How to Prepare for a Comic-Inspired Stag Do

One of the most difficult things about preparing a stag do is deciding what theme to go with. There are so many great options out there that there’s a good chance you’re going to be spending half your time trying to boil these options down so you can come up with one that works for you and your group of mates (especially taking into account the seasons).

When you eventually do decide on your theme, if you’ve decided on a comic-inspired stag do you’ll want to consider the following points both when preparing for your big night and when out on the night itself. Remember, there’s a good chance you won’t be able be able to function as well as usual after a few drinks (you know what we mean), so memorise these points now so they’ll be in the front of your mind when you need to apply them.

Search for Comic Characters Online

Though you may know exactly what comic character you want to dress up as, some of your mates may not have as much experience in this area and will therefore need a helping hand to come up with ideas. The best way to do this is by searching for comic characters online, as it won’t be long until at least one of these characters strikes a chord with each of your mates, helping them to decide on who they’re going to dress up as during the stag do.

Keep in mind that when you choose more well-known characters you’ll find it much easier to find the costume you need than when you choose an obscure comic character. In reality you’re likely to be able to find any costume if you search for long enough, but often time is of the essence when organising a stag do.

Purchase Your Costumes

You’ll want to purchase all of your costumes at the same time so you know they’ll all arrive together (if they’re in stock) and to even allow you to get a potential discount on your bulk order. Head on over to a fancy dress store online, such as www.doodysfancydress.co.uk, and have a search around to see if you can find the costume you’re after. If you can’t you may want to change your comic character to save time, though there’s a good chance you’ll be able to find it.

When purchasing your costumes it’s also a good idea to buy any accessories or face paints you’ll need to add the finishing touches to your costumes, as we’ll see below.

Get Your Mates to Paint Your Face

Now, though this can be hilarious to do after you’ve already had a couple of drinks, in order to ensure both you and your mates put the correct face paint onto each other’s face (rather than other items that we wouldn’t dare mention here…) it’s recommended that you paint each other’s faces when sober.

If you’ve never used face pants before you may want to look up a few techniques online to make sure you do a relatively good job. Your face paints will be the icing on the cake during your stag do, so make sure you all put the effort in to make sure you all look good.

Unleash Yourselves to the World…

Whether you’re going on a bar crawl, heading to a specific venue, or even going paintballing all together, this is the moment in which you’ll unleash yourselves to the world dressed as your comic alter-egos!

Though you’ll want to enjoy yourself as much as possible during your stag do, just remember that even though you’re dressed as comic characters the laws of the land still apply to you, and you must therefore act in a respectable manner at all times. That aside, go out there and have fun!

In conclusion, one of the most difficult things about preparing a stag do is deciding what theme to go with. When you eventually do decide on your theme, if you’ve decided on a comic-inspired stag do you’ll want to consider the above points both when preparing for your big night and when out on the night itself.

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An Unexpected Accident Caused by a Popular Stag Do Activity

Accidents just happen and, at times, the best laid plans can still go awry. Though there are a lot of uneventful stag parties, there are still some accidents that just happen. Last May, there was such an incident. It is quite surprising that it took this long for justice to be served.

May last year, Ben Kirkey’s life was promising. He was about to graduate from Thompson Rivers University. A few weeks before graduation, he passed away after suffering from two different accidents.

What Happened Last May?

Kirkey first suffered a gunshot wound to his arm. He was shot by accident as a stray bullet hit his arm. Clay pigeon shooting or skeet shooting involves shotguns and clay disks. The clay disks are thrown in the air at different angles and varying speed.

The stag group were shooting clay disks that afternoon as a daytime stag do activity. Then, unintentionally, a stray bullet hit Kirkey’s arm. That shot wasn’t fatal, but he did have to go to a hospital to have it treated.

On his way to the hospital, Kirkey was in a car accident. He and his friend were ejected from the Dodge Ram truck and rolled into a ditch. Both of them were seriously injured. At that point, Kirkey’s injuries were already too severe. Though he did make it to the hospital, due to the nature of his injuries, they removed his life support, and then he passed away.

Other Unexpected Accidents

In another stag do, the group was already aboard a plane when it started to malfunction. Luckily, the plane did not take off just yet and the group walked out of the incident unscathed.

Accidents like these can always happen and no one really knows why they happen, but they just do. To think the stag group involved in those accidents were not even engaged in extreme sports. The same accidents can also happen during hen parties and no one can really prevent such things from happening.

It helps to be prepared for whatever happens. Make sure cellular phones are at hand and that you have the number of a doctor or hospital in the area.

Popular and Ordinary Stag Activities

Clay shooting is among the most popular stag day activities. Other popular stag activities include quading, buggy wacing, go karting, and paintballing. Each of those activities will always include the necessary safety gear provided by the activity centers. Even so, participants should be aware of the things that can go wrong and somehow know what to do in case such things happen.

Stag parties can be a lot of fun with those activities. Armed with information and some caution, all stags still get to enjoy their last moments of freedom no matter where they choose to spend it.

Mankini Ban and the Humiliation Involved in Stag Dos

The mankini is a costume du jour for many stag dos. The expression “different strokes for different folks” come to mind, but it seems as if a lot of stag do organizers still go for the traditional mankini ever since Sacha Baron Cohen wore one to promote his movie, Borat.

It is interesting to note that since the movie was shown in 2006, that has become the trend for stags on their stag weekend or stag do. Since then, stags were made to wear the dreaded mankini as they celebrate a wild night out of town and this has become even more popular for resorts that have become popular stag party locations like Newquay.

The Banning of Mankinis in Newquay

Known for being a fishing port and seaside resort in Cornwall, it is not surprising that a lot of stags choose this town as their stag party destination. In fact, local residents, the police, and tourists can say that they have had it with this type of “offensive clothing.”

Truth be told, a lot of stags will probably breathe a sigh of relief if they’re having their stag do in Newquay as the police just banned this piece of offensive clothing and other inappropriate clothing in the seaside resort. This ban isn’t without a good cause as it aims to decrease the recorded crime and anti-social behavior in town.

The local police superintendent, Julie Whitmarsh, did say, “They (mankinis) are just revolting, there is nothing pleasant about seeing anybody in a mankini.” Still, a lot of best men ask or force the stag to wear one for their last night of freedom. Even Wayne Rooney was not exempt from this as the Manchester United and England national team striker had to wear one for his stag do in Ibiza.

Ritual Humiliation, Going Wild, and Stag Traditions

It is customary for stags to celebrate their last night of freedom as some sort of rite of passage from being single to being married. Most of the time, it involves ritual humiliation, drunken revelry, and a whole lot of fun. At times, this also involves certain costumes and paraphernalia.

Some stags are forced to wear mankinis, dresses, or even other tight-fitting swimwear. As they wear such costumes, some stags are even forced to wield genital themed accessories. Evidently, there is constantly a ritual of humiliation involved in stag parties. If that is not enough, a night of drunken revelry makes a lot of stags more than willing to go on the wild side!

That seemingly typical stag night scenario aside, stag parties do not always have to be that way as there are stag dos that are a lot of fun even if they’re not as wild or not as outrageous. There are so many stag night activities that can make any man’s last night of freedom fun and memorable. Just think about it, it is way better to have a more civilized affair than to see photos of your humiliating moments on Facebook or Twitter!