On 5/25/2014 4:00 PM, pure kona wrote:
> On Sun, 25 May 2014 11:03:29 -0500, barbie gee >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 24 May 2014, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>
>>> They're Mormons, so no coffee gadgets.
>>
>> Mormons don't drink coffee?
>>
>> What about tea? There's lots of tea gadgets.
>
> I have a couple of coffee customers in Utah. I always wonder but
> would never dare ask.
>
> aloha,
> Cea
>

We met a United Stated Park Ranger who was one of the few Jewish people
in the department. He told us that when he was stationed in Utah, *he*
was the Gentile. Thought that was really funny.

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On 5/25/2014 4:07 PM, Pico Rico wrote:
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> eb.com...
>> On 5/25/2014 8:10 AM, Yellow wrote:
>>
>>> I think my middle-aged friends who married recently had the best idea.
>>> They said "if you must give us a gift then please give us cash" and they
>>> spent it all on a month long honeymoon visiting all the sights of
>>> Europe. Fabulous!
>>>
>>
>> Friends my age got married two years (almost) ago. They had each been
>> keeping house and probably didn't need anything so we asked them what
>> their favorite charity was and we made a nice donation to that charity in
>> honor of their marriage.
>>
>
> maybe to a spousal abuse shelter?
>
>
No. She was a director of admissions and he was an alum of Virginia
Tech and they met at a homecoming game. They asked that the donation go
to Virginia Tech and that's where we sent the check.

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On 5/25/2014 4:29 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 5/25/2014 5:00 PM, pure kona wrote:
>>> On Sun, 25 May 2014 11:03:29 -0500, barbie gee >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, 24 May 2014, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> They're Mormons, so no coffee gadgets.
>>>>
>>>> Mormons don't drink coffee?
>>>>
>>>> What about tea? There's lots of tea gadgets.
>>>
>>> I have a couple of coffee customers in Utah. I always wonder but
>>> would never dare ask.
>>>
>>> aloha,
>>> Cea
>>>
>> Not all the inhabitants of Utah are Mormons and not all Mormons live in
>> Utah. My grandmother was a Mormon and her biggest problem was during WWII
>> in Britain when she could not buy a horrible concoction called Postum. She
>> used to drink cocoa and worried about that being allowed. I was too young
>> to tell her that cocoa contains stimulants and that's perhaps as well.
>>
>
> Oh my but I remember Postum. It was a syrup you mixed with hot water. We
> were served it mixed with milk. It was pretty nasty. Tasted like burned
> wheat bread.

Not wher I grew up. It was granules and it came in a jar. You mixed it
with warm water or warm milk.



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"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
eb.com...
> On 5/25/2014 4:29 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 5/25/2014 5:00 PM, pure kona wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 25 May 2014 11:03:29 -0500, barbie gee >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 24 May 2014, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> They're Mormons, so no coffee gadgets.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mormons don't drink coffee?
>>>>>
>>>>> What about tea? There's lots of tea gadgets.
>>>>
>>>> I have a couple of coffee customers in Utah. I always wonder but
>>>> would never dare ask.
>>>>
>>>> aloha,
>>>> Cea
>>>>
>>> Not all the inhabitants of Utah are Mormons and not all Mormons live in
>>> Utah. My grandmother was a Mormon and her biggest problem was during
>>> WWII
>>> in Britain when she could not buy a horrible concoction called Postum.
>>> She
>>> used to drink cocoa and worried about that being allowed. I was too
>>> young
>>> to tell her that cocoa contains stimulants and that's perhaps as well.
>>>
>>
>> Oh my but I remember Postum. It was a syrup you mixed with hot water.
>> We
>> were served it mixed with milk. It was pretty nasty. Tasted like burned
>> wheat bread.
>
> Not wher I grew up. It was granules and it came in a jar. You mixed it
> with warm water or warm milk.


I saw it that way too but in 1968 it came in a big jar and looked like
molasses. It was a a common item on the lunch menu at my schoolhouse. Some
kids loved it but I thought it was nasty.

