Here is the 26th installment of Ten Top Lists of What Not to Do by Marie Ann Bailey of 1WriteWay at http://1writeway.com and John W. Howell of Fiction Favorites at http://johnwhowell.com. These lists are simu-published on our blogs each Monday. We hope you enjoy.
Top Ten Things Not to Do on New Year’s Eve
10. On New Year’s Eve, do not think you need to consume everything in the city. If you do, at best you may gain a few pounds. At worst, you will never ever feel better again.
9. On New Year’s Eve, do not think everyone is in love with you. If you do, at best you may get a new roommate. At worst, you may wake up next to a stranger who is now your spouse.
8. On New Year’s Eve, do not think you have to scream “Happy New Year” more than once. If you do, at best you will lose your voice. At worst, someone may in fact put a sock in it.
7. On New Year’s Eve, do not think you need to invent and issue resolutions for everyone else. If you do, at best you will lose some friends. At worst, your host may resolve to ban you to the patio.
6. On New Year’s Eve, do not think you have to help others drink more. If you do, at best you may be the last person standing. At worst, you may be named as a co-defendant on a DUI.
5. On New Year’s Eve, do not think you need to give everyone a kiss. If you do, at best they will all think you are a nerd. At worst, you may pick up a nice case of bubonic plague.
4. On New Year’s Eve, you do not have to sing “Auld Lang Syne.” If you do, at best, your off-key rendition will be recorded for playback when you are sober. At worst, you’ll not know the words and remove all doubt as to your IQ.
3. On New Year’s Eve, you do not have to tell everyone exactly what you think of them. If you do, at best, a few will want to take you outside. At worst, several will.
2. On New Year’s Eve, there is no reason to remove some of your clothes to be more comfortable. If you do, at best, you may not know when to stop. At worst, there could be additional records of your lack of discretion that you will need to pay handsomely to squelch.
1. On New Year’s Eve, there is no reason to get behind the wheel of a car after you have won the shots per hour contest. If you do you, at best you will end up in jail. At worst, you might just hurt someone.
Fiction Favorites 
No 9 – what a way to marry!
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What a surprise. I think of the first few words in the morning. “Erm. . . have we met?”
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Haha. Now i’ll be scared to open my eyes tomorrow morning, dreading to see something i dont expect to.
🙂
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I wish everyone listened to #1. Also, I don’t know the words to ‘Auld Lang Syne’. Every time I try, I ended up shifting into ‘Danny Boy’. No idea why.
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Maybe Danny boy is an old acquaintance that’s been forgot.
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One that I believe owes me money.
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No wonder… he’s forgot, but you remember.
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Never get between a Jew and $5. $1 you can get away, but $5 is too much. 😀
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LOL
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Great top ten list with a sobering reminder topping it off.
I would recommend this top ten list to a few people I know, who would be wise to use it throughout the year. (Yeah, I wouldn’t put it past them to shout Happy New Years in May. . . strange, I know).
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I was at a New Year’s eve party one year and an over served young person yelled “Happy Birthday America.” Probably still on a toot from the 4th.
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Good morning, John. Excellent list. I think #1 might be everyone’s favorite. It is mine, with #4 a close second 🙂
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Thanks Marie. Good morning as well.
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What’s a little bubonic plague between friends?
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Real intimate sharing
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I love these. This year i am going to stop inventing a new resolution that I can stop doing because that is cheating…did that count as an invented resolution?
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That counts only if you try hard to stop inventing a new resolution which you stop doing. LOL
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#5..I’m super okay with being the nerd. Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year to you as well.
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