Thursday 19th March 2009, 00:55

"Stag stag stag stag stag..."

Had one of them stag dos yesterday. I've seen many of them from the perspective of a stage, and how often I judge them. Well now it's my turn to be an irritating moron. Actually I think we were pretty well-behaved, and yes we were being pretty off-colour in terms of jokes and language in the 'Family Room' of a pub, but what's the worst that happened? Some kids learnt some new words.

Twas a fine do, with just a handful of old school-friends meeting up in London to drink booze, go on a Duck Tour (that's a bus that can drive on land and on sea - it's not a tour of London ducks), drink some more booze, do karaoke in a private room at a Chinese all-you-can-eat buffet (I love how many of our group went in hating karaoke and came out sing-yelling Sweet Caroline), some more booze, an 80s retro pub, some more booze, and some sleep, before a slap-up breakfast and some groaning from all who were left. Well done, best man - fitted a lot into one day there, and I really thought for a minute he'd not included a karaoke element, so well done for playing the old Duck Tour bluff to make me think I wouldn't get a sing-song.

Now I rest, not too hungover, despite the 15 drinks I think I counted yesterday. But I do leave it now more judgemental of some other stag dos - I think we proved that you can have a very fun stag do without being arseholes to the rest of the world. Next time I see one of them at a gig, I will tut loudly.

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