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6th January 09, 08:46 AM
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Well I don't think anyone can blame you for being upset at that. Or for passing on the dinner for that matter.
I might go with the suggestion to have your own...
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6th January 09, 11:09 AM
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Wow! I thought our Burns Supper was reasonable at C$50. That's a pretty high price; maybe the whisky is included.
"Touch not the cat bot a glove."
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6th January 09, 11:32 AM
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Grrr
Noticed in the paper that a restaurant owner in Japan paid $100,000 for a 300 lb. blue fin tuna. Maybe they are serving tuna on a cheese cracker so the price does not seem out of line.
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6th January 09, 11:43 AM
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My Burns supper is likely to consist of a couple drams of fine single malt "water of life". I am on a specific diet..
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6th January 09, 12:31 PM
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I have to ask this," does one actually get asked to pay, to eat haggis?"
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6th January 09, 12:53 PM
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 Originally Posted by CDNSushi
I just got an e-mail from the St. Andrews Society in Tokyo in regards to this year's Burns supper, and boy did they just cheese me right off!
I was so looking forward to attending this year, until I saw the bloody price! The price is a whopping ¥24,000!!! That's friggin' $263 USD for the love of Mike! What're they doin'? Exhuming Rabbie himself and bringing him all the way from Dumfries for the festivities? I could've sworn that when I looked at the info from last year, the tickets were ¥15,000 ($164) and even THAT'S pretty pricey. But $263? Good grief! If I were to go with my wife, the whole thing would cost me $660 with gas and highway tolls added in. $660 for a SUPPER! I dunno about you rabble, but I can think of a lotta things to do with $660 other than buying a single meal!
Unbelievable! Must be that everyone struck it rich and didn't tell me, because I sure don't have that kinda scratch... Man... Really, really, really disappointing is what it is.
  
/rant
/off to sulk in the corner
Yeowtch! I'm not spending an awful lot more than that to attend the Ferintosh Burns Supper in Scotland - including airfare.
Maybe put on your own supper for some close friends?
 Originally Posted by Jock Scot
I have to ask this," does one actually get asked to pay, to eat haggis?"
Dee
Ferret ad astra virtus
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6th January 09, 01:32 PM
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About ten years ago I was offered a job in Japan at what was (for then) a big salary. I flew out for the 10 day interview (very thorough, those Japanese) but in the end had to decline for two reasons: Cultural deprivation AND the excruciatingly high cost of living. Just to rent a parking place next to my flat in Yoda City was $15,000 a year...
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6th January 09, 02:13 PM
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The best way of getting into some place you couldn't afford is to be on the payroll. I love piping for things that I otherwise wouldn't/couldn't afford.
Airman. Piper. Scholar. - Avatar: MacGregor Tartan
“KILT, n. A costume sometimes worn by Scotchmen in America and Americans in Scotland.” - Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
www.melbournepipesanddrums.com
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20th January 09, 11:53 PM
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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.
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21st January 09, 12:23 AM
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