The Scarylibrarian

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Lesson #2:

Yeah, yeah, yeah ... sometimes social events can be painful and you've got to knock back a drink or five to get through them. Don't worry. Should you ever find yourself in a fancy-shmancy restaurant or at a round dinner table at a wedding with confusing place settings galore, you can still find your bread plate and your water if you are sober enough to remember the alphabet. First, rest your hands in your lap, fingers straight and parallel to your thighs at a 90 degree angle. Your pinky should be touching your thighs and your thumbs pointed upward. It kinda looks like you are doing a karate chop to your thighs. Then, touch your pointer finger (your second finger) to your thumb on each hand. The fingers on your left hand will make a lower case "b", and the fingers on your right will form a lower case "d." B stands for your bread plate, which will be on your left and d stands for your drink, which will be on your right. Just remember to not do this with your hands up. You don't want other diners to think you are flashing gang symbols.

posted by The Scarylibrarian @ 9:53 PM