Was this a "slam"?

[underpants]

A few weeks ago my wife and I were able to got out to dinner at a rather high falootin' place.

At the table next to us were 4 well-to-do ladies. At some point one of them gave another one a book of pictures, pictures of their friends' gardens. I couldn't help overhearing this. So finally the recipient says to the giver, "Thank you very much for this."

and the giver says, "Oh yes I saw it and thought of what you could do with your place"

:shrug:

[skygazer]

1. You were at Olive Garden, weren't you?

C'mon, admit it!

[underpants]

10. No

(Homer voice) okay... I was at Moe's sucking on mustard packages

:cry:

[DS1]

2. not a slam

a knife in the side

[Midlodemocrat]

3. Shoney's is not 'high falootin'

:eyes:

I think it depends. If the gift giver was a designer and the recipient had been asking for advice, then no. Otherwise, maybe.

How's that for waffling?

[underpants]

8. The don't served none them waffles

at Acacia (Carytown) really good.

[Midlodemocrat]

9. I have heard wonderful stuff about that place.

Never been, but would love to go.

[underpants]

11. The drive through is out of order

It is important to tell Southsiders things like that

[Midlodemocrat]

16. HAHAHA.

x(

No eating allowed in the Midlovan. At least until it is a year old.

[MrCoffee]

4. high-falootin'? since when are shirt & tie required at Cracker Barrel?

[underpants]

13. Hey only some people can afford

them rockin' chaaars

[MrCoffee]

17. get your low-rent self to the Old Country Buffet, serf.

[underpants]

18. Someday

*sniff* someday maybe with more taxcuts I too can afford the Cracker Barrel

[MrCoffee]

19. was i serious? was i being sarcastic? i'll never tell

muah ha ha

[Richard Steele]

5. Hard to tell without more info.

What if the recipient had recently been telling
her friends that she hated her garden, and was
looking for ideas to completely re-do it?
:shrug:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

6. Showed pictures of the Garden...

That's Republican code talk for -- Here you go, you can grow your Kool-Aid tree right over here next to the rose-colored glasses bush.
Not an insult, just FReeper advice.

[johnnie]

7. I bet you almost spit out your McNugget

[MrCoffee]

12. .

:spray:

[underpants]

14. Okay

that was not only funny on its own merits but there is a McD's within sight of this place-I had never thought about that before.

:rofl:

[Whisp]

15. lots of details missing.

if they are close friends, it's no big deal.
Maybe the meeting Was all about 'how to improve my garden', etc.

[mikeytherat]

20. Was there, at any time, a "bless your heart"?

Then you would know the answer.

mikey_the_rat

[soleft]

21. Are you having an argument about this with your wife

Which one of you thinks it's a slam?

[underpants]

23. I told her about it

and she just about busted up laughing. She didn't hear it when it happened.

[Sanity Claws]

22. Slam

Pictures of their friends' gardens -- it is a hint that she is non-conforming and starting to bring them down.
If it were a book of gardens in general, I would have doubts and would give the gift-giver the benefit of the doubt.