Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03 - 10-3-03

[Replaced_Texan]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
No, it is my fault. For whatever reason (probably my bitch mother) I always thought that it was wrong for people to bring food or beverage to your house when you throw a party (although she also told me to never go to the home of another empty handed -- what the fuck do I about this obvious conflict?). My husband makes it clear to his friends not to bring anything so they don't -- no wink wink we will just bring something. My hubby thinks that by being this way I am unfair to my guests who may want to contribute to the party. Now I don't know what to do because the FBers seem to be on his side with this one.

It's up to each individual party goer to decide if he or she would like to bring a gift to the party, but there's no reason a hostess should refuse gifts out of hand. Alcohol is often an easy gift to bring to a party, especially if the guest anticipates that lots of alcohol will be consumed.

You've never thrown a party at your house where say, you made the burgers and someone else brought the potato salad and someone else brought a watermelon and someone else brought the beer?

[ThrashersFan]

Originally posted by everyone
TF is not crazy (at least not about this) and one should not expect guests to bring food or beverage to be consumed and one should also always take a small gift of wine, flowers, or something else nice to the host.

I feel better now. Thank you. I guess the problem is that hubby's profession puts us in the position of being the wealthiest people that his friends at work know. Let's just say that after years of service the hubby makes less per year than my paralegal and his department is the highest paid in the area. Most of the guys he works with have numerous children (cops and firemen, what is with that breeding thing? Is it a fear of death and need to procreate?) and stay at home wives so they could never throw an "all inclusive" party like we can. I guess people in lower income brackets are just used to combining resources. Beats me. I will continue, with the apparent blessing of the FB, to do it my way.

[str8outavannuys]

We're here to take your pornography and sodomize our vast imagination.

Nice one, Jack. Too bad I'm blurring your eyes with that double vision.

str8

[Sidd Finch]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I think it's meant more as a gift than a "I brought this for all of us to drink right now" thing.

Absolutely -- it's a gift, and you should not expect the host to use the gift that night, rather than saving it.

But people don't necessarily recognize this, and it can be awkward -- like if I make dinner for people, and choose a really special (expensive/unusual/complementary) bottle of wine, and they bring a perfectly good but not as special bottle that I would prefer to set aside.

Fortunately, like many problems, this one can be resolved simply by drinking more.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by ThrashersFan
I feel better now. Thank you. I guess the problem is that hubby's profession puts us in the position of being the wealthiest people that his friends at work know. Let's just say that after years of service the hubby makes less per year than my paralegal and his department is the highest paid in the area. Most of the guys he works with have numerous children (cops and firemen, what is with that breeding thing? Is it a fear of death and need to procreate?) and stay at home wives so they could never throw an "all inclusive" party like we can. I guess people in lower income brackets are just used to combining resources. Beats me. I will continue, with the apparent blessing of the FB, to do it my way.

In that milieu, that could be interpreted as being patronizing. Unless your hubby is their boss. I'm not saying you are being patronizing, I'm saying some picky bitchy pissy mean people might take it upon themselves to be insulted by your hospitality, and the avenue for that in this case would be by characterizing it as "patronizing." Or maybe some synonym of patronizing.

I partly just wanted to say milieu again, especially since I already looked up how to spell it.

[str8outavannuys]

Originally posted by bilmore
Steal This Book.

My freshman year intro micro economics textbook. Now when people call me lazy, I can just counter that I value my leisure time more highly than most and am making rational labor/leisure tradeoffs that get me to my highest indifference curve. Then they walk away so I can go back to watching the World Series of Poker.

str8

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Absolutely -- it's a gift, and you should not expect the host to use the gift that night, rather than saving it.

Yes. The host should be free to save the gift for re-gifting to the woman from her husband's office who invited them to her wedding.

[Shape Shifter]

Originally posted by str8outavannuys
My freshman year intro micro economics textbook. Now when people call me lazy, I can just counter that I value my leisure time more highly than most and am making rational labor/leisure tradeoffs that get me to my highest indifference curve. Then they walk away so I can go back to watching the World Series of Poker.

str8

Speaking of, how were the strippers and blow?

[SlaveNoMore]

ltl/fb
I partly just wanted to say milieu again, especially since I already looked up how to spell it.

Speaking of milieu, I just wanted to remind all the boastful denizens of our fine forum that next week is the time to show the rest of the world your wonderful, ahem, Racks.

Anonymously, of course.

not7yS

[bridge of love]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
In that milieu, that could be interpreted as being patronizing. Unless your hubby is their boss. I'm not saying you are being patronizing, I'm saying some picky bitchy pissy mean people might take it upon themselves to be insulted by your hospitality, and the avenue for that in this case would be by characterizing it as "patronizing." Or maybe some synonym of patronizing.

I partly just wanted to say milieu again, especially since I already looked up how to spell it.

it is not patronizing for TF to provide for her guests. any of them who think of TF as the stuck up rich lawyer will anyway. plus, we should assume that people have friends ltl, just because you and i have driven everyone away doesn't mean the others don't have solid friendships. she should still do that which she feels is right. My god, you've probably already made her feel uncomfortable about this. so TF keep buying when you have a party- its not patronizing especially bwecause you guys just drink beer. any one could buy a keg when they have a party; it is not a rich/middle clas issue.

[dc_chef]

As a nice Jewish boy, I think that I'm getting a taste of how the rest of the world feels as December 25th creeps closer, far too slowly.

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Speaking of milieu, I just wanted to remind all the boastful denizens of our fine forum that next week is the time to show the rest of the world your wonderful, ahem, Racks.

Anonymously, of course.

not7yS

[robustpuppy]

Originally posted by dc_chef
As a nice Jewish boy, I think that I'm getting a taste of how the rest of the world feels as December 25th creeps closer, far too slowly.

And Leagl will know how it feels to belong to a family that opens presents on Christmas Eve.

[dc_chef]

Do we have any idea of how many pictures have been submitted? 'Cause I want to see some nudity.

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Speaking of milieu, I just wanted to remind all the boastful denizens of our fine forum that next week is the time to show the rest of the world your wonderful, ahem, Racks.

Anonymously, of course.

not7yS

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by bridge of love
it is not patronizing for TF to provide for her guests.

As I said, I am not saying she is patronizing I'm just saying that some ungrateful guests might ungraciously view her as being patronizing. Sometimes we don't realize how other people might view our behavior, particularly if we think we are behaving "correctly."

Originally posted by bridge of love
My god, you've probably already made her feel uncomfortable about this.

It is my goal to make other people feel as bad as possible at all times. Good to know I'm achieving it. Acheiving. Achieving. Whatever.

Originally posted by bridge of love
so TF keep buying when you have a party

I'm assuming you are a cheap-ass who lives in the same city and you just want to get invited to her house for free food and liquor.

Originally posted by bridge of love
bwecause you guys just drink beer

Hold the phone -- they provide beer only? That's one sucky party. People think they are patronizing AND cheap. What a combo.

Need I even say, .

[ias_39]

Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall

I think it's amusing that all the slurs against whites sound so funny. "Honky?" "Cracker?" "Whitey?"

Trifling, from you. Like there isn't better?

swamp kike
dago wop
guerro
stupid roundeye
etc
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