Be The Miracle Berry Guy
Want to be a party hijacker? Joe Weisenthal has an idea for you.
Every time you’re invited to a party, buy a bunch of miracle berries (West African berries that make sour foods taste sweet) and fill a backpack with sour foods like lemons, tamarind, rhubarb, grapefruits, and limes. Go to the party and hang out like an average anonymous party-goer for a few minutes, just to get a sense of the lame party “Before.”
Then you bust out the miracle fruit. Explain them to a the people around you, let one or two of them try it first, word will spread, and soon you’ve completely transformed your friend’s (probably generic) party into a flavor tripping party, hosted by you.
As Joe points out, the original host of the party can’t really complain, since his party just got a hell of a lot more interesting. But he’ll feel conflicted as he watches his guests surround you, asking you what miracle berries are and how they work, and squealing at you after they chug lemon juice like it was Sunny D. The original host probably never even heard of a miracle berry before; he’ll have little choice but to sheepishly hide in a corner as you make friends with everyone there.
Do this enough, and you’ll become known as The Miracle Berry Guy. Party hosts will know that if they invite you, you will inevitably take over their party with your miraculously sweet lemons. They’ll be tempted not to invite you for that reason, but they know their guests will be upset if you don’t show up, so they’ll have to invite you anyway. You’ll own every party in the city.
2 years ago