Egluntyne Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 He has employed a team of people to manage his facebook account because everyone in the western hemisphere wants to claim him as a friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 everyone in the western hemisphere wants to claim him as a friend! I don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Me neither - the only way he's coming to my dinner party is to do the washing up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted September 25, 2007 Author Share Posted September 25, 2007 richard i read a long post , and now its gone! did you delete it??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Nope, it was me - i was just pming Richard to apologise! I was going to reply to his post, but when i tried to quote part of his post, i deleted it by a mistake. Sorry Richard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 AArrrggghhhh. My rant has gone. How am I going to remember what I said now! As a follow up to my rambling whinge about having to kiss random women at dinner parties I got to thinking that it must be quite an ordeal for the women involved. Randon blokes rubbing cheeks with you - pretty unappealing I would have thought. And what if you get invited to a gay/lesbian couple's dinner party. Does one of the hosts get nominated to recieve the guests in that way, or do different conventions apply? All in all a very strange custom and one that seems mega pretentious to me. If you want to have a snog with one of your guests, wait until they're pretty plastered and take them off down the garden. Talking of which did you see the Dinner Party programme on telly recently? We got invited to drinks and dinner for later this week. Her indoors emailed back to say that we were vegetarians, did it matter, and the reply was that the couple had lent their vegetarian cookbook to some friends, so could we just make it drinks! Why invite us in the first place? I'm really chuffed - I get the booze without having to sit and eat the food and be nice to people, and listen to how bright their kids are etc.etc.etc. (you would have read all this on my previous post, but it isn't there now so you can't) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Sounds like you had a great rant going there Richard - shame I missed it all, but I do agree that dinner parties can be nightmares - all that false smilieness and gosh do I really care what you did on holiday last year? I have decided to become a recluse - no parties, weddings, christenings etc ever again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I am with you Richard - been to one dinner party & have since turned down any invites to others. Its just too 'Abigails Party' for me & reminds me of my parents serving Beouf a la Croute & Black Forest gateau in the 70's while I peeked through the stair rails at listened in I am not a party person either, but I do look forward to a nice wedding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susiepoos Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Not an easy one but here goes 1 - Darling husband 2 - John Lennon - because I miss him 3 - Paul McCartney - it would be great to see John and him together again 4 - Nigella - to do the cooking 5 - Marilyn Monroe - to find out the true story between her and JFK 6 - Billy Connolly - he makes me laugh 7 - George Clooney - do I have to explain why? 8 - My best friend Sue - no longer with us - miss her terribly 9 - Dawn French - she makes me laugh 10 - Louise Redknapp - other half is in love with her 11 - Victoria Beckham - fascinated with her 12 - Jordan - she'd get the party started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I have decided to become a recluse - no parties, weddings, christenings etc ever again Yes - way to go. Mine you, do us recluses have to get together sometime? Perhpas we could have a non dinner party where "Ooops, word censored!"ody speaks? Or we could have a recluses dinner party where I invite everybody round, but no-one turns up - and I've gone out anyay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I think you have to send out the invitations Richard and then we all have to think of a good excuse not to go (mine is - I'm sorry I'm scrubbing the gerbil that day) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooner.girl Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Ooooh! Good question! I would have (in complete random order) 1) and 2) Mum and Dad 3) Marie (close friend) 4) Colin Firth..... 5) OH 6) "Ooops, word censored!"ne Wenger 7) and 8 ) Jo and Tom (sister and brother) 9) Phil (another close friend) 10) Dennis Bergkamp 11) Tony Adams 12) Paul Merson (10 - 12 all ex "Ooops, word censored!"nal footballers) Sorry to be so predictable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I think you have to send out the invitations Richard and then we all have to think of a good excuse not to go (mine is - I'm sorry I'm scrubbing the gerbil that day) I'd really like not to invite you to a dinner party which won't take place next Friday or Saturday. You won't have to bring anything with you, or listen to how fantistic other folk's kids are, and how the teachers don't understand dyslexics. You won't have to hear about holidays in crabby overseas places and pretend you would have loved to have been there. And best of all .... you won't have to come, because I won't be there. RSVP if you like - but I don't care anyway. You will have a lovely time, sitting in, watching TV, drinking wine that you like and eating food that you have prepared for yourself and will enjoy. Have a great time. PS. Please don't work out the double negatives in the invitation as I haven't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I'd really like not to invite you to a dinner party which won't take place next Friday or Saturday. You won't have to bring anything with you, or listen to how fantistic other folk's kids are, and how the teachers don't understand dyslexics. You won't have to hear about holidays in crabby overseas places and pretend you would have loved to have been there. And best of all .... you won't have to come, because I won't be there. RSVP if you like - but I don't care anyway. You will have a lovely time, sitting in, watching TV, drinking wine that you like and eating food that you have prepared for yourself and will enjoy. Have a great time. PS. Please don't work out the double negatives in the invitation as I haven't! Thanks for the Invite I'll do my best not to be there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina C Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I was going to say that I will have to decline and give my apologies - but maybe that means I want to say yes? (its late) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Fabulous Richard - I had a great time not coming, lets do it again sometime never! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Fabulous Richard - I had a great time not coming, lets do it again sometime never! That's cool - it was really great not seeing you all. I'm looking forward to not getting invited round in return and having to think of excuses why I can't come (and being told by the boss that 'you'll enjoy it when you get there'). This is getting rather silly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Back to the original question. I've thought and thought about this one, 'cos I'm not much of a dinner party sort of a person, quite enjoy having a couple of friends round for a casual meal (barbecue ), but if you have too many people it can be hard to talk to anyone properly, and if it's a bit grand you're too busy working in the kitchen and worrying that everything will come out right to relax, chat and enjoy yourself. So on those grounds my dinner party for 12 would be: 1 Me 2 George Clooney & 10 empty chairs We'd have candles, champagne, and pasta and profiteroles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 You guys crack me up. So anti social. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 Ah well, the world would be a boring place if we were all the same I am anti social & proud of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I think I'd have to invite people from the forum - a chance to put faces to names! And David Seaman for a bit of eye candy..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairy&cake Posted September 26, 2007 Author Share Posted September 26, 2007 Ah well, the world would be a boring place if we were all the same I am anti social & proud of it oh i totally agree Hun! If people were all social, it wouldnt be fun dragging people out against there will. [im not mean honest] Im actually having a dinner party tonight I wonder how many of my guests secretly dont want to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 That would put us off our Creme Brulee,Shona Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 By dessert, David would be in the kitchen, helping me with the dishes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
