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Partying Made Easy: Admit One

Aug
08.06.1999
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to enter it. Don't. This is for one of two reasons:

  • You can't dance.
  • You can't dance, you just don't know it.

Standing with a drink in your hand while talking up your one-way ticket into the phenomenal wealth of the Internet Economy is a more effective use of your time. If you must, you can bob your head to the music.

EXIT GRACEFULLY

Trapped by some bore who insists on talking about his personal life? Blurt out: "Really? Because I'm looking for funding." Even though everybody's looking for their "next round," admitting so is the Internet equivalent of panhandling. In an industry without social graces, this is the only real faux pas you can make. Anyone within earshot will clear out immediately.