In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> >
> > > > Hold on a sec..... It is a pot luck and you are expected to
> > > > prepare enough for 30????? I thought the idea of pot luck was
> > > > that everyone tool enough to feed themselves and pooled the
> > > > efforts. If 30 people each took enough for 30 there would be
> > > > enough food for 900. That is a lot of leftovers, or is it one
> > > > of those deals where a small core of people work their asses
> > > > off and most of the rest get a freebie.

> >
> > I don't think 30 people bringing food for 30 is enough food for 900
> > people, Dave. I think it's a lot more likely that each of the 30 people
> > (assuming that's how many are eating) are likely to take one serving
> > (more if it's tasty) of maybe 5-7 of the offerings.
>
> Do the math. 30 people each bringing enough for 30 is 900. If it is
> couples, and each couple brings enough for 30 then it is enough for 450.
> As it turns out according to the OP's response, it was the latter, more of
> a semi pot luck where a small core
> bring the food and the majority bring an appetite.

Yes, 30x30 is 900. It's 900 servings of food but all I'm saying is that
each individual is probably going to have one serving of more than one
food.
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