these parties start off with a big game of limbo

a) LIM'BO, noun (Latin limbus) - "a region bordering on hell, or hell itself"

b) Limb/limit implies border/edge aka anything tempting center (free will of choice) off balance.

c) Heaven/heave - "to breathe; to lift; to raise; to move upward" + Hell/heel - " to incline; to lean"

• Heaven...choice growing within balance (need/want) aka growing resistance by resisting temptation.
• Hell...choice falling for imbalance (want vs not want) aka center inclining towards extremities.

the way they were grabbing with their hands and just spitting out things they don't like...

Aka wanting vs not wanting suggested (appetite)...while ignoring perceivable need (hunger)

a slow drip is better than a flood

a) Slow drip (life) within flood (inception towards death).

b) Better aka bet (a wager)...wanting to wage distracts one from needing to toil.