Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for April 13, 2000
Transcript:
Rena: Between bridal and baby showers, retirement parties, and now these kids sports fund-raisers, a person could go BROKE at work. Val: At least now you can honestly say "I gave at the office." Rena: I was SHAKEN DOWN at the office. Val: Yes, but for a good cause.
A retired lady across from me took a job answering the phones in an Italian restaurant… she said she need to work to pay for all the graduation parties, engagement parties, baby and wedding showers, weddings, Christenings, etc. that she kept getting invited to!… I just told her she should just learn how to say “no thank you!”