what does the word 'gala' mean to you?

[mopinko]

curious how that word strikes people.
tia.

[gmoney]

1. a lavish party, or Dali's wife

[Dora]

2. Shoes that hurt.

[caitxrawks]

3. an artsy fartsy party.

Like a big old party for rich old people in LBD and tuxedos.

[Rambis]

4. Drag show

[mopinko]

5. bwahahahaha

maybe i'll send rudy an invite.

[Sanity Claws]

6. A fancy party used to raise funds for some charity

You don't go unless you have lots and lots of money to donate and have wonderful party clothes.

[mopinko]

19. board members were told-

don't show up looking like a bunch of old hippies. sadly, i did not get the memo, so i didn't show up in my best tiedye.

[Sanity Claws]

22. Oh, dear.

I hope you still had a good time.
You must be new to the nonprofit/charity world. These groups are the only ones that I know of who use the word "gala." I also learned that you are supposed to pronounce it, gah-la, even the dictionary favors the gay-la pronunciation.

[mopinko]

25. no, not new.

just that this is new wording for this group. the socialites moved in, and took over. they are gone, after one year, and us old timers are still around, and still stuck with their stupid word.
i guess it wouldn't bother me so much if it weren't for the fact that the title is- gala event. ugh. snooty AND redundant.

[MiddleFingerMom]

31. I wonder if "gah-la" is political correctness gone over-the-edge...

.
...like when one of the other planets was BIG news and the networks
all changed the pronunciation from yer-AY-nus to YUR-uh-ness.
.
So freakin' much blooper material killed before it had a chance.
.
.
(COULD be homophobia gone over-the-edge... but that's really reaching.)
.

[Sanity Claws]

32. No, not political correctness

The gah-la pronunciation is due to "Larchmont lockjaw." Larchmont is a snooty town in Westchester; its stereotyped uppercrust resident is someone who talks without moving his/her mouth. They sound like the Howells on Gilligan's Island.

[Jokerman]

7. I just ate a Gala apple.

So right now it means "quite tasty".

[edbermac]

8. That'sa Italian for 'gal'

:7

[bluedigger]

9. Fancy-schmantsy.

[Kutjara]

10. A marketing term for:

"Tedious stuffy corporate event that we're desperately trying to pass off as sophisticated and fun."

[mopinko]

13. sigh.

not quite, but close.

[Doc_Technical]

11. Mention "gala" and the first thing that pops into my addled brain,

Monty Python:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQDeU6dHX-c

[mopinko]

16. sometimes i think i have

had more gala luncheons than hot dinners.
thanks. always room for python.

[proteus_lives]

12. Fancy party.

[MiddleFingerMom]

14. A simply fabulous note.

.
Doe - a deer, a female deer
Ray - a drop of golden sun
Mi - a name i call myself
Fa - a long long way to run
So - a needle pulling thread
Gala - a fabulous note to follow so
Ti - a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to

.

[S n o w b a l l]

15. A fun event,...a celebration..

[MrScorpio]

17. Fancy party

[Amerigo Vespucci]

18. Gala = "Everything will cost two to four times what it's actually worth"

Food, drinks, valet parking, hotel, etc. Gala = "jacked up prices."

[justabob]

20. major fancypants event

that I will never be invited to. :)

[Burma Jones]

21. This:

http://www.marx-brothers.org/whyaduck/sounds/ducksoup/galaday.wav

[Blue_In_AK]

23. A big fancy party. n/t

[RushIsRot]

24. A party to which I am not invited.

[mopinko]

30. a party to which

i would rather not go. mostly.
this one is sorta the exception. or at least it was for many years. before it became a gala.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

26. Pop star with outrageous outfits but only questionable talent.

That's her name, right? Lady Gala?

[The empressof all]

27. Well it's not as stuffy as a Cotillion and not as fancy as a Ball

I think of a Gala more like a fancy "Mardi Gras" type event.... Big Poufy Dresses but great music you can really dance to with your shoes off.....

:shrug:

[Terra Alta]

28. these

and I have to say, they are actually very good! :P

[mopinko]

29. one of my favorite apples.

yeah, the apples i like.