Posted on 05/03/2017 4:05:40 PM PDT by PJ-Comix
Okay, we have read a lot recently about the irreparable divide in American politics nowadays. However, I am happy to report that there is one thing about which the left & right are in mirthful unity about: the incredibly tacky David Brooks wedding registry.
Brooks got married again last Sunday after dumping his wife of 27 years for a much younger mate. That actually isn't the funny part. The laughter comes from the wealthy columnist and his bride publishing online (since taken down) of a wedding registry consisting of expensive as well as tacky items.
The question is why even post a wedding registry? Like does Brooks & Bride really need all this stuff that he can easily afford? Why didn't Mr. Moralizer who frequently wrote incredibly boring columns denouncing materialism just suggest that in lieu of wedding gifts that people just donate to his favorite charity?
He didn't do that and the comedy result has been tons of well-deserved (and hilariously brutal) reaction on the web. The most notable such reactions have been on TWITTER where they have subjected Brooks to merciless mockery.
This mockery comes from both left and right. From the left comes a Wonkette PAGE so brutal that I can't even post the title here so if you are offended please remember that I warned you. That same Wonkette page, in the spirit of political ecumenism, also contains an equally brutal (but absolutely funny) post from Luke Ford on the right.
You can find many other such postings but here is a really funny DISCUSSION THREAD on the topic of Brooks' tacky wedding registry. Here is a sample of one of the observations:
lmao @ all those fancy plates next to oxo good grips. and just one set of measuring cups? do you even gluten contamination, bro? just another shmuck with shmutz for brains, with a camouflage kitchen to paper over a liquor and take out lifestyle
So read and enjoy. Oh, and please remember you were warned about strong (but hilarious) language you will encounter so don't complain if you are offended.
What’s his new husband’s name?
It's like the guy actively wants people to hate him.
CURSES somebody already bought David Brooks the $148 bread basket (with handles!
And from Salon's Amanda Marcotte:
Weirdly, my gift idea for the man marrying his 23 year younger research assistant (Viagra bucket) is not on there!
We are supposed to listen to David Brooks? I guess his new woman had a crisp pleat in her pants so he knew she would be a better spouse.
This is Brooks, not Brock...
Needless to say, I did not grow up to be a potter.
It’s amazing what basics people can do without for all these years. Who doesn’t have a progressive red nut chopper?
brutal towards a Christian woman, that is.
According to WaPo, Brooks and his wife had been on the rocks for a while and talking divorce in 2013. Judaism allows divorce.
I would like to have seen the registry, tho. It sounds like fun.
Who’s the ‘lucky’ guy that ‘married’ him?
Behold-- David Brooks' wedding registry. $26 for a juice glass. Never has God made so punchable a face. https://t.co/cGnNi6kdVU— Christian Exoo (@ChristianExoo) May 3, 2017
He’s getting married. That’s punishment enough.
” Like does Brooks & Bride really need all this stuff that he can easily afford?”
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The idea of a registry is more so that gift-givers have a guide - think of it as a wish list, not a desperately needed list. I suspect they have things like tables and chairs already.
Thanks for posting! I’m amazed that a man of his age and wealth would ask people to pony up on a wedding registry! He should be embarrassed and I hope his pant crease becomes flaccid on his wedding night.
Well, his wife is young; and registries do serve a purpose - as one of the people commenting said, it helps to ensure that you get only one toaster, instead of 25 more that you have to take back.
What amazes me is how extravagant some of these lists get. People naturally feel that they should give something when invited to a wedding; but it seems good manners to make the suggestions simple and affordable. (The only wedding gift I’ve ever purchased from a registry was a nice wall clock, and it was greatly appreciated by the young woman who received it.)
I would like to take a peek at the registry everyone’s talking about. Do you have to log in at Zola to find his “selections”?
I totally disagree. A man as rich and as old as he is has no business pretending this his first marriage or that it’s a white one or that he is just starting out in life. As if he can’t afford some OXO ice cream scoop!
He dumped his wife after making her convert to Judaism (and change her name from Jane to Sarah) and is now considering converting to Christianity - his girlfriend’s supposed religion. As my friend Sidney used to say (and I can only paraphrase): something pulls freight trains.
He took it down because of the hilarious bru-ha-ha. If you follow the links provided, some people have mentioned the items. Some are over a thousand dollars.
Well, I don’t see anything wrong with a registry - it’s usually the bride who is behind all of that, and brides tend to rule the roost of weddings.
My problem would be with the extravagance as I’ve heard tell; and thoughtlessness as to how this particular list would appear.
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