In article >, "cshenk" >
wrote:

> My point is folks should not 'assume'. While this particular 'party' was
> not managed correctly, there is a cultural variation on what 'MS Manners'
> dictates is the right behavior. Had I seen a little 1ft or so tall 'tree'
> covered with paperclips, I'd know what to do.
>
> Did you know there's even an etiquitte for how to deal with the 'no more
> room on the tree'?

Pluck the bills from the paperclips and return the paperclips to the
tree? Huh!


> These are small, not 6ft xmas trees. Those less 'flush'
> put 1$ bills or 5$ bills on it (one bill per person and a casual guest may
> add just 1$ which is perfectly acceptable). Later as the tree fills, folks
> actually make room for larger bills by removing the smaller ones

Aha! I was right!!

> and carefully folding them into orgami-like decorations to place
> about the feet of the tree. Tacky is to take down a 20, add a 50,
> and pocket the 20 <grin>. Not tacky is to peel off a little when the
> party runs short of ice and make an ice run. Tacky is to unfold the
> orgami little ones to make an ice run.

Some people get really prickly when they run into a local custom they
don't approve of.

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