Removing the feeding tube from our aging hipster plaid pants

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Not a bad idea. I recommend to us all that next time a male friend enters a post-relationship era, we throw a party where everyone brings a bottle of whatever, a piece of old furniture, and a plate, fork, knife and spoon.

My husband got the silverware. And two tvs and a recliner. He's set.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
My husband got the silverware. And two tvs and a recliner. He's set.

my ex and I split up a set of silverware. I think it was anextra large set. like 12 pieces per. I still own my half a set and I've now combined it with the half set acquired by Mr Man through divorce. We each still use our own pieces, though they are intermingled in the drawer. Exciting, eh? Flinty will not be allotted any silverware during his stay at casa notcase.

[LessinSF]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
And yet, several hundred dollars to blow on the honeymoon just rocks.

I misread this, but realized my confusion when I redetermined that the poster was NFH and not BnB.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
my ex and I split up a set of silverware. I think it was anextra large set. like 12 pieces per. I still own my half a set and I've now combined it with the half set acquired by Mr Man through divorce. We each still use our own pieces, though they are intermingled in the drawer. Exciting, eh? Flinty will not be allotted any silverware during his stay at casa notcase.

That's cool, I never travel anywhere without a spork.

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Sorority time is a plus? You will have to stay in the other bedroom Tues night. And Monday. And all other days.

Don't worry Flakey, the only thing easier than getting into fringey's good graces is falling right the hell out of them. All it takes is one. false. move.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by ironweed
Don't worry Flakey, the only thing easier than getting into fringey's good graces is falling right the hell out of them. All it takes is one. false. move.

Did you fall out? I had forgotten. What did you do?

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Did you fall out? I had forgotten. What did you do?

Yay!

Originally posted by LessinSF
I misread this, but realized my confusion when I redetermined that the poster was NFH and not BnB.

I think I thought the thing you thought, I think. It gave me a craving, but not for guacamole.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
You had a money dance?!?!?!? Ya know, I was generally in the not entirely anti-NFH crowd prior to this revelation. May you rot in the suburban, SUV-driving, label-checking, cookie-cutter house owning, keeping up with the Joneses hell that you have created for yourself.

We had to. It is a required element in certain ethnic weddings.

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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.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally posted by Flinty_McFlint
That's cool, I never travel anywhere without a spork.

I never travel anywhere without my towel.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
I never travel anywhere without my towel.

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by ironweed
Don't worry Flakey, the only thing easier than getting into fringey's good graces is falling right the hell out of them. All it takes is one. false. move.

Don't worry about me dude, people love to forgive me, no matter what I do it's just so hard to stay mad at me. I am simply adorable.

[notcasesensitive]

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.

If half the people in America jumped off a bridge would you do it? What if flinty threw in an extra $10 to your estate?

I'm not really convinced on this "we had to do it" thing. If a bunch of ethnicities have a really tacky low rent tradition, what is to stop a bunch of brides from saying no to that particular element? Will the entire traditional wedding be ruined if there is no money dance? Will it, bilmore?

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
If half the people in America jumped off a bridge would you do it? What if flinty threw in an extra $10 to your estate?

I'm not really convinced on this "we had to do it" thing. If a bunch of ethnicities have a really tacky low rent tradition, what is to stop a bunch of brides from saying no to that particular element? Will the entire traditional wedding be ruined if there is no money dance? Will it, bilmore?

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? Start screaming "stop pinning your filthy money on my designer gown?"

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.......?

[Flinty_McFlint]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
If half the people in America jumped off a bridge would you do it? What if flinty threw in an extra $10 to your estate?

I'm not really convinced on this "we had to do it" thing. If a bunch of ethnicities have a really tacky low rent tradition, what is to stop a bunch of brides from saying no to that particular element? Will the entire traditional wedding be ruined if there is no money dance? Will it, bilmore?

I'm beginning to think you're really only interested in my money, ncs. It's okay though, I forgive you. I'm really just interested in Mr. Man's music gear anyway.