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| Comment dit-on “fermez la porte SVP” en anglais? — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:21:32 +0000

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By: flask

flask — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:00:47 +0000

I agree, I don’t understand why we have to use a French acronym. Why not just say exactly what you mean? “Please let me know by X date if you will be attending so I can plan food and drinks accordingly.” Simple and straightforward. The people who ARE attending have a vested interest in replying, ergo they’re the most likely to respond.

“Regrets only” is the most asinine thing I’ve ever seen. Why should the onus be on the people who *won’t* attend? People who *won’t* attend also *won’t* be eating my food, so I don’t care if they can’t make it. I want to know who *IS* coming.

It also means that if you forget to invite someone, or drop an envelope on the way to the post office, or (in the case of Evites) mistype someone’s email address, they will never get your invitation and thus you’ll assume they’re coming, then get all bent out of shape when they don’t show up. This happened to me once. I didn’t even know she’d had a party, and she told me in no uncertain terms (in front of other friends) how rude I was for not “sending my regrets.” Later, the ‘friend’ in question found my unmailed invitation behind her desk. She didn’t bother to apologize for accosting me, though, so that was a nice touch.

The best are wedding invitations that say “RSVP” (meaning, if you can’t attend, you’re still required to reply) but then only include a positive response card. So if you have to decline the invitation, you need to mail your own separate note or try to find the bride’s parents’ phone number to let them know (because God knows there’s never a number on the response card).

By: infant tyrone

infant tyrone — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:52:49 +0000

Was that the farcical parade review scene from “Stripes” translated into Farsi?

Boom shaka-laka, laka, boom shaka-laka

By: infant tyrone

infant tyrone — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:49:00 +0000

@#6 Took a coupla of circuits to burn in, but loved your Noah joke.

P.S. For some reason your handle morphs into “Linda Evangelista” in my haiku sub-processor.
Just so if you see your 7 syllables in the middle of an uncredited haiku about former supermodels, you’ll have an idea of where it came from.

By: infant tyrone

infant tyrone — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:39:00 +0000

Matt,
Alphabet toges noires, mais pas de “r”.

PG,
Branches discarded…check!
Manual applicators…check!
But to toggle or not, that was the question.

By: park rose

park rose — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:37:13 +0000

Thanks for telling us your location, April. But what do you think about people who don’t RSVP?

By: Mo®

Mo® — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:24:58 +0000

Sometimes, well for parties because it can cause trouble, I take it off and put it in my medicine cabinet.

By: April

April — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:48:41 +0000

here here! I hate people who can’t handle a simple RSVP. I have a rule, if you fail to RSVP properly two times in a row to an event I am throwing, then you won’t be invited to anymore events I throw ever again. Why should I waste my time stressing about whether or not you are coming, having enough food, etc. if you can’t be bothered to take 2 minutes out of your day to RSVP on time?

If you aren’t sure whether or not you can come, then go ahead and RSVP “no” or at least tell the host you are not sure. I would rather have that communicated to me, then not hear anything either way.

By: park rose

park rose — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:28:20 +0000

Yeah… I got that far. No worries… my conception of things is far from immaculate.

By: Nick Noehm

Nick Noehm — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:49:05 +0000

Your support deeply appreciated, GG!

Fortunately, I’ve already found “Jumbo” at a street vendor’s, lying on a blanket next to a broken toaster oven.

By: pony girl

pony girl — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:00:37 +0000

5.12,

No switches allowed.
Hands only please.

By: Geek Goddess

Geek Goddess — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 05:52:58 +0000

Well, rose, you can do whatever you want with it, although I don’t recommend biting down on it with a filling. I am sure your little hat will look cute on you at the Christmas party.

By: Cady

Cady — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:23:26 +0000

I confess I’m guilty of writing a similar note at the bottom of every invitation I write, simply because the vast majority of my friends do not grasp the RSVP concept.

By: Geek Goddess

Geek Goddess — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:22:21 +0000

I think the thief may be trying to sell it on Craigslist, NN.

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/brl/1335663414.html