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I am about to host my first children's party.
Any advice from you lovelies?

Pedophillic content will be ignored.
(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:26, archived)
Learning how to spell Paedophile is the first step from stopping your kids from gettings abducted.
Paedophiles hate correct spellings.
(I helped save b3ta! Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:27, archived)
Tell me about it,
My parents wouldn't allow me in pedalos for years.
(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:30, archived)
Arf.

(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:33, archived)
lololol

(I helped save b3ta! broadsword now that's fresh, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:33, archived)
I spelled it with an ae and the Firefox spellcheck said it was wrong

(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:33, archived)
That's because you have the American spellchecker.

(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:34, archived)
OH NOES!
How do I change it?
(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:34, archived)
I dunno.
I tried changing mine but it kept changing itself back, so I thought fuck it and went back to how I used to manage before Firefox; i.e. proofreading my posts instead of just looking for redlines.
(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:36, archived)
I don't even have the spell checker turned on,
no annoying red lines.
(I helped save b3ta! Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:37, archived)
I just dilebaratly spel everytnig rwong.
No one seam to mnid.
(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:50, archived)
install a different dictionary in the add-ins
then remove the US version
(Dangermouse., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:19, archived)
technically it is
it should be one of those joined ae things, but I don't know how to do them.
(I helped save b3ta! Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:35, archived)
Alt + 0230
pædo.
(I helped save b3ta! L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:37, archived)
æ like that

(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:48, archived)
Someone told me it was called a 'ligature'

(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:49, archived)
It is indeed a ligature
which used to represent the Latin dipthong.
(I helped save b3ta! L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:51, archived)
And one shouldn't really use it anyway in Modern English
except within Brand names like Encyclopædia Brittanica.
(I helped save b3ta! L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:54, archived)
I think it's a dipthong,
a ligature is more like fi or ffi
(I helped save b3ta! robh, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:51, archived)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Caslon_Pro_Ligatures.svg
(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:53, archived)
It would appear that it is both a ligature and a dipthong.
Perhaps one refers to the pronunciation and the other to the glyph?
(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:54, archived)
yes a dipthong is a combination of two vowel sounds in sequence,
such as "ay" or "ow"
(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:56, archived)
Correct.
A dipthong is a vowel while a ligature is a glyph formed from two graphemes.
(I helped save b3ta! L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:56, archived)
I wish I'd never brought it up.
Grammar threads make Baby Jesus Cry.
(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:57, archived)
this isn't grammar.

(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:58, archived)
Sorry did I say Grammar?
I meant Pedantry.
(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:59, archived)
Strictly speaking,
pedantry is undue attention to detail...
(I helped save b3ta! L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:11, archived)
ARGH!
FUCK OFF FUCK OFF FUCK OFF
(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:13, archived)
i for one am LOVING IT

(I helped save b3ta! sleepybinky, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:03, archived)
*moistens*

(I helped save b3ta! sleepybinky, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:03, archived)
*approves*

(I helped save b3ta! L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:05, archived)
At last!
I'm not alone in loving language and linguistics!
(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:10, archived)
*appreciates your alliteration*

(I helped save b3ta! sleepybinky, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:12, archived)
I like language.
Speaking it and listening to it and finding out all the origins of the words and stuff. It's very interesting.
(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:13, archived)
mmmmmm.

(I helped save b3ta! sleepybinky, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:14, archived)
yes yes yes!

(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:16, archived)
I fucking LOVE it.

(I helped save b3ta! L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:18, archived)
yes this

(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:33, archived)
many moons ago
I used to be a compositor and in the type cases, there were separate compartments for dipthongs and ligatures.

Two vowels together were difficult to put together using type, so one piece of type was created called a dipthong.

