Terrible News

[auld argonian]

Jeez Dave,

You killed her right? When's your preliminary hearing? I think most any attorney could get you off on justifiable homicide....

Ron

Holly schnikes, Ron, he doesn't live in Brazil!

Best

AA

[Sir Robert]

Break these two up.

[Ugly Bear]

There is only one solution, really. Go to the wedding in trousers. But sneak into the church (or wherever they're having the ceremony) and set up your special surprise ahead of time ...

... Then, just after the bride and groom say their vows and everyone applauds, pull the string holding the bucket over the newlyweds and dump a bucketful of pig's blood on the bride!

And then -- this is absolutely vital -- play a tape of Piper Laurie crying, "THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!!! THEY'RE ALL GONNA LAUGH AT YOU!!!" in an infinite loop. Oh, my, the bride will sure get some attention then!

Which is, after all, what she wanted. Everybody's happy!

[Mark Keeney]

Does this happen a lot?
If I am just attending a wedding I wear what I want. If they don't want my kilt there they don't want me there. Of course I wouldn't wear something that would be inappropriate or embarassing. The bride and the the groom needs to decide to take people as they are not as they would like them to be.

My daughter asked me not to wear a kilt to her boyfriends graduation because some of his family might not understand. Long story short, I didn't go to the graduation because you have to take me as I am. I am too old and stubborn to change for anyone.

[michael steinrok]

DD,

The bride has made a request of you. The day is hers, honor the request.
A friendship is more important than a kilt. Though it is a shame because you are quite dapper in your full formal rig. I'm sure you pull off a suit or tux with equal flair.

Cheers

I'd honor the request and then figure out how important that relationship is. Then probably not go. Stuff her , I'd let your buddy know that is why I wasn't going either. Going formal is a sign of respect and effort. Outshine the bride? Horsehockey! She has another agenda. Any bets?

[Caradoc]

If I am just attending a wedding I wear what I want.

I'm going to have to both agree and disagree.

As long as the outfit matches the requested level of formality, it should be fine - I believe the bride is being unreasonable in this case.

However, I also think that a goodly number of wedding guests these days are very inappropriately informal in their dress - showing up in dirty sneakers, torn jeans, and a T-shirt is rude, I think, where even making the effort for slacks, a dress shirt, and a tie would be minimal.

[Graham]

Well Dave, after all this advice, what do you plan to do?

for me it would be easy...I'd just tell her that I own no trousers...kilt or naked, that's the choice.

[davedove]

Well Dave, after all this advice, what do you plan to do?

for me it would be easy...I'd just tell her that I own no trousers...kilt or naked, that's the choice.

I respected her wishes and wore trousers and a blazer. I have no problem wearing trousers, as I switch between trousers and kilts all the time. It just kind of irked me that she made the request, and then topped it off by asking where the kilt was.

However, I also think that a goodly number of wedding guests these days are very inappropriately informal in their dress - showing up in dirty sneakers, torn jeans, and a T-shirt is rude, I think, where even making the effort for slacks, a dress shirt, and a tie would be minimal.

I will definitely agree with this. There were several people there who were wearing jeans and casual shirts, and very few of us had on jackets and ties, with a couple of suits present. I enjoy dressing up from time to time, but it seems like most people feel inconvenienced if they have to put on a clean shirt.