On Nov 26, 3:37*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> On 26/11/2011 3:19 PM, cshenk wrote:
>
> > I have to admit, I am a bit appalled at the number of posts seen here
> > where people were offered a free dinner and have nothing to say
> > afterwards but how 'crappy' they felt it was.
>
> > Me generation people can be so boring. *If you complained about a meal
> > gifted to you, the only appropriate reply is to offer to cook it for
> > them next year. *Don't be shocked if they think your cooking is as bad
> > as you think theirs is.
>
> Tell me about it. When I had my brother and his family (wife, two grown
> sons, a daughter in and and two grandchildren) here a few years ago, the
> oldest son (over 30) pouted because there was nothing for dessert that
> he liked. *I all the usual Christmas stuff that is traditional in our
> family, a Christmas pudding, dark fruitcake, light fruitcake, several
> types of shortbread cookies, browns, Black forest squares, mince meat
> tarts, macaroons and a few others, plus a platter of fruit. *Out of all
> that there was nothing he liked.... and he whined about it like a child.
> * We had them one more time, and I asked his mother to bring something
> that he would like for dessert.
>
> My wife wants to invite them again and I just can't see putting myself
> in that position again.
>
> Besides... their other son is a chef. *He could probably do better than us

The jerk probably sought Twinkies. I'd have wanted to slug 'im.