On 2014-05-25 6:03 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:

>>> Friends my age got married two years (almost) ago. They had each been
>>> keeping house and probably didn't need anything so we asked them what
>>> their favorite charity was and we made a nice donation to that
>>> charity in
>>> honor of their marriage.
>>>
>>
>> maybe to a spousal abuse shelter?
>>
>>
> No. She was a director of admissions and he was an alum of Virginia
> Tech and they met at a homecoming game.

Whoosh ;-)



> They asked that the donation go
> to Virginia Tech and that's where we sent the check.

Friends of ours got married back in the 80s. It was a second marriage
for both of them. She is Jewish and he subscribes to Bhuddism. They
requested that in lieu of presents that people donate to the famine
relief in Ethiopia.

On 2014-05-25 6:05 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 5/25/2014 4:29 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 5/25/2014 5:00 PM, pure kona wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 25 May 2014 11:03:29 -0500, barbie gee >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, 24 May 2014, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> They're Mormons, so no coffee gadgets.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mormons don't drink coffee?
>>>>>
>>>>> What about tea? There's lots of tea gadgets.
>>>>
>>>> I have a couple of coffee customers in Utah. I always wonder but
>>>> would never dare ask.
>>>>
>>>> aloha,
>>>> Cea
>>>>
>>> Not all the inhabitants of Utah are Mormons and not all Mormons live in
>>> Utah. My grandmother was a Mormon and her biggest problem was during
>>> WWII
>>> in Britain when she could not buy a horrible concoction called
>>> Postum. She
>>> used to drink cocoa and worried about that being allowed. I was too
>>> young
>>> to tell her that cocoa contains stimulants and that's perhaps as well.
>>>
>>
>> Oh my but I remember Postum. It was a syrup you mixed with hot
>> water. We
>> were served it mixed with milk. It was pretty nasty. Tasted like burned
>> wheat bread.
>
> Not wher I grew up. It was granules and it came in a jar. You mixed it
> with warm water or warm milk.
>
>

I remember it as a powder too.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-05-25 6:05 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>> On 5/25/2014 4:29 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 5/25/2014 5:00 PM, pure kona wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 25 May 2014 11:03:29 -0500, barbie gee >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Sat, 24 May 2014, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> They're Mormons, so no coffee gadgets.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mormons don't drink coffee?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What about tea? There's lots of tea gadgets.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a couple of coffee customers in Utah. I always wonder but
>>>>> would never dare ask.
>>>>>
>>>>> aloha,
>>>>> Cea
>>>>>
>>>> Not all the inhabitants of Utah are Mormons and not all Mormons live in
>>>> Utah. My grandmother was a Mormon and her biggest problem was during
>>>> WWII
>>>> in Britain when she could not buy a horrible concoction called
>>>> Postum. She
>>>> used to drink cocoa and worried about that being allowed. I was too
>>>> young
>>>> to tell her that cocoa contains stimulants and that's perhaps as well.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Oh my but I remember Postum. It was a syrup you mixed with hot
>>> water. We
>>> were served it mixed with milk. It was pretty nasty. Tasted like
>>> burned
>>> wheat bread.
>>
>> Not wher I grew up. It was granules and it came in a jar. You mixed it
>> with warm water or warm milk.
>>
>>
>
> I remember it as a powder too.
>

Some people poured it over pancakes in place of maple syrup. It was pretty
sweet.

On 5/25/2014 6:05 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 5/25/2014 4:29 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:

>> Oh my but I remember Postum. It was a syrup you mixed with hot
>> water. We
>> were served it mixed with milk. It was pretty nasty. Tasted like burned
>> wheat bread.
>
> Not wher I grew up. It was granules and it came in a jar. You mixed it
> with warm water or warm milk.
>
The granules are what I remember - I've never seen it as a syrup.

