Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for August 22, 2010
August 21, 2010
August 23, 2010
Transcript:
Mom: Coupon...sale...reminder...coupon...special...AACK! AN E-VITE TO A WEDDING! THE END OF CIVILIZATION IS HERE! "Click here to vote on the bride's dress." "Click here to view a live feed of the bridal party's mani-pedi spa day." Click here if you want to fly across the country, rent a car, rent a hotel room and buy a gift for a couple WHO COULDN'T SPEND 44 CENTS ON A STAMP! No calligraphy! No engraving! No fancy paper! No tissue inserts! No self-addressed, stamped envelope for the precious little reply card! Just a link to a wedding website full of "courtship videos" and a place to post your own comment. YES! We WILL be posting a comment! HAH! We're so happy for you! We'd love to come! God bless you and your beautiful future together! They can reject my traditions, but they'll never squelch my heart. Dad: It cut you off. Your comment could only be 65 characters.
Some would say that civilization ended when they started putting self-addressed stamped envelopes and precious little reply cards into wedding invitations!
I recall the indignant Harrumphs from Miss Manners when one no longer need write a sweetly polite acceptance/regret note upon the finest stationery in blue or blue-black ink by the end of the day following receipt of the Invitation.