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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 10:02:00 GMT -6
Talk about tacky. I had a friend tell me a game where it’s photos of women’s faces. You guess if it’s a face of a woman in labor...or in a porno. I clutched my pearls. OMG, in the right group setting, this would be hilarious to me. Right. I was thinking of my baby shower and all of my MILs friends. 😬 |
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Post by Rusty Red on Apr 19, 2018 10:03:52 GMT -6
Talk about tacky. I had a friend tell me a game where it’s photos of women’s faces. You guess if it’s a face of a woman in labor...or in a porno. I clutched my pearls. I've seen this on FB. Ew. |
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Post by Pizzaslut on Apr 19, 2018 10:06:42 GMT -6
I'm torn on the woman in labor vs porno thing. If it was just a few of my very very close friends, I would find it funny. In front of relatives and my mom's friends? No thank you.
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Post by ♪♫choppinbroccoli♫♪ on Apr 19, 2018 10:13:35 GMT -6
I'm torn on the woman in labor vs porno thing. If it was just a few of my very very close friends, I would find it funny. In front of relatives and my mom's friends? No thank you. Exactly. |
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Post by ArielMermaid on Apr 19, 2018 10:15:36 GMT -6
We have done this for other people’s kids but there is no buy in or prize other than sweet victory.
eta: the baby pool not the porn thing.
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Post by Jesslfar on Apr 19, 2018 10:17:07 GMT -6
I've heard about it with other showers but the winner got the pot and it was not much per person.
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Post by emma on Apr 19, 2018 10:17:33 GMT -6
i like to win money so i'd be down.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 19, 2018 10:52:57 GMT -6
ripper , I need you here. Starts with a T I like the pool idea, but I would give the winner a basket or some small prize. I wouldn't make people buy in. In theory it's tacky, but in practice, I assume that most people at a function of this type are close friends and family and would likely be receptive to the idea. It's all about the crowd. Now, those massive showers that people have at banquet halls, where they invite everyone and their uncle, obviously super tacky to have this sort of game/activity but that's really the least of their worries b/c a 100 person shower in a banquet hall is fucking tacky AF anyway. We had my sister's at a church hall because she invited like 80+ people. Between my dad's family, my mom's family, my step-dad's family, her boyfriends 3 families and their friends. Only like 30 showed though |
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Post by Bookshelves on Apr 19, 2018 10:58:22 GMT -6
On the tacky scale, it's not nearly as bad as "melt candy bars in disposable diapers and make guests sniff them to guess what kind of candy bars they are"
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Post by klw on Apr 19, 2018 11:01:21 GMT -6
I think it depends on the group. Might be fun as a work thing. My family probably wouldn't participate.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 11:10:47 GMT -6
It's better than playing Guess the Melted Candy Bar in a Diaper game.
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Post by regal on Apr 19, 2018 11:28:35 GMT -6
A co-worker organized this when I had DD, people were so excited to play. I was supposed to get half the money but never saw it. I wasn't going to ask for it so who knows what happened to it.
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Post by angelashly on Apr 19, 2018 11:34:03 GMT -6
A co-worker organized this when I had DD, people were so excited to play. I was supposed to get half the money but never saw it. I wasn't going to ask for it so who knows what happened to it. Their mom board probably told them it was trashy so they gave the winner all of it |
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Post by Bookshelves on Apr 19, 2018 11:34:42 GMT -6
It's better than playing Guess the Melted Candy Bar in a Diaper game. lol |
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Post by robot on Apr 19, 2018 11:58:35 GMT -6
NMS. I think the mom to be hosting it is a little tacky but I'm not super hung up on it. We do this informally with no money via text or email with groups of friends or family though.
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Post by Rusty Red on Apr 19, 2018 11:59:29 GMT -6
So what you're all saying is if I ever throw you a shower, you want the diaper poo game. Noted.
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Post by lifesaverz on Apr 19, 2018 16:50:20 GMT -6
We did this just with family for both our kids, & the winner got the whole pot unless they tied then it was split. We had them guess the sex, weight, length, & DOB. It was really fun! I don’t think I would’ve felt comfortable to have something like this at my shower though.
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Post by MrsNal on Apr 19, 2018 19:11:19 GMT -6
They did this with a bottle of wine at my shower.
Technically no one won, damn 2 weeks late kid, so they gave it to the closest guess.
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Post by GhoatMonket on Apr 19, 2018 19:24:01 GMT -6
So asking for a book is the worst thing ever, but asking for cash for a pool is ok?
