"aem" > wrote

>On May 30, 5:50 pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>> You hear stories like this and every time you do it's just as
>> incredible. Okay, I think asking to bring the main course is
>> weird, but maybe if she'd offered to pay for it? Still. But then,
>> telling her what wines to bring?? Hello, pick it up yourself, that
>> takes no skill!

>Stories like this are confusing. At first glance they may seem
>outrageous, but there can be mitigating circumstances. For one thing,
>"lovely home in a nice neighborhood" may mean they all have plenty of
>money and $200 as the cost of contributing to a special party for her
>husband may seem insignificant to the chef's wife. For another, wives
>sometimes misjudge how close the friendship is between their husbands
>and third parties. She may have thought they were close enough that
>they'd welcome a big role in this surprise party.

And when that didn't work out, she thought the other neighbor was
close enough to welcome that role?

I've seen crazy stories like this before. People throwing a party in
a restaurant, then when it was over, dividing the bill among the
surprised "guests" ... things like that.

nancy