Comments on: Torturing the Guests

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:16:13 +0000

I too hate ‘read’ as a noun. I also hate it when people mix up averse/adverse, and leery/weary/wary.

I especially hate the proliferation of people adding ‘Go ahead and’ to an already adequate sentence.
For example, I just read “Go ahead and put a new box of baking soda in the fridge.”

By: Cricket9

Cricket9 — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:41:03 +0000

I like feisty nephews.

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:02:51 +0000

I think everyone else involved in this terrific party should join Nephew Russell and re-hash the night on your comments page. See, Sister, they can’t stop talking about it!

By: Nephew Russell

Nephew Russell — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 05:38:18 +0000

We didn’t stay until 2. We stayed until (almost) 3. You succeeded wildly as a hostess.

And you’re still wrong about hallucinations, psychosis, “read” as a verb (which I defend on the grounds that it’s not interchangeable with “book,” “essay,” “piece” etc.–there’s a substantial change in meaning when you switch them), and everything else that I’m right about.

By: Cricket9

Cricket9 — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:08:46 +0000

BTW, Ali, nice wedding outfit from that Paco Rabbane’s collection…

By: Cricket9

Cricket9 — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:06:00 +0000

Sounds like a great evening to me. Nothing worse than insipid and polite conversation about things you don’t give a shit about, like what someone’s husband/children/grandchildren like for breakfast, or about some guy known only to the narrator, who did very well in real estate in Florida. Seriously, I sat recently through a few lunches, considering stabbing the company with the fork out of boredom. Your party tough – a black comedy (or not?), lively discussion about drugs and hallucinations, words’ use (almost) everyone hates – I wish I could join. No worries, you’re a great hostess.

By: Muffy

Muffy — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:42:25 +0000

Sister, I would have stabbed a waitress to attend a party hosted by you. Must watch this movie…

By: xve

xve — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:19:02 +0000

I feel like we need gift as a verb, becasue how can we “regift” if we can’t gift?

By: Sandra

Sandra — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:59:55 +0000

Did you serve snacks and drinks? Did your bathroom have toilet paper? If you answered yes to these questions, you did fine.

Patni and I pretty much only use the word “curate” sarcastically, like I use the word “sir”.

By: Suspended

Suspended — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:21:42 +0000

The only person you’ve been torturing is yourself. Cut yourself some slack! It sounds like a perfect evening to me, and one I’ve not had in a long, long time.