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Gabby

10-09-2004 09:40 PM

This is the kind of dinner guest you want to invite

The other night we invited one of my husband's work acquaintances, an
Italian military pilot, for a casual barbecue. He showed up bearing not 1,
not 2, but 6 bottles of red wine -- 6 different kinds of Italian wines which
he then recommended for various dishes. I told him to feel free to pop in
for a barbecue whenever he was in town. ;o)

Gabby

PENMART01

10-09-2004 11:38 PM

>"Gabby" writes:
>
>The other night we invited one of my husband's work acquaintances, an
>Italian military pilot, for a casual barbecue. He showed up bearing not 1,
>not 2, but 6 bottles of red wine -- 6 different kinds of Italian wines which
>he then recommended for various dishes. I told him to feel free to pop in
>for a barbecue whenever he was in town. ;o)

Did you notice his date had purple feet? ;o)

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PENMART01

10-09-2004 11:38 PM

RMiller

11-09-2004 12:30 AM

>
>Did you notice his date had purple feet? ;o)
>

That has to be one of my favorite I Love Lucy programs, Lucy and Ethel stomping
those grape!
Rosie

RMiller

11-09-2004 12:30 AM

>
>Did you notice his date had purple feet? ;o)
>

That has to be one of my favorite I Love Lucy programs, Lucy and Ethel stomping
those grape!
Rosie

Goomba38

11-09-2004 01:06 AM

Gabby wrote:
> The other night we invited one of my husband's work acquaintances, an
> Italian military pilot, for a casual barbecue. He showed up bearing not 1,
> not 2, but 6 bottles of red wine -- 6 different kinds of Italian wines which
> he then recommended for various dishes. I told him to feel free to pop in
> for a barbecue whenever he was in town. ;o)
>
> Gabby

Class. That paisano had class. :)
Goomba

Kate Connally

13-09-2004 06:57 PM

Gabby wrote:
>
> The other night we invited one of my husband's work acquaintances, an
> Italian military pilot, for a casual barbecue. He showed up bearing not 1,
> not 2, but 6 bottles of red wine -- 6 different kinds of Italian wines which
> he then recommended for various dishes. I told him to feel free to pop in
> for a barbecue whenever he was in town. ;o)
>
> Gabby

I guess that's nice if he didn't insist on you
serving the wine with the meal. In my case I might
have had something else planned. In which case
I wouldn't look too kindly on someone coming in
and pushing different wines on me.

Kate
--
Kate Connally
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Until you bite their heads off.”
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Gabby

13-09-2004 08:53 PM

"Kate Connally" > wrote in message
...
> Gabby wrote:
> >
> > The other night we invited one of my husband's work acquaintances, an
> > Italian military pilot, for a casual barbecue. He showed up bearing not
1,
> > not 2, but 6 bottles of red wine -- 6 different kinds of Italian wines
which
> > he then recommended for various dishes. I told him to feel free to pop
in
> > for a barbecue whenever he was in town. ;o)
> >
> > Gabby
>
> I guess that's nice if he didn't insist on you
> serving the wine with the meal. In my case I might
> have had something else planned. In which case
> I wouldn't look too kindly on someone coming in
> and pushing different wines on me.

You do realize I was happy to get this wine, right?

He was way too polite to try to push me to do anything. All the wines were
from the Italian Military Bond store that we don't have access to, and none
of them stocked by the local liquor store. I was very grateful to have him
say things like "This one goes very well with pork; this one, on the other
hand, works well with spicy food; these two are great with steak or roast
beef."

Gabby

Gabby

13-09-2004 08:53 PM

Charles Gifford

14-09-2004 01:27 AM

"Gabby" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Kate Connally" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > I guess that's nice if he didn't insist on you
> > serving the wine with the meal. In my case I might
> > have had something else planned. In which case
> > I wouldn't look too kindly on someone coming in
> > and pushing different wines on me.
>
> You do realize I was happy to get this wine, right?
>

I don't think that Kate was replying to your specific case. She seemed to be
talking in a general manner. I too wanted to post exactly what Kate said but
I didn't because I knew it would be misinterpreted no matter how I said it.

Charlie

Charles Gifford

14-09-2004 01:27 AM

Melba's Jammin'

14-09-2004 02:14 PM

In article >, "Gabby"
> wrote:

> The other night we invited one of my husband's work acquaintances, an
> Italian military pilot, for a casual barbecue. He showed up bearing
> not 1, not 2, but 6 bottles of red wine -- 6 different kinds of
> Italian wines which he then recommended for various dishes. I told
> him to feel free to pop in for a barbecue whenever he was in town.
> ;o)
>

> Gabby

"C'mon-a my house, my house-a c'mon." What fun. You'll be thinking of
him every time you crack one open.
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Kate Connally

14-09-2004 05:35 PM

Charles Gifford wrote:
>
> "Gabby" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Kate Connally" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
> > > I guess that's nice if he didn't insist on you
> > > serving the wine with the meal. In my case I might
> > > have had something else planned. In which case
> > > I wouldn't look too kindly on someone coming in
> > > and pushing different wines on me.
> >
> > You do realize I was happy to get this wine, right?
> >
>
> I don't think that Kate was replying to your specific case. She seemed to be
> talking in a general manner. I too wanted to post exactly what Kate said but
> I didn't because I knew it would be misinterpreted no matter how I said it.

Thanks, Charlie for clarifying. Yes, I was talking in
general. I too would be glad to get 6 bottles of wine.
Just as long as the giver was aware that it was up to me
as to whether or not to serve them with the meal or keep
them for later.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

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