"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 3/17/2018 10:16 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sat 17 Mar 2018 07:04:22a, Nancy Young told us...
>>
>>> On 3/17/2018 9:52 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>> On Sat 17 Mar 2018 05:47:33a, Janet told us...
>>>
>>>>> Actually you do.You requoted his original post. He never said
>>>>> it was a
>>>>> potluck, and it clearly is not. He said
>>>>>
>>>>> " it's a reception that a bunch of people are chipping in
>>>>> items for
>>>>> I need to come up with some finger food / appetizer type stuff
>>>>> they are saying 25 pieces but they also say they aren't being
>>>>> very
>>>>> scientific about it desserts are the other option, so the
>>>>> finger food should be savory I think .any ideas? I'm at a
>>>>> loss"
>>>
>>>> A rose by any other name.
>>>
>>> I was wondering what I didn't know about potlucks that this didn't
>>> qualify as such. Is it because there was a category specified?
>>>
>>> nancy
>>>
>>
>> In most places I've lived it was not uncommon to request that someone
>> bring a particlar category of food so as not to over duplicate. In
>> fact in some cases I've seen sign-up lists for a persons name and
>> what they planned to bring.
>>
> That's the way the pot lucks (not fancy enough to be called "receptions")
> at the office were conducted. Without categories there would have been an
> over-abundance of desserts. Ours were the sign-up list sort of thing.
>
> I can't figure out if tert is being *told* what category or what. I
> missed a huge thing - his original post. LOL

I think only some people were asked to bring things.