Ain't That The Truth
Viewing comments for Chapter 9 "Before the Nuptials"Short poems poking fun at the human condition.
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Comment from Jewell McChesney
Typo: [desert] - dessert
Love the ditty about the impressive wedding! It's not what it used to be! is it? Actually I think back in the day, they just hid it better. Haha great job as always!
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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Typo: [desert] - dessert
Love the ditty about the impressive wedding! It's not what it used to be! is it? Actually I think back in the day, they just hid it better. Haha great job as always!
Comment Written 07-May-2015
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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Darn! I always mess up on that spelling. I'll have to remember "Who wants dessert in the desert?" Maybe that will help. Thanks for pointing it out. People spend so much money on this big event. Not me. Parents didn't have it.
Comment from Bill Schott
This 5-7-5 seems to be tattling on the bride or groom. Chastity isn't as big a goal as it once was. Silencing all the practicing partners is a more probable one.
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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This 5-7-5 seems to be tattling on the bride or groom. Chastity isn't as big a goal as it once was. Silencing all the practicing partners is a more probable one.
Comment Written 07-May-2015
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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Ha,ha. Good one, Bill. In my day there were names for girls who gave it away. The big AIDS scare didn't change minds, just made them more aware. Personally, it would have frightened me to death. No pun intended.
Comment from padumachitta
Hey you. Made me laugh..and with so few words. Ah, your wit:-)
I hope you always kept it and your humor.
How many brides wear white on top and silk bakinin bottoms...ah, never mind.
padumachitta
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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Hey you. Made me laugh..and with so few words. Ah, your wit:-)
I hope you always kept it and your humor.
How many brides wear white on top and silk bakinin bottoms...ah, never mind.
padumachitta
Comment Written 07-May-2015
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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I'm sure it's been done, pad. My daughter has a unique wedding. I'm writing about in now for my bio When Blood Collides.
Comment from Sasha
Great work with this. I got a real kick out of it. Some of the old...thank goodness old...customs in Mexico were horrific. If a newly married man discovered his wife was not a virgin, he would hang a smashed terracotta pot from a limb of a tree outside their door humiliating the poor wife. He could then legally leave her and go in search of another virgin wife. Odd that the wife dosn't get to put up a cracked terracotta pot when she learns her husband isn't a virgin...oh silly me, men make the rules, right?
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Great work with this. I got a real kick out of it. Some of the old...thank goodness old...customs in Mexico were horrific. If a newly married man discovered his wife was not a virgin, he would hang a smashed terracotta pot from a limb of a tree outside their door humiliating the poor wife. He could then legally leave her and go in search of another virgin wife. Odd that the wife dosn't get to put up a cracked terracotta pot when she learns her husband isn't a virgin...oh silly me, men make the rules, right?
Comment Written 07-May-2015
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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That's quite a custom! If done in America, those who made terra cotta pots would make a fortune. :-) Eventually, women would turn the ritual into a badge of honor. We can make rules too.
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Most of the men I know are embarrassed by the old custom. Can you imagine waking the morning after your wedding to find a broken terracotta pot hanging outside your door? How bloody obnoxious men can be. Fortunately, things have changed drastically down here...we only use terracotta pots for plants and to make coffee...LOL
Comment from Dean Kuch
virginity quenched...yeah, it happens a lot these days before those nuptials are ever thought about. But, look at it this way, you don't buy a car before test driving it first, do ya? Yes, I know it's not morally ethical, at least not by biblical standards, and I do have an 18 year old daughter to consider. It is a bit like putting the dessert cart before the main courses carriage, however. I will admit that. Lot's of taste testers out there in the world today, of both sexes.
Good stuff, Spit...~Dean ;)
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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virginity quenched...yeah, it happens a lot these days before those nuptials are ever thought about. But, look at it this way, you don't buy a car before test driving it first, do ya? Yes, I know it's not morally ethical, at least not by biblical standards, and I do have an 18 year old daughter to consider. It is a bit like putting the dessert cart before the main courses carriage, however. I will admit that. Lot's of taste testers out there in the world today, of both sexes.
Good stuff, Spit...~Dean ;)
Comment Written 07-May-2015
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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Personally, I think it's a great idea and wanted to try out Hubby. But being a good Catholic, he said no way.
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Well, that's surprising, but good for him. :)
Comment from alexisleech
Interesting concept, virginity quenched, and very apt here!
You have picked an excellent subject for the dessert served first 5/7/5. Well done, and good luck in the competition.
Alexis x
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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Interesting concept, virginity quenched, and very apt here!
You have picked an excellent subject for the dessert served first 5/7/5. Well done, and good luck in the competition.
Alexis x
Comment Written 07-May-2015
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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I didn't enter it, Alexis. Will have to come up with something new by the 14th. I think I can do it.
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I don't doubt it! x
Comment from Phyllis Stewart
QUENCHED... great word for it. LOL! I think people should try each other out before committing, since fit could be a problem, whether too large for comfort or too small for pleasure. Then the wedding night is fun and not scary. )
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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QUENCHED... great word for it. LOL! I think people should try each other out before committing, since fit could be a problem, whether too large for comfort or too small for pleasure. Then the wedding night is fun and not scary. )
Comment Written 07-May-2015
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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I wonder how many marriages that would have stopped when virginity was in. As for scary, I couldn't wait, but hubby fell asleep, exhausted by the day! The later--"nobody told me it hurt!"
Comment from kiwijenny
Do you mean dessert first ...with some desert would work...though for me that's hitting now we are mid fifties sigh.
I digress. I often wonder at lavish weddings . I have 2 girls and thankfully kept it low. Like $3000 .we couldn't afford that lavish spread of your poem
God bless
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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Do you mean dessert first ...with some desert would work...though for me that's hitting now we are mid fifties sigh.
I digress. I often wonder at lavish weddings . I have 2 girls and thankfully kept it low. Like $3000 .we couldn't afford that lavish spread of your poem
God bless
Comment Written 07-May-2015
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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Fixed the screwed up spelling. Maybe it will trigger another shortie. I can't believe the money spent on weddings. Fortunately, the tradition of bride's parent paying for it is out of style. Today, the cost is often split. Actually, I had a simple wedding, but still had to help out with the bills.
Comment from marycec
See your wit is sharp as ever! My son got married last week and my daughter is planning November wedding. It's funny in spite of living together for a couple of years the old traditions still remain.
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See your wit is sharp as ever! My son got married last week and my daughter is planning November wedding. It's funny in spite of living together for a couple of years the old traditions still remain.
Comment Written 07-May-2015
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I've heard that couples who live together first are the most apt to get divorced! Unfortunately, this wasn't the case with my daughter. Sigh...
Comment from tfawcus
These early consumations are like oases in the desert. Or were you suggesting the pudding club in your title? Probably the former, judging by the thirst having been quenched.
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reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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These early consumations are like oases in the desert. Or were you suggesting the pudding club in your title? Probably the former, judging by the thirst having been quenched.
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Comment Written 07-May-2015
reply by the author on 07-May-2015
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I sure screw up on the description, Tony. I appreciate your lovely take on it.
Hugs,
Shari