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4135
Entertaining
ESTIMATING DOGS AND BURGERS FOR A CROWD
Buy 1/2 a hot dog and 3/4 of a hamburger for every person attending a group cookout.
Clarke Green
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WEDDING GUESTS
Plan for one guest to attend for each invitation sent.
Julia West, Nurse, Lincoln, Nebraska
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BRINGING CAKE TO THE OFFICE
Within a group of female office workers, a white or yellow cake brought in to celebrate an occassion will have at least one quarter to one half left over. If, on the other hand, the cake is chocolate, it will be devoured, diets not withstanding.
Wendy Ksiow, Senior Legal Processing Bank Clerk, Photographer and Seamstress, Garden Grove, CA, USA
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PIZZA FOR A CROWD
Half a typical medium pizza per person for lunch, half a large pizza per person for supper. Use this ratio of toppings: 1/2 veggie, 1/2 plain cheese, 1 all the way, 1 pepperoni, 1 pepperoni and mushroom.
james b, engine er, loveland, colorado, usa
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2838
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MINIMUM NUMBER OF COCKTAIL PARTY GUESTS
Cocktail parties should have at least 12 guests. With fewer guests, the party becomes one conversation in which only one person speaks at a time. At about 12 persons, the conversation splits into two or more groups with more chance for interplay and movement.
Tom Nelson, Photographer, Boston, MA, USA
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809
Entertaining
TELLING A JOKE
Choosing the right inflection and tone of voice is important when telling a joke. It's also important to eliminate all unnecessary conjunctions. When in doubt, do Tonto.
Esquire magazine, how to tell a joke
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COOKING BEANS
Eight quarts of dried beans will feed 100 people.
The Lansing Methodist Church Women's Society
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MAKING COFFEE FOR LARGE GROUPS
A one-pound can of regular grind tossed into a commercial urn will brew 50 cups of decent coffee or 60 cups of weak coffee. A pound and a half of regular grind will make 90 cups of decent coffee.
John Brink, building superintendent, Masonic Temple
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SERVING DRINKS
When you are planning drinks for a party, figure two drinks per guest for the first half hour and one drink per hour after that.
Lisa Dahl, conference manager, Aurora, New York
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INVITING GUESTS
If you are giving a party and you live in the suburbs, invite two times the number of people you want to attend. If you live within range of public transportation, invite one and a half times the number of people you want. If you are in the heart of the city, invite one and a quarter times the number of people you want.
Janet Blum, Denver, Colorado
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HOSTING A PARTY
Do not invite a determined raconteur to a party to be held in a space of less than 600 square feet, not counting the piano. Otherwise, it will be hard for people to escape him or her, as the case may be, without walking out on you.
John Boyd, florist
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