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== Real Life ==

* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2056989,00.html This example]: When a British teen decided to throw a party while her parents were away and invited her friends via [[~~My Space~~]], far more than just sixty of her mates (which would have been a lot anyway) showed up. Between 200-300 people showed up, and left about £20,000 ($40,566) worth of damage in their wake. The teen blames her friends for hacking her account.

* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2056989,00.html This example]: When a British teen decided to throw a party while her parents were away and invited her friends via [[Myspace]], far more than just sixty of her mates (which would have been a lot anyway) showed up. Between 200-300 people showed up, and left about £20,000 ($40,566) worth of damage in their wake. The teen blames her friends for hacking her account.

* [http://www1.salon.com/aug97/mothers/excerpt970813.html Ryan's Wreck]: A three-day orgy of destruction that included everything from destroying furniture and using the remains to bash down walls to ''[[Teens Are Monsters|throwing a cat in the microwave]]''. The cops arrested a few people, but no one was ever charged with anything.

* Corey Worthington had a party get really out of hand after advertising it online. In Narre Warren South, Australia, police cars and neighbours' property were damaged while Corey's parents holidayed in Queensland. Dozens of police officers, a helicopter and the dog squad had to be called in to restore the peace. A fabulously snarky TV interview (in which he refused to take off his sun glasses, "Because. They're famous") cemented his celebrity status, and he appeared on Aussie [[Big Brother]]. Has also made money as night clubs offer people the chance to Party With Corey. Predictably, there was a [[Hype Backlash]] and he's one of Australia's most loved and hated beach bums.

** Link to the video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm61svN4U5g&feature=related here.]

* One of the many glorified urban legends about 4chan claims that they use their Anonymous goons to regularly prowl [[~~My Space~~]] and Facebook for parties, then raid them in real life with dozens of uninvited guests. In reality, this has probably happened once or twice.

* One of the many glorified urban legends about 4chan claims that they use their Anonymous goons to regularly prowl [[Myspace]] and Facebook for parties, then raid them in real life with dozens of uninvited guests. In reality, this has probably happened once or twice.

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/28/us/28land.html In January 2008], a couple dozen teens in a rural area went to a vacant house for a party. They wound up doing several thousand dollars' worth of damage to the place. Obviously, that sucks, it was incredibly irresponsible. Unfortunately for all of us, though, the house happened to be a historic site, the former home of poet [[Robert Frost]]. So what would have become a local problem and maybe some vandalism charges if the police ever figured out who was at the party turned into several days of [[Kent Brockman News]] when the ''New York Times'' and other national news outlets devoted multiple headlines and editorials to this [[Wild Teen Party]].

* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39659263/ns/local_news-miami_fl/ In October 2010,] in Boca Raton, Florida, two teens at an elite private school decided to have their homecoming party at their parents' mansion, ''with their parents there'' but staying out of the way. Only about 150 people were expected to show up, but about 400 other teens crashed the party, bringing alcohol, and it went out of control. Several teens were arrested and the parents are being held responsible.