On Fri 13 Jun 2008 07:54:03p, Melba's Jammin' told us...

> 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.
>

Frankly, I think a "money tree" is tacky at any event. AFAIC, it's a non-
verbal way of begging. Local "cultures" bedamned.

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Wayne Boatwright
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