Neri

Dewitt, his legacy continues

Enthusiasts of necktie parties held Dewitt, the gibbet builder, in high esteem. His multiple hanging events set a new standard; nooses fitted all sizes of necks; erect cocks spurted spontaneously. The gibbet fittings permitted hangers to look across and share the experience. Dewitt was pleased that these men specialised in noosing one another.

The newly constructed gibbet on Marvin’s property was the site of a recent successful necktie party. Alfred, the leader of a gang, insisted there be a follow up event. Dewitt thwarted him from executing the survivors of Fred’s gang. In his wisdom Dewitt knew that Alfred was determined; he also recognised that an opponent would take great pleasure in hanging Alfred’s neck. Whether those who had seen Fred’s noosing were prepared to fight again was an open question. As a matter of fact they admired the skill with which Alfred cut off Fred’s cock and balls. Alfred waited until Fred’s cock spurted for the last time. For the moment they kept their own.

Marvin had different ideas about possible opponents. The lumberjacks had a reputation for uncompromising hanging events. The lumberjacks were tall with very strong shoulders and arms—ideal qualities for serious noosing of opponents. Their current leader Kent requested an inspection of the gibbet site. Marvin agreed but insisted that they be both bare chested and wearing chaps open at the front.

“My. Your cock is primed for hangings.” Marvin and Kent smile at one another. “I can guess why you want to use the gibbet. Let me show you the gibbet installation. The builder, Dewitt, has a profound understanding of why adult men hang one another.”

Kent continued. “May I inspect your neck?”

Marvin spontaneously said “sure”.

“I see the barber has shaved a circle around your neck. Does that signify your neck is noose ready?”

“Not only that. The noose will burn into the bared flesh.”

“Will that be a requirement if the lumberjacks agree to hang their opponents?”

“It is standard practice in all multiple hanging events in this part of the world. Besides the barber needs encouragement as he is excluded from taking part. Will arrange for him to be on site before the official assembly.”

Marvin took the initiative, placed both hands on Kent’s neck. “I’m sure somebody wants to strangle such necks. They will have to be satisfied with a noose. Let’s move into the assembly area.”

Kent asked “Were there any complaints?”

“Yes. I had a complaint. The group cutting off cocks and balls was separated from the hangings. In any future event they must be participants in the hangings. The emphasis must change to hangings first, cocks spurt second, and thirdly cocks and balls cut off.”

“Nevertheless will you provide knives?”

“The bladesmiths have built a reputation and a track record. Their knives are proven to cut off cocks and balls of any size. They recently supplied an event for men with bull sized balls. You can guess what happens between energetic men, sharp blades, erect cocks and bull sized balls. A memorable event!”

“I was there.”

“Did you score?”

“Yes, I scored two sets. It was a Rite of Passage. Using the blade like that turned me into a grown man.”

“Wow. I’m impressed. In our modest necktie parties selected hangers complete the hanging by using the knives after the cock has spurted. Yes, knives will be readily at hand.”

At first Kent was underwhelmed at the size of the gibbet. He considered the four mainframes with the high bars for hangings. The assembly area had room for front to front choking, behind the neck to front strangling. Who would be their opponents? Are they worth hanging? Are their cocks and balls worth cutting off? Kent inspected the fixed nooses closely. The nooses adjust to fit all neck sizes. The hangers will exercise brawn as they raise the hanged off the ground. The gibbet frames are high enough to make room for the tall lumberjacks. Kent considered the raising as a satisfying part of hanging. Will there be any loose nooses? Yes, they will be supplied and fittings are already in place to secure them. The wooden planks are likely to crumble under the weight of the would-be hangers. That means some nooses will tighten prematurely as the feet swing into space. Are the mainframes strong enough to hold the hangers? Does it matter if they topple over? What numbers of fighters?

