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> On Sunday, May 25, 2014 4:20:26 PM UTC-4, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
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>> > "Nancy Young" > wrote in message

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>> >> On 5/25/2014 10:21 AM, Gary wrote:

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>> >>> "Paul M. Cook" wrote:

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>> >>>> The whole point of a bridal registry is so they do no get unexpected

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>> >>>> gifts

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>> >>>> or more than one of the same gift. But even when you buy them a
>> >>>> gift

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>> >>>> on the

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>> >>>> registry you are taking your chances as I learned from bitter

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>> >>>> experience

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>> >>>> years ago when the bride spat in my face during her reception line

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>> >>>> because

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>> >>>> she was offended by the gift I gave her which was on her list yet
>> >>>> not

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>> >>>> sufficiently expensive enough for her.

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>> >>> No. Come on now,Paul. That can't really happen in real life. The
>> >>> bride

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>> >>> spat in your face at her wedding reception because you gave her a

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>> >>> cheap gift? LOL! What the hell kind of friends you do have?

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>> >> Methinks there's more to the story because that is ridiculous.

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>> >> nancy

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>> > I don't think he meant "spat" literally. I thought he meant she was

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>> > outraged, of course I could be wrong.

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>> I meant it figuratively, of course.
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>> OK, picture this, you're walking down the recption line, you shake hands
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>> with the groom and you congratulate him and wish him and his bride well.
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>> Then you reach out your hand to the bride who is sitting in a flower
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>> chair and in a voice loud enough for everyone to hear thanks you for the
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>> gift and says "I AM SURE WE CAN FIND SOME USE FOR IT."
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>> Kind of left me spoeechless.
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> Not once in my entire life have I seen presents opened before the
> reception line ceremony took place. You made it up. Just like you make
> everything up. Frozen pizza boy.


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What are you talking about! Many gifts are sent to the home, and are opened
before the wedding, and just because YOU haven't seen something, doesn't
mean it doesn't happen.

Cheri