/sad old fart blog
(I helped save b3ta! robh, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:59, archived)
You're not a sad old fart.
You are a LOVELY old fart.
(I helped save b3ta! Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:02, archived)
hello sexeh!
*squoooozles*
(I helped save b3ta! robh, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:07, archived)
Indeed.
In typography, a distinction was made between ligatures for contextual forms and ligatures representing dipthongs. This is because, for example, an æ should not be used to replace ae, while one of the fi ligatures may be selected as required. æ is a letter in its own right, while the typographical ligatures are not.
(I helped save b3ta! L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:03, archived)
GIN TONIGHT.

(I helped save b3ta! Wicca'd Witch needs ideas for a new sig on..., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:05, archived)
Damn right!

(I helped save b3ta! L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:06, archived)
I like your flickr pics too
:)

Edit: Oil on water detail is superb!!
(I helped save b3ta! robh, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:09, archived)
Thanks.
Been a little slack at taking photos recently, and even slacker at uploading them.
(I helped save b3ta! L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:12, archived)
lol
Its not the only part of you that's been a bit slack.

your bumtubes.
(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:13, archived)
i want to take nice photos.
i like the scottish landscape ones there. MARVELLOUS.
(I helped save b3ta! sleepybinky, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:14, archived)
Do it then.
At Gualachulain it's really difficult to take a bad one.
(I helped save b3ta! L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:16, archived)
Æ (minuscule: æ) is a grapheme

(I helped save b3ta! Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:55, archived)
So are a and e
so æ is a ligature.
(I helped save b3ta! L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:58, archived)
a dipthong is a sound, not a symbol.

(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:55, archived)
piss

(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:56, archived)
Your dipthong smells like someone's dipbutt.

(I helped save b3ta! Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:14, archived)
You have to be very anal to do it.

(I helped save b3ta! Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:49, archived)
You have to be very ænal

(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:50, archived)
FUCK

(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:51, archived)
OFF

(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:54, archived)
MONO

(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:55, archived)

MONO GONZO
(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:55, archived)
you mean ænal.

(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:51, archived)
I did my sexpiss in your brainfanny.

(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:55, archived)
I'll get you next time, Gadget.

(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:57, archived)
GoGo Gadget Glans!

(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:58, archived)
*puts tiny cork in it*

(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:59, archived)
GoGo Gadget Bottle Opener!
HHOOOOOWWwwwwwwwllllllllll
(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:01, archived)
She has a bainfanny?
How sweet is that!?
(I helped save b3ta! Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:59, archived)
Tie each child to a 3 foot piece of rope to the wall, and tether them 7 feet apart

(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:27, archived)
JMG on a unicycle
comedy face-punching is always a hit with the under-fives
(I helped save b3ta! Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:27, archived)
save on party bags by getting the kids to make a tshirt.
keeps them occupied and they have somethign to take home with them
(TheFallGuy doesn't it?!, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:28, archived)
I like this idea for older kids
but mine are 1 and 3.
(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:34, archived)
hand painting on tshirts?

(TheFallGuy doesn't it?!, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:35, archived)
Ah, in that case
finger painting, decorating fairy cakes, pass the parcel and musical statues.
(I helped save b3ta! Cactus 1 doesn't care what you think on, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:36, archived)
My sister once fell asleep playing Dead Lions

(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:38, archived)
I think that is the general idea

(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:39, archived)
There was a great tip in CHAT!, or Woman, or some shit like that
about having a nice cake put out on the food table, but in the party bags just have a cheap one from Tesco.
(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:38, archived)
I make my cake
and it's cheap AND nice!
(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:39, archived)
A son of a friend of my sister wanted a Thomas cake for his birthday
but the mum couldn't find any blue icing that was the right colour so she bought a 2kg lump of it from the internet. She still has 1.75kg of blue icing left
(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:43, archived)
She needs to make hundreds of mini Thomas's
and give them away
(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:44, archived)
Why do I find this funny?

(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:45, archived)
It cost her about £20 as well

(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:47, archived)
Hot piss!
Why couldn't she make her own with food colouring?