In Marvin’s opinion would two umpires be useful in blowing whistles and assisting with hangings? Marvin immediately pictured two hairy chested cowboys with bull sized balls. They would be reckless and invite their own hanging. Kent suggested that the opponents nominate a guest of honour. The implied understanding is that the guest of honour is noosed at the finale. Did Marvin have any suggestions? A number of wrestlers mentioned using their legs in the scissors position to strangle their opponent. Marvin had not seen this manoeuvre but thought it worth a try with two or four volunteers. This could be followed by six fighters engaging in hanging, cock spurting followed by cutting off cocks and balls. The severed cocks and balls could be inserted randomly into unwilling mouths for choking. Now. For the main hanging event. Full on, neck to neck, noose to noose. Sounds too good to be true. For the hangers and the hanging it would be breathtaking. Kent realised he was expecting Marvin to take on time consuming duties. Perhaps he could delegate with the guest of honour. Besides it will take time before the multiple hanging event can take place.He had an additional request. The lumberjacks wore heavy boots. Many of those hanging used their boots to strike out for the ground. The boots weighed them down and intensified the pressure on their necks. Why not wear boots only and fight naked? The lumberjacks had prized cocks and balls ready to face any danger. The cocks of many of the other fighters would in turn be fully erect during the event. It might have been a coincidence but both Marvin’s and Kent’s cocks were fully erect at the end of the inspection. Feeling the nooses and imagining the hangers and the hanging was stimulating. Marvin agreed to the request for all to fight naked plus boots.

Bt the end of the inspection Kent appreciated Dewitt’s achievement. The sight of hangings opposite and all around would be totally arousing for the hangers and the hanged. Dewitt had improved necktie parties from one or two hangings to multiple hangings. This is what groups such as the lumberjacks wanted. Marvin didn’t ask why the lumberjacks were so keen to hang opponents. After all they were fully aware that some of them would be noosed in turn. The why didn’t matter. Filling the nooses would make them happy.

Kent was surprised when Marvin invited him to return to the main house. His answers there would determine whether the lumberjacks would have use of the gibbet. The builder himself, Dewitt, bare chest, exposed cock and bull sized balls sat at a drawing desk. He turned around and looked closely at Kent’s neck.

“Ready for noose play, eh? Tell me why.”

Kent’s cock jutted out. “That’s a good sign. Go on.”

Kent looked the gibbet master builder directly into his eyes.

“The lumberjacks have a tradition for mounting mass hanging events. There were at least two which are celebrated by hanging enthusiasts. The site at which they were held is not available due to a land ownership dispute. You must know that the timber owners employ us seasonally and are happy to cull our numbers from time to time.”

“Why not included these timber owners in an event? I’m sure they will enjoy noosing and being noosed. It would be easy to arrange an abduction, transportation and a thrusting into the hanging event. That’s what sheriffs are for. How about it?”

Dewitt stunned Kent with this outrageous proposal.

“There are two brother owners— Warren and Frank Olander in their forties, hairless chests. They fucked lumberjacks when they were younger but seemed to have slowed down.”

“Perhaps if you cut off their cocks and balls that will slow them right down.”

“ Noosing would be best until their last breath.”

Kent knew that fellow lumberjacks harboured dark thoughts about the two owners. He was amazed at this turn of events.

Dewitt continued. “ You haven’t told me why you want to noose another man.”

“I grew up listening to adults tell their hanging stories. These fascinated me. When I went to a necktie party for the first time I discovered my cock was rigid. A few of the men standing beside me pulled out their rigid cocks. I put my hand on a nearby cock. A man reciprocated. We watched the hanging whilst we pulled our cocks. From then on I paid particular attention to hangings. The lumberjacks passed on oral memories of legendary hanging events. The truth is we desperately want to hang men but at the same time know that sooner or later men will hang us.”

Dewitt replied. “It took a lot of hard work before I qualified for the building trade. A teacher introduced me to the world of hangings. I got excited when I saw classical drawings of mass hangings. Why were our necktie parties restricted to one or two hangings? Why couldn’t we have mass hangings especially when men shared this dream? I decided to do something about it and started sketching gibbet prototypes.

The Border Wars gave me the opportunity to execute prisoners by hanging. They are conveniently forgotten today. From my perspective the time was golden. Both sides hanged as many soldiers as possible. I learnt by trial and error to improvise gibbets and practice on one, two or many soldiers with spurting cocks. Now that the Border Wars are over I take private commissions such as the one by Marvin. Rest assured the necks of the lumberjacks and opponents will be in good hands. Everybody will be deeply satisfied regardless of the outcome. Can you write? Good. Write down the details of your timber owners, location, names, detailed description, vulnerability to abduction plus your own contact details. I promise you that the timber owners will attend the necktie party. It’s up to you and your colleagues to noose them. Let me feel your neck. A real man would want to strangle you but you would prefer to noose him.” Marvin brought Dewitt a cold drink then ushered out Kent. “I will advise you of proposed dates and other requirements in due course.”

