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January 18, 2011 5:47 PM Subscribe
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?
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 [1 favorite]
posted by jedicus at 5:53 PM on January 18, 2011 [1 favorite]
Ping pong balls with notes written on them.
posted by xingcat at 5:53 PM on January 18, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by xingcat at 5:53 PM on January 18, 2011 [1 favorite]
Peeps.
posted by grouse at 5:53 PM on January 18, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by grouse at 5:53 PM on January 18, 2011 [1 favorite]
How comedic?
Groucho Marx masks, or a bouquet of whoopie cushions?
posted by Mchelly at 5:54 PM on January 18, 2011 [1 favorite]
Groucho Marx masks, or a bouquet of whoopie cushions?
posted by Mchelly at 5:54 PM on January 18, 2011 [1 favorite]
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 [1 favorite]
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 [1 favorite]
Get a copy of the movie 300, and then claim you miscounted?
posted by dubitable at 6:04 PM on January 18, 2011
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 [4 favorites]
Oh! Or chop off 1/3 of it.
posted by dubitable at 6:04 PM on January 18, 2011 [4 favorites]
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
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 [1 favorite]
posted by halogen at 6:13 PM on January 18, 2011 [1 favorite]
Two copies of "99 Luftballons" and two physical red balloons.
posted by griphus at 6:13 PM on January 18, 2011 [9 favorites]
posted by griphus at 6:13 PM on January 18, 2011 [9 favorites]
A battered, worn VHS copy of 200 Cigarettes.
posted by Sticherbeast at 6:17 PM on January 18, 2011
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 [8 favorites]
posted by pearlybob at 6:18 PM on January 18, 2011 [8 favorites]
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
posted by sweetkid at 6:19 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
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
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
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 [1 favorite]
posted by Redhush at 7:43 PM on January 18, 2011 [1 favorite]
Mini cupcakes (to share w/audience?)
Bananas
pudding cups
posted by SassHat at 10:37 PM on January 18, 2011
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
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
posted by robocop is bleeding at 5:23 AM on January 19, 2011
Best answer: 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 [1 favorite]
posted by Slap*Happy at 5:40 AM on January 19, 2011 [1 favorite]
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
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
gaudy beaded jewelry with 200 beads?
posted by aimedwander at 7:39 AM on January 19, 2011
Response by poster: 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
posted by HeroZero at 6:42 AM on January 29, 2011
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posted by hatta at 5:50 PM on January 18, 2011