http://www.recfoodcooking.com/

I just love thread drift...
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

ChattyCathy > wrote in message
...
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> I just love thread drift...

Beanie, please. It'll help disperse those black-ops
mind-controlling beams.

As far as the poll...

I've never, nor do I intend to, crashed a party that I wasn't
invited. It stuns me when people _brag_ about doing it. I don't
consider it chutzpah or entertaining and find this aberrant
behavior right down there with mining one's nasal cavity for
nuggets.

The Ranger
--
"I never thought my sister would find someone who cared about
what other people thought as much as she did - until I met
Craig!" -- John Beckwith, "Wedding Crashers," 7/2005

ChattyCathy wrote:
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> I just love thread drift...

Funny thing...I was just at a wedding this weekend (in Maine)that was
"crashed" by some way out of towners. Technically, they didn't crash
the wedding itself - it was over by 11pm, but a few stragglers
(including the bride and groom) hung out together with a cooler of
beverages in the hotel lobby. A guy with his wife (originally from
Lithuania but now living in Marblehead, MA) and his MIL visiting from
Germany couldn't resist our cooler of beer......and they hung out with
us for a while.

It was kinda fun.

Tracy

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:31:41 -0700, The Ranger wrote:

> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
> ...
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> I just love thread drift...
>
> Beanie, please. It'll help disperse those black-ops mind-controlling
> beams.

It's yours ;-)
>
> As far as the poll...
>
> I've never, nor do I intend to, crashed a party that I wasn't invited.
> It stuns me when people _brag_ about doing it. I don't consider it
> chutzpah or entertaining and find this aberrant behavior right down
> there with mining one's nasal cavity for nuggets.

I've never 'crashed' a party myself either. But I know a few people who
have...

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

ChattyCathy > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:31:41 -0700, The Ranger wrote:
>> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>
>>> I just love thread drift...
[snip]
>> As far as the poll...
>>
>> I've never, nor do I intend to, crashed a party that
>> I wasn't invited. It stuns me when people _brag_
>> about doing it. I don't consider it chutzpah or
>> entertaining and find this aberrant behavior right
>> down there with mining one's nasal cavity for nuggets.
>>
> I've never 'crashed' a party myself either. But I know
> a few people who have...

The few times people have openly bragged about it,
snickeringly, I've blasted them without reservation. It's not
an acceptable behavior that should simply be sloughed off as
"It didn't affect me, so it's not my business."

One software engineer I knew pulled it regularly because he was
counting on no one caring, or caring enough to confront him.
He'd crash high-level catered events and office parties
regularly.

The mental sickness associated with this type of kleptomania is
beyond my ken...

The Ranger

ChattyCathy said...

> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> I just love thread drift...


Cathy,

If I ever unknowingly crashed a party in my life, I was never denied entrance
or morning exit.

Andy
Me, Myself and My Evil "Ferris Bueller" Twin

On Jun 16, 9:58 am, Andy <q> wrote:
> If I ever unknowingly crashed a party in my life,
> I was never denied entrance or morning exit.

I don't believe "unknowingly" is part of this equation. It's an overt
act. You see a party going on, know you aren't invited, and proceed to
impose yourself on the event.

The Ranger

The Ranger wrote:
> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
> ...
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> I just love thread drift...
>
> Beanie, please. It'll help disperse those black-ops
> mind-controlling beams.
>
> As far as the poll...
>
> I've never, nor do I intend to, crashed a party that I wasn't
> invited. It stuns me when people _brag_ about doing it. I don't
> consider it chutzpah or entertaining and find this aberrant
> behavior right down there with [gross stuff snipped].

Yep, I'm with you. It's stealing, really.