The latest necktie party:

Spoiler alert: cocks will spurt as men hang men or are hanging.

Warren and Frank Olander look like gentle daddies with greying hair and weak muscles. In point of fact they are experienced killers and quite happy to hang men including their lumberjacks. It was a shock to expose their thick cocks and bull sized balls to the hanging enthusiasts. Whilst hanging men they intended to use specialist blades to cut off the vulnerable cocks and balls. They failed to understand why the lumberjacks hadn’t invited them to their necktie party. They would have willingly agreed. Nevertheless the abduction, transportation, nights in a prison cell included the rape of two prisoners and a blow job with the sheriff. What a nice man. The country needs sheriffs who are top cock suckers.

The Guest of Honour, Simon, assembled the fighters in an area beyond the gibbet. Both umpires wore whistles across their hairy chests. Alfred imagined he was in charge of the opponents but Simon led. Simon’s cock was bigger than everybody else’s cock so, of course, he won the cock size war. Mind you the size of the umpires’ cocks was not far behind. This time neither Dewitt nor Marvin would fight. Instead they would be the official, naked, spectators. There were between thirty and forty fighters enough to occupy the nooses, permit stranglings and cutting of cocks and balls. Kent and the lumberjacks realised there would be very few survivors. For that reason they would fight harder and hang as many men as possible.

Simon outlined the gibbet facilities. Look at the high bars. The nooses are ready for use. These nooses are already fastened securely. The hangers need to tighten the nooses as well as raise the targets off the plank. Wherever possible the target’s cock must spurt in response to the tight noose. The hangers may then choose to cut off the cocks and balls. The hangers stand on four wooden planks underneath the bars. Some hangers prefer the old fashioned way.

“Umpires show the loose nooses and the box of knives.” The umpires held up loose nooses off the assembly area floor. “The hangers will noose a target, drag the target onto a plank, throw the noose ropes over the high bar, secure and raise. This requires two, three or four hangers to successfully noose the target. By the way there is no such thing as “dirty play” here. You can fight one to one, two to one, three to one or two. The important thing is that you noose.”

Simon had called for wrestling volunteers to start proceedings. Four wrestlers moved into the gibbet assembly area, lay down in a square such that their legs scissored their opponent’s neck. Simon had no idea whether it would work but he was happy to try. An umpire blew a whistle. The wrestlers tightened their legs to choke the opponent. It caused discomfort, heavy breathing but nothing terminal. The second umpire blew a whistle. Simon announced. “Wrestle to the death, dirty fighting, no holds barred.” That was more like it. The onlooking fighters shouted grab his neck and indeed two fighters started to strangle their opponents. The reality was that the opponents pulped their balls beyond recovery. The pain was excruciating. Then the opponents started strangling the two fighters. Who would be strangled first? It was touch and go. All four wrestlers lost consciousness and fell down to the ground. The two umpires cut off the cocks, switched them, and then shoved them into the mouths for choking. Two wrestlers awakened but the umpires thrust the severed cocks down their throats.

Simon chose six fighters for the next event. Three fighters from each side was tasked with hunting, raising up, noosing an opponent. They were to continue noosing until only one fighter was left. An umpire had to help him raise his opponent off the ground. The fighter checked that five cocks had spurted. An umpire handed him a knife. Then he cut off the five cocks and balls. The second umpire collected them for safe keeping. The five fighters were left hanging.

Everybody moved down into the gibbet assembly area.

Simon said “ A round of applause for the builder watching us today. “ They clap. “He has made the hangings possible.” The fighters look up and see Dewitt’s rock solid cock.

Dewitt speaks. “Welcome fellow noose lovers. I look down on your necks with awe. I selected the best nooses to cut into your necks. Whether a hanger or a hanging you are about to have a great experience. Those impressive cocks will spurt. Clap a special welcome for the cocks and balls cutters. I see that a number of you have bull sized balls. The cutters will do you proud with expert attention.” They clap again. “If all else fails strangle an opponent. An extra item. Some hangers are turned on when targets shout out. The targets are not shirking but adding an encouraging soundtrack. Good luck.”