I wouldn't pay that much for icing; I'd just say 'Fuck it, you're getting a Percy/James cake instead'.
(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:47, archived)
this.
I would never have thought of buying coloured icing. It never even occurred to me that it might exist.
(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:11, archived)
We don't put cake in the party bags
they eat it at the party.
(I helped save b3ta! Cactus 1 doesn't care what you think on, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:42, archived)
Happy b3tacandledaymas

(I helped save b3ta! broadsword now that's fresh, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:45, archived)
Thanks

(I helped save b3ta! Cactus 1 doesn't care what you think on, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:47, archived)
I thought both was the done thing?
Cake at the party and a lump in a napkin to take home.
(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:46, archived)
Maybe
but as we just chuck away any cake the kids come home with I reckon it's just not worth the effort.
(I helped save b3ta! Cactus 1 doesn't care what you think on, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:47, archived)
You meanie!

(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:48, archived)
They're never interested in the cake anyway
they just want to play with the bouncy ball and crappy plastic toy.
(I helped save b3ta! Cactus 1 doesn't care what you think on, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:52, archived)
My mum always filled the party bags
mainly with food. A lump of cake fills the bag up so you don't have to put as much plastic crap in.
(I helped save b3ta! Comma, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:57, archived)
How old are the kids?

(I helped save b3ta! Malchick, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:28, archived)
Pin the 'I came for the cakie' sign on the fat kid
also TJ:

Two Indian IT contractors just started a fight in the middle of our really quite office.

One just got up and punched the other bald one on the back of the head, they started really slapping each other's heads and squeeling then we all jumped in and pulled them off each other, then the one that started it started crying like a 2 year old! They're both in their late 30s!

He was all trying to speak and snot cry at the same time e.g. I sniff didn't sniff cubdi sniff email sniff jabbleBLEEEEE!! sniff

The MD has one in an office whilst another director is talking to the other.

All of us are a bit shocked as I never seen anything like that happen in a professional office before.

I need a drink*

*stay out all lunch and afternoon.

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:28, archived)
haha
what was the reason?
(I helped save b3ta! executiverocker only wears C&A, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:29, archived)
Probably stole his wife or something

(I helped save b3ta! Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:30, archived)
YOU SNOOZE, YOU LOSE!

(likeajackhammer, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:37, archived)
Fuck knows!
It was well random, you DON'T fist/slap fight in an office! I'm sure the gossip girl PAs will find out soon and spread it.
(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:31, archived)
*dissolves in laughter*
Silly injuns!
(I helped save b3ta! Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:34, archived)
buy the pills in bulk, they're cheaper that way.

(I helped save b3ta! broadsword now that's fresh, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:28, archived)
Musical statues
stop the music. Head down the pub.
(I helped save b3ta! Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:28, archived)
ladders is a much better game

(TheFallGuy doesn't it?!, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:30, archived)
Sleeping lions
but don't walk around
(I helped save b3ta! Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:31, archived)
Murder in the Dark
with live ammunition.
(I helped save b3ta! Flapjack I spay a little mare for you, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:32, archived)
Murder in the dark but don't choose a murderer.
See how long it takes for the kids to work this out.
(I helped save b3ta! Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:32, archived)
Kids can be very shrewd
they probably point at the trophy-wife in the corner mainlineing Gin. You know, the one whose husband has gone away on business.
(tread-fine-line Assassin of Biscuits, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:51, archived)
That was my favourite game.
There was tonnes of live ammo lying around our house growing up

lolira
(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:33, archived)
I thought that said "lolita",
I was about to ask if Jeremy Irons was gentle.
(I helped save b3ta! Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:36, archived)
Yes
except for when he fucked me up the arse. Then he was a beast
(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:37, archived)
Hmm, I wonder if that will appear on the popular page?

(I helped save b3ta! broadsword now that's fresh, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:39, archived)
WANKER

(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:40, archived)
You're not wrong

(I helped save b3ta! broadsword now that's fresh, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:42, archived)
Invite us all to the pub.

