If the parents are still upset, I recommend hiring someone who does stuff like singing telegrams, and have them dress up as a pig and sing an apology song to them.
Basically, you want to turn their anger into confusion.
They should film that story and show it every Christmas.
Xander ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jan 04, 2010 12:19:15 pm PST #29250 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Connie Neil - Jan 04, 2010 12:20:09 pm PST #29251 of 30001
brillig
Dress up like a pig in a clown suit. That should put anyone off of the tasty stuff.
brenda m - Jan 04, 2010 12:20:18 pm PST #29252 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
And give the kid a lifelong fear of pigs that'll ensure he never strays again. Really, they'll love you for it!
lisah - Jan 04, 2010 12:23:50 pm PST #29253 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
That's my thought too, Jesse.
Cashmere - Jan 04, 2010 12:26:39 pm PST #29254 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Maybe I'm a terrible person, but I wish the person who made the meatballs had never said anything! Who needs that kind of agita? Not you, or the people who ate them.
Oh, yes! The mom asked for the recipe for the turkey/hamburger meatballs. If my friend had simply given her that recipe, rather than admitting she accidentally brought the wrong dish, it would have been a lot less stress.
I'd send a someecard but I don't know how it would be taken. I'll look for one to make me laugh, regardless.
I'd hate to get in the way of that.
Wait, I lie. I totally would love that.
Hee. Me, too.
Kat - Jan 04, 2010 12:28:51 pm PST #29255 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Cash, did the person who porkified (very careful not to say porked) the meatballs tell both of you? I agree with Jesse and lisah. Also, bon bon is right, a simple apology is enough.
eta xpost!
The dress I just made is Not Looking Good. This pattern: [link] is a waste of my dick and jane fabric. I forgot why I only made one of these before. It fits weird around the collar and is not as flattering as I'd like. Back to duros instead.
sarameg - Jan 04, 2010 12:30:55 pm PST #29256 of 30001
So I'm still a little low on stamina, but am otherwise feeling much better. I hope that doesn't jinx it. I'm thinking the wobbly might be helped by eating something. Haven't done much of that the past few days. Had to run to target for more kleenex and that took way too much out of me...
So my nephew's favorite astronaut is now my deputy director. He's a coworker!
Kat - Jan 04, 2010 12:31:55 pm PST #29257 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I love that your nephew has a favorite astronaut!
sarameg - Jan 04, 2010 12:33:50 pm PST #29258 of 30001
He's got a little shrine in his room: the autographed pictures I got, mission patches, posters of Hubble and the Shuttle. Even after a few years, it hasn't gotten old.
aurelia - Jan 04, 2010 12:35:55 pm PST #29259 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Kat, does it matter if the denim is very worn? Or torn?