Dinner Party
11/23/93

...doggie run doggie chase kitty through dinner party through Mrs.
Stranton's famous potato salad, through brie cheese and ritz crackers
and the punch bowl oh no not the...

this is where movies go to slo-mo

Mrs. Stranton immediately apologizes for no reason maybe for the
instability of her potato salad bowl maybe just because her dress is
now potato salad color but she doesn't want anyone to think she's
upset about it even though she's pretty pissed off

a nice fabric but kindof sticky

Mr. Jones is rescuing the turkey from the cat and the hostess does
her very best to salvage the carpet while her husband shoos the
naughty dog into the basement bellowing "Bad dog!" angrily mostly
for the benefit of the guests who must not be able to hear as well as
dogs can

the dog looks pretty guilty already...

the carpet is a total loss so they move from the living room to the
dining room even though dinner isn't ready yet and everyone makes a
point of not noticing while the hostess sets the table around them

it's a dinner party and the table is set when you sit down at it

Ms. Clark talks about how adorable dogs are and how that makes up
for their terrible behavior and oh does she love her dog it's just a
small dog so it can't knock over tables but even big dogs are
wonderful!  Mr. Travis grumbles something about all pets are a
nuisance and his wife tells him to shush

the hostess has come back with salad bowls for everyone...

the turkey is deemed edible and consumed heartily and even Mrs.
Stranton is jolly and deems the dishes "exquisite!" despite her
gift's demise and the guests talk merrily almost till midnight before
their children and the need to work the next day drive them home to
bed

they all say thank you oh it was wonderful as they leave

the host and hostess tally up the losses:  Mrs. Stranton's dress
definitely destroyed and probably some other people's clothing seeing
as everyone was sprayed with punch; the carpet in the living room
won't ever be the right color of beige again and there are broken
dishes...

stupid dog

and now they are going to have to shower their guests with apologies
that the guests will have to refuse with statements like "Oh there's
no need... I had a lovely time!"

they might even have to offer to pay for Mrs. Stranton's dress