There is also the line of thought that if the food is better than the minimum standard, it gives you something to take away as punishment. On a completely different topic: Is it weird to get invited to a bachelor party but not the wedding?
Its weird. My guess is the bride to be really hates you and your buddy fought tooth and nail to get you in the wedding but this was his consolation prize. Or maybe they're afraid you'll make a scene at the wedding. Make a scene at the bachelor party hey it happens. Make a scene at a wedding and you're the asshole
How big is the wedding? Could be that they really limited attendance to save costs... I know that I only had immediate family at my wedding, and all my friends and I went out on a bachelor party before hand, with none of them coming to the actual wedding. But at least I told them why (it was a small affair at the in-laws summer place on the beach, 11 of us total)... they got it, and were totally cool with it.
I didn't have a bachelor party because there wasn't anything specific I wanted to do, and living on a ranch meant I could booze it up as much as I wanted anyway and the law wasn't coming. However, if I did have a bachelor party, there would have been several people illegible to attend that who I, in no way shape or form, would have wanted at my wedding. At the wedding the bride and groom have to assume somewhat responsibility for the behavior of their guests. At the bachelor party the roles are reversed, and as long as everyone in the party somewhat tries to help ensure that the groom to be returns home mostly alive, it's fine. Clear distinction. Are you the only one (to your knowledge) who got an invite to the bachelor party but not the wedding? With wedding invitations you gotta draw the line somewhere due to costs. That's completely fair. But if that line cuts through members of the bachelor party, I'd be very suspicious as to why. Seems kinda like an all or nothing proposition to me.
It could also be a destination wedding. In which usually only family and a couple of friends show up.
I think it has more to do with him not being able to get people to go. He's just a guy I went to high school with and run into a few times a year when I'm back home. I don't care, just thought it was odd. I did wake up last Sunday covered in mud and bruises with a chipped tooth and no memories from after sunset the night before, but come on, St Patrick's day only comes around once a year. And I haven't set anything on fire since I stopped smoking and carrying a lighter.
Speaking of which, Happy St. Patrick's day, everyone. I actually frown on this "holiday," because 1) It supposedly celebrates the forced evacuation of snakes out of an island, which I think is a stupid idea, and 2) I'm not of Irish descent (I'm American first, Scotch-English second). I think this song is fitting: Also, here's this: Spoiler Spoiler
Weird? Maybe, but look at it this way. You don't have to make up some lame excuse for skipping the wedding now. You got to do the fun part and while some weddings are a blast, most suck and are way too long. Winning?
If y'all haven't tried Cheddar Jalapeno Cheetos you have no idea what you're missing out on. These things are like crack.
I've been to two bachelor parties when I wasn't invited to the wedding. In both cases the best man was having trouble getting people to go to the party because either it was going to be astoundingly lame, or everyone hated the groom.
I follow a former cabbie, who later expanded into a multi-vehicle car service, on Twitter cause he was cool story and was convenient to DM for rides if the Cab line at the airport was long. He now spends all his time bitching and taking shots at Uber on Twitter with hashtags. He retweeted that article as if it was an airtight case for why you should never get in an UberX.
That sounds like the case according to this article: "“When Jared arrived, he started hiring other inmates to stand next to him and stand guard,” Jimmy Nigg said his uncle told him. “When he goes into the dining hall he’s buying all this extra food, including ice cream and cake." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jared-fogle-attacked-by-inmate_us_56eacc5fe4b0860f99dbbdd7
Not that he's not King of the Ducks, I'm sure he is. Not sure how well that'll go down when he gets an involuntary psych admin and tells the on staff shrinks that
Corned beef sandwiches. Assorted pickles. Guinness Draught. Guinness IPA Nitro. More Guinness Draught. Irish Coffee. Guinness pudding. Stick a fork in me. I can't find the energy to go out. I have the best green blazer to wear too. Speaking of crazy people who post on forums. This is the Scaxaphone Story from Something Awful. Basically this guy's roommate became a hermit, shit up the entire apartment, would play the saxaphone at night, then started mimicking other people's voices until he was finally hauled off. http://www.wyseguys.com/blag/shitty-roommate/meet-jed/ Excerpts: "He got angry at some video game he and his friends were playing in the common area, so he busted into my room while I was sleeping, and punched me in the face and stomach." "He shat in a lot of our fixtures. He would put his shit in baggies and leave them in strange places. I was thankfull for when he used a baggie. A few words of advice for potential room-mates: A light fixture is not a toilet. A heating vent is not a toilet. The sink is not a toilet. The oven is not a toilet. That is all." "Upon retrospect, I think maybe he became mentally ill after losing his girlfriend, and not being able to part with his feces was part of his illness. This is purely speculative."