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OT -- Watermelon Laws
nonono don't care about the seeds either way, its the vodka i agree about,
Lee
"Granby" > wrote in message
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> Well, I disagree, if you come to my house, you can bring watermelon, the
> seed kind.
> "Stormmee" > wrote in message
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>> am with doug on this one, Lee
>> "DougW" > wrote in message
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>>> MoonsOfJupiter wrote:
>>>> "Grant Erwin" wrote ...
>>>>> MoonsOfJupiter wrote:
>>>>>> This is the proper etiquette for bringing watermelons to parties and
>>>>>> cookouts.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 1) Don't bring one. If your host thought it would be good to have a
>>>>>> watermelon they would have bought one themselves.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2) If you do bring one, cut it yourself. Don't just bring it and
>>>>>> leave it somewhere, expecting the host to think about it , find a
>>>>>> knife and cutting board, and serve it. It won't happen and no one
>>>>>> will remember about it until they're cleaning up and find it after
>>>>>> the party is over. 3) If you bring one and it doesn't get served,
>>>>>> take it home. Don't
>>>>>> expect your host to have to deal with largest possible food item as
>>>>>> a leftover.
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>>>>> And if you bring it, bring it COLD. Show some respect.
>>>>
>>>> Oooh, good one.
>>>>
>>>> 1) Don't bring one. If your host thought it would be good to have a
>>>> watermelon they would have bought one themselves.
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>>>> 2) If you do bring one, bring it COLD. And cut it yourself. Don't just
>>>> bring it and leave
>>>> it somewhere, expecting the host to think about it , find a knife and
>>>> cutting board, and serve it. It won't happen and no one will remember
>>>> about it until they're cleaning up and find it after the party is
>>>> over.
>>>> 3) If you bring one and it doesn't get served, take it home. Don't
>>>> expect your host to have to deal with largest possible food item as a
>>>> leftover.
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>>> Or bring one that has had a few days or weeks to properly soak up a
>>> fifth of vodka. 
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>>> --
>>> DougW
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