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Kid’s End of Season Sports Party!

   It’s the end of your kids sport season, it’s time for the party and you’re the one in charge of planning it. I’m guessing the first thing going through your head is location; where to hav

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Kid’s End of Season Sports Party!

Classroom Valentine’s Day Parties

Parent’s, it’s getting to be that time of year again for classroom parties at your kid’s school. With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, it’s time to prepare! When it comes to kids, it

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Classroom Valentine’s Day Parties

Super Bowl XLVI: The Good & The Bad

This year’s win went to the New York Giants who beat the New England Patriots 21-17 with Eli Manning, Giant’s quarterback, being “named MVP for completing 30 of 40 passes for 276 yards, a touch

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Super Bowl XLVI: The Good & The Bad

Saving Money for Most Occasion’s

     Happy Friday! Now that it’s just about to be the weekend, everyone’s starting to make their plans and   as it also gets warmer, there are more parties being held meaning our wallets are

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Saving Money for Most Occasion’s

Groundhog Day 2012: 6 More Weeks of Wint

      It’s that one of the year that everyone counts on a famous small animal to tell us whether we should keep on our winter coats or start bringing out the sandals, its Groundhog Day. Early t

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Groundhog Day 2012: 6 More Weeks of Winter

is thinking about the cost of …

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by on March 12, 2009 at 9:45 am

is thinking about the cost of LED bulbs to replace our T12′s, not there yet.

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Rules to Drinking

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by on March 11, 2009 at 4:14 pm

Rules to Drinking, a guide on the social expectations when drinking with friends:

  1. Clean yourself up and look nice, no one wants to go out with someone who hasn’t shaved or run a brush through their hair (or mouth for that matter).
  2. Drink plenty of water before going out. Dehydrating yourself with alcohol will only get you into trouble later.
  3. Eat something before going out. This will save you money from food at a restaurant and can help keep you from getting sick from your drinks.
  4. Be lively and fun, but not rude, you’re going out to meet up with people.  You don’t want to annoy them as soon as you see them.
  5. Remember the adage:  Liquor before Beer you’re in the clear, Beer before Liquor you’ve never been sicker…
  6. Don’t refuse a free drink from a friend, but make sure to buy rounds also
    1. BUT politely refuse a drink from a stranger, especially if you didn’t see it pored.   No reason to make some poor guy / girl buy you a drink when you’re not into them at all.  Plus it can be dangerous if you don’t know what’s in it.
  7. Don’t overdo the drinking… Contrary to public belief there is more where that came from so don’t feel the need to drink it all at once.
  8. Take breaks and alternate to non-alcoholic drinks (remember rule #2, water is key)
  9. Drinking games can be fun, but they can also make you go way past your limit.
  10. Know your limit and stop before you go to far.
  11. Goggles are for swimming, stop before you can’t see straight or when you judgment gets clouded.
    1. A good way to tell if your judgment is off picture your grandmother / grandfather. If they look attractive to you in any way then you’re way past the point of making sense.
  12. Always leave when your friends do. If they think its late enough to leave then it is.
    1. Friends you just met tonight don’t count. NEVER leave with someone you just met at a bar.  Get their number and meet up some other time (see rule #11 on judgment)
  13. If you spill a drink while bringing it to your lips, its time to put it down and go home.
  14. Always finish the night with plenty of water, this is the number one thing that will stave off hangovers.

A service announcement from Windy City Novelties, Inc.

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Watching ‘Scrolling Message Ba…

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by on March 5, 2009 at 4:20 pm

Watching ‘Scrolling Message Badge’ at Vodpod http://tinyurl.com/b53uhx

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Beer Beer Beer! Thank goodness for Charlie Mops

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by on March 5, 2009 at 7:22 am

A lot of people always sit and wonder who invented this drink of drinks that we call Beer!  While its been around in one form or another (usually in the form of mead) for thousands of years the modern drink’s creation can best be described by this song:

A long time ago, way back in history,
when all there was to drink was nothin’ but cups of tea.
Along came a man by the name of Charlie Mops,
and he invented a wonderful drink and he made it out of hops.

He must have been an admiral a sultan or a king,
and to his praises we shall always sing.
Look what he has done for us he’s filled us up with cheer!
Lord bless Charlie Mops, the man who invented beer beer beer
tiddly beer beer beer.

The Curtis bar, the James’ Pub, the Hole in the Wall as well
one thing you can be sure of, its Charlie’s beer they sell
so all ye lads a lasses at eleven O’clock ye stop
for five short seconds, remember Charlie Mops 1 2 3 4 5

He must have been an admiral a sultan or a king,
and to his praises we shall always sing.
Look what he has done for us he’s filled us up with cheer!
Lord bless Charlie Mops, the man who invented beer beer beer
tiddly beer beer beer.

A barrel of malt, a bushel of hops, you stir it around with a stick,
the kind of lubrication to make your engine tick.
40 pints of wallop a day will keep away the quacks.
Its only eight pence hapenny and one and six in tax, 1 2 3 4 5

He must have been an admiral a sultan or a king,
and to his praises we shall always sing.
Look what he has done for us he’s filled us up with cheer!
Lord bless Charlie Mops, the man who invented beer beer beer
tiddly beer beer beer.

The Lord bless Charlie Mops

Original lyrics thought to be written by British Royal Navy crew members.  Re-sung lyrics above from the Clancey Boys version.

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Look like a Leprechaun — Wear Glowing Hair Gel!

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by on March 4, 2009 at 7:21 am

So, you want to look like a Leprechaun?

So you grew a beard.  Big deal, so did my sister!

Say you’re wearing shamrock green?  Not like its that hard to get colored outfits…

Followed every detail of the Little Mascot from the lovable breakfast cereal “Lucky Charms” to make sure you were authentic, did you?  Hmm getting a bit warmer…

But if you really want to look like an authentic Leprechaun for this year’s St. Patricks Day then you have got to have Green Glowing Hair Gel!  As anyone knows the Leprechaun is only special if its glowing, otherwise its just a wee little person in costume.

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