(I helped save b3ta! GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:33, archived)
Adults always overestimate the complexity of children's desires and tastes.
Just get a load of cardboard boxes.
(I helped save b3ta! Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:28, archived)
oh man this
and bubble blowers.

cardboard boxes, big pens, tape and string.
(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:32, archived)
+i

(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:33, archived)
you made me snort in a very quiet office
:P
(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:35, archived)
penis penis penis tape
penis tape penis tape
penis penis penis tape
penis tape and string
(I helped save b3ta! broadsword now that's fresh, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:35, archived)
YES!
Kids are a creative lot.
(I helped save b3ta! Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:37, archived)
quite true
We have bought Baby T some lovely toys, but she seems more entertained at playing with the stones in the garden.
(I helped save b3ta! turb0t, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:38, archived)
Isn't it supposed to be impressing the other adults,
not the kids themselves?
(I helped save b3ta! Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:39, archived)
I am not interested in any silly "I did a better party than you" shit
I am interested in saving money but still giving my kids a fun party.
(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:41, archived)
just make sure there's cake.

(I helped save b3ta! Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:42, archived)
There is a BIG chocolate cake
that will have sugary pink icing tomorrow.
(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:43, archived)
My mum did me a pink party for my 7th birthday.
Pink cake, sandwiches made with pink bread, pink sweeties, etc.
(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:47, archived)
This sounds like fun

(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:04, archived)
And plenty of ice cream
for the lactose intolerant
(I helped save b3ta! Templeton Blah, blah, blah..., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:46, archived)
plenty of MILK for the lactose intolerant
Kill the puny allergic feckers!
(I helped save b3ta! Master Of Turnips. Only gays and morons believe in ghosts., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:47, archived)
Give them all peanut butter and prawn milkshakes
If that doesn't finish off the little brats, nothing will.
(I helped save b3ta! Templeton Blah, blah, blah..., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:51, archived)
Run away!
Quickly, while there's still time.
(I helped save b3ta! C, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:29, archived)
Fire me out of a cannon
I'll land in the cake, everyone will laugh, then the ambulance will arrive.
(I helped save b3ta! GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:29, archived)
You're made from titanium and asbestos.

(I helped save b3ta! Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:48, archived)
Have fun and enjoy it.
Worry about the mess later.
Balloons needed.
(VodkaCoke, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:30, archived)
Balloons
and a duvet or throw on top Then they can jump on them and burst them all.
(I helped save b3ta! moogy boobles, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:35, archived)
Yes
Also buy stickers of eyes,noes,and mouths etc and decorate a balloon each to take home.
(VodkaCoke, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:37, archived)
This is a cool idea

(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:38, archived)
have stuff rady to mop up spills and vomit.

(I helped save b3ta! sleepybinky, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:31, archived)
Set up a variety of things to do
Movie and popcorn
Colouring area
Baking with an adult
Fingerpainting area

As long as you've got enough adults to supervise
(I helped save b3ta! its_hatorah_bitch is b3ta the devil you know on, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:31, archived)
Crafts are cool, if they're young
and keep them interested in doing something, rather than spending time destroying your house.

Get them to make something to take home?
(I helped save b3ta! Syncubus Yarr! Ye'll be walking Planck's Constant! [GMT-5], Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:31, archived)
chocolate buttons and straws
they have to suck the chocolate buttons onto the end of the straw and carry them to the other end of the room.

The winner gets a prize and they all get to eat any that they don't drop.
(I helped save b3ta! Cactus 1 doesn't care what you think on, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:31, archived)

*Only attempt if you have hard floors or a really manky carpet that you want to replace anyway.
(I helped save b3ta! C, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:33, archived)
hmmm, like kids wont eat the ones that drop on the carpet.
They'll be plucking lint from their teeth until graduation.
(tread-fine-line Assassin of Biscuits, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:12, archived)
Don't bother setting up party games;
they won't be interested. Just make sure you have plenty of party food, as a lot of it will end up underfoot.

