The Keys to Something

[geminigirl]

A few weeks ago, I was at the wrap party for Arena Football, which got a little silly and a litle rowdy. And one of the bosses was asking for people's car keys (and a few people actually handed them over.)

During a conversation, he made a joke about a "key party"-a comment which,at first went completely over Cayne's head.

So, without the use of your favorite search engine, would you answer the following poll...


[Poll #679565]

Comments

[melaniesuzanne.livejournal.com]

I'd heard of a key party before "The Ice Storm", but I didn't know what one was until I saw the movie.

I asked my mother if she and my father had done anything like that since they were hip, happening, party-throwers during the 70s. My aunt and I had to explain to her what they were.

[alibee.livejournal.com]

WHAT IS A KEY PARTY????? Tell me!

Remember, I'm vanilla. :P

[melebeth]

In retrospect, I think I actually do know what one is. It just hadn't occured to me that they were called key parties.

[pinkfish.livejournal.com]

The Urban Dictionary Entry for this has essential references to het sex in it; is there a gay variant of this? How do you decide which member of the couple puts in their keys?

[geminigirl]

I don't know if there's a gay variation; the only context I've ever heard about it in is heterosexual, but I suppose one could do something like tops and bottoms...all the bottoms put their keys in and the tops choose or something. And if you're both versatile, well thens someone makes a decision!

[emperor]

What a curious practice. I am now enlightened!

[geminigirl]

But does that mean you're interested? ;)

[vvalkyri.livejournal.com]

my guess (likely wrong) is that a key party is one where all car keys are collected - a la the party in Say Anything.

[danger-chick.livejournal.com]

Wasn't the Ice Storm based on a novel or something...I cannot remember.

I'm right there with you

[margoeve.livejournal.com]

I'm not vanilla and I still don't know what one is.

Re: I'm right there with you

[geminigirl]

I'd post an explanation now, but that kind of spoils the point of the poll. I'll try and post one in a few days, but pinkfish posted a link to Urban Dictionary's definition a little futher down the page.

[barking-iguana.livejournal.com]

Google

[alibee.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Captain Obvious...

[grendelgongon.livejournal.com]

Hey, how come you didn't include "Never been to one, but I wanna go" in the options? *grin*

I first heard of them when cappyhead burst out laughing in The Grinch Who Stole Xmas (the Jim Carrey version) movie and I made her explain.

[geminigirl]

Because if I were going to ask that, it would be on an entirely different filter.

[lovingboth]

Ha, gay men don't need an excuse to [do this sort of thing].

[slfisher.livejournal.com]

There was an episode of That 70s Show with one, too.

[aliki.livejournal.com]

I think I first heard it referenced in the sitcome, That '70's Show, where Red and wife have absolutely no clue what a key party is, and almost ends up going home with the wrong woman!

[nooks.livejournal.com]

Exactly! Poor Kitty.