Efficient partying

In one of the few discussions I've had with my father about the Viet Nam war, he felt that one of the biggest mistakes made in that conflict was that the planners tried to be too efficient. Ideally, they wanted the last soldier to fire the last bullet as he was jumping in to the last helicopter.

Which is totally spurious, except that I'm glad that doesn't apply to the rest of life. For our party last night we bought a keg and 6 cases of beer. There are now three beers left in the house. Not quite perfect, but all in all not bad.