Makes an Excellent Miniature Casket
May 24, 2007
Many mornings, my fianceé and I lay in bed and listen to NPR. It isn’t that we listen to the news so much as I adore Nina Totenberg (best legal affairs correspondent ever!). Also, we like to listen to the traffic report and laugh at all of the suckers commuting to work from the suburbs. Yeah, you may mock our non-house-owning state and ridiculous rent and crime, but at least I can get to work in twenty minutes while reading the Express. After we were done chuckling about the woes of DC area commuters, George brought up my own new non-commuter status.
George: So, you must be pretty relaxed now that you don’t have to go to Fairfax anymore.
Me: Yeah, but work is pretty crazy right now.
George: But at least you’re not working and going to school anymore.
Me: It is nice. I started a new blog (see how I just slipped that in there?) called ‘Stupid Wedding Crap.’
George: What?
Me: Yeah, you would not believe the things I’ve found. Remember those hay bale wedding favors?
George: Yeah.
Me: Well, I found some engraved wine boxes.
George: What?
Me: You know, engraved wooden boxes to hold a single bottle of wine. They’re gifts for groomsmen. Because everyone needs a wooden box with other people’s names and wedding date.
George: Wow. That’s pretty dumb.
Me: I know. Why do companies even make this stuff?
George: Well, how else are you going to have the perfect wedding?
So far, I’ve come up with two uses for this box, post-wedding. The first is that the 5th wedding anniversary is also the wood anniversary. What better gift for the happy couple than a bottle of wine in a wooden box bearing their names and the date of their wedding?
Oh, and the second future use of this product? Well, at $29.95 each (including personalization, no minimum), these would make ideal cat caskets. Can you imagine future civilizations digging these up and trying to figure out what the hell we worshipped during the early part of the 21st century?
Topics: Bridesmaid Gifts, Groomsman Gifts, Vineyard and Wine |
August 30th, 2007 at 11:02 am
now that just made me laugh out loud. my coworkers are casting worried glances at me. you are friggin’ hilarious!