"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
b.com...
> On 5/25/2014 5:28 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 2014-05-25 6:05 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>> On 5/25/2014 4:29 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> On 5/25/2014 5:00 PM, pure kona wrote:
>>>>>>> On Sun, 25 May 2014 11:03:29 -0500, barbie gee >
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sat, 24 May 2014, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> They're Mormons, so no coffee gadgets.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Mormons don't drink coffee?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What about tea? There's lots of tea gadgets.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have a couple of coffee customers in Utah. I always wonder but
>>>>>>> would never dare ask.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> aloha,
>>>>>>> Cea
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Not all the inhabitants of Utah are Mormons and not all Mormons live
>>>>>> in
>>>>>> Utah. My grandmother was a Mormon and her biggest problem was during
>>>>>> WWII
>>>>>> in Britain when she could not buy a horrible concoction called
>>>>>> Postum. She
>>>>>> used to drink cocoa and worried about that being allowed. I was too
>>>>>> young
>>>>>> to tell her that cocoa contains stimulants and that's perhaps as
>>>>>> well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh my but I remember Postum. It was a syrup you mixed with hot
>>>>> water. We
>>>>> were served it mixed with milk. It was pretty nasty. Tasted like
>>>>> burned
>>>>> wheat bread.
>>>>
>>>> Not wher I grew up. It was granules and it came in a jar. You mixed
>>>> it
>>>> with warm water or warm milk.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I remember it as a powder too.
>>>
>>
>> Some people poured it over pancakes in place of maple syrup. It was
>> pretty
>> sweet.
>>
>>
> I think you may be confusing Postum with something else, perhaps sorghum?
>
> http://postum.com/
>

No it was Postum. I even remember the label. Doing a Google search I see
it is only available in powder form now. Wouldn't buy it in either form -
blech!



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On 5/25/2014 5:28 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 2014-05-25 6:05 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>> On 5/25/2014 4:29 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>> "James Silverton" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On 5/25/2014 5:00 PM, pure kona wrote:
>>>>>> On Sun, 25 May 2014 11:03:29 -0500, barbie gee >
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sat, 24 May 2014, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> They're Mormons, so no coffee gadgets.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mormons don't drink coffee?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What about tea? There's lots of tea gadgets.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have a couple of coffee customers in Utah. I always wonder but
>>>>>> would never dare ask.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> aloha,
>>>>>> Cea
>>>>>>
>>>>> Not all the inhabitants of Utah are Mormons and not all Mormons live in
>>>>> Utah. My grandmother was a Mormon and her biggest problem was during
>>>>> WWII
>>>>> in Britain when she could not buy a horrible concoction called
>>>>> Postum. She
>>>>> used to drink cocoa and worried about that being allowed. I was too
>>>>> young
>>>>> to tell her that cocoa contains stimulants and that's perhaps as well.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Oh my but I remember Postum. It was a syrup you mixed with hot
>>>> water. We
>>>> were served it mixed with milk. It was pretty nasty. Tasted like
>>>> burned
>>>> wheat bread.
>>>
>>> Not wher I grew up. It was granules and it came in a jar. You mixed it
>>> with warm water or warm milk.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I remember it as a powder too.
>>
>
> Some people poured it over pancakes in place of maple syrup. It was pretty
> sweet.
>
>
I think you may be confusing Postum with something else, perhaps sorghum?

http://postum.com/

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"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/25/2014 6:05 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>> On 5/25/2014 4:29 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>>> Oh my but I remember Postum. It was a syrup you mixed with hot
>>> water. We
>>> were served it mixed with milk. It was pretty nasty. Tasted like
>>> burned
>>> wheat bread.
>>
>> Not wher I grew up. It was granules and it came in a jar. You mixed it
>> with warm water or warm milk.
>>
> The granules are what I remember - I've never seen it as a syrup.

Doesn't matter, it tastes awful either way. I much preferred Ovaltine as a
kid.



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"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-05-25 4:13 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>>> No. Come on now,Paul. That can't really happen in real life. The bride
>>> spat in your face at her wedding reception because you gave her a
>>> cheap gift? LOL! What the hell kind of friends you do have?
>>
>>
>> Had. Past tense. I didn't even know the woman. I went because I was
>> dating her sister. Being her guest meant I was supposed to pony up for
>> something expensive. And if she didn;t want the thing why the hell was
>> it
>> in her registry?
>>
>
> That could have been a good thing for you. If you were dating the sister
> you had an insight into what the family is like and what sort of a bitch
> you would have had for a sister in law.
>
> I think that registries have gone overboard. When we got married (41
> years ago tomorrow), we registered only the patterns that we had chosen
> for our dishes and flatware. These days it is more like a kid's Christmas
> wish list, and they expect everything that is on the list.