Simon continues. “We, the fighters lined up to hang one another, invite you and Marvin to join in. We commend your expertise in arranging this necktie party. Who knows whether you will hang some of us or vice versa?”

“Marvin. Shall we join in?” Dewitt already knows the answer as both their cocks are erect. They lust to hang men.

“Yes Simon. We will join in.”

The fighters are impressed when they see Dewitt’s and Marvin’s cocks and balls in closeup. Dewitt and Marvin are in turn impressed with the number of aroused cocks. This was an auspicious start to the necktie party event.

Simon ordered the fighters to disperse in groups of three across the planks and assembly area. The umpires will blow their whistles to start. The fighters are not quite ready when the whistles blow. That was a deliberate ploy to catch them off guard but not Warren and Frank Olander. Warren pinned a lumberjack from behind whilst Frank secured the noose. The hanging took the required minutes before the tongue jutted out and the cock erected. Nice cock. In their haste they had overlooked picking up a knife. Frank stepped down to retrieve a knife. Three lumberjacks tackled Warren. Frank looked up to see his brother noosed.

“Oh no!” He stared as his brother grasped for air. The cock he had envied all their life together rose up. A lumberjack bent down, placed the cock in his mouth and swallowed. The cock spurted generously. Frank recognised the lumberjacks. It was too late to save his brother. He stood puzzled for awhile and then returned to hanging. He had to hang somebody to make up for his brother’s hanging.

Gang members knew that Alfred, a former leader, had an attractive neck to noose. They anticipated that a lumberjack would noose him today. Alfred adjusted his footing on a plank, winked at two gang members who grappled with a lumberjack. The lumberjack resisted, watched with alarm as Alfred noosed him. The lumberjack tried to scratch his itchy balls. This drew attention to the long cock and bull sized balls.

Alfred stated “You know what to do once the cock spurts.”

Dewitt enlisted two lumberjacks to help him drag a gang member across to a high bar. Dewitt first of all put the loose noose around the neck, tightened it and threw it over the high bar. The two lumberjacks secured the noose as they raised the gang member off the ground. The noosing proceeded to plan but seemed slow. That was because all the cocks—the target’s, Dewitt’s and the two lumberjacks’— were poised to spurt. An umpire—the cowboy with the hairy chest and bull sized balls— interrupted, stroked his big cock and blew his whistle.

“Look up here.” Everybody pauses to look in their direction. The umpire blows the whistle a second time. Five cocks spurt. Simon considers this as a sign that the necktie party is stimulating the fighters.

The wooden planks have held up under the weight so far. The fighters have by and large settled down to a noose routine. There are scuffles as fighters resist their noosing but that’s to be expected. Simon is impressed with the way in which the noosing has progressed. Yet the fighters are inventive and noosing is not the only event. A fighter pins Simon from behind; his buddy puts his hands around Simon’s neck, applies pressure. The fighter from behind grasps Simon’s cock and pulls hard. Simon is seduced as the pressure intensifies on his neck and cock; he struggles for breath. The cock spurts. There is a brief moment of relief before he loses consciousness. Marvin is pleased but he didn’t expect Simon to depart so soon.

In truth Marvin is slightly disappointed. He hasn’t hanged anybody but this will be corrected. He enlists lumberjacks to help him mop up, hang as many fighters as possible. Although he would like to think otherwise the hanging numbers are evenly spread. The necktie party is not over yet. There are a number of unused nooses. The mop up lumberjacks will attend to this. Marvin discussed the fate of Frank Olander with Kent. They decided it was best to keep him alive on the condition that he ran, supported and organised future necktie parties for the lumberjacks. Kent hadn’t hanged anybody yet. He fancied hanging the two umpires who had such appealing necks. He was sidetracked by a surprise development.

Eight fighters had picked up knives, looked at one another, held up their cocks and gestured cutting them off with their knives. They formed a circle to inspect, and maybe select, the cocks they would like to cut off. Anybody else would assume they had formed up for a circle jerk. No doubt about it. The cocks were ready for the knives.

“Show us your balls. Lucky you with bull sized balls.”

“Let’s play a game. The winners cut off the losers’ cock and balls.”

“Fight to the last cock. That way there’s only one winner.” Any scuffles would have to be face to face, man to man, cock to cock, balls to balls.

Marvin intervened.