Serene

Serene Vannoy wrote:
> The Ranger wrote:
>> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>
>>> I just love thread drift...
>>
>> Beanie, please. It'll help disperse those black-ops
>> mind-controlling beams.
>>
>> As far as the poll...
>>
>> I've never, nor do I intend to, crashed a party that I wasn't
>> invited. It stuns me when people _brag_ about doing it. I don't
>> consider it chutzpah or entertaining and find this aberrant
>> behavior right down there with [gross stuff snipped].
>
> Yep, I'm with you. It's stealing, really.
>
> Serene

I've never crashed a party, nor would I, but your point is interesting,
Serene. It *is* stealing. I would have small dinner parties for my closest
friends back in my house on Maui and my roommates would always turn it into
a big affair by inviting people over who I didn't know. They didn't bring
anything, but a disasterous mess. If I want to make dinner for 2 - 3
friends and that's all I plan for, um, 15 extra univited people don't work
into my menu plans. It happened quite a bit to me, too. :-(

kili

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:14:13 -0700, The Ranger wrote:

>
> I don't believe "unknowingly" is part of this equation. It's an overt
> act. You see a party going on, know you aren't invited, and proceed to
> impose yourself on the event.

I disagree. Depends how much alcohol has been consumed by the alleged
crasher before he/she 'sees a party going on'...
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

ChattyCathy > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:14:13 -0700, The Ranger wrote:

>> I don't believe "unknowingly" is part of this equation.
>> It's an overt act. You see a party going on, know
>> you aren't invited, and proceed to impose yourself
>> on the event.
>>
> I disagree. Depends how much alcohol has been
> consumed by the alleged crasher before he/she
> 'sees a party going on'...

We'll have to agree to disagree on this. I don't believe
alcohol is involve prior to the decision -- it might have a lot
to do with it in making the decision, though ("Is that Dom
they're serving?!")

The people I've met that crash events are quite sober prior to
their decisions, fer example that jerk in hitech I mentioned in
another post. He only drank _after_ entering the party, not
prior.

The Ranger

ChattyCathy > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:14:13 -0700, The Ranger wrote:

>> I don't believe "unknowingly" is part of this equation.
>> It's an overt act. You see a party going on, know
>> you aren't invited, and proceed to impose yourself
>> on the event.
>>
> I disagree. Depends how much alcohol has been
> consumed by the alleged crasher before he/she
> 'sees a party going on'...

We'll have to agree to disagree on this. I don't believe
alcohol is involve prior to the decision -- it might have a lot
to do with it in making the decision, though ("Is that Dom
they're serving?!")

The people I've met that crash events are quite sober prior to
their decisions, fer example that jerk in hi-tech I mentioned
in
another post. He only drank _after_ entering the party, not
prior.

The Ranger

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:01:13 -0700, The Ranger wrote:

> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:14:13 -0700, The Ranger wrote:
>
>>> I don't believe "unknowingly" is part of this equation.
>>> It's an overt act. You see a party going on, know
>>> you aren't invited, and proceed to impose yourself
>>> on the event.
>>>
>> I disagree. Depends how much alcohol has been
>> consumed by the alleged crasher before he/she
>> 'sees a party going on'...
>
> We'll have to agree to disagree on this. I don't believe
> alcohol is involve prior to the decision -- it might have a lot
> to do with it in making the decision, though ("Is that Dom
> they're serving?!")
>
> The people I've met that crash events are quite sober prior to
> their decisions, fer example that jerk in hitech I mentioned in
> another post. He only drank _after_ entering the party, not
> prior.

Fair enough. The only folks I've know to crash a party were so 'slammed'
they didn't know any better (or remember doing it the next day). If
they had been sober, they probably wouldn't have done it, I'll give you
that.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>
> I just love thread drift...
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy
>
> Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...
>


Sheesh, I've felt bad going to a function as "and guest" where I didn't know
anyone. I figure if you wanted me at your do you would have invited
me......
-ginny

Tracy wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>
>> I just love thread drift...
>
> Funny thing...I was just at a wedding this weekend (in Maine)that was
> "crashed" by some way out of towners. Technically, they didn't crash
> the wedding itself - it was over by 11pm, but a few stragglers
> (including the bride and groom) hung out together with a cooler of
> beverages in the hotel lobby. A guy with his wife (originally from
> Lithuania but now living in Marblehead, MA) and his MIL visiting from
> Germany couldn't resist our cooler of beer......and they hung out with
> us for a while.
>
> It was kinda fun.

