Well if they throw me a baby shower (which I suspect they will because several of them owe me parties), there'd better not be any dumb 'activities'. Just lots of cakes and sweets will do me. I think they know where I stand on these issues.

I love games, especially word games.
A couple of years ago I was lucky to fall into a team of people who felt exactly the same way I did. When we got together socially, non-team members were a bit weirded out, but the funny thing was, the ones who protested the most were the ones who said at the end of the night, "I've had the best night ever!"

We'd play them down the pub, when we were at eachother's houses for dinner, and even stone cold sober at work when all the systems went down (we went through an upgrade where it happened regularly).

We made up endless ones of our own, and I still play some of them today. Except all on my own. Which isn't as much fun. Still, it was a crappy job and not very well paid, so I can take the loss of the games.

Mazola party!

Also I'd like to put my recommendation in for Catch Phrase and all of the Munchkin games.

What's Mazola, Monster?? And I know Ted LOOOOVES Munchkin, being one of those lovely D&D DM's who doesn't take himself or his game too seriously :D

Brand of Corn Oil.

Cover all furniture with cling film, plastic on the flooring, seal edges , get nekkid and add gallons of oil. wrestle. and stuff. :D

I must be dreaming.

Neva heard about it... what is it?

Keep a poker face, Prof, you might be able to hold out for a beer as well.

Serious Nerd WWII Strategy Game. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_an...he_Third_Reich

Seems as though we might not be throwing the hoped-for BASH, although there will be a little bitty party going on. -sighs- Everyone's going to be out of town at one point or another throughout the month. Bummer.