Here are some simple tips to avoid being the butt of your friends’ jokes:
• Don’t fall over. Ever. Especially when drunk and on camera.
• Don’t try to act cool if you are not. If you are a nerd; embrace it.
• Don’t use cheesy pick-up lines, such as, ‘is it hot in here, or is it just you?’ This guarantees immediate rejection and hearty laughter at your expense.
• Stay away from the dance floor if you cannot dance. Don’t let alcohol can make you believe that you’re the next Rihanna.
• Karaoke should be done with close friends who will laugh with you, and not at you. And leave the high notes to Mariah Carey.
• Don’t write love letters in class or in the office. If you do, make sure that the teacher never catches you. He/she will probably read it out to the whole class.
• Similarly, if you are bad-mouthing your boss to a co-worker in an e-mail, do not hit ‘send all’. Most people on your mailing list will be forwarding it to other people. You will be the butt of office jokes for weeks to come.
• When you wear pants with a belt, try not to pull them as high as you can, unless you are trying to get into the in-crowd at your local science fair or a Simon Cowell impersonator.
• Never discuss any of your bodily functions on a first date. You will not get a second one, and your date will be telling all of his/her friends about it for weeks to come.
• Do not overindulge in alcohol at the end-of-year office party. Only good friends and family are allowed to see you say and do stupid things. Not the people who you want to offer you a promotion in the near future.