What a Lovely Day for an Orgy

Employees at Halswell House, a 17th-century manor house were used to hosting corporate events and elegant weddings. So when the 350 masked guests stripped off at the stroke of midnight and launched into a bacchanalian smorgasbord, there was a bit of trouble sorting out just...what to say. "We were terribly naïve," says Halswell House owner Graham Bond. "The organizers were very polite and well-spoken. Perhaps the alarm bells should have rung when they asked for a chill-out room filled with beds and silk sheets, but we thought they were going for a Moroccan feel and might want mint tea or something."