Old Welsch custom of giving a gift of food with one serving missing.
The “Promise” of the gesture was that this gift would not be given if it were not at least good enough for the person giving the gift. The missing serving was presumed to be used to confirm the quality of the item and evaluate possible improvements.
The custom is thought to have originated in the mid-seventeenth century.
We did not understand why our Thanksgiving turkey only had one wing until my grandfather explained the custom of the Welsch promise, and it’s purpose of honoring his guests.
Some weird black annoying 17 year old discordian thinking she’s getting comm sometime soon
“Promise ain’t getting comm” who is that female anyways
The promise is a way of saying that you want both sides in a relationship to promise to marry eachother, this promise can not be broken under any circumstance
THE Promise being proposed to the woman
Man- I want to promise
Woman- me too, lets do it
The act of promising something that you know you'll never do.
(Usually avoided by being too tired, or forgetting)
Tara:
Hey, if you do this for me...i promise we can have sex tonight!
Me:
Yeah right...its probably a tara promise.
A level of promise that if broken, requires the breaker to wear not one, but two rubber rings around their torso for the whole day
person 1: Dude you look like a duck
Person 2: Yeah I know, I broke a double doughnut promise
<.7.9.7.6.>I, Salma Hayek Pinault, Promise To Get It Right<.7.9.7.6.>
<.7.9.7.6.>I, Salma Hayek Pinault, Promise To Get It Right<.7.9.7.6.>