The Top 8 Signs You’re at
a Dot-Com Holiday Party

8> When males go to the bathroom they form small teams to compete against others in games like “Kidney Evacuator.”

7> With the party consisting of two dozen computers and everybody videoconferenced together, there’s not a live person in sight.

6> Those stockings hung by the chimney with care? Sock puppet mascots.

5> The punch at Google’s party consists of plain, no-frills tap water.

4> While the home-made cookies look very tasty, you’ll never know because they’re being blocked by your browser settings.

3> The entire staff is here: the CEO, CFO, CTO, head of advertising, the office manager and all the employees. In other words, it’s just you and your mom.

2> There’s a thirtysomething old fart droning on about the “good old days” of the prehistoric late 1990s.

and the Number 1 Sign You’re at a Dot-Com Holiday Party…

1> When they accidentally misspelled the company’s name on the invitation, you wind up at some sleazy porn party you have to pay to get into.

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Credits:

Selected from 46 submissions from 16 contributors.
This week’s list authors are:

Bill Livingston, Decatur, AL — 1
Marcelo Rinesi, Buenos Aires, Argentina — 2
John Newsome, Eastman, GA — 3, 5
Allen Evans, Cedar Rapids, IA — 4
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH — 6
Chris Lipe, Rome, NY — 7
Chuck Burke, Phoenix, NY — 7
Gideon Griebenow, Johannesburg, S. Africa — 8
Kim Moser, New York, NY — List Moderator, Topic