# Special Feud: Happy New Year by notfrommensa \[Game Over\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-happy-new-year-by-notfrommensa-game-over/479307>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [December 31, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-happy-new-year-by-notfrommensa-game-over/479307 "2008-12-31T01:45:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 4

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**Author:** ![rucciface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@rucciface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rucciface)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-happy-new-year-by-notfrommensa-game-over/479307/61 "2009-01-02T20:24:33Z")

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Hey, this is way cool! My first win…actually, my first decent showing. 2009 is gonna be my year!

Thanks for another fun feud. Best wishes to everybody for the new year!

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-happy-new-year-by-notfrommensa-game-over/479307/62 "2009-01-03T06:47:32Z")

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> [@Cunctator](#):
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> Obviously a party ‘favour’ means something else in the US.

what does it mean on your side of the pond?

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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-happy-new-year-by-notfrommensa-game-over/479307/63 "2009-01-03T18:46:57Z")

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The Worm is in Iceland. They are still celebrating 1982. They go bar hopping by following the barf trail in the ice.

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**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-happy-new-year-by-notfrommensa-game-over/479307/64 "2009-01-03T23:14:09Z")

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> [@anyrose](#):
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> what does it mean on your side of the pond?

I’ve never heard the phrase ‘party favour’. I just took it to mean a ‘favour you would do for someone at a party’.

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-happy-new-year-by-notfrommensa-game-over/479307/65 "2009-01-04T01:46:47Z")

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> [@gonzomax](#):
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> The Worm is in Iceland. They are still celebrating 1982. They go bar hopping by following the barf trail in the ice.

You’re such a doll 😉

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/special-feud-happy-new-year-by-notfrommensa-game-over/479307/66 "2009-01-04T04:45:09Z")

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> [@Cunctator](#):
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> I’ve never heard the phrase ‘party favour’. I just took it to mean a ‘favour you would do for someone at a party’.

In case you haven’t figured it out, it’s a small gift you get at a party. For example, at a children’s birthday party, you might get a package of crayons and a small coloring book, or a small toy.

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