There’s nothing like Pesach to get one’s competitive juices flowing.
As I explained last Pesach:
After all, no matter where you turn, you’re sure to hear someone asking:
Yet this year, the whole Pesach one-upmanship thing is being raised to an entirely new level here in our neighborhood.
It all started about three or four weeks before Purim (!!), when a series of odd emails began appearing on our local mailing list.
One after the other, people were soon posting requests for empty houses and/or apartments for their Seder guests.
Which was blogably (which may or may not be a real word…) amusing in its own right.
Because seriously??
Did all those people somehow suddenly forget that we live in a country where it goes against our national ethos to make plans that far in advance??
But the funniest part was that once it became clear that the housing demand would likely far exceed the housing supply, people panicked and started hyping their guests.
“Our guests have no small children,” one family boasted.
“Our guests have no children at all,” a second family bragged.
And then it got personal.
“Our guests are mesudarim v’achra’im (neat and responsible),” a third family played the trump card.
[I was really, REALLY hoping that someone would write: "Our guests are irresponsible slobs who will wreck your house about five minutes after they arrive." But, sadly, it was not to be… ;-)]
Now, I have no idea whether or not any of the prospective hosts found housing.
But I can tell you that the Guest Promotional Campaign Competition (that’s the GPCC, for short) apparently continues.
Because even now – just a few days before the Seder - people are still submitting their entries to the mailing list…
Are people still looking for housing for the Seder in your area?
!שבת שלום ומבורך
Are you going to select a winner from this "competition?"
ReplyDeleteShabbat shalom umevorach to you, too!
I keep wondering what someone would do with a request to house a young, messy girl who would like to bring her guinea pigs.
ReplyDeleteNever mind, it's a totally hypothetical idea!
Shabbat Shalom and all the rest.
Ariella - LOL! No, I'm just a member of the audience... :-)
ReplyDeleteLeora - Well, all I can say is that I hope that young girl and her family (especially her mother!) know that they have a standing invitation to TRLEOOB (=the real life equivalent of our blog) any time they want... :-)
We made the First seder ourselves and the next day my father in law asked me what time we finished, I thought only kids do that.
ReplyDeleteI was invited to one of your bloggy friends for the seder (I'll let figure out which one) 2 weeks before purim wow i thougt that was way early.
Y W - wow i thought that was way early
ReplyDeleteSounds like you would feel right at home in Israel... :-)