“Stop. There’s a better way of doing this. Look closely at the range of cocks and balls you want to cut. It’s great that the cocks are primed. The secret of success is to aim for the cock shafts. Now form a small circle with enough spacing to firmly hold the cock and balls on your left. Is everybody right handed? Good. This umpire will join in as soon as his cock is erect. Give him some encouragement. Put the whistle in his mouth. See. His cock is now ready. Hold it and his bull sized balls firmly. He holds the cock and balls on his left. Pull the cocks until they spurt for the last time. My contribution to your cocks and balls feast is to hand you the knives which will make it possible. Hold the knife in your right hands. The umpire will blow the whistle. You then strike down on the cocks and balls. If the shaft is cut through you attack the balls. Some of you will pulp the balls before you cut them off. Your choice. If you miss— the cutting off of cocks and balls continues face to face, man to man, cock to cock. Rest assured. You will not miss out.”

Kent’s cock jutted out as he watched the feast. The fighters and the umpire figured they could jump away from the knives in time. The umpire was flustered at this unexpected turn of events. He wanted his cock pulled again. He blew the whistle. It was difficult to jump away when a fighter had you by the balls. The knives struck. There was a pause before the loud shouts.

“Look I cut his cock at the base of the shaft”—a shout in joy.

“No. He cut my cock”—a shout in bewilderment.

“How could it happen? We each cut off cocks and balls?”

How many cocks did the knives struck? Seven.

A number of left hands stretched out and pulped the balls; the knives in a number of right hands cut off the balls. The umpire and one fighter were successful in cutting off a cock but the fighters missed their cocks on the first round. Marvin ordered them to move up for close quarter combat.

“Have you anything to say?”

The umpire wants his severed cock to be shoved into the opponent’s mouth for choking.

“Vice versa?” The opponent agreed. Marvin took the umpire’s whistle off the hairy chest.

“Feel the cock and balls with your left arm. Raise your right arm with the knife. Steady. Clasp the knife. Ready?” Marvin blows the whistle. The six severed fighters applaud as the knives cut though the cock shafts. The balls are cut off next. Marvin asks them to hold the severed cocks and balls up in the air. Two severed fighters walk across, take possession and then choke the umpire and the sole fighter. What a bright idea! The fighters give themselves a cock treat as they choke one another with the severed cocks.

Marvin returned to hanging where there were spare nooses but not for long. The lumberjacks appreciated his hospitality in providing the gibbet. Five of them dragged two targets across to the noose bar. They expected Marvin to noose one or two targets. Marvin chose the target with a wide, shaved, neck circle. This sent the message that the target was especially turned on by hanging. The target’s cock reinforced the message as the noose tightened.

“Wow. Look at the cock.” The lumberjacks had seen a number of cocks respond to the noose but this one was impressive. Perhaps cocks know when they are spurting for the last time and make a special effort. The target’s tongue jutted out. Not long now. The cock rose up and spurted across to a hairy chest. The lumberjack rubbed it in. Another lumberjack handed Marvin a knife. He knew what he was expected to do. The lumberjacks followed men whom they knew hung targets and cut off cocks and balls. He magnanimously gave a lumberjack the second target to noose.

The lumberjacks overlooked the fact that their necks were attractive for noosing as well as their cocks and balls for cutting. The remaining umpire interrupted a plank scuffle between a lumberjack and an opposition fighter. He pinned the lumberjack down so that the opposition fighter was able to noose him. The hanging lumberjack was past consciousness when three colleagues tackled the umpire and the opposition fighter. The umpire was fairly reckless and didn’t expect a noosing. The noose cut right into the shaved circle on his neck. Bingo! That’s what it was supposed to do. Then, he had to worry about his erecting cock and bull sized balls. His worry would soon be over. The pressure on his neck intensified. He wanted to clutch his balls for the last time. The cock spurted. A knife promptly cut off his cock and bull sized balls.

The three lumberjacks took their time toying with the opposition fighter. In an unusual twist he was vocal.

“Please don’t hang me.”

“There’s no such thing as please at a necktie party.”

“Let me keep my cock and balls.”

“Why?”

“I’m outstanding at fucking and cock sucking.”

“Is that so?”

“Did you enjoy noosing the lumberjack? Tell me truthfully. Of course you did. That’s why we are noosing you. After the noose has tightened around your neck for a few minutes your cock will erect. We expect it to spurt profusely. If it doesn’t we will crush your balls. The knife is guaranteed to cut off your cock and balls.”

