# Sign up for Party IV

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 29, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460 "2007-10-29T16:51:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/1 "2007-10-29T16:51:55Z")

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I’ve been enjoying the Party threads started by **Idle Thoughts** and then, more recently, by **Diomedes** – both of whom have done a great job. **Idle Thoughts** has said he’d like to do one more – and I’ve also come up with a slew of quirks that I think would be good, and would enjoy using my control freak tendencies for good instead of evil, and would like to organize one.

So is it too soon to start another Party?

If you’d like to play, please post here – we (me or **Idle Thoughts** , I’d happily defer to our patron saint) would probably start towards the end of this week.

Plus, if you haven’t hosted and would like to, please specify that – keep in mind that being a host requires spending a fair amount of time reading and analyzing the thread, so if you’re headed into midterms or something, now might not be the best time to do it. Also if you know you won’t be online at all for more than a day or so during the next two weeks, you probably shouldn’t be a host.

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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/2 "2007-10-29T18:28:38Z")

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I played last time. I’d enjoy playing again, but as a guest rather than a host if that’s all right).

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**Author:** ![Eureka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/74df32/32.png) [@Eureka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eureka)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/3 "2007-10-29T18:38:02Z")

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If you promise not to give me a quirk relating to homophones, homonyms, etc. I think I’d like to play.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/4 "2007-10-29T18:40:53Z")

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[QUOTE=Eureka]  
If you promise not to give me a quirk relating to homophones, homonyms, etc. I think I’d like to play.  
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Don’t you think you should deal with your homophobia in the “don’t admit it at the Dope” thread? 😛

All requests taken into account.

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**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/5 "2007-10-29T19:16:57Z")

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I’ll play.

Thanks for starting another game.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/6 "2007-10-29T19:43:18Z")

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I’ll be a guest. hook me up.

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**Author:** ![Taber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/7 "2007-10-29T19:56:13Z")

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Play

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**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/8 "2007-10-30T02:55:41Z")

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I’ll play again.

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**Author:** ![Blaster\_Master](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/cab0a1/32.png) [@Blaster\_Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blaster_Master)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/9 "2007-10-30T14:22:21Z")

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Sure, I’ll bite.

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**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/10 "2007-10-30T17:09:02Z")

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/in as a guest. Or a host, if need be. Definitely not as Mod for a good long while. 🙂

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/11 "2007-10-31T13:52:42Z")

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**bump**

Perhaps it is too soon – we could use a few more players.

[Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8934737&postcount=1)’s the how-to in case someone doesn’t know what we’re talking about.

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**Author:** ![MHaye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbe5ce/32.png) [@MHaye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHaye)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/12 "2007-10-31T20:47:25Z")

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The problem may be that this doesn’t look from the title like it’s a call for players, but asking if we want another one so soon.

I’ll join in. I would prefer guest.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/13 "2007-10-31T20:57:11Z")

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[QUOTE=MHaye]  
The problem may be that this doesn’t look from the title like it’s a call for players, but asking if we want another one so soon.

I’ll join in. I would prefer guest.  
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Hm. Good point. I’ll ask a mod to fix.

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**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/14 "2007-10-31T21:42:38Z")

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Hmmm…Ok, I’ll be a guest…

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**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/15 "2007-10-31T21:44:27Z")

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Sounds fun, I’ll play in either role.

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**Author:** ![pprgrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@pprgrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pprgrl)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/16 "2007-10-31T23:09:32Z")

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I’ll be a guest again… II was fun, and I was bummed when I missed III.

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**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/17 "2007-10-31T23:30:00Z")

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As a guest please, being a host was draining. I could not imagine volunteering to mod. Good luck **twicks**.

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**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/18 "2007-11-01T01:06:12Z")

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Hey, why not? I’m in!

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/19 "2007-11-01T02:03:23Z")

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Hey, feel free to host it. 🙂 I can always do five.

Edit: On second thought, I’m actually busy next week. : / But still, host away! 😃

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**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2007, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-for-party-iv/424460/20 "2007-11-01T02:47:13Z")

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/cows…I mean, /in

(Blame [mafiascum.net](http://mafiascum.net) for the /cows thing. Don’t ask me, I don’t get it either.)

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