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Would be quite funny to see twenty players surround the ref waiting for him to drop the ball, like dogs waiting for their dinner to be put down for them

Traditionally one from each team, although as far as I know there is nothing officially stating how many so there is nothing to stop the entire team surrounding the ball. As long as they wait until it touches the ground before kicking it, there is no issue.

When it came to freekicks in the area I always assumed that was because it would be a bit pointless rolling the freekick to someone next to you rather than it being part of the rules

Next one.

A quick look at the laws of the game tells me that, when a team gets a freekick in their own area, the ball isn't in play until it leaves the area. Never knew that - I though that only applied to goalkicks

It's a penalty and a red card. If it had been a goal kick, it would be a different matter. But it's a freekick, so whether the ball leaves the penalty box is irrelevant, no?