So much bitterness from all the old diggers on here, oh so much bitterness….

Have you come here to play Jesus, with the leopards in your head

I agree. This started out as a thread about how much to give to a wishing well and has degenerated into a thread bashing anyone who’s not at least 40 or 50 years old and who is unreasonable enough to get married.
FFS, if you’re too tight to (willingly) give a reasonable amount to a young couple just starting out then maybe you should consider politely declining the invitation. As Bump said earlier – it’s a gift, a present. If it’s causing you so much angst, you don’t really care about the couple and are hypocritical to attend in the first place.
Get into the 21st century dudes.
Rant over.

Runner up (with Mark Gibson), 3 legged race, North Ainslie Primary School athletics carnival, 1966.

Sounds good Tricky but what about the Thousands of people in this country that are less well off.
Are you suggesting that if they cannot afford an expensive gift that they should not attend the wedding. What about someone on a disability pension that is invited to a wedding?
Cannot go because cannot afford much of a gift?
I’m with a few others here. You give what you can afford.

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Fair point but I did say a reasonable amount. What’s reasonable for a cash strapped couple or a pensioner may vary a fair bit to what a high income earner, well off business owner or a trumpet player can afford and be willing to give. I make the point again – if it irks you that a couple has requested a wishing well and you don’t want to contribute an affordable amount, decline the invitation.
You know it makes sense.

Runner up (with Mark Gibson), 3 legged race, North Ainslie Primary School athletics carnival, 1966.

I thought the idea of a wedding was to be surrounded by friends and family, not lobsters and pineapples?

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Exactly, so what kind of family or friend are you if you’re getting your knickers in a twist because the couple has requested money rather than gifts. What’s the difference – it still comes out of your hip pocket in the end and they may have a perfectly good reason for wanting to accumulate a bit of cash. Personally I prefer to give money, saves time shopping and eliminates the 5 toaster syndrome.

Runner up (with Mark Gibson), 3 legged race, North Ainslie Primary School athletics carnival, 1966.

It might still come out of my hip pocket but doesn’t mean I have to be happy about it. I see in today’s Herald Sun that the average wedding cost in 2012 was $36,200. What a waste of money!

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tightass

what a bunch a whining bitches most of you are.

Ohhh….kids just spend so much these days….no respect….. blah blah blah.

I know most of you were married not long after WW1….so guess what? You cannot hold a wedding for 4 pounds and three shillings anymore. Get over it.

well said…...

So much bitterness from all the old diggers on here, oh so much bitterness….

Have you come here to play Jesus, with the leopards in your head

I agree. This started out as a thread about how much to give to a wishing well and has degenerated into a thread bashing anyone who’s not at least 40 or 50 years old and who is unreasonable enough to get married.
FFS, if you’re too tight to (willingly) give a reasonable amount to a young couple just starting out then maybe you should consider politely declining the invitation. As Bump said earlier – it’s a gift, a present. If it’s causing you so much angst, you don’t really care about the couple and are hypocritical to attend in the first place.
Get into the 21st century dudes.
Rant over.

Runner up (with Mark Gibson), 3 legged race, North Ainslie Primary School athletics carnival, 1966.

Sounds good Tricky but what about the Thousands of people in this country that are less well off.
Are you suggesting that if they cannot afford an expensive gift that they should not attend the wedding. What about someone on a disability pension that is invited to a wedding?
Cannot go because cannot afford much of a gift?
I’m with a few others here. You give what you can afford.

http://www.golflink.com.au/...

Fair point but I did say a reasonable amount. What’s reasonable for a cash strapped couple or a pensioner may vary a fair bit to what a high income earner, well off business owner or a trumpet player can afford and be willing to give. I make the point again – if it irks you that a couple has requested a wishing well and you don’t want to contribute an affordable amount, decline the invitation.
You know it makes sense.

Runner up (with Mark Gibson), 3 legged race, North Ainslie Primary School athletics carnival, 1966.

I thought the idea of a wedding was to be surrounded by friends and family, not lobsters and pineapples?

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Exactly, so what kind of family or friend are you if you’re getting your knickers in a twist because the couple has requested money rather than gifts. What’s the difference – it still comes out of your hip pocket in the end and they may have a perfectly good reason for wanting to accumulate a bit of cash. Personally I prefer to give money, saves time shopping and eliminates the 5 toaster syndrome.

Runner up (with Mark Gibson), 3 legged race, North Ainslie Primary School athletics carnival, 1966.

It might still come out of my hip pocket but doesn’t mean I have to be happy about it. I see in today’s Herald Sun that the average wedding cost in 2012 was $36,200. What a waste of money!

