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.
Angel: Connor, this is Spike and Illyria. Guys, this is Connor. Connor: Hi. umm...I like your outfit. Illyria: Your body warms. This one is lusting after me. Connor: Oh...no, I--I--it's just that it's the outfit. I guess I've had a thing for older women. Angel: They were supposed to fix that.
'Origin'
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Cass - Oct 01, 2007 10:54:38 am PDT #7951 of 10001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
omnis_audis - Oct 01, 2007 11:19:53 am PDT #7952 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
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)
megan walker - Oct 01, 2007 11:22:56 am PDT #7953 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
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?
meara - Oct 01, 2007 11:23:06 am PDT #7954 of 10001
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.
megan walker - Oct 01, 2007 11:24:40 am PDT #7955 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Yeah, don't feel you need to come up with something today.
Cashmere - Oct 01, 2007 11:25:03 am PDT #7956 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
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.
amych - Oct 01, 2007 11:25:09 am PDT #7957 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
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".
meara - Oct 01, 2007 11:26:02 am PDT #7958 of 10001
omnis_audis - Oct 01, 2007 11:27:38 am PDT #7959 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
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?!?
megan walker - Oct 01, 2007 11:30:14 am PDT #7960 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I guess I'll give a empty card for now?
Seriously? I've never brought anything to the actual wedding in my life. Is this a regional or heritage thing again?