My employer had our holiday party here last night. I heard we were going to WhirlyBall. I told my boss that this was my childhood nickname. A co-worker heard this and remarked "Whirly Ball?" WhirlyBall is awesome. I had no idea what to expect. It is bizarre. You ride around in bumper cars holding lacrosse type baskets and attempt to pick up a wiffle ball with them. Then you try to throw the ball at a backboard using the scooper. There are 5 cars on each team, and the cars kind of block and bump into you while you attempt to score. It is like basketball, Ullamaliztli (that Aztec ball game to the death), lacrosse, bumper cars rolled into one weird indoor game. The room that holds the cars smells of electric weirdness. It definitely brings out the inner child in you. I highly recommend checking out WhirleyBall. If you are ever sitting around wondering what to do with 9 of your friends, WhirlyBall should come to mind. Instead of throwing money away on a Friday or Saturday at a W 25th bar, go to play WhirlyBall. It is one of the most fun activities that I have done in a long time. And there is a bar inside that allows you to drink before and after playing! If my review was not clear on what this is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whirlyball