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tightass

“I work with retards, Those goofy bastards are about the best thing I’ve got going.” – Pat Healy – “There’s Something About Mary”

We can’t all build “multi million” dollar houses near Cranbourne.

thats right, so stop your bitching and suck it up princess.

thats right, so stop your bitching and suck it up princess.

“I work with retards, Those goofy bastards are about the best thing I’ve got going.” – Pat Healy – “There’s Something About Mary”

Haha you’re still too stupid to see the irony in my post.

you make me laugh….......

you make me laugh……....

“I work with retards, Those goofy bastards are about the best thing I’ve got going.” – Pat Healy – “There’s Something About Mary”

Got nothing hey fatty?

Strive2blow, you are a wank, we all know it.

I’ll say it again for you dipshit,

you make me laugh…....

got it this time?

Strive2blow, you are a wank, we all know it.

I’ll say it again for you dipshit,

you make me laugh…….

got it this time?

“I work with retards, Those goofy bastards are about the best thing I’ve got going.” – Pat Healy – “There’s Something About Mary”

fatty would get invited to my wedding
sorry no room for a window licker

Strive2blow, you are a wank, we all know it.

I’ll say it again for you dipshit,

you make me laugh…….

got it this time?

“I work with retards, Those goofy bastards are about the best thing I’ve got going.” – Pat Healy – “There’s Something About Mary”

fatty would get invited to my wedding
sorry no room for a window licker

If i was to start smoking
i think they would be oh i don’t know..
Vanilla flavored i reckon

Are you a little bit “special” kiwi? You sure come across that way.

Settle down kiddies or Mr Smack will have to visit Bottomland !

300 sounds about right, and throw in a quick pick for lotto as well. Make sure you enjoy the night out, I have always enjoyed weddings,......

Why is it that the most simple of topics is where the popcornfest seems to always start?

Settle it down boys.

It is all Yoss’ fault. And people from ozgolf. They cause all of this.

Phewww, I just checked in to view the responses to my question and I seemed to have stirred up a hornet’s nest. What’s all this mud slinging, calm down boys ! Confucius said “Man who slings mud loses ground …”

Anyway the wedding, which was tastefully done with no pretensions, went very well and everyone had a most enjoyable time (except for one couple who only attended to stir up family politics).

As for the wishing well I left that up to the missus ( because I would have equated it to how much golf gear I could’ve bought) but I did see a few ‘greenies’ being shoved into an envelope.

Let me get this right – you’re only checking the responses now, AFTER you’ve been to the wedding. So no matter how insightful, wise and appropriate our answers were they were no bloody use because you didn’t consult them BEFORE the wedding. You also didn’t pass on to your betrothed our sage advice.
So you’ve nearly started WW3 with a question you ignored the responses to.
Poor form. :)
Good question though.

Zig Zag
you get an A++
You had a big soup ladle and stirred the pot and just let the rest of them go to town. I didn’t think a harmless comment like yours would get them all going but it worked a treat, and you finished it off with style

im not finished

LoL

im not finished

If i was to start smoking
i think they would be oh i don’t know..
Vanilla flavored i reckon

growing?

im not finished

If i was to start smoking
i think they would be oh i don’t know..
Vanilla flavored i reckon

putting?

im not finished

If i was to start smoking
i think they would be oh i don’t know..
Vanilla flavored i reckon

talking?

im not finished

If i was to start smoking
i think they would be oh i don’t know..
Vanilla flavored i reckon

spamming?

Let me get this right – you’re only checking the responses now, AFTER you’ve been to the wedding. So no matter how insightful, wise and appropriate our answers were they were no bloody use because you didn’t consult them BEFORE the wedding. You also didn’t pass on to your betrothed our sage advice.
So you’ve nearly started WW3 with a question you ignored the responses to.
Poor form. :)
Good question though.

Runner up (with Mark Gibson), 3 legged race, North Ainslie Primary School athletics carnival, 1966.

Tricky, I did check in on the same day I posed the question and there were mostly useful level-headed responses. I don’t check in as often as I would like to because my internet connection has gone from #$! to **&^#@!!!++ .
Thanks to Telstra who hold the monopoly on the cable in our street I have to rely on wireless internet, but this is a topic for another session.

im not finished

If i was to start smoking
i think they would be oh i don’t know..
Vanilla flavored i reckon

.......... and I haven’t started yet.

Can someone please organise an upcoming “wishing well wedding” and pose the same question?

PS. Is a gas bottle a suitable wedding present?