Dewitt acknowledged that Simon, the Guest of Honour, did a good job in selecting the fighters. In many respects the opponents had better necks for noosing. Their cocks spurted on cue. Simon’s strangling was an unexpected event given the emphasis on hanging. Dewitt and Marvin had the power to end the necktie event but were reluctant. The fighters were enjoying the noosing. There were no complaints. They decided to extend the necktie party as long as the fighters wanted it to continue.

In order to mop up both sides needed to engage in mass hangings as well as stranglings. Easier said than done but it will happen. The opposition captured seven lumberjacks who tried but were unable to escape noosing. Lining up seven nooses was a big ask. The lumberjacks watched each other hang. Dewitt and his cock remembered the Border War days. At the same time but across the gibbet assembly area lumberjacks pulled the cocks off before strangling opposition fighters.

It was just as well that Kent had noosed two men during the necktie party. They both had necks destined for the noose. Their legs swayed and kicked a lot as they attempted to return to firm ground. Kent was excited when he cut off their cocks and balls. The feeling renewed a moment when he took part in the previously mentioned bull sized balls event. He had scored two sets. His cock was rock solid in the face of the knife danger. Kent underestimated an opposition posse. They captured him, noosed his neck, dragged him across to the high beam, tightened the noose, raised him up, secured the noose, waited as the noose cut into his neck. At last he shared the hanging experience. He wanted to feel his erect cock for the last time but that was no longer possible. He looked down and saw the fighter holding the knife. Soon his cock would spurt and the fighter would cut off his cock and balls.

The time had come to call a halt. Dewitt blew a whistle.

“Has everybody finished?”

“Shaun. Over here. We had just put a noose around our target’s neck when you called a halt. I expected the climax of a necktie party to be a round of hangings. How about giving us time to complete the noosing? The two of us are psyched up to fight to the last noose. Give us some opponents.”

Dewitt was pleased that the fighters were wound up and prepared to hang. He decided to personally take charge with the opponents.

“Pin the target down for a few minutes. I will blow a whistle for you to continue the noosing. The opponents will join you on the plank. The joint task is to noose.”

Dewitt picked up a knife on his way across to the plank. The two opponents were lumberjacks. They weren’t happy to see a fellow lumberjack noosed but Dewitt’s orders must be obeyed. They were happy that they had been chosen to fight to the last noose. Of course, they were over-confident in the presence of Dewitt. Shaun’s necktie buddy had a great neck destined for the noose. By good luck there was ample room for three or more hangings from the high bar. The fighters who were stood down were prepared to help out if necessary.

Shaun had tightened the noose just in case the lumberjack imagined he could escape. The necktie buddy was necessary to help Shaun lift him up off the plank. Dewitt arrived, assessed the moves. He blew the whistle. The lumberjack stumbled up before he was raised high. The noosing was a bugger. The noose cut right into the neck flesh. Then, he got a headache. He looked down and saw his erect cock. The necktie buddy bent down to swallow the cock when it spurted. The lumberjack used his heavy boots to scissor the opponent. Very effective. There was an almighty struggle before the cock spurted over the necktie buddy’s face. It seemed ages before the lumberjack lost consciousness.

Shaun and the necktie buddy now faced two tall lumberjacks. The necktie buddy was the first to be noosed. Shaun was kinda sad for a brief moment before his lust to hang a lumberjack returned. He lassoed a noose around a lumberjack’s neck. Dewitt helped him raise the lumberjack, tighten, secure the noose as it did it’s job. The nickname for the lumberjack’s cock was donkey. It was long, thin and ready for Dewitt’s knife.

Shaun versus a lumberjack was strikingly physical. They beat the shit out of one another. The noose has its reasons; actually two nooses have their reasons. The nooses hung both of them. Dewitt proved to be stronger than expected. He personally raised Shaun off the plank and carried out the standard hanging procedure. He needed help to noose the lumberjack. The hangman of his dreams raised the lumberjack. Dewitt handed him the knife. He wanted him to return in a future necktie party.

Dewitt made a mental note to congratulate the blacksmiths. Their knives were both a joy to use and cut off cocks and balls with ease and accuracy. He preferred noosing to finish a necktie party. He knew that the remaining onlookers would volunteer for future necktie parties.