When we got married (50) years ago, we didn't have a registry, just a
shower, and were happy for whatever we got, really happy.

Cheri

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2014-05-25 4:15 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> Methinks you're projecting. Some people have no class and weddings often
>> bring out the worst in people.
>>
>>
> Weddings and funerals.

I've never seen it happen at a funeral, thankfully.

Cheri

On 2014-05-25 20:54, Cheri wrote:

>>> Methinks you're projecting. Some people have no class and weddings
>>> often
>>> bring out the worst in people.
>>>
>>>
>> Weddings and funerals.
>
> I've never seen it happen at a funeral, thankfully


I have. Our neighbour had 13 brothers and sisters. She had taken over
care of her mother because she didn't want her mother to have to go into
a home. They have a nice house and a pool and several of her brothers
and sisters used to spend most weekends hanging around her pool eating
her food and drinking her booze, but no one wanted to come by when the
mother was there because neighbour needed some relief to go out and get
groceries.

The mother had a $100,000 in an account and neighbour was the joint
account holder and she was to share the money with those 13 brothers and
sisters when the old girl kicked the bucket. When "the will matured" two
of the brothers objected and threatened a lawsuit.... over a $7000 each
????? lawyer fees and court costs would have eaten up the estate.

On 5/25/2014 6:01 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

> I think that registries have gone overboard. When we got married (41
> years ago tomorrow), we registered only the patterns that we had chosen
> for our dishes and flatware. These days it is more like a kid's
> Christmas wish list, and they expect everything that is on the list.

A lot of stores/web sites allow you to keep a wish list so your friends
can get you the right Christmas or birthday gift.

On 5/25/2014 6:01 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-05-25 4:15 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> Methinks you're projecting. Some people have no class and weddings often
>> bring out the worst in people.
>>
>>
> Weddings and funerals.
>
>
Especially if the deceased has money and a will.

On 5/25/2014 5:55 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-05-25 3:18 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 5/25/2014 11:22 AM, Pico Rico wrote:
>>
>>> a case of nice wine would be a good choice, but for Mormons, buy them a
>>> wheat grinder.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Or a case of wine in a plain brown box.
>
>
> I thought that was for Southern Baptists.

the old religion joke
Jews don't recognize Jesus as the Son of God
Orthodox Catholics don't recognize the Pope in Rome as the head od the
church
Methodists don't recognize each other in the liquor store.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> It may be impersonal but it is preferable to getting a bunch of crap that
> you would never use. One of my friends got a crystal server for Ritz
> crackers. It held a whole roll. Whoever gave it to her either really loved
> Ritz crackers or got a good deal on it. She got all kinds of seemingly

If everybody stopped doing that,
there'd be lots less stuff on eBay.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 25 May 2014 02:12:08 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> > How about a silk filled bed pillows? They are beyond wonderful.
>>
>> Never heard of those. Where do you get them?
>
> I bought mine in China, but you can Google has lots of places to buy
> them over the internet including Amazon.
>
>> Are they expensive?
>
> Depends on what you call expensive, but they are not cheap by any
> stretch of the imagination.
>
Okay. Probably not for me then.

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> It may be impersonal but it is preferable to getting a bunch of crap that
>> you would never use. One of my friends got a crystal server for Ritz
>> crackers. It held a whole roll. Whoever gave it to her either really
>> loved
>> Ritz crackers or got a good deal on it. She got all kinds of seemingly
>
> If everybody stopped doing that,
> there'd be lots less stuff on eBay.

