Spike's Bitches 32: I think I'm sobering up.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
They gave their baby's SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ON AN INVITATION? Are these people complete idiots????
I'm getting the idea that a really good dedication prezzie for the baby would be an identity theft protection plan. Or, ya know, a gift certificate to a lawyer who specializes in ID theft cases. Wouldn't that be a kick in the pants for the parents.
ETA: Oooh, oooh, ooh, how about Googling info on what to do in case of identity theft, and print it on some fancy paper. I'm all about the homemade gifts.
Even putting the baby's size on an invitation is an outright request for a qift and would piss me off to no end. The SS just capped it with utter stupidity. (I understand it's a request for savings bonds, etc. but PUHLEEZE--TACKY.)
A's won.
Fireworks pretty.
Irish coffee strong.
Zenkitty's "friends" stoooooopid.
Googling info on what to do in case of identity theft, and print it on some fancy paper. I'm all about the homemade gifts.
See, I was thinking that actually doing some identity theft using the SSN would be the gift that keeps on giving.
Even putting the baby's size on an invitation is an outright request for a qift and would piss me off to no end.
This is so crass. Logically, even registering is a no-no (I think I read that in Miss Manners once, and it makes sense). I'm not sure why registering doesn't bother me, except that it's so widely practiced. This, however, squicks me something horrid. I don't recommend picking friends for what they can give you, but these seem like losable ones, Zenkitty.
See, I was thinking that actually doing some identity theft using the SSN would be the gift that keeps on giving.
Like a pregnant cat...
Logically, even registering is a no-no
I get this but damn, sometimes, I am so happy about it. And I made P register before she even sent out announcements (it wasn't on the announce, but the info was easily available before they went out) because people always ask. We are far enough apart from those that we care about that we can't just *know* what she might need. I barely know what they need and I spent the first week with the baby there more than I was home. Still? I get it.
Just randomly hit the ex of an ex googling. It is so time to go to bed. Weird.
I am so happy about it.
Me too. I have a friend who got married last year who wasn't planning to register until a bunch of her friends begged her to. I don't particularly like the idea of it, but I love the ease.
Wait a minute. What's wrong with registering for wedding gifts and baby shower and/or new baby gifts? At least with weddings, it's a time honored tradition. Everyone I know registers. It may not have been something much done by the middle class or below until places like Target came online with it, but I know darn well all the better department stores have had gift registries for yonks ages, even as far back as when my parents got married. I even encouraged my kids to register for the baby Jina was going to have (but didn't.) It sounds like Miss Manners might not like it, but I, personally, don't believe she is the be-all-end-all of manners as relates to customs and traditions. Registering was a way for folks to get complete china sets and the like. No one expected one guest to buy a complete set of china, so it was listed by complete place settings and a guest could buy just one. Hopefully, enough people would buy just one that the couple got a complete set. The same with silverware.
I get why registering could be seen as pushing for gifts by the Miss-Mannerly, but seriously, I never know what to get even people I know really well - trying to buy for showers etc would be a nightmare without a registry. Now, if my friends registered for really expensive shit, or at like Bloomingdale's, that would suck.
Anyway, I'm over it all. I'm just gonna go and have fun and forget about it. I'm gonna try to get there early enough that I won't walk in just as the minister is doing his thing. The invite says the party is from 1-5, and the ceremony starts at 1. So if I'm a few minutes late, as is likely since I haven't been to their new house before, I'll walk in right in the middle of it. Maybe I should be like a half-hour late.
Oh, and Raq? I was totally pondering identity-theft-ing the kid. At least put her on an annoying mailing list or something.
Zenkitty, you are definitely appropriately named. I hope you have fun!
I think what I'm reading about registries (and what I was trying to get clear in my mind) is that registering a major event once is cool. Registering multiple times just for the sake of getting more goodies is mos def tacky and uncool.
IOmeN, this is the only nice day predicted for the long weekend and where am I? At work. Bleh. It probably wouldn't be so bad if I wasn't listening to a streaming blues channel on my computer. Heh.
