Cliches of the Office Party

• The Affair  - spend all year keeping it quiet, only to grope each other shamelessly in front of everyone.
• Food. Always too little too late.
• 'Justin'. The geek who turns out to be an epic dancer.
• 'Gary'. The fit guy who turns out to be a terrible dancer.
• Singalong - heartfelt at the time, excruciating next time you are in a meeting together.
• Sexy santa/gangster/cowgirl. Dressing like you belong in an Anne Summers catalogue will not enhance your career.
• Token faller. No party is complete without someone stacking it on the dance-floor.
• The crier. Thankfully she won't remember what she was blubbing about or the fact she walked around with mascara down her face for the rest of the night.
• 10.01. The exact time when the art of conversation becomes the art of 'talking at you'.
• NBOF (new best office friend). The friend equivalent of a pull.
• Thinking everyone's gone home. Only to find them huddled like tramps in a door-way smoking.
• Growing Old Disgracefully.  People in their 40's acting like they're in their 20's.
• Next day roller coaster. The better the banter in the morning, the worse the paranoia in the afternoon.