Troy Patterson must have been drinking when he wrote that article. It meandered around using an impressive vocabulary and an annoying penchant for the abbreviation BP for Bachelor Party. I tend to think of British Petroleum, myself. Troy I hope that the beer was good because the article wasn't.

Agreed. The author comes across like a massive tool - combining the tragedies of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina with strip clubs? Excuse me while I gag.

Also, it clearly wasn't a "thinking man's guide to a bachelor party." It was the same old stereotypical tropes: get drunk, go to a strip club. Just with a needlessly elevated vocabulary. Sort of like listening to a frat boy putting on a Thurston Howell III accent.

David Boyer here--author of BACHELOR PARTY CONFIDENTIAL. While I agree that my new book is "descriptive, rather than prescriptive," I still think there's much for the guy planning the bachelor party to glean from it, especially that there's no right or wrong way to do a bachelor party. Camping, D&D, paintball, surfing, hitting a strip club or heading to Vegas--they're all valid ways to mark a ritual that's clearly become less about that "last night of freedom" and more about that rare chance for guys to get together for some extended hang time. When, where and how you do it is up to you. If the stereotypical Tom Hanks Bachelor Party is your thing, go for it. But if you want to do something (anything) different, I hope that reading the men's stories in BACHELOR PARTY CONFIDENTIAL will show you that you're not alone. Not even close...

Troy, you seem like a nice guy, but I think I'd skip your bachelor party. Aren't people old enough to be practicing physicians and lawyers, um, a little old for those sorts of hijinks? I'm getting married in two weeks myself and am not even going to bother with a bachelor party. Does it mean I hate my friends? Nah. But I'm getting married precisely because I'm ready, and that means I'm not interested in drinking till I puke at strip clubs anymore. I can't speak for anyone else, but I'm happy to be leaving bachelorhood. Men who are overly into bachelor parties might want to reconsider the trappings of getting married in the first place.

Also, for Fraysters who are here to hate on the strippers, remember that they are grown women making their own decisions, good or bad. Infantilizing strippers by claiming they're being exploited is about on par with saying male coal miners are being exploited. Does that mean individuals in either group shouldn't be allowed to make their own career decisions?

Rathead:

It was the same old stereotypical tropes: get drunk, go to a strip club. Just with a needlessly elevated vocabulary. Sort of like listening to a frat boy putting on a Thurston Howell III accent.

Exactly. The article was a joke.