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The Wedding Reception Fantasy: Techno DJs, Sushi Pizza, and an Old Irish Woman Serving Ziti

from Pick Your Meat · #83

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5 min

The wedding bit continues into reception details: a techno DJ akin to the Chemical Brothers, sushi pizza and pizza bagel bites, an old hardscrabble Irish woman ladling out baked ziti on command, and a hypothetical fight over uneaten deviled eggs.

In this bit9 moments
  • 4:20Tim describes his fantasy wedding reception at a mansion like Rockefeller's or a Hearst Castle.
  • 5:24Reception venue idea: Walt Whitman's house, small enough that people can dance in the kitchen and living room.
  • 5:50Tim would hire a techno DJ like the Chemical Brothers rather than a live band, ruling out Skrillex.
  • 6:24Food plan includes finger foods and sushi pizza cut into small bites, inspired by his mother's New Year's Day tradition of cutting Sicilian pizza and putting toothpicks in it.
  • 7:08For the entrée, Tim envisions an old Irish woman ladling out a big ziti onto plates when guests say 'hit me' for seconds.
  • 7:52The Irish woman would serve broiled ziti from a party hero, getting a nice crust on top after sitting out.
  • 8:28Hard boiled eggs left untouched on a plate all night leads to a fight between Tim and his wife about wasted food.
  • 8:44The wedding reception fantasy concludes with the couple fighting about the uneaten eggs before reconciling.
  • 9:00Tim says he makes enough money to afford eggs at his wedding, establishing his commitment to the vision.
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