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Post by Pizzaslut on Apr 19, 2018 19:26:17 GMT -6
So asking for a book is the worst thing ever, but asking for cash for a pool is ok? 🙌🏻 |
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Post by GhoatMonket on Apr 19, 2018 19:34:55 GMT -6
Or better- a diaper raffle for prizes is a horrendous thing.
But this is ok.
You guys make me laugh some days.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2018 19:46:12 GMT -6
So asking for a book is the worst thing ever, but asking for cash for a pool is ok? Bring a book instead of a card when a card would either not be something I’m already bringing or would cost $.99 is not on the same plane as here is this optional game you can play. Adding books to a registry would be on the same plane. I like books being on registries. It’s that simple. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2018 5:55:22 GMT -6
So asking for a book is the worst thing ever, but asking for cash for a pool is ok? Asking for a book is dictating what gift someone brings or is asking for an additional gift on top of your already bought gift. Games for money are fun and you can win money. I had a diaper raffle at mine and my invitation said IF you would like to be entered into a drawing feel free to bring diapers. We also had money for the winner of the stupid candy bar in diaper game my mom insisted we play. |
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Post by rayann on Apr 20, 2018 6:38:56 GMT -6
I have heard of this before. I don’t think it’s a bad thing.
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Post by Rusty Red on Apr 20, 2018 7:52:45 GMT -6
The pool itself wasn't weird to me, I was just kind of surprised at the half of the pot to a savings account part. Shruggy guy. I just wondered if anyone else had experienced that variation.
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Post by Pizzaslut on Apr 20, 2018 8:24:43 GMT -6
So asking for a book is the worst thing ever, but asking for cash for a pool is ok? Asking for a book is dictating what gift someone brings or is asking for an additional gift on top of your already bought gift. Games for money are fun and you can win money. I had a diaper raffle at mine and my invitation said IF you would like to be entered into a drawing feel free to bring diapers. We also had money for the winner of the stupid candy bar in diaper game my mom insisted we play. So do you hate registries too? That's the same as "dictating" what gift to bring. And you can buy a book for as cheap as a card. Have you seen the cost of those fucking things at Target? $5 for a card that will be thrown away. This is not the same thing asking for cash. And yes, before I get anecdotes, I know you can get a card for like a dollar. Just spend less on the gift or do a card and not a book. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2018 8:53:13 GMT -6
Asking for a book is dictating what gift someone brings or is asking for an additional gift on top of your already bought gift. Games for money are fun and you can win money. I had a diaper raffle at mine and my invitation said IF you would like to be entered into a drawing feel free to bring diapers. We also had money for the winner of the stupid candy bar in diaper game my mom insisted we play. So do you hate registries too? That's the same as "dictating" what gift to bring. And you can buy a book for as cheap as a card. Have you seen the cost of those fucking things at Target? $5 for a card that will be thrown away. This is not the same thing asking for cash. And yes, before I get anecdotes, I know you can get a card for like a dollar. Just spend less on the gift or do a card and not a book. I didn't compare anything to asking for cash. I didn't see anyone mentioning that. And I'm not restarting the argument that is tale as old as time about books as cards. I'm just explaining why that is different than being entered into a drawing. |
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Post by Pizzaslut on Apr 20, 2018 8:55:38 GMT -6
So do you hate registries too? That's the same as "dictating" what gift to bring. And you can buy a book for as cheap as a card. Have you seen the cost of those fucking things at Target? $5 for a card that will be thrown away. This is not the same thing asking for cash. And yes, before I get anecdotes, I know you can get a card for like a dollar. Just spend less on the gift or do a card and not a book. I didn't compare anything to asking for cash. I didn't see anyone mentioning that. And I'm not restarting the argument that is tale as old as time about books as cards. I'm just explaining why that is different than being entered into a drawing. The drawing mentioned in the OP is where people pay cash and then half the money goes to the mom/baby. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2018 8:57:46 GMT -6
I didn't compare anything to asking for cash. I didn't see anyone mentioning that. And I'm not restarting the argument that is tale as old as time about books as cards. I'm just explaining why that is different than being entered into a drawing. The drawing mentioned in the OP is where people pay cash and then half the money goes to the mom/baby. Sorry thought you meant asking for cash instead of gift. I was confused with all the different faux pas people like to argue about. Asking for a book instead of a card is definitely different for me than telling people they can enter into a pool if they want to win money. |
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Post by lucilleaustero on Apr 20, 2018 10:21:22 GMT -6
Rusty Red, were you someone else before this?
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