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Default Separatist? More Fun at The Club

On Wednesday, June 4, 2014 8:03:13 AM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Jun 2014 07:45:10 -1000, dsi1
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> > wrote:
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> >On 6/4/2014 6:35 AM, jmcquown wrote:

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> >> On 6/4/2014 12:08 PM, dsi1 wrote:

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> >>> On 6/4/2014 3:57 AM, jmcquown wrote:

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> >>>> Note: This is not a complaint, merely an observation.

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> >>>>

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> >>>> They're having a Men's Only event at the Club tomorrow night. A

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> >>>> single-malt whiskey tasting, cigars on the veranda(h), NY strip steaks

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> >>>> grilled to order, loaded baked potatoes, green beans almondine, bread &

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> >>>> butter.

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> >>>>

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> >>>> Wowsa! This is like a wayback machine circa 1900. Gentlemen, shall we

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> >>>> take our leave for cigars and brandy? We can go discuss things women

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> >>>> simply can't understand. LOL

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> >>>>

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> >>>> On July 24th there's a Women's Only wine and chocolate tasting. Sure,

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> >>>> because all women love chocolate. We sit around eating bonbons while

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> >>>> watching soap operas. LOL

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> >>>>

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> >>>> Apparently they haven't figured out what else to feed women because the

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> >>>> email says "details to follow, make your reservation now!"

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> >>>>

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> >>>> Reservations for what? They haven't figured out what they're going to

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> >>>> feed us [women]. I'm pretty sure it won't be a "manly" meal of steak &

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> >>>> baked potatoes. Probably some fru-fru chicken salad or something

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> >>>> wrapped in a spinach tortilla.

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> >>>> Me, I'll take the strip steak, grilled no more than medium rare, the

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> >>>> loaded baked potato and the green beans almondine. I wouldn't object to

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> >>>> a sip of a good smooth single malt, either. :-D

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> >>>> Jill

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> >>> Old people sure are funny, aren't they? :-)

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> >>

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> >> What's funny is the people who are planning these things aren't old. :-D

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> >> Jill

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> >I think that whoever is planning/running the whole setup are goofballs.

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> >They don't sound very professional. You guys should get rid of them.

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OTOH, if it's a retirement community, it makes perfect sense. It's still goofy though. I eat retirement home food a couple of times a month cause we have our civic club meetings at a retirement facility. Boy is the food goofy!

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> I couldn't be bothered to live there! They seem to cater to bunch of
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> old has beens. If Jill doesn't fit that description then she should
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> sell and move on instead of grumbling about it.