Oh pshaw, on Sat 24 Nov 2007 03:00:59p, Bobo Bonobo(R) meant to say...

> On Nov 24, 1:46 pm, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
>> Oh pshaw, on Sat 24 Nov 2007 12:35:58p, Goomba38 meant to say...
>>
>> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>
>> >> The only thing worse is invitees simply not showing up at all when
they
>> >> have accepted an invitation. This has happened once to me in a big
>> >> way. I invited 4 friends, who knew each other well, to a dinner
party
>> >> for the evening. They all accepted with delight. On the evening of
>> >> the dinner no one showed up. I had planned a fairly elaborate menu.
>> >> After nearly two hours had passed, I called one of the party to learn
>> >> that the 4 of them had decided to do something else that evening.
>> >> Needless to say, they never received another invitation.
>>
>> > Ohmygawd. I would be LIVID! What inconsideration...but even worse
>> > because it was multiplied by four. Did they ever mention it or make
>> > amends?
>>
>> They "claimed" they interpreted it as a casual "stop by for dinner if
you
>> can" sort of invitation. It clearly was not. They barely apologized
and
>> abruptly dropped the subject. It never came up again, nor did they make
>> amends in any way. I saw them socially on occasion after that, but
NEVER
>> at my house.
>
> You should have named names.
> This is a pretty funny public exchange that took place in StL's local
> tabloid:
>
> http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2006-...rs-column/full
> and my reply:
> http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2006-...rs-column/full
>
> Glenn's original letter was in response to the paper suggesting our
> show as a place to be:
> http://www.riverfronttimes.com/2006-...appenings/full
>
> Of course, I am "a vindictive son of a bitch"
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>>
>
> --Bryan

Can't say that I blame you! :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: Sat, 11(XI)/24(XXIV)/07(MMVII)

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