Buy a bag of sawdust for when they wee themselves and/or do a sick.
(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:32, archived)
we always loved party games.
pass'ell parcel, zinty tiny, musical chairs...
(I helped save b3ta! sleepybinky, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:32, archived)
What's zinty tiny?
Yes, I overlooked pass the parcel. This is a MUST.
(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:33, archived)
I have a variation on this
it's pass the teddy - when the music stops, whoever is holding the teddy gets a prize from the lucky dip
(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:37, archived)
They might like party games,
depending on how old they are and how many of them there are.

Limiting the food consumption to a specific time and having everyone sit down will lessen the amount of jelly smeared on walls and sausage rolls crammed in DVD players.
(I helped save b3ta! Comma, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:38, archived)
This is planned
but I have taken it one step further by hosting the party in the church hall.
(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:42, archived)
CRAFTS!
put a massive sheet in the back garden and a fuck load of paper and paint... then let them go crazy
(likeajackhammer, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:35, archived)
also... no brushes...
then give them back to their respective parents covered in paint.... it'll hide the blood after the biggest one has bullied the cake off all the bespectacled ones
(likeajackhammer, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:37, archived)
ha ha ha

(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:38, archived)
hire a bouncy castle for the day and just let them get on with it

(I helped save b3ta! turb0t, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:36, archived)

let them get on with it don't let them on it and go on it yourself
(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:37, archived)
charge them 20p for you to launch the little fuckers onto it...
ACCEPTABLE CHILD ABUSE!
(likeajackhammer, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:38, archived)
Anyone know whats going on
with www.bash.org its been down for a few weeks now.
(yacob, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:37, archived)
I know :(

(I helped save b3ta! SuperMatt, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:39, archived)
it's not funny and the internet has turned it's back on it.

(I helped save b3ta! GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:40, archived)
Yeah, it's been down for a few weeks

(I helped save b3ta! magnum, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:40, archived)
is this a site for b3tabashes?

(likeajackhammer, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:40, archived)
I WANT TO ORGANISE A BITT3RBASH!
I hate my parents :(
(likeajackhammer, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:42, archived)
I hate your parents too

(I helped save b3ta! GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:44, archived)
:(((((((((((((((((((((((((((
they love you
(likeajackhammer, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:44, archived)
:((((((((((((((((((
SO WHY WON'T THEY LET US BE TOGETHER.
(I helped save b3ta! GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:45, archived)
no thats
www.b4sh.omg
(I helped save b3ta! Blue Star was working part time at the 5 and Dime, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:42, archived)
No, it's transcripts from IRC.

(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:42, archived)
What is this IRC people talk about?

(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:45, archived)
a very simple form of live chat
you can get Chatzilla to run it in Firefox. It's got different channels, you pick a name and start chatting.
(I helped save b3ta! spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:49, archived)
It all sounds a bit too massive for me

(I helped save b3ta! DeSpong currently knitting your suggestions - see profile, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:13, archived)
Internet relay chat.
It's what everyone used before MSN.
(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:49, archived)
Lol foot

(I helped save b3ta! WormuIus, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 11:46, archived)
Kids are relatively easy to amuse.
They're pretty thick, so ensure plenty of bright colours, laughter and music, mixed in with some CBBC-inspired educational stuff and they'll have a whale of a time.
(I helped save b3ta! The Gentleman Bastard waxing lyrical. ©, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:00, archived)
Play elephant chase

(I helped save b3ta! Koba http://sexycooladventures.blogspot.com/, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:02, archived)
Sugar and lots of it.
Also clowns with sharp teeth.
(I helped save b3ta! postal ninja has Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:02, archived)
Avoid barbecues. Sausages make good weapons apparently.
Also avoid parks with those automatic toilets. I still can't forget the time I had ten x ten year olds lock themselves in one and refuse to come out :(
(I helped save b3ta! The Cat's Mother Not a People Person., Fri 22 Aug 2008, 12:14, archived)