Modern Man's Hustle 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2005 Written by a 30-something author. "ROCKIN' IT, FRAT-PARTY STYLE!": A SHORT STORY GEARED TO COLLEGE STUDENTS, WRITTEN BY A 30-SOMETHING AUTHOR. By Mike Sacks - - - - "What up, chief?" asked Larry. He had just finished soccer practice and was now sucking back on a bottle of his favorite brew, 40-Dog Buzz. "Nothing, friend," said Kyle. They had been best buds for three years now. And Kyle knew absolutely everything about Larry, including Larry's intense hunger for "vagina." "How was math class?" asked Larry, trying to get Kyle's goat. "Did you study for that test?" "Fuck off, bitch!" said Kyle. "You know damn well that I didn't study for that test. What in the world?" Larry laughed, as he knew that Kyle was merely being facetious. And besides, "bitch" was a term of endearment when used among good friends and close acquaintances. "So, are you planning on attending that party tonight?" Larry asked. "Hell yes!" answered Kyle. "Better yet," declared Larry, "how about that frat party we learned about on the World Wide Web? The one taking place in Florida? I'm thinking road trip!" Kyle thought for a minute, and then replied: "'Cause I'm thinking the same. Let's do it. And let's invite Janet!" Larry gave Kyle the high five and then climbed into his tremendous sport utility vehicle, or S.U.V., complete with the most amazing stereo sound system in the world. "Kick out the jams, motherfucker!" screamed Kyle, from the passenger's seat. Larry did as he was asked, and within no time, Limp Bizkit [sic] was blasting from the nine Bose speakers and seven specialized sub-woofers that Larry had installed the previous month. The sound was absolutely monstrous. Larry and Kyle sped off through the university's streets to Janet's dormitory in the western, and more fancy, part of campus. Janet was already waiting for them. She looked ravenous: extremely tight shorts, blue tank-top, open-toe sandals, breasts (soft and large) swinging to and fro. Exquisite. "What's the story, boys?" Janet asked, climbing into the back seat of the S.U.V., but not before Larry caught a quick glimpse of her tremendous right nipple. Larry, Kyle, and Janet had been friends forever. She treated them like brothers and they, in turn, treated her like a sister. A sister whose image they could fantasize about and then later, when it was dark, masturbate to. "Nothin'," answered Kyle, taking a swig from his freshly opened bottle of brewsky. "Just high-tailin' it down to Florida. For a little of this and that." "Sweet," said Janet, absentmindedly stroking her sweaty tank-top. "Freakin' sweet." - - - - It was a few hours later and Kyle, Larry, and Janet were walking down the main avenue of Fort Lauderdale, searching for the fraternity house they had read about on the AOL.com. "I'm so high that I could fly," said Kyle sarcastically, taking a puff from the marijuana cigarette he had just lit up. "The world is all about colors and love and freedom." Larry and Janet laughed. It was nothing for them to see one of their friends "high," but this was ridiculous. "Where in the fuck is this party?" asked Larry eventually, growing frustrated. "My god, she's beautiful!" declared Kyle, pointing to a large, all-glass house situated directly on the beach. "The fraternity house! The answer to all of our dreams!" Within no time, Larry, Janet, and Kyle were eagerly making their way into the large Gothic-spired mansion. What they observed next absolutely amazed them, stunning them beyond belief: Large fraternity types placing compact discs into compact disc players! Half-naked women, their breasts jingling and jangling, perched on the shoulders of football players! Pyramids, 15 feet high, created with only empty beer cans! Pizza pies, half-eaten, lazily strewn across expensive leather couches! A rock and roll band playing very loudly! A fat man with a beard pouring vodka into a crystal punch bowl! "Aw, spit!" exclaimed Larry. "This is the best fraternity party that I've ever seen!" Kyle could only nod. He agreed, but was too shocked to say anything. Janet, on the other hand, could not stop talking: "This is incredible, absolutely incredible. I mean, I've always thought fraternity parties were supposed to be good, but this ... this is not good. This is excellent!" Janet stopped talking. She looked over to Kyle, who looked over to Larry. And then, without another word, they linked their arms together and walked directly into the amazing, cacophonous fray. - - - - "Peace." Kyle turned off his miniature cellular telephone and placed it back into his T-shirt pocket. "That was the fraternity president," exclaimed Kyle from the S.U.V.'s passenger seat. "He wanted to thank us for coming to the party. There sure was a lot of wonderful vagina!" Janet rolled her eyes. "All I've heard since leaving the party is 'vagina this' and 'vagina that.' Enough!" "Easy, you two," said Kyle, flicking on the powerful car-stereo system. "Time to bust out the kick-ass tunes!" The sounds of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, a very popular funk and soul band, filled the S.U.V. "Goodnight," said Janet, absentmindedly swiping at her sweaty left nipple and then at her right nipple, which was also sweaty. "See you when I see you." "Until then!" exclaimed Kyle. "On the other side," responded Larry. College life is sweet, Janet thought, falling into a deep and gentle sleep. So goddamn sweet that it is motherfuckin' ridiculous. - - - - Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2005 Fabulous. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2005 Yeah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted January 26, 2005 Fascinating. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 Yeah. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cosbywasmurdered Report post Posted January 27, 2005 No Icy Hot Stuntaz? