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Some weekends are good for eating a mixing bowl full of potato salad in front of DVR'd VH1 shows, but Memorial Day is not one of them. It's a big three-day weekend specially designed for partying. If you don't have plans yet, never fear! You can still invite your friends over for an impromptu bash, even on a shoestring budget.

1. Have a "Saved by the Bell" bash
This requires some serious geeking out, but if your friends are up to it ... I'm already so excited I'm scared. Dress as your favorite characters (crimp that hair, Spano!), and serve adultified versions of your favorite food from The Max: burgers with gruyere, spiked milkshakes, etc.

2. Host a trashy-book-club night
Choose some ridiculous romance paperback you'd never publicly admit to reading and ask guests to read it before coming. Then serve Cosmos, chocolates, and every other cheesy female cliché you can think of as you read the most asinine excerpts out loud in a voice that would make Fabio proud.

3. Serve up Yacht Rock-tails
Friday is National Maritime Day! Pretend like your place is the Love Boat: Kick the Hall & Oates, serve sea breezes, and put on your best country club whites, knowing full well they'll be trashed by night's end.

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4. Screen a cult movie
The only thing better than being able to quote movies like "Spinal Tap," "Zoolander" and "The Goonies" by heart? Shouting along with a chorus of friends. Serve popcorn and movie treats like Raisinets and Junior Mints. Or just order in a few pizzas. Ask for them to be pre-cut at the restaurant into smaller, bite-sized pieces.

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5. Throw a pink-slip party
Sadly, you probably know a few casualties of the economy who could use a good time, post-layoff. So toast to them with pink-hued cocktails and candies or recession-friendly apps like pigs-in-a-blanket. And if you're the one who got axed, go ahead and ask your friends to bring the booze since you're hosting and covering the mixers.

6. Party like they do across the pond
Friday is also Morrissey's birthday, the perfect excuse for a Cool Britannia party in honor of the Mozfather. Play some Britpop and serve mini-fish and chips wrapped in paper with G&Ts or English brews like Bass.

7. Get crafty
If you're more of an afternoon girl, host a DIY party where you and friends make jewelry (get inexpensive supplies at a craft shop) or your own spa treatments like bath salts.

Tell us! What's the best low-budget party you've ever thrown?

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