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Default Another Dead Spread

In article >,
Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:29:06 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
> >We drove 2-1/2 hours northwest to attend the funeral of
> >WhatshisnamehisnameisJamie's uncle. Nice man. Died too young. Too
> >young. Damn cigarettes. I wanted to see what kind of Dead Spread the
> >Baptists put on. At LAST!! Food made by Church Ladies. Hotdish!
> >Jell-o!! Ham for sandwiches (Wonder Bread slices, not dollar buns).
> >Pickles. The dessert table was -- uh -- "different." Only my brownies
> >and an angel food cake were on serving plates; everything else was still
> >in its pan.

>
> Does it really matter how the desserts were displayed?


It does. :-P How am I going to uphold and protect my reputation as
Dead Spread Critic Weirdo if I doesn't comment on presentation? Really!

> They were made or purchased with love.


Nononono, nothing purchased!! Homemade!! From mixes. That's the same
as homemade, isn't it?

> I usually ignore dead spread threads, feeling that they're
> inappropriate, but that's just me. And a few others. You got lucky
> this time. I can't sleep. <G>
>
> Carol


*I* got lucky? Because you read the post? Oh my. Be still my heart.

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