“This guy at my boyfriend’s office sent out an invite — using the company email — for a ‘we’re single, let’s mingle party,’” says our anonymous submitter in Brookline, Mass. And apparently, this wasn’t the first time.
Even funnier than the subject line, our submitter adds, was the party dress code: business casual.
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87 responses so far ↓
#1
guess who
Isn’t it the worst when you can’t tell if he is serious or joking. All Hail the internet
Jan 6, 2009 at 4:54 pm rating: 90
#2
Desuko.
This sounds less like a singles party and more like a celebration of PA-ness. I can just imagine Thx Sandra, Especially Deborah and all the PA All-Stars rushing to RSVP for this thing. It would have to be a potluck, of course, but what kind? Would everyone fight over who gets to bring the hot pockets? This could be the grandest ball ever!
Jan 6, 2009 at 5:29 pm rating: 90
#3
Jenn
Seriously? Why would you keep sending mass invites to people that obviously do not enjoy your company?!?
Jan 6, 2009 at 5:39 pm rating: 90
#4
JamieSays
It’s too bad that e-mails can’t leak tears.
Jan 13, 2009 at 5:17 pm rating: 90
#5
Troy McClure
What the hell is “business casual?” Is it the opposite of “leisure fastidious”?
Jan 13, 2009 at 5:26 pm rating: 90
#6
JoelWhy
Ever wonder why you’re single…?
Jan 13, 2009 at 5:27 pm rating: 90
#7
you suck at craigslist
“you just can’t more party professional than that, sir.”
Um, whut?
Jan 13, 2009 at 5:28 pm rating: 90
#8
MAMARILLA2
Doesn’t the fact that you have to state that you are not bitter, really mean that , in fact, you are.
Jan 13, 2009 at 5:35 pm rating: 90
#9
TheOldSchool
I’m surprised he’s still single.
Maybe his looks are holding him back.
Jan 13, 2009 at 5:41 pm rating: 90
#10
MoxieHart
That sounds like a party I totally want to go to! Only no, not at all.
Jan 13, 2009 at 5:45 pm rating: 90
#11
Frankie
Is he inviting his parents? Have they cleared their schedules yet? I’m not going unless they go. His dad is super hot and I think his mom swings… Or is that just called cheating when only one of the married couple is into “sex with others”? I like “swings” better than “cheats”… But I’m a slut….
Jan 13, 2009 at 6:02 pm rating: 90
#12
TheOldSchool
Has the party already happened?
If not: Where?When? Do Haggar soil-resistant, fire-retardant, double-knit, poly-blended slacks, topped off with a snazzy turtle-neck sweater, meet the dress code?
If so: Did anyone capture the bash on video, so everyone at PAN can see what they missed?
Jan 13, 2009 at 6:03 pm rating: 90
#13
Juliet
“You’re most likely another woman who probably won’t go out with me. But that’s okay, I’m not bitter.”
Jan 13, 2009 at 6:04 pm rating: 90
#14
RunBarbara
when i party “business casual” that means i wear a tie, carry a coffee mug and use typing ribbon to fasten on my special stapler strap-on.
oh, and i give out business cards that i steal from those win-lunch-for-your-office fishbowls at Rubios.
Jan 13, 2009 at 6:41 pm rating: 90
#15
mamason
Will there be cake and fruit?
Jan 13, 2009 at 6:57 pm rating: 90
#16
Glitter Fun Time
But that’s ok, I’m not using the company e-mail to be even more socially awkward.
Jan 13, 2009 at 7:38 pm rating: 90
#17
se
The party was probably in his pants, which would explain why no one else ever shows up.
Jan 13, 2009 at 7:47 pm rating: 90
#18
hibousoir
Boy, who could refuse a party invitation with a subject line like that?! Oh . . . everyone, I guess.
I bet he’s one of those guys who sees himself as the nib and everyone else is ink just waiting to be dipped.
Jan 13, 2009 at 8:03 pm rating: 90
#19
blueangels7901
Considering it’s cold-and-cootie season, one wouldn’t want to tempt fate and catch a social disease from that guy.
Clarification on a few things: Why would he keep sending invites? He’s just another guy who doesn’t understand the word “no” or its implications, and he’s trying to disguise his desperation in hooking up with the girl in HR. Why is he single? He’s single because he’s used the same guilt trip and PA tactics in his past (and few) relationships.
Solution? Zanax and a PA support group (do they have 12-step programs?).
Jan 13, 2009 at 8:43 pm rating: 90
#20
Woman on the Verge
We have one person at work who sends out these invites (although without the PA overtones) every other week… to the entire staff. I don’t even know who the bitch is.
Jan 13, 2009 at 9:16 pm rating: 90
#21
aaa
Lemme guess, he’s one of those “nice guys” who go onto Craigslist and whinge about how nice guys like him never seem to get dates because women only seem to want to date “good-looking meatheads.” Listen fella, people don’t like you because you’re bitter and awkward and make everyone around you uncomfortable. Everyone likes the popular dudes because they’re fun and sociable and don’t make people wish they were somewhere else.
Jan 13, 2009 at 10:22 pm rating: 90
#22
Julia
Wow.
You’re not bitter.
And I’m not commenting on your lack of bitterness right now.
Nope.
Jan 14, 2009 at 1:23 am rating: 90
#23
bbb
Yah, I know the type:
Nice guy looking for a woman who isn’t a bitch, if there are any, a woman who will appreciate all the things I tell her to appreciate me doing for her.
No fatties.
Jan 14, 2009 at 1:40 am rating: 90
#24
The Old School:
Perhaps this will come across rude but it must be said. You are crazy psycho posting every day all day. Could you please relax? In addition could you please refrain from typing a book each time you post.
K thxs Bye.
Jan 14, 2009 at 8:15 am rating: 90
#25
claw71
This guy just doesn’t get it. Single people don’t “mingle” with coworkers. It’s just too weird. Married people, on the other hand, seem more than happy to shit where they eat.
Jan 14, 2009 at 10:00 am rating: 90
#26
GhostWriter
I have shown up to every single one of your so-called “parties”, which consist solely of you sitting on the couch next to me, head in hands, lamenting the fact that “Nobody’s Here!”
Can you not see me next to you, gulping shots, hoping against hope that you’ll look up into my eyes and see my longing? Have you not noticed my low-slung collar, my stilettos, my fishnet stockings? …and yet, here we sit, wondering together why Janice didn’t show up again.
The ultimate embarrassment will come in the office tomorrow, when you announce to our coworkers that nobody attended your mixer, and that I can attest to the fact. Then, I will spend my lunch hour shopping for the perfect lipstick for our next “date.” Yes, perhaps it was the lipstick…
Jan 14, 2009 at 11:11 am rating: 90
#27
Juliet
If people aren’t showing up to your parties it just might be time to stop throwing them.
The public has spoken, guy.
Jan 14, 2009 at 4:20 pm rating: 90
#28
Jendra
Aw, pathetic aggressive.
Jan 19, 2009 at 1:10 pm rating: 90
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