Not just good for church potluck dinners, but family reunions, block parties and any other gatherings where your friends, family, neighbors and associates might inadvertently offend your taste buds, or even poison you.
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The to-go plate one reminds me of the meme I see all the time about Bernie Sanders - he's the guy who never brings anything to the potluck, complains about the food, and tries to take all the leftovers home with him.
ReplyDeleteRule #3 certainly applies to me. I learned early on that I cain't cook, so I just bring the ice un tea.
ReplyDeleteStore bought, o'course.
A Southern Baptist friend of mine, when I asked for a fact check, responded:
ReplyDelete"Umm, yes…quite accurate!
"I will also add, when I was a teenager, we fellow teenagers at my parents’ church taught each other how to dispose of food we deemed inedible in a disguised manner so as not to offend anyone. And how to tactfully spit out terrible food into a napkin so no one hopefully noticed."
So ... forewarned is forearmed!