UpperDeck Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Superbowl Tickets A friend of mine has two tickets for the 2017 Super Bowl, both are box seats. He paid $1,700 for each ticket. He didn't realize when he bought them that this was going to be on the same day as his wedding - so now he can't go. If you know someone who would be interested and would like to go in his place, it's at St Peter's Church, in New York City, at 4:00 pm. Her name is Darlene, age 29, she is 5'4", about 115 lbs, attractive, she makes $240,000 annually, she also owns her apartment on Central Park West. She will be wearing a white dress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon The Loon Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Great. Thanks UD. I'm now in the dog-house for laughing at your post so loudly in front of my wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 13 hours ago, Rich Pulman said: 14 hours ago, UpperDeck said: she makes $240,000 annually Canadian or US dollars? I would be more concerned about her wearing white after Labour Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 57 minutes ago, Fido said: I would be more concerned about her wearing white after Labour Day I was curious about whether weddings get an exemption from that rule (and about where the rule came from in the first place.) Here's what I found: Wearing white in the summer makes sense. Desert peoples have known for thousands of years that white clothing seems to keep you a little bit cooler than other colors. But wearing white only during the summer? While no one is completely sure exactly when or why this fashion rule came into effect, our best guess is that it had to do with snobbery in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The wives of the super-rich ruled high society with an iron fist after the Civil War. As more and more people became millionaires, though, it was difficult to tell the difference between old money, respectable families, and those who only had vulgar new money. By the 1880s, in order to tell who was acceptable and who wasn’t, the women who were already “in” felt it necessary to create dozens of fashion rules that everyone in the know had to follow. That way, if a woman showed up at the opera in a dress that cost more than most Americans made in a year, but it had the wrong sleeve length, other women would know not to give her the time of day. Not wearing white outside the summer months was another one of these silly rules. White was for weddings and resort wear, not dinner parties in the fall. Of course it could get extremely hot in September, and wearing white might make the most sense, but if you wanted to be appropriately attired you just did not do it. Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, and society eventually adopted it as the natural endpoint for summer fashion. Not everyone followed this rule. Even some socialites continued to buck the trend, most famously Coco Chanel, who wore white year-round. But even though the rule was originally enforced by only a few hundred women, over the decades it trickled down to everyone else. By the 1950s, women’s magazines made it clear to middle class America: white clothing came out on Memorial Day and went away on Labor Day. These days the fashion world is much more relaxed about what colors to wear and when, but every year you will still hear people say that white after Labor Day is unacceptable, all thanks to some snobby millionaires over 100 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Any man foolish enough to spend $1700 a piece for tickets to an NFL game doesn't deserve a wife who earns a quarter million per year. He's going to need every dime of that salary to afford to live in NYC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon The Loon Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 3 hours ago, Fido said: I would be more concerned about her wearing white after Labour Day 2 hours ago, seeker said: I was curious about whether weddings get an exemption from that rule (and about where the rule came from in the first place.) Here's what I found: class America: white clothing came out on Memorial Day and went away on Labor Day. These days the fashion world is much more relaxed about what colors to wear and when, but every year you will still hear people say that white after Labor Day is unacceptable, all thanks to some snobby millionaires over 100 years ago. 56 minutes ago, J.O. said: Any man foolish enough to spend $1700 a piece for tickets to an NFL game doesn't deserve a wife who earns a quarter million per year. He's going to need every dime of that salary to afford to live in NYC. THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SENSE OF HUMOUR LOSS ON THIS THREAD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deicer Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 3 hours ago, Fido said: I would be more concerned about her wearing white after Labour Day Dishwasher matches the fridge and stove? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 1 minute ago, Moon The Loon said: THERE APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SENSE OF HUMOUR LOSS ON THIS THREAD! Next they will be questioning the value of the Tickets. compared to other forms of entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 19 minutes ago, deicer said: Dishwasher matches the fridge and stove? That's not like carpet matching the drapes ..is it ?? Naaaaaah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadairguy Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Well done, UpperDeck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I have sent this around and there are at least two divorced guys willing to take a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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