That's what I was thinking. If they bring something to the party,
as in they are interesting or amusing, hey, have a beer, wanna
burger?

nancy

Margaret Suran wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
>> Serene Vannoy wrote:
>>> The Ranger wrote:
>>>> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> I just love thread drift...
>>>> Beanie, please. It'll help disperse those black-ops
>>>> mind-controlling beams.
>>>>
>>>> As far as the poll...
>>>>
>>>> I've never, nor do I intend to, crashed a party that I wasn't
>>>> invited. It stuns me when people _brag_ about doing it. I don't
>>>> consider it chutzpah or entertaining and find this aberrant
>>>> behavior right down there with [gross stuff snipped].
>>> Yep, I'm with you. It's stealing, really.
>>>
>>> Serene
>>
>> I've never crashed a party, nor would I, but your point is
>> interesting, Serene. It *is* stealing. I would have small dinner
>> parties for my closest friends back in my house on Maui and my
>> roommates would always turn it into a big affair by inviting people
>> over who I didn't know. They didn't bring anything, but a
>> disasterous mess. If I want to make dinner for 2 - 3 friends and
>> that's all I plan for, um, 15 extra univited people don't work into
>> my menu plans. It happened quite a bit to me, too. :-( kili
>>
>>
>
> You may think that I am an unlikely Party Crasher, but I did just that
> many years ago. It must have been in the early 1970's and Marcel,
> another friend by the name of Billy and I were walking on Third Avenue
> in the low Fifties, when we noticed some stretch limos in front of an
> Art Gallery. You could see the inside quite clearly from the street,
> people milling around and waiters walking around with trays of drinks
> and foods, offering the refreshments to guests dressed in business
> clothes. It was an opening day party and from the looks, a really
> nice one.
>
> I don't know who said it, but either Marcel or Billy said that we
> would blend in nicely if we entered and after little thought, we did
> just that.
> There was fabulous wine, expensive Champagne and incredible food. There
> was a small mountain of Caviar, Foie Gras was sliced by a Chef
> who was probably famous, but we did not know who he was and we were
> having a wonderful time. Then a nice, handsome man came to say
> "hello" and we realized right away that he was the artist in whose
> honor the party was given. We talked about several of his paintings
> in the gallery (I kept my mouth shut, not knowing very much about
> art) and almost immediately we confessed that we were uninvited
> guests. The artist laughed, said that we were more than welcome and
> chatted with us for a few minutes more. Than he went to greet some
> more guests. Before he walked away, he said that we should feel "at
> home" in the Gallery, that from the moment he had met us, we were his
> personal guests.
> It was only after we said good bye and left, that we realized we never
> learned our host's name.

Oh, my gosh, Margaret! That's too funny! I would have never thought you
would do something like that, but then again....

You brought up a moment for me, actually. I *have* been a party crasher.
Backstage for one of my former favorite singing artists. We hung outside
the back of the bar where the after party of the concert was being held and
slipped in. Free drinks, free food and no one was the wiser. We hobnobbed
with celebrities, danced and got home WAY too late, but we got in. Gosh
darn it. I'm guilty!

kili

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:15:53 -0400, Margaret Suran
> wrote:
>
>You may think that I am an unlikely Party Crasher, but I did just that
>many years ago. It must have been in the early 1970's and Marcel,
>another friend by the name of Billy and I were walking on Third Avenue
>in the low Fifties, when we noticed some stretch limos in front of an
>Art Gallery. You could see the inside quite clearly from the street,
>people milling around and waiters walking around with trays of drinks
>and foods, offering the refreshments to guests dressed in business
>clothes. It was an opening day party and from the looks, a really nice
>one.
>
>I don't know who said it, but either Marcel or Billy said that we would
>blend in nicely if we entered and after little thought, we did just that.
>
>There was fabulous wine, expensive Champagne and incredible food. There
>was a small mountain of Caviar, Foie Gras was sliced by a Chef who was
>probably famous, but we did not know who he was and we were having a
>wonderful time. Then a nice, handsome man came to say "hello" and we
>realized right away that he was the artist in whose honor the party was
>given. We talked about several of his paintings in the gallery (I kept
>my mouth shut, not knowing very much about art) and almost immediately
>we confessed that we were uninvited guests. The artist laughed, said
>that we were more than welcome and chatted with us for a few minutes
>more. Than he went to greet some more guests. Before he walked away,
>he said that we should feel "at home" in the Gallery, that from the
>moment he had met us, we were his personal guests.
>
>It was only after we said good bye and left, that we realized we never
>learned our host's name.

