Removing the feeding tube from our aging hipster plaid pants

[Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Throw the money back at them? That would have been rude. And wrong.

Give it to charity, and inform everyone so. Perhaps the relevant cultural foundation, in an ironic twist.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
The relatives' powers are strong. As well as the powers of the Matron of Honor and her family. What was I going to do? Throw the money back at them? That would have been rude. And wrong.
It's also a sign of good luck and good fortune. Perhaps if you had had a money dance.......?

This is going to be even better than an episode of The Contender.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Give it to charity, and inform everyone so. Perhaps the relevant cultural foundation, in an ironic twist.

Or perhaps the Human Fund.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
This is going to be even better than an episode of The Contender.

Hey. I left out the bitter divorcee part. Don't I get credit for that?

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
We had to. It is a required element in certain ethnic weddings.

eta

Among other ethnic groups....

The money dance is traditional in several different cultures. In most cases, it is a dance where the male guests pay for the privilege of dancing with the bride, although in today's weddings, the female guests also pay for the privilege of dancing with the groom. Each person who dances with the bride (or groom) gets just a few seconds before another guest cuts in. The money is for spending money for their honeymoon.

At Ukrainian weddings, the father of the bride usually leads, pinning money on her dress, followed by the best man and groomsmen, and then other male guests. At Yugoslavian weddings, male guests hand the dance money to the best man. At Hungarian weddings, the bride removes her shoes, placing them in the middle of the dance floor for each money partner to deposit the money. At Portuguese weddings, the bride's shoe is passed around for the collection. The custom began in America earlier this century by European immigrants who wanted to assure that the young couple had a few extra dollars to face the future with. It has endured in certain areas of the United States, while it is virtually non-existent in others. The custom also has its direct roots in both the Italian and Cajun heritages.

It is estimated that the Money Dance is done at well over half of all the wedding receptions throughout the United States. You can decide in which manner your dancing partner can deposit his/her offering . . . in a purse carried by either you on your wrist or held by the hostess, or, as is done most often, they can pin the money on the Bride's veil or the Groom's tuxedo. Pins are offered to guests by the hostess who stands on the edge of the dancing area by the waiting line.

The purse comes from Italian tradition, a variation of the "Communion Purse" that young girls years ago carried on their First Communion Day, and relatives and friends would put money in it as a gift on her special day. The fun-loving Cajuns brought out the pins instead.

fringey is requesting a Money Shot dance.

[LessinSF]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Money dance info.

The plagiarism/copyright demand letter is in the mail - see http://www.2become1weddings.com/Arti...l~Articles.asp

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Hey. I left out the bitter divorcee part. Don't I get credit for that?

I'm not a bitter divorcee. I'm an extrememly happy divorcee. Relieved that mistakes made at 24 can be magically undone by our remarkable legal system (except possibly in New York). Hurray for divorce! I think there should be an annual divorce appreciation day. Perhaps with gifts to all the divorced people you know.

Hold on. I'm getting on the horn with Hallmark. I think I've got something here.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I'm not a bitter divorcee. I'm an extrememly happy divorcee. Relieved that mistakes made at 24 can be magically undone by our remarkable legal system (except possibly in New York). Hurray for divorce! I think there should be an annual divorce appreciation day. Perhaps with gifts to all the divorced people you know.

Hold on. I'm getting on the horn with Hallmark. I think I've got something here.

I'm so disappointed. Without a killer instinct, how are you ever going to move from 3/6 to 40/80? Scorched earth, baby, scorched earth.

[LessinSF]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I'm not a bitter divorcee. I'm an extrememly happy divorcee. Relieved that mistakes made at 24 can be magically undone by our remarkable legal system (except possibly in New York). Hurray for divorce! I think there should be an annual divorce appreciation day. Perhaps with gifts to all the divorced people you know.

Hold on. I'm getting on the horn with Hallmark. I think I've got something here.

Along similar lines, a friend of mine has a party every year on the anniversary of his ex-communication from the Mormon church. The party is Utah themed - people are encouraged to bring gifts, food, and items such as crab molds, Barbie dolls, and multiple spouses.

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
mistakes made at 24

I can only thank G-d every day that no woman on earth would have considered marrying my lazy, immature, unrealistic, no-money-having drunk ass at 24. The trouble I was spared by being a complete jackass -- who knew?

By 30, however, it seems the women around me had dropped their standards considerably.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by LessinSF
The plagiarism/copyright demand letter is in the mail - see http://www.2become1weddings.com/Arti...l~Articles.asp

Nice try, but a google of "money dance" brings up several verbatim copies of that dialog on several different web pages.

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Nice try, but a google of "money dance" brings up several verbatim copies of that dialog on several different web pages.

My trifecta. Why are you fucking with it?

[tmdiva]

Originally posted by LessinSF
Along similar lines, a friend of mine has a party every year on the anniversary of his ex-communication from the Mormon church. The party is Utah themed - people are encouraged to bring gifts, food, and items such as crab molds, Barbie dolls, and multiple spouses.

Let me know when the next one is, and I'll send you my recipe for funeral potatoes. Or you could always bring green jello shots.

tm

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I'm not a bitter divorcee. I'm an extrememly happy divorcee. Relieved that mistakes made at 24 can be magically undone by our remarkable legal system (except possibly in New York). Hurray for divorce! I think there should be an annual divorce appreciation day. Perhaps with gifts to all the divorced people you know.

Hold on. I'm getting on the horn with Hallmark. I think I've got something here.

We used to throw, "my divorce is finally final" parties, and considering the losers I worked with at the time, this was every couple of months. It always included lots of alcohol and for some reason, lap sitting.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by ironweed
My trifecta. Why are you fucking with it?

Because you can't count?