Telegraph's opinion on stag parties

I read a very interesting article in the Telegraph by Sam Leith and his opinion on the new trend of stag parties in modern times. The article reflects on the latest headlines about Rio Ferdinand.

"Stag nights are very peculiar things: a particularly apocalyptic form of Obligatory Fun. Does anyone look forward to them? I doubt it. And - particularly if your group of friends don't have a "lad" gene among them - you feel a piercing and anxious sense of obligation. The rituals have to be observed. Dirty playing-cards. Whipping cream. Strippers, supposedly.

"It's a stag night. What do people do on stag nights?" you wonder. Oh. Right. OK. Shouting? Check. Dirty jokes. Check. Do we have to chain him to something? Says here we do. OK."

Read the full article here