Spike's Bitches 37: You take the killing for granted.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
I just found out that they named him Attila.
Poor child. A lifetime as "the Hun."
If he lives in Baltimore, he won't know that it's a bad thing until he takes history class.
"You want fries with that hon?"
"Welcome to Bal'mere, hon"
Nora, I second the carbon idea, and also look into charging interest for carrying their debt. Or at least a "late fee" or some such. Interest charges in undergrad on my 1st visa is what got me in the habit of paying bills off every month... but then again, I'm a frugal mo-fo.
There is a "beating your swords into plowshares" joke here and I just can't find it.
Have you looked under the couch? It's not like us to not find the joke, you know.
Help!
Bad friend here. Late research for a wedding gift. I was thinking a savings bond in both their names. But upon reading, a paper version of it, it hits its full price after TWENTY YEARS! That seems a bit excessive.
They haven't registered (2nd marriage for both). O ya, did I mention the wedding is tonight???
ACK!
Is bond a cool idea? Or is 20 years way too much? What else? ACK! MIND BLANKING! (bad friend! no cookie)
Bonds drive me crazy because they earn so little vis-à-vis other investments. I tend to cash them in right away.
A special bottle of wine/champagne perhaps?
Well, it WOULD be sort of a "I have faith you'll be together in 20 years" kinda way, but...I think there's a reason it's more traditional to give to a child!!
Perhaps a gift certficate instead? Technically you do have until a year after the wedding to give the present...though I certainly wouldn't wait that long.
Yeah, don't feel you need to come up with something today.
A bond seems a bit optimistic. Nearly half of all marriages ends in divorce.
Gift cards are nice for second marriages. You also have a while to send a gift. Not all gifts have to be there by the wedding day.
Breathe. You can attend the wedding without an immediate gift.
I think bond is an awesome idea -- dead safe investment, and I'd have been rather touched by the implication that you're assuming they'll be together to enjoy in 20 years.
(But note that we were way on the "no, really, we don't need anything! really! reallyreally!" extreme of the wedding gift scale, not the "pay for my honeymoon next week" end. Your giftees may vary.)
eta: amused at the massive x-post of wildly different takes on the same thing. Also, agreeing with "send something later".
ya, I know the year rule.
I agree, the interest rate is x-low, and not a great investment. I was thinking it was a 5 year thing. Seeings how I traveled to Australia for her 1st wedding, gave a ton of crap from Crate & Barrel, and the 1st marriage ended in a year. I guess, passive-aggressively speaking, I was like, "with this, you have to be together to cash it". But 20 years. Oy. That's a bit much. and 20 years double? C'mon, that's like 1/2 the going rate of return for average investment (don't they say double every 10?).
I guess I'll give a empty card for now? I am providing the sound system for the reception. Not a big deal, but eh. Ugg. Why did I wait till last second on this?!?
