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"I'll be there with bells on" on rsvp card...nobody gets it :(

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Jesi, on April 10, 2012 at 11:35 PM

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My rsvp card has three options for the guests: __Will be there with bells on __Will be there, no bells __Will not attend, has bell phobia, sends regrets. I'm finding that my friends and our siblings don't get the idiom of "I'll be there with bells on". Do I just have weird friends/family or is it...

My rsvp card has three options for the guests:

__Will be there with bells on

__Will be there, no bells

__Will not attend, has bell phobia, sends regrets.

I'm finding that my friends and our siblings don't get the idiom of "I'll be there with bells on". Do I just have weird friends/family or is it just not used as much as I thought nowadays? I'm kinda bummed because I was excited about it being silly and now nobody's getting the joke... *sigh*

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VIP April 2012
Crisanda · on April 11, 2012 at 4:25 PM
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I guess I'm the only one here who doesn't like those options. "I'll be there with bells" (not "bells ON") means the person will be there and happy/delighted to attend. It goes back to pre-car days when a delighted guest would use a harness "with bells" for their horse-drawn carriage, meaning the fancier harness.

For me, I have had people be confused enough with what to do with RSVP cards than to have to decipher what the options are.
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VIP April 2012
Crisanda · on April 11, 2012 at 4:26 PM
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Also, wanted to add that just because someone doesn't understand Mad Libs or offbeat humor doesn't mean they are boring. Not everyone's comprehension and/or humor level is the same.
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Just Said Yes July 2019
Steve · on July 22, 2019 at 3:45 PM
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You have weird friends. It's an awesome idea I did the same
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