From: jdnicoll@panix.com (James Nicoll)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written
Subject: Re: Pseudo-YASID: "divorce parties"

In article ,
wrote:
>On Oct 9, 9:51 am, netcat wrote:
>> Does anyone recall encountering worlds or cultures in SF (either science
>> fiction or fantasy) where the endings of relationships are celebrated
>> with as much of pomp and circumstance as the beginnings?
>
>I seem to recall something like that from, I think, one of the Culture
>novels.
>

Well, I had a party to celebrate my divorce back in 1986.

I bear my ex-wife no ill-will, since living in Brantford
is more punishment than anyone should have to stand. Also, there's
that crippling tendency she has to burst into flames whenever she
crosses hallowed ground.

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