LOL! I just got a "ding" in my Gmail box. Seems that the St. Andrews Society of Tokyo and Yokohama is havin' just a weeeee bit o' trouble hawking those ridiculously priced Burns supper tickets.

Here's an excerpt of what they sent me:

In true Scottish tradition, your committee, in recognition of giving value for money for an excellent evening of fun, dancing and drinking has renegotiated the ticket price down to 20,000 yen per person!! Spread the news and bring along your friends for what will be an unforgettable night.
Somehow, I think many have lost the whole concept of Scots being a FRUGAL people. This whole kilted hobby thing is really starting to affect my bottom line here... Bloody expensive comes to mind.

That's STILL $220 per person. And I can still get a nice kilt for $440 (even if I write off the cost of traveling to and staying in Tokyo overnight). You know what they can do with that invitation...
:butt:


As such, I REALLY REALLY liked the suggestions that others had in this thread -- just hold your own! Brilliant idea! But that I'll discuss somewhere else... as I really don't want to threadjack my own thread. LOL.