Question by Kalamity_K:): Anyone have unique ideas on outdoor reception seating?
I am having an outdoor wedding either early summer or early fall of next year (2011) and I am looking to make it as special as possible on as tight of a budget as possible! haha. I’m considering a hay/straw bale seating with white canvas/cloth over them so it doesn’t look cheap. It’s a not-so-elegant but still classy, fun yet not cheezy, laid back but not lazy, type wedding. I’m looking for something other than chair and table rental. I considered hay/straw bales for the reception and renting long rectangular tables to make a few long bench/picnick type tables or renting smaller round tables and setting the bales in a square around them, so those ideas aren’t out but my concern is either having to buy double the hay (and as a country girl I know that can get expensive BUT my family owns a horse farm so it could be double purposed) for both the ceremony and reception, OR getting someone to move the hay a somewhat good way from the ceremony to the reception site.. it’s all on the same property, but the ceremony is up on a hill in a big open pasture and the reception will be up by the house.
So my questions-
1. Does anyone have haybale RECEPTION photos..because I only can find ceremony pics?
2. Any ideas OTHER than hay bales for a unique reception seating (or ceremony seating..I’m flexible)?
3. Any takes on my already formed idea?
I wouldn’t mind renting tables OR chairs, but doing both is looking to get costly. THANKS

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Answer by planner
i don’t know how much it costs to buy and move bails of hay but it only costs 1.50 (max 2.) each for chairs and most companies deliver for pretty resonable rates. tables run around 8 to 15 dollars each for round tables and about 12.50 for rectangular tables so you are not talking about a great deal of money.

if you use bails of hay uncovered, you are going to need to let your guests come dressed in their jeans which is okay if that is the look you want. but you and your wedding party at least should sit on chairs or you may ruin your gown. the fabric most wedding gowns are made of will absorb the natural oils that is in the hay and though it may not show right away, you may never be able to get it out and it will show up later as yellow stains. this is the whole reason why perfectly clean wedding gowns must be cleaned before storing or selling…the remove the oils from your body.

if you are going to use the hay, use them for tables and rent the chairs. you could use some of the bails as a pedastal base and then arrange more bails on the top of them with each one hanging over about 6 inches or there abouts, so that it gives a little knee room underneath. i would set them up to be as much of a square as possible and cove them with square table clothes put on at angles so that some of the hay shows. top them with jars filled with wild flowers or autumn tree branches.

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i bought a ralph lauren white linen skirt and while ironing it i burnt it (OF COURSE) i went back to get another one and they were all gone. I loved the skirt and only wore it once, does anyone have an idea where i can get one that isnt too expensive as i got this one on clearance for 30$ marked down from 150$. i got it at macys

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Answer by Alyssa C
I saw one at hollister.
And target has some nice ones

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Question by : Can anyone annotate this poem by TS Eliot?
As she laughed I was aware of becoming involved
in her laughter and being part of it, until her
teeth were only accidental stars with a talent
for squad-drill. I was drawn in by short gasps,
inhaled at each momentary recovery, lost finally
in the dark caverns of her throat, bruised by
the ripple of unseen muscles. An elderly waiter
with trembling hands was hurriedly spreading
a pink and white checked cloth over the rusty
green iron table, saying: “If the lady and
gentleman wish to take their tea in the garden,
if the lady and gentleman wish to take their
tea in the garden …” I decided that if the
shaking of her breasts could be stopped, some of
the fragments of the afternoon might be collected,
and I concentrated my attention with careful
subtlety to this end.

If you would be able to identify figurative/ sound devices, explain any symbols, imagery, diction, or anything else, then that would be awesome!!!
(This poem is so confusing:/)
Help!
And no this is not my homework for the girl who thought that it was. I am a substitute teacher and i need to be able to explain these types of poems to the students for a teacher who will be gone for a whole week in the hospital.

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Answer by ed1tha33
I’m sorry as I can’t help you but here are some tips: Ask yourself What is this poem about,What is the reason and blah blah blah

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Answer by ExiledMainer
Absolutely!

Go for it! Creative play is the best for kids!

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Answer by Michelle B
here is a website that shows a few ways to do it, try going here and looking at the few…

http://www.wholesale-table-linens.com/napkin-folding.html

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Question by : Can anyone provide me with a poetry analysis of X.J. Kennedy’s “In a Prominent Bar in Secaucus One Day.”?
I am doing an individual presentation for a Literature class and need some more opinions and analysis.

Here is the Poem:

Prominent Bar in Secaucus

In a prominent bar in Secaucus one day
Rose a lady in skunk with a top-heavy sway
Raised a knobby red finger – all turned from their beer -
While with eyes bright as snowcrust she sang high and clear

Now who of you’d think from an eyeload of me
That I once was a lady as proud as can be?
Oh I’d never sit down by a tumble-down drunk
If it wasn’t, my dears, for the high cost of junk.

All the gents used to swear that the white of my calf
Beat the down of a swan by a length and a half
In the kerchief of linen I caught to my nose
Ah, there never fell snot, but a little gold rose.

