“Bachelors know all about parties. In fact, a good bachelor is a living, breathing party all by himself. At least that is what my girlfriend said when she found the gin bottles under the couch. I believe her exact words were, "You're a disgusting, drunken mess."”

— P. J. O'Rourke

And that's a good description of a party, if it's done right.
The Bachelor Home Companion (1986)

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