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> Oh, I got the tone of your post straight off. I was just going off on a tangent about how weird the "best wishes/congratulations" thing was. Not aimed at *you*.
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> Brunnen-"wondering what Emily Post says is the correct way to apologise when somebody thinks you insulted them online"G

Emily would be too busy setting out the oyster forks and folding the napkins into swan shapes! (Or is that getting out the swan forks and folding the napkins into oyster shapes - I can never keep that straight)!

I wasn't insulted, and just wanted to be really clear that I think the whole "best-wishes/congratulations thing IS silly.

Maybe we should just spit on our palms and shake hands.

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