That kind of party is for selling paintings, not for socializing among
friends. Just about anyone is welcome and they hope you'll return
with your checkbook. I won't ask if you ever returned to the gallery.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

"Nancy Young" > wrote in
:

> That's what I was thinking. If they bring something to the party,
> as in they are interesting or amusing, hey, have a beer, wanna
> burger?
>
> nancy
>

So if I wander in and say wanna see a gopher ride a grey goose I'm in like
flint? But what about the cowboy hat?

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

Margaret Suran > wrote in
message ...
[snip]
> I believe that Red Buttons died about two years ago.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000999/

Red Buttons was someone my Sainted Mother(tm) also respected.

The Ranger

hahabogus wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in
> :
>
>> That's what I was thinking. If they bring something to the party,
>> as in they are interesting or amusing, hey, have a beer, wanna
>> burger?

> So if I wander in and say wanna see a gopher ride a grey goose I'm in
> like flint? But what about the cowboy hat?

Sure, wear it! I bet you look cute.

nancy

Margaret Suran wrote:

> Red Buttons, exhausted from the show and dressed in a robe, but
> glowing with the overwhelming love his audience had shown him during
> the show, greeted us with hugs. There was Seltzer, Tea and
> Pepperidge Farm cookies, typical Jewish refreshments and he urged us
> to help ourselves. He did not care why we had come up, he was happy
> that we were there
> and he thanked us and regaled us with stories of his days as a comic
> at the Borscht Belt Hotels, his TV years and his years as a Hollywood
> Actor. About a dozen or so people were in his dressing room and
> nobody left until the theater night clerk telephoned and asked us to
> leave, so he could go home.

What a story! I love that! You can imagine him being on the road
must have been a little lonely, and you gave him an audience and
some good cheer. How nice is that.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in
:

> hahabogus wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> That's what I was thinking. If they bring something to the party,
>>> as in they are interesting or amusing, hey, have a beer, wanna
>>> burger?
>
>> So if I wander in and say wanna see a gopher ride a grey goose I'm in
>> like flint? But what about the cowboy hat?
>
> Sure, wear it! I bet you look cute.
>
> nancy
>

Hey! I could do that famous song...Me and my Gopher...Would you make him
the teeny cowboy hat? and when it's 6 oclock I climb the stairs I never
knock cause nobody is there...Me and my Gopher strolling down the
avenue....

I bet you think I've run outa material...well I haven't.


stay tuned.




--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

"Nancy Young" > wrote in
:

> Margaret Suran wrote:
>
>> Red Buttons, exhausted from the show and dressed in a robe, but
>> glowing with the overwhelming love his audience had shown him during
>> the show, greeted us with hugs. There was Seltzer, Tea and
>> Pepperidge Farm cookies, typical Jewish refreshments and he urged us
>> to help ourselves. He did not care why we had come up, he was happy
>> that we were there
>> and he thanked us and regaled us with stories of his days as a comic
>> at the Borscht Belt Hotels, his TV years and his years as a Hollywood
>> Actor. About a dozen or so people were in his dressing room and
>> nobody left until the theater night clerk telephoned and asked us to
>> leave, so he could go home.
>
> What a story! I love that! You can imagine him being on the road
> must have been a little lonely, and you gave him an audience and
> some good cheer. How nice is that.
>
> nancy

Do you remember that John Wayne movie about Africa...Had that song Baby
elephant walk in it?...The role Red Buttons played in that movie is one
of my best memories of him. The Duke was all about catching animals and
Red devised a way to catch a mess of monkeys....

