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Default Question regarding manners and dinner invites

On Dec 30, 11:00*am, "Bob Terwilliger" >
wrote:
> ravenlynne wrote:
> > See, the thing is, I'm not offended by a simple "no" when I give an
> > invite. *There could be myriad reasons why the invite is declined. *I
> > don't necessarily take it personally. *But when you call, fishing for an
> > invite, then act as if you need to weigh all of your options and see if
> > something more appealing comes your way, I feel like saying "**** you,
> > spend your evening elsewhere, then" but maybe without the profanity.

>
> Next time you find yourself in that situation, tell them that you and your
> husband will be ****ing most of the evening, including a "christening" of
> the dinner table.


Now there you go, that's the best response in this thread.