bottles are plastic!!). Or maybe you could do Jello shots in those little plastic ramekins that have lids (like you get to go salad dressing in?).
Have a good time! Let us know what you chose and how it goes over!
Might I suggest batteries, canned goods, and the like?
I mean, Cinco de Mayo is May 5th, and that’s the day the planets are supposed to line up and cause catastrophe & stuff. You know.
If that doesn’t work, how about edible underwear? You can get them rolled up, like Fruit Roll-Ups. Excellent for pinata-stuffing.
Oh, I though this was going to be about making a pinata-- I was going to suggest an effigy of Maximillian von Hapsburg…
How about NO2 Whip-its? I also like the air-line liquor plastic bottles idea.