On 1/27/2011 6:41 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 27/01/2011 6:36 PM, ravenlynne wrote:
>
>>> I, too, was wondering about that "hundreds of dollars". What planet does
>>> this person live on?
>>>
>>
>> Me three. And also, the neighbor gentleman could have been inflicted
>> with the sort of emergency that requires one to sit on the toilet for a
>> few hours, but she may have wanted to be delicate about it.
>
> I will join the club and cast doubt on the claim of hundreds of dollars.
> It leads me to the conclusion that the host is a lying asshole, which
> provides the explanation for the cancellation.
>
>

Or a gross exaggerator. I spent slightly over 100 for new years eve.
That was steaks, seafood, apps, drinks and it fed 5 adult eaters. I
over planned and it also fed us for a week. (I wish I still had some of
that smoked salmon spread.)

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