What was your favorite Red Buttons moment?

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

On Mon 16 Jun 2008 04:12:11p, hahabogus told us...

> "Nancy Young" > wrote in
> :
>
>> Margaret Suran wrote:
>>
>>> Red Buttons, exhausted from the show and dressed in a robe, but
>>> glowing with the overwhelming love his audience had shown him during
>>> the show, greeted us with hugs. There was Seltzer, Tea and
>>> Pepperidge Farm cookies, typical Jewish refreshments and he urged us
>>> to help ourselves. He did not care why we had come up, he was happy
>>> that we were there
>>> and he thanked us and regaled us with stories of his days as a comic
>>> at the Borscht Belt Hotels, his TV years and his years as a Hollywood
>>> Actor. About a dozen or so people were in his dressing room and
>>> nobody left until the theater night clerk telephoned and asked us to
>>> leave, so he could go home.
>>
>> What a story! I love that! You can imagine him being on the road
>> must have been a little lonely, and you gave him an audience and
>> some good cheer. How nice is that.
>>
>> nancy
>
> Do you remember that John Wayne movie about Africa...Had that song Baby
> elephant walk in it?...The role Red Buttons played in that movie is one
> of my best memories of him. The Duke was all about catching animals and
> Red devised a way to catch a mess of monkeys....
>
> What was your favorite Red Buttons moment?
>

My two favorite roles he played were in Sayonara and The Poseidon
Adventure.

--
Wayne Boatwright
-------------------------------------------
Monday, 06(VI)/16(XVI)/08(MMVIII)
-------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
I think I am! I think I am! (The
Little Engine that Philosophized)
-------------------------------------------

Margaret Suran wrote:
> kilikini wrote:
>>
>> Oh, my gosh, Margaret! That's too funny! I would have never
>> thought you would do something like that, but then again....
>>
>> You brought up a moment for me, actually. I *have* been a party
>> crasher. Backstage for one of my former favorite singing artists. We hung
>> outside the back of the bar where the after party of the
>> concert was being held and slipped in. Free drinks, free food and
>> no one was the wiser. We hobnobbed with celebrities, danced and got
>> home WAY too late, but we got in. Gosh darn it. I'm guilty!
>>
>> kili
>>
>>
> Christy, you do not know just how many people have crashed parties,
> but do not realize that they did. Whenever I tell that story,
> someone will say: "I did something similar" and then another and
> another. And they all say that this is not really crashing a party. But it
> is.
> As far as crashing a party for a celebrity, I have done that, too. Only
> this was not really crashing. It was something lovely.
>
> About ten years ago, Red Buttons, an actor and comic of the forties,
> fifties, sixties until he died in 2006, had a One Man Show in the late
> 1990's or early 2000's. He won an Oscar for Supporting Actor in
> Sayonara. Marcel and I were lucky and were able to get tickets for
> one of the shows, which was sold out for its run.
>
> When the show was over, I told Marcel that I I wanted to wait until
> Red Buttons left the theater and ask him for his autograph. Marcel
> agreed and we went to the Stage Door. An attendant asked us why we
> were standing there and we told him. He didn't ask us whether we
> know Red, but showed us a bell and said that as long as we were his
> friends, we should ring the bell and say that we were coming up.
>
> Red Buttons, exhausted from the show and dressed in a robe, but
> glowing with the overwhelming love his audience had shown him during
> the show, greeted us with hugs. There was Seltzer, Tea and
> Pepperidge Farm cookies, typical Jewish refreshments and he urged us
> to help ourselves. He did not care why we had come up, he was happy
> that we were there and he thanked us and regaled us with stories of his
> days as a comic
> at the Borscht Belt Hotels, his TV years and his years as a Hollywood
> Actor. About a dozen or so people were in his dressing room and
> nobody left until the theater night clerk telephoned and asked us to
> leave, so he could go home.
>
> It was one of the nicest hours I have ever spent. His agent tried to
> find another theater, in order to extend the run of the show, but
> there was nothing available.
>
> I believe that Red Buttons died about two years ago.