Very true. I try to pick gifts carefully. I just hope that what I buy
doesn't wind up on Ebay right away. And while I don't sell stuff on Ebay, a
lot of what I used to get went straight into the give away bin. I think
people have wised up now. Just because I like cats, doesn't mean that if it
is shaped like a cat, I will like it. Just because I like purple, doesn't
mean that I want one in purple.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> A couple of things that I personally would have liked to get were a
>> Crock-Pot (I did actually get one not long after we were married as a
>> Christmas present) and a fondue pot. But... I do like to cook!
>
> I always give money, it's never been returned. ;-)

I'm to the point where I prefer that myself. Gift cards can be okay but I
have gotten some for stores where I never shop and when I have tried to shop
there, I saw nothing that I wanted. So money works the best. I just hate
it when the giver demands that I tell them what I spent the money on. And
then gets mad at me when I say something like... I bought groceries! Heck,
sometimes you are to the point where that is all that you need. I guess
people have in their minds that you will spend the money on some extravagant
thing that you otherwise wouldn't have bought for yourself. That's just not
me.

Winters_Lackey wrote:
>
> You can sometimes find one of these new-in-box. They are spectacular.
> http://www.amazon.com/Cuisinart-LPP-...uicer/product-
> reviews/B00000J9DV

No, too foodie. People who don't cook
will make toast, but they have no use
for a machine that processes fresh fruit
or vegetables.

"Janet" > wrote in message
t...
> In article om>,
> says...
>
>> I've never been to a wedding where the bride looks at the gifts.
>> Usually they are opened after the reception is over.
>
> I went to one where all gifts were supposed to be purchased at a gift
> registry store and most of it cost many hundreds of pounds. The cheapest
> item was £40 for a single cup in the designated coffee set.
>
> At the wedding reception, all the (unwrapped) gifts were laid out on
> display with the givers name. How vulgar.
>
One of my relatives had a registry like that. She married a Dr. I can't
remember what I gave her. I was young at the time. Like maybe 22 so I
didn't have much money. Most likely I got her some dish towels or pot
holders or something. Although we were close in age, she never made a point
of being home when we went to visit and never returned a response when she
was living in the area and I proposed meeting her for lunch. So even though
she was a relative, I felt no obligation to buy a lavish gift.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> >
> > How about a silk filled bed pillows? They are beyond wonderful.
>
> Never heard of those. Where do you get them? Are they expensive?

They're Mormons. No sex toys.

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> eb.com...
>> On 5/25/2014 8:26 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>
>>> At the time I was known for making a lot of money and having expensive
>>> taste. Which was true but I didn't even know this gal. She was the
>>> sister
>>> of my girlfriend. I met her two times in 3 years. But I was expected
>>> to
>>> buy her something expensive nonetheless. When I say spat in my face I
>>> mean
>>> she all BUT spat in my face. She was ****ED.
>>
>>
>> I've never been to a wedding where the bride looks at the gifts. Usually
>> they are opened after the reception is over.
>>
>> Are you sure it wasn't a bridal shower? That's when the gifts are opened
>> in front of every one.
>
> Apparently they opened them the night before. And I am pretty sure the
> bride took a shower before the wedding.

When I was a kid, I can remember people bringing presents to the wedding and
dropping them off where they were displayed on a table and opened in front
of everyone.

I haven't gone to too many weddings in recent years but some do have a small
table for gifts in case someone hadn't sent it prior. And some have had
money trees. I don't recall anyone opening those things in front of anyone
though.

> wrote in message
...

> Have you ever been to a wedding, Kook? The presents aren't there the night
> before. You're lying again. Time to pretend it was all a big joke and
> disappear for a while.

This *was* the norm when I was a kid. Often they were sent to the mom's
house who brought them (usually the day before) to wherever the reception
was being held. The bride them opened them in front of everyone. In those
days, there was no dinner served. Generally there was cake, nuts, mints,
coffee and punch. There might be a second bowl of spiked punch. And if
they wanted to go all out, ice cream was served with the cake. Used to be
that you could get fancy squares of ice cream that had various shapes put
inside. I had some that had ballerinas inside for my birthday party. These
were kept on dry ice.

