tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685000964397060428.post3835915165705450927..comments2012-05-03T06:29:24.866-07:00Comments on thefunnysideoflifeasweknowit: Always WelcomeAlandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12507034600682595355noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685000964397060428.post-25457452919263062182012-05-03T06:29:24.866-07:002012-05-03T06:29:24.866-07:00When an Eastern host would express that his guest ...When an Eastern host would express that his guest was very welcome, and when the host wished to express that he possessed plenty unto the comfort and happiness of his guests, he would ask the guest to hold up his cup and then he would pour the wine and keep on pouring this wine until it would overflow the cup and fall on the carpeted banqueting floor. - This is from http://www.prca.org/sermons/psalm23.5.html and is another meaning of the overflowing cup.Alandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507034600682595355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2685000964397060428.post-73454146596485807912012-04-22T07:17:13.328-07:002012-04-22T07:17:13.328-07:00great story!!! i love that etiquette. what a good ...great story!!! i love that etiquette. what a good idea those Jewish folks had!Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09207970517160834732noreply@blogger.com