What to say if you don't want to attend a birthday party?

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  1. Folly Mon

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    Think of it as Meeting New Clients :dbgrtmb:

    and the Poss of More Work :WINK1:

    Stay for an Hour or So then off you Fly :wub2:
     
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      Good idea. Say you've come as Lady Chatterley's Lover :lunapic 130165696578242 5:. Should make for interesting conversations and will allow you to get away with some outrageous flirting if you want to. :dbgrtmb:
       
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        I think a combination of Pete and Zigs advice would be perfect. Go as a gardener and get stupidly drunk and kick off :snork:
         
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          As they are Americans they will probably be combining it with a slightly late Independence Day celebration.

          As you're from S.A. you wouldn't be able to make silly comments (I would) about these colonists! :whistle: :roflol:
           
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            What a great thread. 20 coments so far and the advice you get from these canny weasles is worth a GC subscription 'ain't it Dim?
            We're all patiently waiting for your morning after tales. Please keep us in the picture,
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            Yes, I think Shiney's advice is sound unless you feel you can come clean and say your wife is not a party goer and say she is not well at the moment and you cannot leave her. But do as you say and buy a decent present. :)
             
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            I'm not good at lying ... I blush

            all I told her was that we are unable to attend and said that I wish her a happy birthday and a super party ... she said no probs and was very polite

            I gave her a bottle of good South African red wine (1982) as I know that she enjoys a good wine ....

            her birthday was on the 7th, and the party is on friday ....

            I mowed her neighbour's lawn today and had a chat with her .... many of her family are coming for the party ....some live in the USA and some in Switzerland and Germany....

            I think it will be a very good party with no expenses spared
             
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              Well at least you can sleep at night now and enjoy a nice peaceful Friday night with your feet up!:patpat:
               
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                Just for future reference remember - children not only bring great joy to your life, they also provide a ready-made 'crying off at the last moment' excuse! :whistle:
                 
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                  my children are nearly adults .... they don't cry anymore
                   
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                  Wait a second, her birthday is August 7th. So she is a LEO. Oh your in TROUBLE , us Leo's never forget when someone did not come to celebrate with them. Maybe the wine will make her roar less. Good luck to you dear.
                   
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                    I have a cunning plan! Phone her and tell her you can mange to go afterall. It's fancy dress I'll go in your place, I like a good knees up :hapydancsmil: I'll go in a gorrilla outfit and pretend I (you) have Laryngitus so I (you) wont have to talk, just gesture and nod a bit. That way you'll keep in your clients good books and I (you) will be able to neck down a nice bottle SA red! :)
                     
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                      One thing I would like to do in my life is go to a fancy dress party. I'm fed up of wearing normal clothes to a party
                       
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                        I'm Scorpio ... I can handle anything

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                        Redstar it is JULY Dear, You are ahead of yourself :-)

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