However, this may have been a Midwest thing. None of the weddings I went to
here in the PNW were like that at all.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/25/2014 10:21 AM, Gary wrote:
>> "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>>>
>>> The whole point of a bridal registry is so they do no get unexpected
>>> gifts
>>> or more than one of the same gift. But even when you buy them a gift on
>>> the
>>> registry you are taking your chances as I learned from bitter experience
>>> years ago when the bride spat in my face during her reception line
>>> because
>>> she was offended by the gift I gave her which was on her list yet not
>>> sufficiently expensive enough for her.
>>
>> No. Come on now,Paul. That can't really happen in real life. The bride
>> spat in your face at her wedding reception because you gave her a
>> cheap gift? LOL! What the hell kind of friends you do have?
>
> Methinks there's more to the story because that is ridiculous.

Probably. Or the bride may have gotten herself drunk.

Janet Wilder wrote:
>
> We met a United Stated Park Ranger who was one of the few Jewish people
> in the department. He told us that when he was stationed in Utah, *he*
> was the Gentile. Thought that was really funny.

Yes, Mormons do refer to non-Mormons as
"Gentiles".

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Cheri wrote:
>>
>> "Nancy Young"wrote:
>> > Gary wrote:
>> >> No. Come on now,Paul. That can't really happen in real life. The bride
>> >> spat in your face at her wedding reception because you gave her a
>> >> cheap gift? LOL! What the hell kind of friends you do have?
>> >
>> > Methinks there's more to the story because that is ridiculous.
>>
>> I don't think he meant "spat" literally. I thought he meant she was
>> outraged, of course I could be wrong.
>
> He did retract that statement but still...for a bride to express
> dissatisfaction at her wedding for a gift is very tacky and "no
> class." She should have thanked him for the gift and then mumbled
> about it to herself later on.
>
> IMO...people that invite you to their wedding, then demand/expect
> expensive gifts....**** them. That's just a greedy thing.

Some people *do* do that. I went to one that had a fancy dinner with
appetizers and a full bar. They put the word out that they expected at
least $50 per couple as that is what they had to pay for the reception. I
don't know if they got that much or not.

"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/25/2014 11:05 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>> IMO...people that invite you to their wedding, then demand/expect
>> expensive gifts....**** them. That's just a greedy thing.
>>
> We had seen too much of that sort of thing, so when we married, we only
> invited parents and siblings. We walked over to the church, got married,
> then walked back to my parents' house for wedding cake.
>
> People sent us gifts anyway, but not because they thought they had to.

I did not expect gifts as we were older and we essentially eloped. I sent
out announcements after and I think everyone did send me something. But it
was mostly checks and money.

wrote:
>
> A few years ago I started buying electric fans for wedding presents.
> They've always been appreciated as it's not a common thing to receive
> as a gift.

That's an interesting suggestion. I'll think
about it. They're not Korean, so no problem
there.

"Cheri" > wrote in message
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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.
Yes.

"barbie gee" > wrote in message
hcrg.pbz...
>
>
> On Sat, 24 May 2014, Mark Thorson wrote:
>
>> They're Mormons, so no coffee gadgets.
>
> Mormons don't drink coffee?
>
> What about tea? There's lots of tea gadgets.

Nothing with caffeine. They might drink some herbal teas but they will not
take stimulants.

"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 25 May 2014 11:03:29 -0500, barbie gee >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 24 May 2014, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>
>> > They're Mormons, so no coffee gadgets.
>>
>> Mormons don't drink coffee?
>>
>> What about tea? There's lots of tea gadgets.
>
> I think it's the caffeine they're supposed to stay away from. Giving
> Mormons gadgets for tea instead of coffee would be like giving
> Jehovah's Witnesses wine glasses instead of cocktail glasses.
>
Yeah.

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sun, 25 May 2014 11:03:29 -0500, barbie gee >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, 24 May 2014, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>
>>> > They're Mormons, so no coffee gadgets.
>>>
>>> Mormons don't drink coffee?
>>>
>>> What about tea? There's lots of tea gadgets.
>>
>> I think it's the caffeine they're supposed to stay away from. Giving
>> Mormons gadgets for tea instead of coffee would be like giving
>> Jehovah's Witnesses wine glasses instead of cocktail glasses.
>
> Hot drinks are eschewed by Moromns not so much caffeine.