I think he did pass a few years ago. I know of him well. How wonderful
that he accomodated you like that and what an opportunity. Way to go,
Margaret!

kili

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Mon 16 Jun 2008 04:12:11p, hahabogus told us...
>
> > "Nancy Young" > wrote in
> > :
> >
> >> Margaret Suran wrote:
> >>
> >>> Red Buttons, exhausted from the show and dressed in a robe, but
> >>> glowing with the overwhelming love his audience had shown him during
> >>> the show, greeted us with hugs. There was Seltzer, Tea and
> >>> Pepperidge Farm cookies, typical Jewish refreshments and he urged us
> >>> to help ourselves. He did not care why we had come up, he was happy
> >>> that we were there
> >>> and he thanked us and regaled us with stories of his days as a comic
> >>> at the Borscht Belt Hotels, his TV years and his years as a Hollywood
> >>> Actor. About a dozen or so people were in his dressing room and
> >>> nobody left until the theater night clerk telephoned and asked us to
> >>> leave, so he could go home.
> >>
> >> What a story! I love that! You can imagine him being on the road
> >> must have been a little lonely, and you gave him an audience and
> >> some good cheer. How nice is that.
> >>
> >> nancy
> >
> > Do you remember that John Wayne movie about Africa...Had that song Baby
> > elephant walk in it?...The role Red Buttons played in that movie is one
> > of my best memories of him. The Duke was all about catching animals and
> > Red devised a way to catch a mess of monkeys....
> >
> > What was your favorite Red Buttons moment?
> >
>
> My two favorite roles he played were in Sayonara and The Poseidon
> Adventure.


He has a tiny but hilarious role (almost a cameo, really) as an American MP
investigating the goings - on at the West Berlin offices of Coca - Cola in
the 1961 Billy Wilder Comedy _One, Two, Three!_...he does a Jimmy Cagney
imitation - *to* Jimmy Cagney, who is the beleagured manager of Coke's West
Berlin operations.

--
Best
Greg

On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:11:31 -0400, Margaret Suran
> wrote:

>I do know what Opening Night parties are all
>about and believe it or not, if you are friends with the artist and
>other people at the party, you not only socialize at the gallery, you
>might even go back to the apartment of the artist and a bunch of
>friends, after the gallery closes.

I know.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
6.120:

> My two favorite roles he played were in Sayonara and The Poseidon
> Adventure.
>
>

He had a pivotal role in The Longest Day....A parachutist caught dangling
on a church spire while the bells were ringing. Another in which John Wayne
played a part.

--

The house of the burning beet-Alan

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:29:58 +0000, Michael "Dog3" wrote:


> What used to get my goat though was when I worked. We would have this
> food day thing once a month. Invariably several people in the building,
> that were not part of our group, would pop in for a plate full of
> goodies. It was always the same 5 or 6. Of course they contributed
> nothing. I almost lost it when I watched one of them eat a big plate
> full and then proceed to load up another plate and take it down the hall
> to her office.

Oh, Amen! Had the same 'types' at our office where I last worked. Never
brought anything themselves (or very little) and then proceed to take
whatever was left over either back to their office (or home) to eat later.
Grrr.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Egg tastes better when it's not on your face...

On Tue 17 Jun 2008 05:29:58a, Michael "Dog3" told us...

