# Pitting people who don't RSVP

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-people-who-dont-rsvp/766625>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 23, 2016, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-people-who-dont-rsvp/766625 "2016-09-23T06:14:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-people-who-dont-rsvp/766625/41 "2016-09-28T00:17:02Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> They shoulda RSVP’d.

I like you a lot right now.

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**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-people-who-dont-rsvp/766625/42 "2016-09-28T15:25:15Z")

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> [@Balthisar](#):
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> Since event food that’s not cooked fresh always tends to kind of suck anyway, why not just use canned tomatoes, canned salmon, canned asparagus, and potato flakes from a box? Leftovers can be saved to cover for future shortages.

You’re joking, right?

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**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-people-who-dont-rsvp/766625/43 "2016-09-29T06:28:33Z")

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> [@D\_Anconia](#):
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> It’s not about higher standards, but common decency. If someone is offering hospitality, including food, beverages, entertainment/socializing, it’s beyond rude not to RSVP.

So says you.

The way I was raised, and the majority of my circle were, or heck, maybe even in my part of the country, you only RSVP attendance. I’m not the only one, so my “circle” was attacked.

Who made any of you judge, jury and executioner?

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