That nightmare about having a party where no one showsFollow

Tell her Happy Birthday, and that in dog years she'd be dead.

I'm going to have a housewarming party in a month or so. Just going to invite my friends and perhaps the big guys from work. If I have 3-4 I'll be happy. I just had my birthday and a friend took me out to eat and she managed to get another friend to show up. It was a wonderful time. Large party's are fun but nightmares to make happen.

Am I the only person who wouldn't trust Facebook as the sole method of inviting people? I mean, to get a basic idea of how many people are interested, sure, but I'd probably hit up those who RSVP on Facebook with at least a phone call or text message to confirm.

I thought you were married. You have a roommate?

A live in gigolo, presumably.

Solution: make sure nobody in your group of friends ever has kids.

A punch to the uterus or a kick to the vas deferens should solve all problems.

I only invite close friends. They love beer just as much as I do, so it's usually not a problem.

As for Facebook, I really, really hate how people treat events so casually there. You set up an event, a dozen people accept and only half show up. It's as if people think no one gets hurt if they're lying, because it's just Facebook. If you receive a written invitation and you call back to accept it, you don't just decide not to come. If you do, you at least call them back up and deliver some lame influenza excuse.

On Facebook there's even a "maybe" option, but people still choose to accept the invitation and then not show up. Why? Because declining makes you look like more of an ******* than accepting and not showing up? ******* hell, did we give up on the whole consequence concept without anyone telling me?

I don't set up Facebook events, because I know what's going to happen. A dozen people accept, 50-ish say "maybe" and then a handful of people show up, plus a couple of strays from the decline list who thought that declining wasn't final. When I set up parties, I tell people, face to face, or over the phone. If they accept and then don't show up, I bring down the righteous fury, man. And unless they've got one hell of a good excuse, they don't get invited next time. Maybe they don't care if they get invited next time, but at least then you know who's NOT coming.

Facebook... it's turned a world full of ******** into ********. God, I hate that curly-haired ******* who came up with the idea to create a global, perpetual high school experience.

Also, more beer! Need some pork to go with it, though. Be right back.

I had a buddy who just separated from his wife, and it's official. He even went so far as to pack up a truck and move away to another State. Then last week, I get a facebook invite from his ex to a BBQ next weekend. While she's nice enough, I wouldn't consider her someone I would hang out with aside from the fact she was married to my buddy.

Awkward.

She's letting you know that she's single.

I think its a sign of the times, really. People just aren't as willing to go out and socialize. The fact that everyone was invited through Facebook didn't help anything.