> ChattyCathy > news:XJw5k.164145$%B6.151015
> @newsfe13.ams2: in rec.food.cooking
>
>> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:31:41 -0700, The Ranger wrote:
>>
>>> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>>
>>>> I just love thread drift...
>>>
>>> Beanie, please. It'll help disperse those black-ops mind-controlling
>>> beams.
>>
>> It's yours ;-)
>>>
>>> As far as the poll...
>>>
>>> I've never, nor do I intend to, crashed a party that I wasn't invited.
>>> It stuns me when people _brag_ about doing it. I don't consider it
>>> chutzpah or entertaining and find this aberrant behavior right down
>>> there with mining one's nasal cavity for nuggets.
>>
>> I've never 'crashed' a party myself either. But I know a few people who
>> have...
>
> I've never "crashed" a party. I don't think I've ever had someone crash
> one of my parties. I've had guests I'd invited call and say may I bring
> so and so, they just (insert reason here)? Naturally they are welcome in
> my home.
>
> What used to get my goat though was when I worked. We would have this
> food day thing once a month. Invariably several people in the building,
> that were not part of our group, would pop in for a plate full of
> goodies. It was always the same 5 or 6. Of course they contributed
> nothing. I almost lost it when I watched one of them eat a big plate full
> and then proceed to load up another plate and take it down the hall to
> her office.
>
>
> Michael

I guess we have a somewhat more civilized group, as I rarely see this
happen in our office. We have a two story building with ~150 people in it.
Individual groups that are having potlucks or special lunches almost never
see people wandering in uninvited. Whenever there is leftover food, those
who hosted the meal usually send out a building wide e-mail to come and
share the leftovers. Works well.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Is it illegal to charge admission to a
free-for-all? --George Carlin
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Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> What used to get my goat though was when I worked. We would have this
> food day thing once a month. Invariably several people in the
> building, that were not part of our group, would pop in for a plate
> full of goodies. It was always the same 5 or 6. Of course they
> contributed nothing. I almost lost it when I watched one of them eat
> a big plate full and then proceed to load up another plate and take
> it down the hall to her office.

Oh, it must be universal, every office has those scavengers.
They never bring anything, but they can sense a food situation
in the next building. And think nothing of helping themselves.
Irritating. They are the same people who don't just help themselves
to your candy dish, they empty it.

nancy

ChattyCathy wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:31:41 -0700, The Ranger wrote:
>
>> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>
>>> I just love thread drift...
>>
>> I've never, nor do I intend to, crashed a party that I wasn't
>> invited. It stuns me when people _brag_ about doing it. I don't
>> consider it chutzpah or entertaining and find this aberrant behavior
>> right down there with mining one's nasal cavity for nuggets.
>
> I've never 'crashed' a party myself either. But I know a few people
> who have...

I attended a Halloween party at a good friends' house and a couple of
20-something year old guys showed up that nobody (especially the host) knew.
One of them got s***faced drunk and ground his cigarette out on the living
room carpet! The host introduced the side of the guy's face to the brick
wall as he escorted him out the front door and down the walkway. Some
people have more nerve than sense.

Jill

Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> ChattyCathy > news:XJw5k.164145$%B6.151015
> @newsfe13.ams2: in rec.food.cooking
>
>> On Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:31:41 -0700, The Ranger wrote:
>>
>>> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> http://www.recfoodcooking.com/
>>>>
>>>> I just love thread drift...
>>>
>>> I've never, nor do I intend to, crashed a party that I wasn't
>>> invited. It stuns me when people _brag_ about doing it. I don't
>>> consider it chutzpah or entertaining and find this aberrant
>>> behavior right down there with mining one's nasal cavity for
>>> nuggets.
>>
>> I've never 'crashed' a party myself either. But I know a few people
>> who have...
>
> What used to get my goat though was when I worked. We would have this
> food day thing once a month. Invariably several people in the
> building, that were not part of our group, would pop in for a plate
> full of goodies. It was always the same 5 or 6. Of course they
> contributed nothing. I almost lost it when I watched one of them eat
> a big plate full and then proceed to load up another plate and take
> it down the hall to her office.
>
That was very common at work and yes, always the same people. I swear there
was one guy (in particular) who could sniff out food anywhere in the
building. If someone in another department brought doughnuts for their
group he'd find them. No pot luck was safe when he was around. And
naturally when we had a food thing within our department he never
contributed anything. Oh, I take that back, he may have brought in a
package of paper napkins once.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

> I attended a Halloween party at a good friends' house and a couple of
> 20-something year old guys showed up that nobody (especially the host)
> knew. One of them got s***faced drunk and ground his cigarette out on
> the living room carpet! The host introduced the side of the guy's face
> to the brick wall as he escorted him out the front door and down the
> walkway. Some people have more nerve than sense.


Why didn't the host escort the crashers out before it hit that point?

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:48:15 -0400, Goomba >
wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I attended a Halloween party at a good friends' house and a couple of
>> 20-something year old guys showed up that nobody (especially the host)
>> knew. One of them got s***faced drunk and ground his cigarette out on
>> the living room carpet! The host introduced the side of the guy's face
>> to the brick wall as he escorted him out the front door and down the
>> walkway. Some people have more nerve than sense.
>
>
>Why didn't the host escort the crashers out before it hit that point?

Or why did he allow them to smoke in the house. I'm a smoker but
don't even smoke in my own home. There's no way I'd smoke in someones
home even if they smoked.

Lou

Goomba > wrote in message
...
> jmcquown wrote:

> > [20-something crashers crashed-and-burned]

> Why didn't the host escort the crashers out before
> it hit that point?

Because 90-95% of all humans abhor confrontation of any type.
This is what party-crashers count on; a complete absence of
anyone walking up and questioning them.

The Ranger

The Ranger wrote:
> Goomba > wrote in message
> ...
>> jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> [20-something crashers crashed-and-burned]
>
>> Why didn't the host escort the crashers out before
>> it hit that point?
>
> Because 90-95% of all humans abhor confrontation of any type.
> This is what party-crashers count on; a complete absence of
> anyone walking up and questioning them.
>
> The Ranger

It was quite a large gathering, I'm not sure he even realized they were
there until right before dude used the carpet as an ashtray. Realizing
their excessive inebriation he he started asking around to see if anyone
knew them. He wasn't going to do anything about them crashing until the
cigarette incident occurred.

Jill

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:48:15 -0400, Goomba >
> wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> I attended a Halloween party at a good friends' house and a couple
>>> of 20-something year old guys showed up that nobody (especially the
>>> host) knew. One of them got s***faced drunk and ground his
>>> cigarette out on the living room carpet! The host introduced the
>>> side of the guy's face to the brick wall as he escorted him out the
>>> front door and down the walkway. Some people have more nerve than
>>> sense.
>>
>>
>> Why didn't the host escort the crashers out before it hit that point?
>
> Or why did he allow them to smoke in the house. I'm a smoker but
> don't even smoke in my own home. There's no way I'd smoke in someones
> home even if they smoked.
>
> Lou

That's your prerogative, of course, Lou, but he didn't mind (and he wasn't a
smoker).

Jill

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:33:52 -0400, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:48:15 -0400, Goomba >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> I attended a Halloween party at a good friends' house and a couple
>>>> of 20-something year old guys showed up that nobody (especially the
>>>> host) knew. One of them got s***faced drunk and ground his
>>>> cigarette out on the living room carpet! The host introduced the
>>>> side of the guy's face to the brick wall as he escorted him out the
>>>> front door and down the walkway. Some people have more nerve than
>>>> sense.
>>>
>>>
>>> Why didn't the host escort the crashers out before it hit that point?
>>
>> Or why did he allow them to smoke in the house. I'm a smoker but
>> don't even smoke in my own home. There's no way I'd smoke in someones
>> home even if they smoked.
>>
>> Lou
>
>That's your prerogative, of course, Lou, but he didn't mind (and he wasn't a
>smoker).

I'll bet he minded when he had to get the carpet repaired.

Lou

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:29:58 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> wrote:
>
>What used to get my goat though was when I worked. We would have this
>food day thing once a month. Invariably several people in the building,
>that were not part of our group, would pop in for a plate full of
>goodies. It was always the same 5 or 6. Of course they contributed
>nothing. I almost lost it when I watched one of them eat a big plate full
>and then proceed to load up another plate and take it down the hall to
>her office.
>

free food seems to have an irresistible allure to some people. it
doesn't even seem to matter whether it's any good or not. stand
between them and the buffet at your peril.

your pal,
blake