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 I don't get it. Other than poking fun at the kids taste in music (Bizkit) and making them seem like turned-away auditions from The OC. Whats wrong with smoking some marijuana, a punch bowl of juice/vodka, beer cans and pizza? And VAGINA! Jealous people would mock frat parties while they're watching Angel and scratching their balls and getting more Cheetos stains on their teeth & t-shirts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted January 27, 2005 Mmmm hmmmm. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 I don't get it. Other than poking fun at the kids taste in music (Bizkit) and making them seem like turned-away auditions from The OC. Whats wrong with smoking some marijuana, a punch bowl of juice/vodka, beer cans and pizza? And VAGINA! Jealous people would mock frat parties while they're watching Angel and scratching their balls and getting more Cheetos stains on their teeth & t-shirts. Yes sir. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cosbywasmurdered Report post Posted January 27, 2005 I don't get it. Obviously. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYU 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 I don't get it. Other than poking fun at the kids taste in music (Bizkit) and making them seem like turned-away auditions from The OC. Whats wrong with smoking some marijuana, a punch bowl of juice/vodka, beer cans and pizza? And VAGINA! Jealous people would mock frat parties while they're watching Angel and scratching their balls and getting more Cheetos stains on their teeth & t-shirts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoff 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 That Eagles jersey looks absorbent. You'll need it to be, after all the tears you'll be crying when they get their shit pushed in at the Super Bowl. And yes I know there's a sports folder, step off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Modern Man's Hustle 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 I don't get it. Other than poking fun at the kids taste in music (Bizkit) and making them seem like turned-away auditions from The OC. Whats wrong with smoking some marijuana, a punch bowl of juice/vodka, beer cans and pizza? And VAGINA! Jealous people would mock frat parties while they're watching Angel and scratching their balls and getting more Cheetos stains on their teeth & t-shirts. He's using an intelligent viewpoint, as a semi-literate professional in his 30's, to examine what your behavior looks like and how foolish you sound while living the Greek life. That's what you missed out on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 I have a slight hunch that this is the first item from McSweeney's that UseTheSledge has ever read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 But the way I act in college is part of the natural process. Without it, I wouldn't have things like retrospective and be able to analyze things that I experienced when becoming self-reliant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cosbywasmurdered Report post Posted January 27, 2005 You should probably stop posting in this thread now while you have some face to save. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Modern Man's Hustle 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 I agree with him, man. You look foolish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EricMM 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 No no, CWM, all the face is gone, long gone. BTW regarding the piece? So very concise. That guy in Inc's pic, he could very well be shouting "Vagina!!" If you haven't seen them, you don't know them, and if you ARE one, you wouldn't recognize them, but almost all classic frat guys lose something in the Frat process. This story just illustrates what they get in return. Is it worth it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 How does one have retrospective? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoff 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 No, I like it. Gaining perspective + looking back in retrospect = retrospective. So the new word of the day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 See I probably gained that word from some drunk down the hall. +1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cosbywasmurdered Report post Posted January 27, 2005 No no, CWM, all the face is gone, long gone. I was trying to be nice. I figured he was special. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Modern Man's Hustle 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 Fuck, you're like a bad sitcom character. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cosbywasmurdered Report post Posted January 27, 2005 me or Sledgehammer? I always thought of myself as a bad drama character. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Modern Man's Hustle 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 I meant usethesledgehammerugh. He's like all the "dumb" characters on a show all rolled into one useless pile of shit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nighthawk 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 Cooler than both of you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 Why thank you. I'm a unique soul, I'll tell you that. But "dumb" isn't a word anyone uses to describe me, despite my sometimes-incorrect opinions and expressions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special K 0 Report post Posted January 27, 2005 Am I the only one who was in a fraternity where people acted normal? EDIT: I mean normal for human beings, not frat boys. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Modern Man's Hustle 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2005 The Czech Republic put part of this story as his signature, but clearly forgot to credit the source. I'm pretty sure I don't like him already, I don't like plagiarists. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites