Thank you! I figured it was something like that. I have also been told that basic spoken English is not that difficult to learn, but to spell it is a nightmare for non-native speakers. Throwing in a 9th-century "h" for the fun of it is but one small example. Actually the word "nightmare" must be a nightmare for…

Jon and Jonathan, apparently, are Jewish spellings, or so I've been told more than once, but I don't know why. So Jon Stewart, but John Adams. I don't want to Google "why are Jews named Jon, not John" because Google is watching my every move. But if anyone reads this and knows why I'd like to be enlightened.

There used to be quite a few cheap, delicious Cuban-Chinese restaurants in New York. Like in America, the Chinese were brought to Cuba to build their railroad network, and a blended cuisine developed.

The "wee-bit" was unfortunate too. But no-one seem to know-how to use hyphens anymore.

Off-topic and I hope you (and everyone else) doesn't mind my asking, but do you happen to know what that table was meant to be? It's too tall for a coffee table and seems too small for a desk or dining table but does make a perfect vanity!

But where did she find the time to nag via Twitter? Wasn't she the Angelina Jolie of the 1970s and has 23 adopted children or something (including her ex-husband's current wife, yuck.)

Having received his invitation, again God knows why he was invited, I'm sure his plan was to bring a hot woman as his date to show the bride that he had moved on and was capable of doing much, much better looks-wise. He fooled no one.

Oh no doubt, steak frites is not hard to find, I just thought you might like a place actually called Steak Frites, I wasn't trying to be an obnoxious NEW YORK IS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE!!! commenter.

Care to provide context? I know wedding toasts can ramble but I wonder what the set-up for that comment was.

At one wedding reception I was seated at a table with the very drunk ex-boyfriend of the bride (why he was invited is anyone's guess) and his very beautiful date. There was some speculation about their relationship ("So, how did you guys meet?" Stony silence.) Suspicions confirmed when something started beeping and…

Oh, thank you! Did you know that Graham "The Galloping Gourmet" Kerr is still alive? He's not that old, he just turned 81.

So who is the guy in the photo? Normally I'd just google but all I know from another comment is his name is Justin and it doesn't sound like he's still alive. But it looks like his TV show (maybe cable access?) would be fun to watch.

If you haven't been already there's a restaurant right off Union Square (Manhattan, not SF) actually called "Steak Frites." I used to go twice a month, at least. Loved the food, loved the atmosphere, this reminds me I need to go back. Around Union Square you can also go to places that serve stuff as shown in picture…

Believe me, it is far, far better to have your mother fall in love with your spouse than not.

This is not a wedding story but I had the opposite problem with my mother.

I remember a story, I don't know if it's a joke or an urban myth or someone attended this wedding in reality and told me, but it goes something like:

I'm with you on the Dyson. How that man became one of the richest men in Britain is a mystery for the ages.

The problem is that when you own Fine Art you often have to store it in vaults or display it in precisely controlled conditions, adjusting for heat and humidity and sunlight or, in the case of these two beauties, in the bedroom of a stoner illuminated solely by a black light. Plus it helps if it's 1977 again.

I wonder what it is about the name "Marvin" that's so unattractive? Martin is a perfectly fine name, and Kevin is a perfectly fine name, but when you put them together...there must be some linguistic explanation. I can see why you wouldn't name a child Adolf but what is it about Marvin that's so cringe-inducing?

Do you have one of those pill organizers that look like ice cube trays, each "cube" being a day of the week, and you apportion your pills accordingly? My mother-in-law takes so many medications she has three or four of them, one for the morning pills, one for the bedtime pills, one for the take-with-food pills.