Well that was time and money well spent by the feminist harridan and her

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Originally Posted by Pat Vegas

I didn't really need one. I just had one for formality. I didn't give him any duties.

Though looking back I would have asked for his assistance to sort of shepherd people around a bit.

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I didn't have one at all. I had an old chum to act as my witness, but that was basically it.

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Originally Posted by Burney

I would never give anyone a task that involves them having to stay remotely sober at the reception. To do so would seem actively unpleasant to me.

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This was at the ceremony so rather than enjoy it I am thinking hope I press the right button.
The track was called best day of my life or something.

I put it on and thought oh **** it's wrong. as I was expecting Bryan Adams or something.
it wasn't summer of 69.

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Originally Posted by Burney

Well there you go. Why on earth would you want to invite 200 cünts to your special day? The mere fact that you would consider doing so tells me you're looking at the thing all wrong.

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You can't promote the idea of family, the future, children etc. with that attitude, I'm afraid, which is presumably the whole point of the thing. It's not the time for meanness and selfishness and me, me, me-ness.

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Originally Posted by redgunamo

You can't promote the idea of family, the future, children etc. with that attitude, I'm afraid, which is presumably the whole point of the thing. It's not the time for meanness and selfishness and me, me, me-ness.

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Mate, there are barely 20 people on this earth whose happiness and enjoyment I truly give a shît about, let alone 200.

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Originally Posted by Burney

Nah. In fact, it's a considerable imposition, if you think about it.

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:nod: That's why I had the poove.

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Mate, there are barely 20 people on this earth whose happiness and enjoyment I truly give a shît about, let alone 200.

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Of course, but everyone enjoys a booze-up and a dance. That's the point. You don't have to care about them but the more of them there are, the merrier.

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Originally Posted by Sir C

:nod: That's why I had the poove.

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Best Best Man Ever imo. Got hammered with you beforehand and gave a wonderfully short oration. That's all one needs really.

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Of course, but everyone enjoys a booze-up and a dance. That's the point. You don't have to care about them but the more of them there are, the merrier.

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I disagree. Best weddings I've been to (i.e. the only ones I've enjoyed) have both been relatively small affairs.

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I disagree. Best weddings I've been to (i.e. the only ones I've enjoyed) have both been relatively small affairs.

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Exactly, otherwise it's even more strangers you have no interest in talking too than normal.

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Best Best Man Ever imo. Got hammered with you beforehand and gave a wonderfully short oration. That's all one needs really.

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Hmm. He spent the day before getting me hammered from about midday onwards. In the evening he moved on to shovelling the devil's dandruff up my bugle. After I finally got to bed at about 3, he re-appeared at my door to enquire whether I had any further stash as he had used all his up. Then the next morning he paced around like a caged lion muttering, "I'm so nervous, I'm so nervous.." until I almost had a breakdown.

Sub-optimal, really.

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I disagree. Best weddings I've been to (i.e. the only ones I've enjoyed) have both been relatively small affairs.

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People always say that though, for Monty reasons, I imagine. But it all really misses the point; it's supposed to be a whole clan, community or whatever, coming together to celebrate and promote a belief in a certain way of life. It is not supposed to be about the limits of one person's whim or wallet.

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Hmm. He spent the day before getting me hammered from about midday onwards. In the evening he moved on to shovelling the devil's dandruff up my bugle. After I finally got to bed at about 3, he re-appeared at my door to enquire whether I had any further stash as he had used all his up. Then the next morning he paced around like a caged lion muttering, "I'm so nervous, I'm so nervous.." until I almost had a breakdown.

Sub-optimal, really.

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:hehe: Sounds perfect. Just what a chap needs when under pressure.

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People always say that though, for Monty reasons, I imagine. But it all really misses the point; it's supposed to be a whole clan, community or whatever, coming together to celebrate and promote a belief in a certain way of life. It is not supposed to be about the limits of one person's whim or wallet.

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Sounds like the 4th place trophy of weddings.

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Originally Posted by Pat Vegas

Sounds like the 4th place trophy of weddings.

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How do you mean?

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People always say that though, for Monty reasons, I imagine. But it all really misses the point; it's supposed to be a whole clan, community or whatever, coming together to celebrate and promote a belief in a certain way of life. It is not supposed to be about the limits of one person's whim or wallet.

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We're all a bit more nuclear these days. I belong to no 'clan'. Unless you're a direct blood relation (father, mother, sibling, niece, nephew, uncle or aunt at a pinch) you can fück right off.

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We're all a bit more nuclear these days. I belong to no 'clan'. Unless you're a direct blood relation (father, mother, sibling, niece, nephew, uncle or aunt at a pinch) you can fück right off.

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I suppose so. Homos and whomever else may just as well get "married" too then as it makes absolutely no difference to anything anymore :-\

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We're all a bit more nuclear these days. I belong to no 'clan'. Unless you're a direct blood relation (father, mother, sibling, niece, nephew, uncle or aunt at a pinch) you can fück right off.

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But it's like anything; imagine if the only people who ever contributed to a cause were those who were actually seriously committed to it, rather than those who are merely on hand because of the booze, the birds and the Bratwürst.

Football clubs, all these street protests, rock festivals and so on. Their success is measured in numbers.

tbh, he's had a narrow escape there, Clive