I had seven gold teeth and a toothpick of gold
My Virginia cheroot with a leaf it was rolled
And I’d light it each time with a thousand in cash
Why the bums used to fight if I flicked them an ash

Once the toast of the Biltmore, the belle of the Taft
I would drink bottle beer at the Drake, never draft
And dine at the Astor on Salisbury Steak
With a clean table cloth for each bite I would take

In a car like the roxy, I’d roll to the track
A steel-guitar trio, a bar in the back
And the wheels made no noise, they turned ever so fast
Still it took you ten minutes to see me go past

When the horses bowed down to me that I might choose
I bet on them all for I hated to lose
Now I’m saddle each night for my butter and eggs
And the broken threads race down the backs of my legs

Let you hold in mind girls that your beauty must pass
Like a lovely white clover that rusts with its grass
Keep your bottoms off bar stools and marry your young
Or be left – an old barrel with many a bung

For when time takes you out for a spin in his car
You’ll be hard-pressed to stop him from going too far
And be left by the roadside, for all your good deeds
Two toadstools for tits and a face full of weeds

All the house raised a cheer, but the man at the bar
Made a phone call and up pulled a red patrol car
And she blew us a kiss as the copped her away
From that prominent bar in Secaucus NJ

–X.J. Kennedy

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Answer by sumit_ece87
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I attended a graduation party where the plastic table cover on the tables had the graduates names imprinted on it.

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Answer by Kimberlee
Have you looked at Oriental Trader? They have so much stuff for parties, including graduation parties, I bet you can find what your looking for…
I also found a website that has just what your looking for…

http://www.mychefcoat.com/clothnapkins.html

they popped up when I did a search of personalized tablecloths…Good luck and Enjoy!

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Question by im a goonie: Does anyone know of a website that explains the laundry care tags? the little picture diagrams?
I have table linens from our bar/cafe that I need to wash. We are trying to save the expense of a dry cleaners right now. And I am pretty good with laundry. But this is the first time I have washed them myself.

The tags read. 100% POLYESTER
there are four little picture diagrams.

the first is easy, a pic of washing machine with the temperature number.

the 2nd, is a triangle with an x over it.

3rd, is an iron, and i do know they need to be pressed, or ironed.

4th, is a circle with the letter P inside of it.

Can anyone help?

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Answer by Karen L
Google ‘laundry care symbols’.

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Question by wowcolton191: Anyone mind reading a portion of an old western anime rough draft script I just developed?
Keep in mind the format changed cause of the copy paste transformation to yahoo.

EXT. WILD WEST TOWN – DAY

A man named Richard Gnarles (is called Striker though) is riding a wooly horse in the Nevada desert and barely makes it up a mountain top to where a town is now visibly seen up ahead that is scorched by heat and a decline of residents. The dirt roads are deserted with only dozens of tumble weeds to accompany them.

The man is wearing a white trench coat with a brown cowboy hat that is hiding his face through out this scene and has white long shaggy hair as well. Step by step he rides into the town where the few residents inside their houses and outside glare at him surprised they have a visitor.

Striker slowly rides his horse down a dirt road while being stared at until he reaches a large building at the end labeled “West Wild Stay!”. He parks his horse in front of the pub.

INT. WEST WILD STAY – DAY

The place is filled with about a dozen men all enjoying themselves with liquor to fill the room. The bartender sits down nestled into his chair behind the bar table. The bartender is an over weight man with large side burns and a very noticeable mole under his left eye.

Light peeks into the room from the front door, where STRIKER is revealed to be coming in from. The room goes quiet and again eyes peer down on him. He lowers his head ignoring the tense vibes in the room and walks to the bar to sit. Light patterns in from the door continuing to swing open and close.

STRIKER

[keeping his head down with his hat still] Can I have some water for my horse outside as well as a shot of the hardest liquor you have..Thank you.

The bartender arises from his chair and begins to fix Striker what he wanted.

BARTENDER

[still shuffling around to get Striker his drink] This liquor we have won’t be easy to take down…I’d reckon you think twice before drinking it. [looks back at Striker to find that he isn't giving any reaction to what he said]

2.

BARTENDER

[Cont'd] Well alright so be it stranger..

The bartender lays a bucket of water on the counter in front of Striker and a shot glass. He fills the shot glass with some clear alcohol.

STRIKER

[still hiding his face] How much?

BARTENDER

[wiping his hands with a dirty white cloth] Well let’s see the water with the liquor is about 6 dollars for everything..

STRIKER

Thanks..I don’t plan on taking all of this liquor down anyway. [Slams money onto the counter while quickly taking down half of the liquor in the shot glass]

BARTENDER

[picking up the money off the counter.] Well then what else do you plan on taking down? [ he finds a crumbled up paper in the money and straightens out to reveal a picture of an overweight man with large sideburns and a mole under his left eye printed on it.]

The words “WANTED 0 FOR CAPTURE OR 0 FOR DEATH” are in bold on top of the picture. Fear takes over the bartender as he realizes his past has caught up with him. In his fright the men in the bar begin to watch him.

STRIKER

[Raises his head to reveal a red eye patch over his left eye with a white star logo on it.] YOU!

3.

STRIKER

[Raises his head to reveal a red eye patch over his left eye with a white star logo on it.] YOU!
That’s right thank you (:

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Answer by Jacob Edwards
It’s good, I wish I could write like that… The only thing is that was a lot more than it is today maybe .50 for the drinks?

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Question by Miss Understood: Can anyone suggest ideas for reception table centerpieces that are or less?
We have fifteen guest tables, a twenty-four foot long wedding party table, and an eighteen foot long buffet table to adorn. Between tablecloths, overlays, chair covers, sashes, dinnerware, bouquets, gowns, shoes, hair, makeup, VENUE (lol), caterer, and photographer, we are wayyyyy over budget.
I am going to attempt to go slightly cheap on centerpieces if possible. Can anyone help?

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Answer by TJ
Yes I have a solution to your financial troubles. Place 1 long stem, slightly used Red Rose on each table. The Roses can be purchased from this website…www.cheaproses4cheapweddings.com

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