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January 18, 2011 5:47 PM

I'm in a comedy performance which features "200" in the title. What could we get the director 200 of that would be a nice opening night gift?
posted by HeroZero to Human Relations (35 answers total)

Pennies.
posted by hatta at 5:50 PM on January 18, 2011

Reece's
Audience Members
Carnations
Cigarettes
posted by piedmont at 5:52 PM on January 18, 2011

Does the director like slightly dark, slightly silly humor? You could get a (fake) skeleton, remove 6 bones, then smash up the rest: 200 broken bones.
posted by jedicus at 5:53 PM on January 18, 2011

Ping pong balls with notes written on them.
posted by xingcat at 5:53 PM on January 18, 2011

Peeps.
posted by grouse at 5:53 PM on January 18, 2011

How comedic?
Groucho Marx masks, or a bouquet of whoopie cushions?
posted by Mchelly at 5:54 PM on January 18, 2011

Hershey's Kisses
posted by amyms at 5:59 PM on January 18, 2011

Nothing that involves 200 little fiddly items that will eventually be lost, trampled underfoot, or swallowed inadvertently.

If you go literal, join the 200 things together somehow. It'll be much nicer in six months.
posted by yellowcandy at 6:00 PM on January 18, 2011

Get a copy of the movie 300, and then claim you miscounted?
posted by dubitable at 6:04 PM on January 18, 2011

Get a copy of the movie 300, and then claim you miscounted?

Oh! Or chop off 1/3 of it.
posted by dubitable at 6:04 PM on January 18, 2011

Balloons
posted by Nixy at 6:05 PM on January 18, 2011

Does the show have a handsome poster (perhaps featuring the director's name in addition to the dates)? Turn it into notecards, have Moo a local printer make 200 of them with matching envelopes.
posted by halogen at 6:11 PM on January 18, 2011

I should have mentioned: I'm a proponent of useful and/or consumable gifts and would be annoyed at having to deal with 200 of $random_sentimental_crap.
posted by halogen at 6:13 PM on January 18, 2011

Two copies of "99 Luftballons" and two physical red balloons.
posted by griphus at 6:13 PM on January 18, 2011

A battered, worn VHS copy of 200 Cigarettes.
posted by Sticherbeast at 6:17 PM on January 18, 2011

$200 toward 'Broadway Cares' in his/her name.
posted by pearlybob at 6:18 PM on January 18, 2011

Maybe group colored candies into little buckets, say, 5 colors at 40 candies per color. Maybe color coordinate the little baskets.
posted by sweetkid at 6:19 PM on January 18, 2011

200 wire hangers?
posted by Leezie at 6:30 PM on January 18, 2011

Bottles of beer. On a wall.
posted by Wet Spot at 6:34 PM on January 18, 2011

A carton of cigarettes, which is a thoughtful gift for any occasion.
posted by dirtdirt at 6:42 PM on January 18, 2011

Riffing off hatta's suggestion, how about a $2 bill? There's something funny about them.
posted by drdanger at 7:02 PM on January 18, 2011

200 Post-it notes with cute/funny/sentimental messages from cast, crew, etc. stuck on the wall?
posted by Stormfeather at 7:25 PM on January 18, 2011

chicken wings. win-win for everyone but the chickens
posted by Redhush at 7:43 PM on January 18, 2011

A carton of cigarettes?
posted by Netzapper at 7:48 PM on January 18, 2011

Beads made into a bracelet or necklace.

Dollars :)
posted by amtho at 8:26 PM on January 18, 2011

Mini cupcakes (to share w/audience?)

Bananas

pudding cups
posted by SassHat at 10:37 PM on January 18, 2011

200 fake mustaches for the audience/guests to wear.
posted by shortyJBot at 4:24 AM on January 19, 2011

I recently learned that 100 Twinkies can be purchased for about 25 bucks.
posted by robocop is bleeding at 5:23 AM on January 19, 2011

A half pint bottle of booze - it's actually 200ml, not a half-pint.
posted by Slap*Happy at 5:40 AM on January 19, 2011

It doesn't seem to be on DVD , something 200 Motels related might be good if the director happens to be a Zappa fan.
posted by TedW at 6:14 AM on January 19, 2011

200 coffee stirrers made into a model of something?
gaudy beaded jewelry with 200 beads?
posted by aimedwander at 7:39 AM on January 19, 2011

A 200-piece puzzle!
posted by sarling at 10:49 AM on January 19, 2011

A 200 piece jigsaw puzzle.
posted by chairface at 2:15 PM on January 19, 2011

Chocolate coins.
posted by tel3path at 3:31 PM on January 19, 2011

My director's amazing lack of sentimentality made Slap*Happy's answer the best one. Thanks all!
posted by HeroZero at 6:42 AM on January 29, 2011