No. It's the caffeine. My Chiropractor is Mormon and he tells people to
drink hot water with lemon in it.

"pure kona" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 25 May 2014 11:03:29 -0500, barbie gee >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>On Sat, 24 May 2014, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>
>>> They're Mormons, so no coffee gadgets.
>>
>>Mormons don't drink coffee?
>>
>>What about tea? There's lots of tea gadgets.
>
> I have a couple of coffee customers in Utah. I always wonder but
> would never dare ask.
>
> aloha,
> Cea

This is another thing that bugs the crap out of me. I have who Mormon
friends who drank liquor and smoked but did so secretly and always in the
fear that someone would take a pic of them and blackmail them by sending it
to the church. I know another woman who was extremely hyper. She finally
admitted that she drank Red Bull. And not just one. Tons of the stuff.
She said that she knew she wasn't supposed to but...

This is one reason why I don't do religion. I just can't see why people
will say that they are devout whatever it is when they clearly don't do what
that religion tells them to do.

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
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> On 5/25/2014 5:00 PM, pure kona wrote:
>> On Sun, 25 May 2014 11:03:29 -0500, barbie gee >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, 24 May 2014, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>
>>>> They're Mormons, so no coffee gadgets.
>>>
>>> Mormons don't drink coffee?
>>>
>>> What about tea? There's lots of tea gadgets.
>>
>> I have a couple of coffee customers in Utah. I always wonder but
>> would never dare ask.
>>
>> aloha,
>> Cea
>>
> Not all the inhabitants of Utah are Mormons and not all Mormons live in
> Utah. My grandmother was a Mormon and her biggest problem was during WWII
> in Britain when she could not buy a horrible concoction called Postum. She
> used to drink cocoa and worried about that being allowed. I was too young
> to tell her that cocoa contains stimulants and that's perhaps as well.
>
We used to have a restaurant here called The Great American Food And
Beverage Company. It served pretty much everything in huge portions,
intended for splitting. One night we ordered a dessert. I can't remember
now exactly what it was but there was hot fudge sauce. We all tried some
when one person at the table commented that it was the best chocolate he had
ever eaten. I then watched the blood drain from my Moron friend's face. He
didn't realize that fudge was chocolate. And although he had only taken one
bite of it, he sat there is a state of gloom and doom just waiting for
something bad to happen to him. It didn't of course. It was all rather
comical but also rather sad. We were all in high school then. And that's
when I realized that Mormons aren't supposed to have chocolate. They have
carob!

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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> No it was Postum. I even remember the label. Doing a Google search I see
> it is only available in powder form now. Wouldn't buy it in either form -
> blech!

I only remember it in powder form. Some people have chicory instead of
coffee.

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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>
> "S Viemeister" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 5/25/2014 6:05 PM, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>> On 5/25/2014 4:29 PM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>
>>>> Oh my but I remember Postum. It was a syrup you mixed with hot
>>>> water. We
>>>> were served it mixed with milk. It was pretty nasty. Tasted like
>>>> burned
>>>> wheat bread.
>>>
>>> Not wher I grew up. It was granules and it came in a jar. You mixed it
>>> with warm water or warm milk.
>>>
>> The granules are what I remember - I've never seen it as a syrup.
>
> Doesn't matter, it tastes awful either way. I much preferred Ovaltine as
> a kid.

Ack! I was given some of that at a neighbor's house. I was used to
chocolate milk. Didn't really like it but I had expected it to taste like
that. It did not.

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
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>
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> eb.com...
>> On 5/25/2014 11:03 AM, barbie gee wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, 24 May 2014, Mark Thorson wrote:
>>>
>>>> They're Mormons, so no coffee gadgets.
>>>
>>> Mormons don't drink coffee?
>>>
>>> What about tea? There's lots of tea gadgets.
>>
>> They don't do caffeine.
>>
>
> I know a few Moromons and they drink Coke and Mountain Dew as well as
> energy drinks which are all pretty heavily caffeinated.

Me too but they are not supposed to.