tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post7448017531575172917..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: Wedding BelleSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-61814911728082592872009-07-27T10:36:43.122-05:002009-07-27T10:36:43.122-05:00And high-end electronics. Or they'll ask for c...And high-end electronics. Or they'll ask for cash "for the honeymoon."Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-63704340413550462162009-07-27T09:58:58.002-05:002009-07-27T09:58:58.002-05:00The purpose of registering used to be to help a yo...The purpose of registering used to be to help a young couple equip a new household with things they needed. For someone Megan's age, she presumably already owns most of what she needs (and more. If I'm recalling correctly, this is a person that owns an electric potato peeler, for goodness' sake). So they'll basically be asking for high-end but otherwise useless stuff like crystal and fancy china. You know, the things Megan once scolded us lesser beings for consuming when they don't make us happy.clever pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-28839170983969304352009-07-26T15:56:15.117-05:002009-07-26T15:56:15.117-05:00"She'll just spend the rest of their live..."She'll just spend the rest of their lives telling him that she could have done much better."<br /><br />This--not to curry favor with the proprietor or anything--is brilliant.<br /><br />I, too, look forward to MM registering, and "taking advantage of the opportunity" to think deep libertarian thoughts about why it's a good thing. Something, perhaps, justifying the extortion, out of some poor schmuck relative, of a hundred-dollar pair of grape shears.Mr. Wonderfulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-5356252366481240462009-07-26T11:35:28.790-05:002009-07-26T11:35:28.790-05:00Clever P, yes, the registering for gifts should be...Clever P, yes, the registering for gifts should be fun. Especially when her commenters start complaining about being required to spend money on someone else.<br /><br />Getting a wedding license in DC looks pretty easy. Unless she forgets it altogether she should be fine, although I'm sure she'll complain anyway.<br /><br />McArdle and Suderman seem to be identical ideologically, so maybe they'll be fine. She'll just spend the rest of their lives telling him that she could have done much better.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-74092381934095577462009-07-26T11:23:47.020-05:002009-07-26T11:23:47.020-05:00Wait, Megan is a "journalist"?!? When d...Wait, Megan is a "journalist"?!? When did that happen?zeppohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873751697687895179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-2355736160184998572009-07-26T11:11:15.718-05:002009-07-26T11:11:15.718-05:00I don't think the marriage is going to last, e...I don't think the marriage is going to last, either. I'm not being snarky, and I hope I'm wrong, but when she announced the engagement my first thought was that they've only been dating a few months.<br /><br />Sometimes people really are just perfect for each other and there's no point in dragging things out, but that's pretty rare. Generally it's better to wait until the initial infatuation wears off.blivetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-77998225871165758622009-07-25T23:00:49.298-05:002009-07-25T23:00:49.298-05:00See you there, CP.See you there, CP.Dillonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-40292588111480800172009-07-25T22:39:26.265-05:002009-07-25T22:39:26.265-05:00Dillon,
I'll sell you one. Meet me in Mumbai....Dillon,<br />I'll sell you one. Meet me in Mumbai.Clever Pseudonymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-41083917562026310502009-07-25T18:00:07.784-05:002009-07-25T18:00:07.784-05:00The part where she admits she was lying about not ...The part where she admits she was lying about not blogging about her wedding is so telling. As you say, it was obvious to anyone who is even a casual reader of her blog that Megan was incapable of keeping this promise. The only person McArdle was really lying to was herself. <br /><br />On another topic, I have started a new drinking game where I take a drink every time Megan calls herself a journalist. Hopefully Megan's buy-organs-from-poor-people plan comes to fruition in the near future, because I expect I will need a new liver very soon.Dillonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-15582345509426416982009-07-25T15:08:43.508-05:002009-07-25T15:08:43.508-05:00How the hell is Megan ever going to figure out how...How the hell is Megan ever going to figure out how to get a marriage license? She's going to have to actually deal with the hated bureaucrats again. Will hilarity ensue?ChicagoEdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-82559402884328341792009-07-25T14:48:57.006-05:002009-07-25T14:48:57.006-05:00I knew she wasn't going to be able to resist w...I knew she wasn't going to be able to resist wedding blogging. I'm glad. It's amusing watching her completely eat up all those stupid industry-generated myths about playing princess for a day. <br /><br />I can't wait for her post about registering for gifts.clever pseudonymnoreply@blogger.com