play 'em or fold
Why yes, that is me, eating dollar store salty chips off of a china plate. China that has been in my family for over six generations, carefully being dusted and displayed in curios while various people wandered by basking in the glories of rarely used china. If you ascribe to David Brin (which I do not), this china is near the height of perfection and it is time to use it.
Sure, almost two decades of use has put some chips in them (not salty ones), and *gasp* one of the smaller ones broke. A small price to pay to save my relatives from the stayputlust of inheriting them, when every single one said "eww, ugly, no thanks!" when offered the set.
Now I must ponder the use of a gravy pitcher. Gravy belongs on food, not in an odd cup that cannot be microwaved. Silly gravy pitcher!
Sure, almost two decades of use has put some chips in them (not salty ones), and *gasp* one of the smaller ones broke. A small price to pay to save my relatives from the stayputlust of inheriting them, when every single one said "eww, ugly, no thanks!" when offered the set.
Now I must ponder the use of a gravy pitcher. Gravy belongs on food, not in an odd cup that cannot be microwaved. Silly gravy pitcher!