{"id":296,"date":"2014-12-21T21:12:06","date_gmt":"2014-12-21T19:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joke-archives.com\/fun\/?p=296"},"modified":"2014-12-21T21:12:06","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T19:12:06","slug":"maxines-top-ten-tips-to-entertaining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joke-archives.com\/?p=296","title":{"rendered":"Maxine’s Top Ten Tips to Entertaining"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. When one hosts a dinner party, it is essential that all the place mats match, or, at the very least, that they all come from the same fast-food restaurant.<\/li>\n
  2. Entertaining in your backyard? The key to a nice-looking lawn is a good mower. I recommend one who’s muscular and shirtless.<\/li>\n
  3. My favorite party game is “Pin the Cleanup on the Guests.”<\/li>\n
  4. Nothing in the world is quite so entertaining as pouring old milk into new containers before having guests over.<\/li>\n
  5. A good host must always be a STICKLER for attractive food presentation! I always take the foil COMPLETELY OFF the TV dinner before serving.<\/li>\n
  6. Getting your home in tiptop shape for a party can be fun if you think of it as kicking dust bunny tail!<\/li>\n
  7. Take short cuts! I used to offer my guests instant coffee. They kept whining for hot water to go with it.<\/li>\n
  8. The best way to prepare a roast is to make an aluminum foil tent over your roasting pan. Similarly, the best way to prepare for relatives is to pitch a tent in the backyard and stay there until they leave.<\/li>\n
  9. When decorating for a party, be creative with regular household items. Some people might just see a moldy shower curtain with torn eyelets. What do I see? A new tablecloth.<\/li>\n
  10. The better you cook, the more likely your guests will return. Which is why I’m not usually too hot in the kitchen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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