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[hazel] and I are getting married in less
than 2 weeks now. I know, all rather
exciting.
Anyroads, in the course of planning the
reception, I was reminded of parties I'd
been to in the past at which the opening
gambit of gabbling is generally "so, how
are you connected to the happy couple?"
This
new badge, unlike others recently
posted, is inoffensive and rather helpful.
Each badge has it's own unique RFID so to
identify it's wearer. A family tree or people
network is loaded to each badge, showing
the relationships between each person and
thus badge. Finally, each badge can read
other RFID tags.
As you wear your badge and mingle
amongst the drunk, the badge recognises
other badges around it and displays a
helpful message like "I'm Helen, your
sister's brothel manager"* to stop the
dullarse questioning that's normally found
at receptions.
*[benfrost] helped with this particular
example - "your mother", "Dave's aunt"
might be slightly more likely.
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How lovely, a halfbaked wedding. (There must be an idea in there somewhere, probably something to do with the cake being in the shape of a croissant, or the like). |
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I like the idea, I would think they would be a hit at family reunions, and naturally funerals. + for the idea, and + for the nups. |
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I'd just point out that the questions are quite meaningless, just ways to start the conversation. So, instead of dull arse questions, now there'll be no conversation at all... |
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Congratulates are in order. |
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I very much like the relative relative framework e.g. it knows your relationship to the relative (or otherwise) in question. I fully expect to recognise [jonthegeologist] and [hazel], but others would be very useful. |
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[DrC]: The dull arse questions will just be replaced; instead of "Hi, who are you?" there'll be "So, you're [hazel]'s probation officer. What's that about?" |
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Congratulations Jon & Hazel! - "Why yes! - I *am* Jon's proctologist! - Let me tell you a story..." |
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"Am I trying to appear mysterious by not wearing a badge?"
" No, madam, I'm the wine waiter. Red or white?"
[jtg]&[h] Congrats. |
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Congratulations, john and hazel. |
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I was at an Amero-Scots wedding recently, in the States, and as I mingled bekilted among the various Alabaman family members, I made conversation, which invariably ended up with the following exchange: |
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American: You know, I'm Scottish.
Me: Oh, really.
American: Yeah, I'm a [insert Scottish name]
Me: Wow, what a coincidence, my grandmother is a [insert Scottish name].
American: Maybe we're related!
Me: Perhaps we are. <moves on to next American, smiling hard> |
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This is the kind of conversational manna that your invention will deny me. Still, in all likelihood, I won't have the opportunity to use that tack again, so I can't withhold my croissant. |
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Congratulations to both of you! Any chance of getting some half-baked cake? |
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thank you for the congratulations - we'll post some halfbaked wedding cake to the internet somewhere for your enjoyment. |
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+ Marzipan-coated croissant for you. |
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[calum] with this it would, of course, show you your actual relationship to the aforementioned American. |
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Congratulations [jonthegeologist] and [Hazel]! |
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It might be a bit embarassing if you discover some sort of actual relation between people who shouldn't be related at all. Loops in the family tree are always a bad sign. |
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"Brian is your brother, Brian is your father" |
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Apparently. What about fools? |
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With each other? Never seen it myself. |
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Beautiful! Congrats to you both. [+] |
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<RFID>"I'm here for the beer"</RFID> |
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Congratulations. May there be cheer in your ranks! |
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I especially like the personalization with the "your"s and that kind of thing. |
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//There must be an idea in there somewhere, probably something to do with the cake being in the shape of a croissant, or the like// |
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Bugger. Why didn't I think of that. Sadly it's too late now as we have some towering monstrosity of fruit cake. |
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This idea partly came out of my grandfather's 80th birthday party where we were all forced to wear name tags but us youngsters still had no idea exactly who Mabel, Doris or indeed the curious old gentleman known only as "Ginge" were. If we'd had this badge system we could have found out without the whole unfortunate "ask a simple question get stuck for several hours and have to see photos of grandchildren, hear about the latest situation with the piles and oooh isn't Reg looking old" thing. |
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I guess this could be done without RFID. "Fred, Jon's cousin". Although that would be less fun. |
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