Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 10:10:12 -0500 From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood-AT-panix.com> Subject: Re: M-G: Re: Table manners according to Doug H Where you been Jerry? This is at least 2 weeks past its prime relevance? Gerald Levy wrote: >2) Do not contradict the "journalist" whose large figure casts a shadow > on the table (he bears quite a resemblance to the Pillsbury Dough Boy). > > [Doug: See -- I *do* have a sense of humor!] If you've got to underscore the point with a footnote, you don't, really. >3) Remember to wash very thoroughly (especially under the fingernails) > and dress similarly to the "journalist" (if in doubt, buy > yuppie/preppie clothing from "Land's End" and/or "L.L. Bean"). I don't own anything from either emporium. Right now I'm wearing Banana Republic. >6) Those who are left-handed, Swedish and/or "filthy workers" must be > directed to the nearest exit. I'm left-handed, so I guess I'm not allowed to sit at my own table. Ah, the contradictions! Swedes are always welcome; most of the Swedes I've met have been serious and companionable people. Workers are welcome, though I usually prefer that dinner companions be reasonably odor-free. Don't want to distract from the scents of the grilled salmon or the bouquest of the chardonnay, do you? Doug --- from list marxism-general-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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