as a 'ritual' really. You know the ones we all do each Xmas. Well, she's put in it "I've been to 7 funerals this year". What a cheek. What do you think?
2006-12-05 19:30:12 · 14 answers · asked by The way I are 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Christmas
that sounds like the old fruitcake that's been in circulation for years..
a hoot..!
2006-12-05 19:37:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It cost $.39 to make a virtual stranger happy, plus the card. I'd send it, anyway, and ask how they are, or what else is new.
too funny, we all have one of those, when you wonder why they bother.
I have an uncle who was just in town, didn't bother to call or come over, but I will get a card!
What a cheery person! 7 funerals, kinda grim for a Christmas card. You could always one better her, and say you have been to eight!
My favorites are the computer form letters, I get one from a cousin-in-law. It goes like this [sorta] :"We have had a great year! the dog had a litter, and we sold the 12 puppies for $8000 each. Ron got promoted at work to the king of the department, and got a million dollar raise. I was one Oprah last week, being recognized as the most generous volunteer ever, I got a gold plated plaque. Brad graduate med school, top of every class ever, and will marry his heiress girlfriend in the spring. Jeff just graduated from law school, and got a job right away, he is doing so well he will retire next year, he bought an island in the Caribbean" You get the idea. I am inspired each year to go to the doctor and get some insulin, because I will surely be a diabetic after I read that sugar-filled letter.LOL. She means well though, I can't fault her there. At least she remembers she has a cousin-in-law.
Merry Christmas, happy Christmas card reading and writting.
2006-12-05 19:58:38 · answer #2 · answered by riversconfluence 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I actually like the idea. She may be an older person just trying to share a bit of her life with the funerals bit. Not Cheek to me, just chatting up the news!
I am with Riversconfluence on the computerised "happy happy joy oh boy letters."
What I do hate are those Christmas newsletters. One bloke sent one every year, then suddenly his not-too-bright 15 year old daughter got the job. She didn't spell check, parents didn't bother to spell check, it was atrocious.
I might add, I knew the bloke from business acquaintance. He was a git, his wife a sub-git, and the kid a sub-git of sub-gits.
If for once, they were honest:
"Me husbands still on idler's pay, son Billy will get out of jail in time for New Year's and Daughter, well, she's still in Holloway. Oh yeah, Sam our dog was exonerated from the charge about his biting the vicar. Otherwise as long as I have me Prozac and Gin, well it will be a good new year."
If I did a Christmas letter it would read:
Still at uni, still cold as Hell here, Going to Brother's for Christmas. Books are expensive, living on my own is expensive.... send money!
Charles "That Blasted Cheeky Lad!"
2006-12-05 21:51:00 · answer #3 · answered by Charles-CeeJay_UK_ USA/CheekyLad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(-: That does sound a little creepy. What you could do is wait until she sends a card, and then send one back to her. Maybe she's waiting for an excuse to drop you, too.
However, you never know when you could use an acquaintance in her area of the world (or her area of expertise). Also, you never know where she is going to end up. So, I'd keep her on your list. It's only costing a little for a card and a postage stamp.
Go with your gut, though.
2006-12-05 19:41:06 · answer #4 · answered by Madame M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you have to keep sending the cards. Unless pissing her off seems more appealing than the thought of sending her the damn card.
If you don't want to upset her, then just continue to return the cards until next time you move. Then 3 years later when you bump into her in the street, tell her you moved and also lost her address. Then when you exchange addresses again, give her a fake one, then when you bump into her a further 3 years later, tell her you moved again then lost her address AGAIN!
I think you should just continue sending her cards (but make it really boring and impersonal so she knows her place).
2006-12-05 19:47:00 · answer #5 · answered by Debbs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you met and while you don't remember it well, she was quite impressed with you? So to her, you are valued? Might you have had a bit to drink sometime and it's all hazy? You can never have too many friends you know, and the remark about funerals may be an attempt to throw something out of a personal nature for conversation.
LOL, try not to be so English...show a little friendliness maybe!
2006-12-05 19:36:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't stop sending them!
Maybe she sensed that you were going to stop sending her cards and so told you she'd been to the funerals as a warnign for you. Maybe the funerals were of 7 people who stopped sending her cards and maybe she killed them for that reason! :o
2006-12-06 01:15:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't sound to me like either one of you are sending your greetings from the heart. Just something you have to do each year.People need to get back on track during the holidays. Send your greetings with meaning and from the heart.
2006-12-05 22:43:29 · answer #8 · answered by me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Difficult.
We all do it I guess.
You could try sending one with a little bit of upbeat news.
But you say you don't really know her.
So why do you feel the need to continue?
Do you do other correspondence during the year?
2006-12-05 19:47:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think she's lonely. at least, you bother to send her a card each year. maybe this year, you can start to get to know her better. life is short. enjoy, make it real, or else drop this facade.
2006-12-05 19:35:06 · answer #10 · answered by lsl4x 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